TWI597480B - Sampling device - Google Patents

Description

Sampling device

The present invention relates to a sampling device, and more particularly to a sampling device that can be installed in a food or pharmaceutical device such as a granulator or a concentrator.

Granulation equipment is widely used in various industries, such as pharmaceutical tablets, food pellets, feed, stone powder particles, chemical materials, etc., all of which are made of woven granules and have the same size. A uniform, granular solid product. Concentration equipment has similar applications, except that the product is a high concentration liquid.

A general granulation device or a concentrating device is provided with a sampling device on a body, and the sampling device can be used for sampling at any time to monitor the quality of granulation or concentrate. As shown in FIG. 1 , a sampling device is connected to a body 401 of a granulator 4 . The body 401 has a chamber 402 therein. The sampling device comprises a sampling unit 1 , an on-off valve 2 and a container 3 . The sampling unit 1 includes a hollow tubular discharge pipe 101 connected to the body 401 and a manifold 102 connected to the discharge pipe 101. The manifold 102 has a joint 103 disposed at the bottom, and the joint 103 has a screw hole 104, the switch valve 2 is slidably mounted on the discharge pipe 101, and has a valve stem 201, a valve plug member 202 connected to one end of the valve stem 201, and a valve stem connected thereto. The operation member 203 at the other end of the 201 and located outside the discharge pipe 101, the operation member 203 is operated to make the chamber 402 and the manifold 102 operate in a connected state from a blocked state. The container 3 is made of a glass material and has a bottle mouth 301 and an external thread 302 which is disposed outside the bottle mouth 301 and can be screwed to the screw hole 104.

Although the sampling purpose can be achieved by using the above sampling device, since the container 3 is made of a glass material, when the container 3 is detached or installed from the joint 103 at the bottom of the manifold 102, it is easy to slip off. Falling and damaged, it is less safe to operate.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a sampling device that is simple in construction and safe in operation.

Thus, the sampling device of the present invention comprises a sampling unit, an on-off valve and a container unit. The sampling unit comprises a hollow tubular discharge pipe and a manifold connected to the discharge pipe, the discharge pipe has a connecting end, an end opposite to the connecting end, and an inner hole extending from the end toward the connecting end And a through hole corresponding to the end and communicating with the inner hole, the inner hole has an introduction port corresponding to the connection end, the manifold is located between the connection end and the end, and has a connection to the discharge pipe a fixing portion, an engaging portion opposite to the fixing portion, and a hole extending from the engaging portion to the fixing portion and communicating with the inner hole, the positioning hole having a opposite to the inner hole and corresponding The switching valve is installed in the sampling unit at the outlet of the connecting portion, and the switching valve is operated to enable the guiding A gap is formed between the inlet and the outlet, and the inlet and the outlet are connected. The container unit includes an outer bottle member detachably coupled to the connecting portion, and a container member An inner bottle member that is internal and connectable to the outflow port and an elastic member disposed between the outer bottle member and the inner bottle member and constantly keeping the inner bottle member in contact with the engaging portion, the outer bottle member having at least A viewable portion that can be seen through to the interior, the inner bottle member is made of a see-through material.

The utility model has the advantages that the container unit is composed of the outer bottle member, the inner bottle member and the elastic member, and the outer bottle member has a visible portion that can be seen through to the inside, not only for sampling purposes, but also The outer bottle member can protect the inner bottle from being easily damaged, and can be used for safe use.

100‧‧‧ body

110‧‧‧ chamber

120‧‧‧ take over

130‧‧‧Inflow hole

140‧‧‧Second flange clamp

10‧‧‧Sampling unit

11‧‧‧Drainage tube

111‧‧‧Connecting end

End of 112‧‧‧

113‧‧‧ inside hole

114‧‧‧Perforation

115‧‧‧Introduction

12‧‧‧Management

121‧‧‧Fixed parts

122‧‧‧Connecting Department

123‧‧‧Position

124‧‧‧ bottom end

125‧‧‧Sink

126‧‧‧ bottom ring

316‧‧‧Visual Department

317‧‧‧ top surface

318‧‧‧Top ring groove

319‧‧‧Second thread

320‧‧‧ hole

32‧‧‧ Bottleware

321‧‧‧ Bottle mouth

322‧‧‧ bottle bottom

33‧‧‧Flexible parts

40‧‧‧First flange clamp

50‧‧‧ airtight parts

51‧‧‧ horizontal board

52‧‧‧Circle Department

53‧‧‧Extension

10’‧‧‧Sampling unit

12’‧‧‧Management

122’‧‧‧Connecting Department

123’‧‧‧Position

124'‧‧‧ bottom end

127‧‧‧ Shoulder

128‧‧‧Exit

20‧‧‧ switch valve

21‧‧‧ valve stem

22‧‧‧ Valve plugs

23‧‧‧Operating parts

30‧‧‧ container unit

31‧‧‧External bottle parts

311‧‧‧ Tube

312‧‧‧ bottom cover

313‧‧‧ top position

314‧‧‧ bottom position

315‧‧‧First threaded part

125’‧‧‧Sink

127’‧‧‧ Shoulder

129’‧‧‧ recessed hole

129"‧‧‧ inside end

13’‧‧‧Threaded Department

30’‧‧‧ Container Unit

31’‧‧‧Front parts

32'‧‧‧ Bottles

33’‧‧‧Flexible parts

317'‧‧‧ top surface

34'‧‧‧ External thread

50’‧‧‧ airtight parts

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional sampling device; Figure 2 is a first embodiment of the sampling device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial enlarged cross-sectional view of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the disassembly of the embodiment, illustrating that operating a first flange clamp can cause a container unit to be self-discriminating Tube disassembly; and Figure 5 is an incomplete partial enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a second embodiment of the sampling device of the present invention.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a first embodiment of the sampling device of the present invention can be mounted on a body 100 of a granulator. The body 100 has a chamber 110 and a connecting tube 120. The connecting tube 120 has a cavity and a cavity. The chamber 110 is connected to the inflow hole 130. The sampling device comprises a sampling unit 10, an on-off valve 20, a container unit 30, a first flange holder 40 and a gas-tight member 50.

The sampling unit 10 includes a discharge tube 11 connected to the nozzle 120 and having a hollow tubular shape, and a manifold 12 connected to the discharge tube 11.

The discharge pipe 11 has a connecting end 111 connected to the connecting pipe 120, an end 112 opposite to the connecting end 111, and an inner hole 113 extending from the end 112 toward the connecting end 111 and communicating to the inflow hole 130. And a through hole 114 corresponding to the end 112 and communicating with the inner hole 113, the inner hole 113 has a lead-in port 115 corresponding to the connecting end 111. The connecting end 111 of the discharge pipe 11 has a flange shape, and the opposite end of the connecting pipe 120 is also flange-shaped, and the connecting end 111 of the discharging pipe 11 is detachably connected to the connecting portion 111 by a second flange clamp 140. The second flange clamp 140 is a conventional component, and the detailed structure and operation mode are not further described.

The manifold 12 is located between the connecting end 111 and the end 112, and has a fixing portion 121 connected to the discharge tube 11 and a connection opposite to the fixing portion 112. a portion 122 and a hole 123 extending from the connecting portion 122 to the fixing portion 121 and communicating with the inner hole 113. The engaging portion 122 has a flange shape and has a bottom end surface 124 and a bottom end surface a recessed portion 125 that is recessed and communicated with the recessed hole 123, a bottom ring groove 126 recessed from the bottom end surface 124 and disposed outside the recessed portion 125, and a gap between the recessed portion 123 and the recessed portion The shoulder surface 127 of the junction is 125. The aperture 123 has an outflow port 128 opposite to the inner hole 113 and corresponding to the engaging portion 122.

The switching valve 20 is mounted on the sampling unit 10, and the switching valve 20 is operated to block the inlet 115 and the outlet port 128, or to make communication between the inlet 115 and the outlet 128. The opening and closing valve 20 is slidably mounted on the discharge pipe 11 and has a valve stem 21 disposed in the through hole 114, and is connected to one end of the valve stem 21 and slidably disposed in the inner hole 113. The valve plug member 22 and an operating member 23 connected to the other end of the valve stem 21 and located outside the discharge pipe 11, the operation member 23 is operated to cause the valve plug member 22 to flow in from the side of the introduction port 115. A blocking position in the hole 130 (see the imaginary line of Fig. 2) is moved to a communication position between the opening 123 and the through hole 114 (see the solid line in Fig. 2).

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the container unit 30 includes an outer bottle member 31 detachably coupled to the engaging portion 122 of the manifold 12, an inner bottle member 32 housed inside the outer bottle member 31, and a setting. An elastic member 33 between the outer bottle member 31 and the inner bottle member 32 and constantly holding the inner bottle member 32 in contact with the engaging portion 122.

The outer bottle member 31 of the present embodiment is made of a metal material (for example, stainless steel) and is made in two pieces, and has a cylindrical portion 311 detachably coupled to the engaging portion 122 and a detachably coupled to the cylindrical portion 311. The bottom cover 312 has a top position 313 that abuts the engaging portion 122, a bottom position 314 opposite to the top position 313, a first threaded portion 315 disposed at the bottom position 314, and a plurality of settings Between the top position 313 and the bottom position 314 and perspective to the inner visible portion 316. The top position 313 is flange-shaped and has a top end surface 317 opposite the bottom end surface 124 and a top ring groove 318 recessed from the top end surface 317 and opposite to the bottom ring groove 126. It is in the shape of a hole. The bottom cover 312 has a U-shaped cross section and has a second threaded portion 319 that can be screwed to the first threaded portion 315 and a bearing hole 320 for setting the elastic member 33.

The inner bottle member 32 is made of a see-through glass material and has a bottle mouth portion 321 corresponding to the top position 313 and a bottle bottom portion 322 opposite to the bottle mouth portion 321 . The bottle mouth portion 321 can abut On the shoulder surface 127.

The elastic member 33 is a compression spring and is sleeved in the bearing hole 320 of the bottom cover 312. The opposite ends respectively are respectively engaged between the bottle bottom 322 of the inner bottle member 32 and the bottom cover 312, and the elastic force thereof is elastic. The inner bottle member 32 of the inner bottle member 32 is constantly abutted against the shoulder surface 127.

The first flange clip 40 is detachably clamped to the engaging portion 122 and the top position 313. The first flange clamp 40 is an existing component, and the detailed structure and operation mode are not further described.

The airtight member 50 is formed of a rubber material and has a hollow ring shape, and has a horizontal plate portion 51 sandwiched between the bottom end surface 124 and the top end surface 317, and is connected to the middle portion of the horizontal plate portion 51 and sandwiched between The ring portion 52 between the bottom ring groove 126 and the top ring groove 318 and an extension portion 53 perpendicularly connected to the outer edge of the horizontal plate portion 51, the airtight member 50 can provide the connecting portion 122 and the top position Keep airtight between 313.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when the sampling device is integrally assembled, the connecting end 111 of the discharge pipe 11 can be connected to the connecting pipe 120 by the second flange clamp 140. The bottom cover 312 is detachably coupled to the cylindrical portion 311, so that the inner bottle member 32 can be easily installed inside the outer bottle member 31, and the outer flange can be used by the first flange clamp 40. The member 31 is connected to the engaging portion 122. At this time, by the arrangement of the airtight member 50, the outer bottle member 31 and the engaging portion 122 can be kept airtight, and the elastic force of the elastic member 33 is utilized to make the inner portion. The bottle 32 mouth portion 321 abuts against the shoulder surface 127.

And as shown in the phantom line of FIG. 2, when the granulator is in the granulation process, the valve plug member 22 of the switching valve 20 is blocked in the inflow hole 130, and in the blocking position, the chamber 110 and the inner portion The holes 113 are blocked. When sampling is to be performed, the operator can pull the operating member 23 and move the valve plug 22 to the communication position between the opening 123 and the through hole 114 (see the solid line in FIG. 2). The inflow hole 130 flows into the inner hole 113 and falls into the contact hole 123 and the inner bottle member 32. The operator can monitor the drop portion 316 through the visible portion 316 of the outer bottle member 31. The amount of particulate material in the inner bottle member 32.

When the sample is to be inspected, the operator can disassemble the first flange clamp 40, and detach the container unit 30 from the bottom of the joint portion 122, and then send it to the laboratory during the transportation and inspection process. The inner bottle member 32 is protected by the outer bottle member 31, and the inner bottle member 32 is less likely to be damaged, and the safety of the operation can be improved.

When the container unit 30 is to be cleaned, the operator can unscrew the bottom cover 312 of the container unit 30 from the bottom of the barrel portion 311, and the inner bottle member 32 can be taken out from the barrel portion 311 for cleaning. Alternatively, the bottom cover 312 can be directly unscrewed from the bottom of the tubular portion 311 without disassembling the first flange clamp 40, and the inner bottle member 32 can be taken out from the tubular portion 311. In order to clean up (not shown).

Therefore, the sampling device of the present invention is composed of the outer bottle member 31, the inner bottle member 32 and the elastic member 33 by the container unit 30, and the outer bottle member 31 can be used to protect the inner bottle member 32. The inner bottle member 32 is not easily damaged, and the safety of the operation can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 5, a second embodiment of the sampling device of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that a sampling unit 10' is connected to a container unit 30' in a screwing manner, and the sampling unit 10' An airtight member 50' is disposed between the container unit 30'.

An engaging portion 122' of a manifold 12' of the sampling unit 10' has a bottom end surface 124', a recessed portion 129' recessed by the bottom end surface 124', and a recessed portion 129' disposed in the recessed portion 129'. a recessed portion 125' between the holes 123', an inner end surface 129" between the recessed portion 129' and the recessed portion 125', and an intervening hole 123' and the sink A shoulder surface 127' at the junction of the recess 125' and an internal thread portion 13' provided in the recessed portion 129'.

The container unit 30' includes an outer bottle member 31' screwed to the engaging portion 122' of the manifold 12', an inner bottle member 32' housed inside the outer bottle member 31', and a outer bottle member 32' disposed thereon. An elastic member 33' between the bottle member 31' and the inner bottle member 32' and constantly holding the inner bottle member 32' against the engaging portion. The outer bottle member 31' has a top end surface 317' and an external thread portion 34' which is disposed inside the top end surface 317' and which is screwable to the internal thread portion 13'. The elastic force of the elastic member 33' is such that the inner bottle member 32' abuts against the shoulder surface 127'.

The airtight member 50' is formed in a hollow ring shape, is disposed on the inner end surface 129", and is interposed between the inner end surface 129" of the engaging portion 122' and the top end surface 317' of the outer bottle member 31'.

Therefore, the second embodiment of the sampling device of the present invention utilizes the sampling unit 10' and the container unit 30' to be screwed together, and the same objects and effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved.

In summary, the sampling device of the present invention has a simple overall structure, is easy to disassemble and assemble, and can achieve the purpose of easy sampling and monitoring, and can improve operation safety, and can truly achieve the object of the present invention.

However, the above description is only for the embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention cannot be limited thereto, and the scope and patent description of the patent application according to the present invention. The simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the contents of the book are still within the scope of the invention patent.

100‧‧‧ body

110‧‧‧ chamber

120‧‧‧ take over

130‧‧‧Inflow hole

140‧‧‧Second flange clamp

10‧‧‧Sampling unit

11‧‧‧Drainage tube

111‧‧‧Connecting end

123‧‧‧Position

20‧‧‧ switch valve

21‧‧‧ valve stem

22‧‧‧ Valve plugs

23‧‧‧Operating parts

30‧‧‧ container unit

31‧‧‧External bottle parts

311‧‧‧ Tube

End of 112‧‧‧

113‧‧‧ inside hole

114‧‧‧Perforation

115‧‧‧Introduction

12‧‧‧Management

121‧‧‧Fixed parts

122‧‧‧Connecting Department

312‧‧‧ bottom cover

316‧‧‧Visual Department

32‧‧‧ Bottleware

33‧‧‧Flexible parts

40‧‧‧First flange clamp

50‧‧‧ airtight parts

Claims (9)

A sampling device comprising: a sampling unit comprising a hollow tubular discharge pipe and a manifold connected to the discharge pipe, the discharge pipe having a connecting end, an end opposite to the connecting end, and a An inner hole extending from the connecting end and a through hole corresponding to the end and communicating with the inner hole, the inner hole having an introduction port corresponding to the connecting end, the manifold being located between the connecting end and the end, and The utility model has a fixing portion connected to the discharge pipe, an engaging portion opposite to the fixing portion, and a hole extending from the connecting portion to the fixing portion and communicating with the inner hole, the hole having a hole An opening and closing valve corresponding to the inner hole and corresponding to the connecting portion is installed in the sampling unit, and operating the switching valve can cause a blockage between the inlet and the outlet and make the inlet and the flow a connection between the outlets; and a container unit comprising an outer bottle member detachably coupled to the engaging portion, an inner bottle member housed inside the outer bottle member and slidable to the outflow port, and a bottle member disposed at the outlet member Between the outer bottle member and the inner bottle member The inner bottle holding member toward the engagement portion of the elastic member conflict, the outer bottle can member having at least a visible portion of the perspective view to the interior, the inner member using the bottle can be made of a material perspective. The sampling device of claim 1, wherein the outer bottle member of the container unit further has a cylindrical portion detachably coupled to the engaging portion and a bottom cover detachably coupled to the cylindrical portion, the visible portion Set in the tube. The sampling device of claim 2, wherein the elastic member of the container unit is a compression spring and is biased between the inner bottle member and the bottom cover. The sampling device according to claim 3, wherein the outer bottle member of the container unit is made of a metal material, and the visible portion has a through hole shape. The sampling device of claim 2, wherein the cylindrical portion of the container unit has a top portion that is butted to the engaging portion and has a flange shape, a bottom portion opposite to the top portion, and a bottom portion The first threaded portion has a second threaded portion that can be screwed to the first threaded portion. The sampling device of claim 5, wherein the engaging portion of the sampling unit has a flange shape, and the outer bottle member of the container unit has a top position that is butted to the engaging portion and has a flange shape, and the sampling device further The utility model comprises a first flange clamp detachably clamped between the engaging portion and the top position, and a gas-tight member sandwiched between the connecting portion and the top position, the first flange clamp can make the connecting portion The top position produces a bundle fastening. The sampling device of claim 6, wherein the engaging portion of the sampling unit has a bottom end surface, a recessed portion recessed from the bottom end surface and communicating with the recess, and a recessed end portion is recessed from the bottom end surface a bottom ring groove disposed outside the recessed portion and a shoulder surface interposed between the recessed hole and the recessed portion, the elastic force of the elastic member is constant for the inner bottle member to abut the shoulder surface, outside the container unit The top portion of the bottle member has a top end surface and a top ring groove recessed from the top end surface and opposite to the bottom ring groove, the airtight member has a hollow ring shape and has a clip to the bottom end surface and the top end a horizontal plate portion between the faces, a ring portion connected between the bottom plate portion and sandwiched between the bottom ring groove and the top ring groove, and an extension portion vertically connected to the outer ring edge of the horizontal plate portion . The sampling device of claim 5, wherein the engaging portion of the sampling unit has an internal threaded portion, and the outer bottle member of the container unit has an externally threaded portion that is screwable to the internally threaded portion. The sampling device of claim 8, wherein the connecting portion of the sampling unit further has a bottom end surface, a recessed portion recessed by the bottom end surface, and a recessed portion disposed between the recessed portion and the recessed hole a recessed portion, an inner end surface interposed between the recessed portion and the recessed portion, and a shoulder surface interposed between the recessed hole and the recessed portion, the elastic force of the elastic member is constant for the inner bottle member to abut the shoulder The inner threaded portion is disposed at the recessed portion, and the top portion of the outer bottle member of the container unit has a top end surface, the external thread portion is disposed inside the top end surface, and the sampling device further comprises a clip disposed on the joint The airtight member between the portion and the outer bottle member has a hollow ring shape and is disposed on the inner end surface, and the top end surface is airtightly resisted.