CN219209183U - Solid-liquid separation device for traditional Chinese medicine extracting solution - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a solid-liquid separation device of traditional Chinese medicine extracting solution, which comprises a separation box, a separation barrel, a stirring assembly, a cleaning assembly, a flushing assembly, a barrel bottom opening and closing assembly, an extrusion box and an extrusion assembly, wherein the separation box is connected with the stirring assembly; the separation box is cylindrical and is vertically arranged, a feeding pipe is arranged at the upper end of the separation box, and a first liquid outlet is formed in one side of the separation box; the separating cylinder is arranged on the inner side of the separating box and is coaxial with the separating box, and a plurality of round holes are formed in the upper end of the side wall of the separating cylinder. The beneficial effects are that: the supporting rod drives the hairbrush to scrub the inner wall of the separating cylinder, so that the blocking of a round hole on the separating cylinder is prevented; the second driving motor makes the sliding block slide downwards, so that the connecting rod drives the baffle to rotate, the barrel bottom of the separating barrel is opened, and residues are all flushed into the extrusion box through the slag outlet by using high-pressure water; the first telescopic link makes the clamp plate extrude the residue, and the liquid of extrusion flows out from the second liquid outlet, and remaining residue is taken out from the chamber door for traditional chinese medicine solid-liquid separation body composition collects completely.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine processing, and particularly relates to a solid-liquid separation device of traditional Chinese medicine extracting solution.
Background
The traditional Chinese medicine is a medicine which is collected, processed, prepared and explained according to the traditional Chinese medicine theory and guides clinical application, the traditional Chinese medicine is mainly derived from natural medicines and processed products thereof, including plant medicines, animal medicines, mineral medicines and partial chemical and biological products, the chemical components of the traditional Chinese medicine are very complex, the traditional Chinese medicine contains various effective components and invalid components, the traditional Chinese medicine also contains toxic components, the effective components are extracted and further separated and purified, the effective monomer is obtained, the effective components are extracted to the maximum extent by utilizing a plurality of technologies, the inherent quality and the clinical treatment effect of the traditional Chinese medicine preparation are improved, the effect of the traditional Chinese medicine is exerted to the maximum extent, when the traditional Chinese medicine preparation is produced in a liquid preparation factory, the immersed or decocted traditional Chinese medicine is required to be subjected to solid-liquid separation, for example, the traditional Chinese medicine solid-liquid separation device with good separation effect is disclosed as a Chinese patent with a publication number of CN211635578U, the device can filter the residual liquid medicine in the medicine slag again, so that the solid-liquid separation body component of the traditional Chinese medicine is collected more completely, but the residual liquid medicine is still wasted due to the fact that the medicine is mostly adsorbed in the residue, the residual liquid is filtered again, and the liquid medicine is still not completely extracted.
Disclosure of Invention
The present utility model aims to solve the above problems and provide a solid-liquid separation device for extracting a liquid from a traditional Chinese medicine.
The utility model realizes the above purpose through the following technical scheme:
a solid-liquid separation device of Chinese medicinal extractive solution comprises a separation box, a separation cylinder, a stirring assembly, a cleaning assembly, a flushing assembly, a cylinder bottom opening and closing assembly, an extrusion box and an extrusion assembly; the separation box is cylindrical and is vertically arranged, a feeding pipe is arranged at the upper end of the separation box, and a first liquid outlet is formed in one side of the separation box; the separating cylinder is arranged on the inner side of the separating box and coaxial with the separating box, and a plurality of round holes are formed in the upper end of the side wall of the separating cylinder; the stirring component is arranged at the upper end of the separation box and is positioned at the inner side of the separation cylinder and used for stirring materials so as to accelerate the solid-liquid separation speed; the cleaning component is arranged on one side of the stirring component, which is close to the wall of the separating cylinder, and is used for cleaning the separating cylinder to prevent the round hole of the separating cylinder from being blocked; the flushing component is arranged at the upper end of the stirring component and is used for flushing residues after solid-liquid separation out of the separation cylinder; the barrel bottom opening and closing assembly is arranged at the lower end of the separation barrel and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the barrel bottom of the separation barrel; the extrusion box is arranged at the lower end of the separation box, and the upper end of the extrusion box is provided with a feed inlet for extruding residues after solid-liquid separation; the extrusion assembly is arranged on the inner side of the extrusion box and comprises a pressing plate, a first telescopic rod, a box cover and a second telescopic rod; the pressing plate is slidably arranged in the extrusion box; the first telescopic rod is horizontally arranged, one end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the extrusion box, and the other end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on one side of the pressing plate; the box cover is slidably arranged at the upper end of the extrusion box; the second telescopic link level sets up, and one end fixed mounting is in extrusion case upper end, the other end fixed mounting is in the case lid upper end.
In the structure, the material enters the separating cylinder from the feed inlet of the separating box, the first driving motor is started, the driving shaft rotates to drive the stirring blade and the supporting rod rotate, the stirring blade accelerates the solid-liquid separation speed of the material, the supporting rod drives the hairbrush to scrub on the inner wall of the separating cylinder to prevent the round hole on the separating cylinder from being blocked, the separation efficiency is improved, the separated liquid enters the separating box, flows out through the first liquid outlet, the residual residues are left at the bottom of the separating cylinder, the second driving motor is started to drive the lead screw to rotate, the sliding block slides downwards, the connecting rod is made to drive the baffle to rotate, the cylinder bottom of the separating cylinder is started to drive the water pump, the residues are all flushed into the extruding box through the slag outlet by using high-pressure water, the second telescopic rod is adjusted, the box cover slides to the upper end of the feed inlet of the extruding box, the extruding box is sealed, the first telescopic rod is adjusted, the pressing plate is made to extrude the residues, the extruded residues, the second liquid flows out from the first liquid outlet, the residual residues are completely separated from the liquid, and more liquid components are completely separated from the liquid, and the residual liquid components are completely separated from the liquid.
Preferably, the stirring assembly comprises a driving shaft and stirring blades; the driving shaft is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the separation box, and the upper end of the driving shaft is connected with a first driving motor through a coupler; the stirring blades are provided with a plurality of stirring blades, are circumferentially distributed and are fixedly arranged on the circumferential surface of the driving shaft.
Preferably, the cleaning assembly comprises a support bar, a brush; the supporting rod is fixedly arranged on the driving shaft and is positioned at the upper end of the stirring blade; the hairbrush is vertically arranged and fixedly installed at the lower end of the supporting rod.
Preferably, the flushing assembly comprises a water pump and a spray head; the water pump is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the separation box; the shower nozzle is equipped with a plurality of, and the circumference distributes the separator tank inboard is located the separator tank upper end links to each other through the pipeline with the water pump.
Preferably, the barrel bottom opening and closing assembly comprises a baffle, a connecting rod and a sliding block; the baffle is semicircular, and two baffle plates are hinged to the lower end of the separating cylinder; the sliding block is arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder in a vertically sliding manner, the sliding block is connected with a screw rod in a threaded manner, the screw rod is vertically arranged and rotatably arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder, and the lower end of the screw rod is connected with a second driving motor through a coupler; one end of the connecting rod is rotatably mounted on the sliding block, and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably mounted at the lower end of the baffle.
Preferably, the lower end of the separating cylinder is provided with a slag hole, the slag hole is positioned at the upper end of the feeding hole of the extrusion box, and one side of the extrusion box, which is far away from the first telescopic rod, is provided with a second liquid outlet and a box door.
The beneficial effects are that: the first driving motor enables the driving shaft to rotate, the supporting rod drives the hairbrush to brush on the inner wall of the separating cylinder, the blocking of round holes on the separating cylinder is prevented, and the separating efficiency is improved; the second driving motor enables the sliding block to slide downwards, the connecting rod drives the baffle to rotate, the barrel bottom of the separating barrel is opened, and the water pump is started to flush residues into the extrusion box through the slag outlet by using high-pressure water; the first telescopic rod is adjusted, so that the sliding block extrudes residues, extruded liquid flows out from the second liquid outlet, and the residual residues are taken out from the box door, so that the components of the solid-liquid separation body of the traditional Chinese medicine are completely collected, and more liquid is separated.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a solid-liquid separation device for extracting liquid of Chinese medicine according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a solid-liquid separation device of a Chinese medicine extract according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a cartridge bottom opening and closing assembly of a solid-liquid separation device for extracting liquid of traditional Chinese medicine according to the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a sectional view of an extrusion box of a solid-liquid separation apparatus for extracting liquid of a Chinese medicine according to the present utility model.
The reference numerals are explained as follows:
101. a separation box; 102. a separation cylinder; 103. an extrusion box; 104. a first liquid outlet; 105. a second liquid outlet; 201. a pressing plate; 202. a first telescopic rod; 203. a case cover; 204. a second telescopic rod; 301. a drive shaft; 302. stirring the leaves; 401. a support rod; 402. a brush; 501. a water pump; 502. a spray head; 601. a baffle; 602. a connecting rod; 603. a sliding block.
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The utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
as shown in fig. 1 to 4, a solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine comprises a separation box 101, a separation cylinder 102, a stirring component, a cleaning component, a flushing component, a cylinder bottom opening and closing component, an extrusion box 103 and an extrusion component; the separation box 101 is cylindrical and is vertically arranged, a feeding pipe is arranged at the upper end of the separation box 101, and a first liquid outlet 104 is arranged at one side of the separation box 101; the separating cylinder 102 is arranged on the inner side of the separating box 101 and is coaxial with the separating box 101, and a plurality of round holes are formed in the upper end of the side wall of the separating cylinder 102; the stirring component is arranged at the upper end of the separation box 101 and is positioned at the inner side of the separation cylinder 102 and used for stirring materials so as to accelerate the solid-liquid separation speed; the cleaning component is arranged on one side of the stirring component, which is close to the wall of the separating cylinder 102, and is used for cleaning the separating cylinder 102 to prevent the round hole of the separating cylinder 102 from being blocked; the flushing component is arranged at the upper end of the stirring component and is used for flushing the residues after the solid-liquid separation out of the separation barrel 102; the barrel bottom opening and closing assembly is arranged at the lower end of the separation barrel 102 and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the barrel bottom of the separation barrel 102; the extrusion box 103 is arranged at the lower end of the separation box 101, and the upper end of the extrusion box 103 is provided with a feed inlet for extruding residues after solid-liquid separation; the extrusion assembly is arranged on the inner side of the extrusion box 103 and comprises a pressing plate 201, a first telescopic rod 202, a box cover 203 and a second telescopic rod 204; the pressing plate 201 is slidably mounted in the pressing box 103; the first telescopic rod 202 is horizontally arranged, one end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the extrusion box 103, and the other end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on one side of the pressing plate 201; the case cover 203 is slidably mounted on the upper end of the pressing case 103; the second telescopic rod 204 is horizontally arranged, one end of the second telescopic rod is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the extrusion box 103, the other end of the second telescopic rod is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the box cover 203, the second telescopic rod 204 is adjusted, the box cover 203 is made to slide to the upper end of a feed inlet of the extrusion box 103, the extrusion box 103 is closed, the first telescopic rod 202 is adjusted, and the sliding block 603 is made to extrude residues.
Preferably, the stirring assembly comprises a drive shaft 301, a stirring blade 302; the driving shaft 301 is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the driving shaft 301 at the upper end of the separation box 101, and is connected with a first driving motor through a coupling; the stirring blades 302 are provided with a plurality of stirring blades, are circumferentially distributed and fixedly arranged on the circumferential surface of the driving shaft 301, and the driving shaft 301 is driven by the first driving motor to rotate, so that the stirring blades 302 stir materials, and the separation speed is improved.
Preferably, the cleaning assembly comprises a support bar 401, a brush 402; the support rod 401 is fixedly arranged on the driving shaft 301 and is positioned at the upper end of the stirring blade 302; the brush 402 is vertically arranged and fixedly arranged at the lower end of the supporting rod 401, and the supporting rod 401 drives the brush 402 to brush the inner wall of the separation barrel 102, so that the round hole of the separation box 101 is prevented from being blocked.
Preferably, the flushing assembly comprises a water pump 501, a spray head 502; the water pump 501 is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the separation tank 101; the shower nozzles 502 are provided in plurality, circumferentially distributed on the inner side of the separation tank 101 and located at the upper end of the separation tank 101, and connected with the water pump 501 through a pipeline, the water pump 501 is started to spray water through the shower nozzles 502, and the residues in the separation cylinder 102 are flushed into the extrusion tank 103.
Preferably, the cartridge bottom opening and closing assembly includes a shutter 601, a link 602, a slider 603; the baffle 601 is semicircular, and two baffle plates are hinged at the lower end of the separating cylinder 102; the sliding block 603 is arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder 102 in a vertically sliding manner, the sliding block 603 is connected with a screw rod in a threaded manner, the screw rod is vertically arranged and rotatably arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder 102, and the lower end of the screw rod is connected with a second driving motor through a coupling; one end of the connecting rod 602 is rotatably arranged on the sliding block 603, the other end of the connecting rod 602 is rotatably arranged at the lower end of the baffle 601, and the second driving motor drives the screw rod to rotate, so that the sliding block 603 slides up and down, and the connecting rod 602 is driven to control the baffle 601 to be opened and closed.
Preferably, the lower end of the separating cylinder 102 is provided with a slag hole, the slag hole is positioned at the upper end of the feeding hole of the extrusion box 103, one side of the extrusion box 103 away from the first telescopic rod 202 is provided with a second liquid outlet 105 and a box door, residues in the separating cylinder 102 enter the extrusion box 103 through the slag hole, and extruded residues are taken out from the box door.
In the above structure, materials enter the separating cylinder 102 from the feed inlet of the separating cylinder 101, the first driving motor is started, the driving shaft 301 rotates, the stirring blade 302 and the supporting rod 401 are driven to rotate, the stirring blade 302 accelerates the solid-liquid separation speed of the materials, the supporting rod 401 drives the hairbrush 402 to scrub on the inner wall of the separating cylinder 102, the round hole on the separating cylinder 102 is prevented from being blocked, the separation efficiency is improved, separated liquid enters the separating cylinder 101, flows out through the first liquid outlet 104, the residual residues are left at the bottom of the separating cylinder 102, the second driving motor is started, the lead screw is driven to rotate, the sliding block 603 slides downwards, the connecting rod 602 drives the baffle 601 to rotate, the cylinder bottom of the separating cylinder 102 is opened, the water pump 501 is started, the residues are all flushed into the extruding cylinder 103 through the slag hole by high-pressure water, the second telescopic rod 204 is regulated, the box cover 203 slides to the upper end of the feed inlet of the extruding cylinder 103, the extruding cylinder 103 is closed, the first telescopic rod 202 is regulated, the pressed plate 201 extrudes the residues, the extruded liquid flows out from the second liquid outlet 105, the residual residues are taken out from the box door, the traditional Chinese medicine solid-liquid components are completely separated, and more liquid components are completely separated.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined in the appended claims. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A solid-liquid separation device of traditional Chinese medicine extracting solution is characterized in that: comprises a separation box (101), a separation cylinder (102), a stirring assembly, a cleaning assembly, a flushing assembly, a cylinder bottom opening and closing assembly, an extrusion box (103) and an extrusion assembly;
the separation box (101) is cylindrical and is vertically arranged, a feeding pipe is arranged at the upper end of the separation box (101), and a first liquid outlet (104) is formed in one side of the separation box (101);
the separating cylinder (102) is arranged on the inner side of the separating box (101) and coaxial with the separating box (101), and a plurality of round holes are formed in the upper end of the side wall of the separating cylinder (102);
the stirring component is arranged at the upper end of the separation box (101) and is positioned at the inner side of the separation cylinder (102) and used for stirring materials so as to accelerate the solid-liquid separation speed;
the cleaning component is arranged on one side of the stirring component, which is close to the wall of the separating cylinder (102), and is used for cleaning the separating cylinder (102) to prevent the round hole of the separating cylinder (102) from being blocked;
the flushing component is arranged at the upper end of the stirring component and is used for flushing residues after solid-liquid separation out of the separation cylinder (102);
the barrel bottom opening and closing assembly is arranged at the lower end of the separation barrel (102) and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the barrel bottom of the separation barrel (102);
the extrusion box (103) is arranged at the lower end of the separation box (101), and the upper end of the extrusion box (103) is provided with a feed inlet for extruding residues after solid-liquid separation;
the extrusion assembly is arranged on the inner side of the extrusion box (103), and comprises a pressing plate (201), a first telescopic rod (202), a box cover (203) and a second telescopic rod (204);
the pressing plate (201) is slidably arranged in the extrusion box (103);
the first telescopic rod (202) is horizontally arranged, one end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the extrusion box (103), and the other end of the first telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on one side of the pressing plate (201);
the box cover (203) is slidably arranged at the upper end of the extrusion box (103);
the second telescopic rod (204) is horizontally arranged, one end of the second telescopic rod is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the extrusion box (103), and the other end of the second telescopic rod is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the box cover (203).
2. The solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, wherein: the stirring assembly comprises a driving shaft (301) and stirring blades (302);
the driving shaft (301) is rotatably arranged at the upper end of the separation box (101), and the upper end of the driving shaft (301) is connected with a first driving motor through a coupler;
the stirring blades (302) are provided with a plurality of stirring blades, are circumferentially distributed and are fixedly arranged on the circumferential surface of the driving shaft (301).
3. The solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 2, wherein: the cleaning component comprises a supporting rod (401) and a brush (402);
the supporting rod (401) is fixedly arranged on the driving shaft (301) and is positioned at the upper end of the stirring blade (302);
the hairbrush (402) is vertically arranged and fixedly arranged at the lower end of the supporting rod (401).
4. The solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, wherein: the flushing assembly comprises a water pump (501) and a spray head (502);
the water pump (501) is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the separation box (101);
the shower nozzles (502) are provided with a plurality of shower nozzles, are circumferentially distributed on the inner side of the separation box (101) and are positioned at the upper end of the separation box (101) and are connected with the water pump (501) through pipelines.
5. The solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, wherein: the barrel bottom opening and closing assembly comprises a baffle plate (601), a connecting rod (602) and a sliding block (603);
the baffle (601) is semicircular, and two baffle plates are hinged to the lower end of the separation barrel (102);
the sliding block (603) is arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder (102) in a vertically sliding manner, the sliding block (603) is connected with a screw rod in a threaded manner, the screw rod is vertically arranged and rotatably arranged at the lower end of the separating cylinder (102), and the lower end of the screw rod is connected with a second driving motor through a coupling;
one end of the connecting rod (602) is rotatably arranged on the sliding block (603), and the other end of the connecting rod is rotatably arranged at the lower end of the baffle plate (601).
6. The solid-liquid separation device for extracting solution of traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, wherein: the separating tube (102) lower extreme is equipped with the slag notch, the slag notch is located the upper end of the feed inlet of extrusion case (103), extrusion case (103) are kept away from one side of first telescopic link (202) is equipped with second liquid outlet (105) and chamber door.
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