CN220885895U - Even conveyor of silt - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model provides a uniform sludge conveying device which comprises a conveying mechanism, wherein a feeding hopper is arranged at one end of the conveying mechanism, a feeding port is formed in the upper portion and the lower portion of the feeding hopper in a penetrating mode, a discharging port communicated with the feeding port is formed in one side of the feeding hopper, a sludge shifting mechanism is arranged at the position, corresponding to the discharging port, of the conveying mechanism to control the discharge amount of sludge from the discharging port, and a sludge scraping mechanism is arranged at the other end of the conveying mechanism to scrape the sludge on the conveying mechanism. According to the utility model, through the structure, when the sludge is required to be conveyed, the mud stirring plate of the mud stirring mechanism swings, so that the high-viscosity and easy-adhesion and caking sludge can be extruded and scattered, the sludge can be uniformly and stably discharged, a good foundation is provided for subsequent procedures, the adhesion phenomenon of the sludge is reduced, and the maintenance cost is reduced; the mud scraping piece of the mud scraping mechanism can scrape the mud adhered to the conveying mechanism under the action of the opposite rotation directions of the mud scraping piece and the conveying mechanism, so that the mud is prevented from being agglomerated and falling down, and the effect of uniform blanking is achieved.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of sludge conveying devices, in particular to a uniform sludge conveying device.
Background
The environmental awareness and the environmental protection requirements are higher and higher in the current society, waste can be changed into valuable through treating sludge, and great value is brought to customers. Wherein the sludge generally comprises high water content sludge clay, engineering waste soil and other raw materials. Because the silt has the problems of high viscosity, easy adhesion and caking, when the silt is poured into a conveying device, the silt is easy to concentrate at the feeding end of the conveying device, so that the discharge amount of the conveyed silt is uneven, and the silt is easy to fall off in a agglomerating manner at the discharge end of the conveying device in the conveying process of the conveying device, so that the follow-up treatment of the silt is easy to influence.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model discloses a uniform sludge conveying device, which mainly solves the problems that sludge is high in viscosity, easy to adhere and agglomerate and inconvenient to convey.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is realized as follows:
The utility model provides a uniform sludge conveying device, which comprises a conveying mechanism, wherein one end of the conveying mechanism is provided with a feeding hopper, a feeding port is formed in the upper and lower parts of the feeding hopper in a penetrating manner, one side of the feeding hopper is provided with a discharging port communicated with the feeding port, the position, corresponding to the discharging port, of the conveying mechanism is provided with a sludge stirring mechanism, and the other end of the conveying mechanism is provided with a sludge scraping mechanism;
The mud stirring mechanism comprises a mud stirring rack arranged on the conveying mechanism, the mud stirring rack is provided with a movable mud stirring plate corresponding to the discharge hole, a gap is reserved between the bottom edge of the mud stirring plate and the conveying mechanism, and the mud stirring plate is in transmission connection with a mud stirring motor through a transmission assembly, so that the mud stirring plate can swing back and forth at the discharge hole to control the discharge amount of mud from the discharge hole;
The mud scraping mechanism comprises a mud scraping machine frame arranged at the end part of the conveying mechanism, the mud scraping machine frame is rotationally connected with a mud scraping piece, and the mud scraping piece is driven to rotate by a mud scraping motor, so that the rotation direction of the mud scraping piece is opposite to that of the conveying mechanism, and mud on the conveying mechanism is scraped.
In one embodiment, the adjusting plate capable of adjusting the height up and down is fixed at the position of the mud shifting plate corresponding to the gap through a bolt so as to adjust the size of the gap.
In one embodiment, the transmission assembly comprises an eccentric shaft and a rocker arm which are rotatably connected to the mud stirring frame, the eccentric shaft is arranged on the mud stirring plate, the output end of the mud stirring motor is in transmission connection with the mud stirring plate, one end of the rocker arm is rotatably connected with the mud stirring frame, and the other end of the rocker arm is rotatably connected with the mud stirring plate.
In one embodiment, the mud scraping piece comprises a turntable frame arranged on the mud scraping machine frame, a plurality of mud scraping rods are arranged on the outer edge of the turntable frame, and an output shaft of the mud scraping motor is in transmission connection with the turntable frame.
In one embodiment, the turntable frame comprises a left disc and a right disc, the axes of the left disc and the right disc are connected through a connecting shaft, and the mud scraping rod is arranged on the outer edge between the left disc and the right disc.
In one embodiment, two ends of the turntable frame are respectively connected to the mud scraping frame through bearing blocks, and an elastic piece is arranged between the bearing blocks and the mud scraping frame.
In one embodiment, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame, a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying frame, the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket are connected through chain transmission, a plurality of chain plates are arranged on the surface of the chain, and the driving sprocket is driven by a conveying motor.
The advantages or beneficial effects in the technical scheme at least comprise: when the sludge is required to be conveyed, as the feeding hopper is arranged at one end of the conveying mechanism, the feeding inlet penetrates through the feeding hopper from top to bottom, one side of the feeding hopper is provided with the discharging port communicated with the feeding inlet, the position of the conveying mechanism corresponding to the discharging port is provided with the sludge scraping mechanism, and the other end of the conveying mechanism is provided with the sludge scraping mechanism, so that the sludge stirring motor of the sludge scraping mechanism drives the sludge stirring plate to swing, the sludge which is high in viscosity and easy to adhere and agglomerate can be well extruded and scattered, the sludge discharging is more uniform, continuous and stable, a good foundation is provided for subsequent procedures, the sludge adhesion phenomenon is reduced, and the maintenance cost is reduced; after the silt is conveyed to the position of the mud scraping mechanism through the conveying mechanism, the silt adhered to the conveying mechanism can be scraped under the action that the rotation direction of the mud scraping piece of the mud scraping mechanism is opposite to that of the conveying mechanism, so that the silt is prevented from being agglomerated and falling down, and the effect of evenly blanking is achieved.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the utility model.
Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic structure of a sludge uniform conveying apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic structural view of a mud shifting mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a mud scraping mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic structural view of a mud scraping member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 5 shows a schematic structural view of a conveying mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 6 shows a schematic partial structure within a conveying mechanism according to an exemplary embodiment of the present utility model.
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1. A conveying mechanism;
11. A conveyor frame; 111. track roller; 12. a drive sprocket; 13. a driven sprocket; 131. tensioning a bolt; 14. a chain; 15. a link plate; 16. a conveying motor;
2. A feed hopper;
21. A feed inlet; 22. a discharge port; 23. an access door;
3. A mud stirring mechanism;
31. A mud stirring rack; 32. a mud-pulling plate; 321. an adjusting plate; 33. a transmission assembly; 331. an eccentric shaft; 332. a rocker arm; 34. a mud stirring motor;
4. A mud scraping mechanism;
41. A mud scraper frame; 42. a mud scraping piece; 421. a turntable frame; 4211. a left disc; 4212. a right disc; 4213. a connecting shaft; 422. a mud scraping rod; 423. a bearing seat; 424. an elastic member; 43. a mud scraping motor.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present utility model will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the utility model is susceptible of embodiment in the drawings, it is to be understood that the utility model may be embodied in various forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, but rather are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the utility model. It should be understood that the drawings and embodiments of the utility model are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.
In addition, the embodiments of the present utility model and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without collision. The present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.
The term "including" and variations thereof as used herein are intended to be open-ended, i.e., including, but not limited to. The term "based on" is based at least in part on. The term "one embodiment" means "at least one embodiment"; the term "another embodiment" means "at least one additional embodiment"; the term "some embodiments" means "at least some embodiments. Related definitions of other terms will be given in the description below. It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like herein are merely used for distinguishing between different devices, modules, or units and not for limiting the order or interdependence of the functions performed by such devices, modules, or units.
It should be noted that references to "one", "a plurality" and "a plurality" in this disclosure are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that "one or more" is intended to be construed as "one or more" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a uniform sludge conveying device, which includes a conveying mechanism 1, wherein a feed hopper 2 is provided at one end of the conveying mechanism 1, a feed inlet 21 is penetrated up and down of the feed hopper 2, a discharge outlet 22 communicated with the feed inlet 21 is provided at one side of the feed hopper 2, a sludge stirring mechanism 3 is provided at a position of the conveying mechanism 1 corresponding to the discharge outlet 22, and a sludge scraping mechanism 4 is provided at the other end of the conveying mechanism 1; wherein, the position that feeder hopper 2 kept away from discharge gate 22 is provided with access door 23, when there is the aggregate of super specification in the silt raw materials, behind conveying mechanism 1 reverse transport, alright follow access door 23 discharge.
The mud stirring mechanism 3 comprises a mud stirring rack 31 arranged on the conveying mechanism 1, the mud stirring rack 31 is provided with a movable mud stirring plate 32 corresponding to the discharge hole 22, a gap is reserved between the bottom edge of the mud stirring plate 32 and the conveying mechanism 1, and the mud stirring plate 32 is in transmission connection with a mud stirring motor 34 through a transmission assembly 33, so that the mud stirring plate 32 swings back and forth at the discharge hole 22 to control the discharge amount of mud from the discharge hole 22;
The mud scraping mechanism 4 comprises a mud scraping machine frame 41 arranged at the end part of the conveying mechanism 1, the mud scraping machine frame 41 is rotationally connected with a mud scraping piece 42, and the mud scraping piece 42 is driven to rotate by a mud scraping motor 43, so that the rotation direction of the mud scraping piece 42 and the rotation direction of the conveying mechanism 1 are opposite to each other so as to scrape mud on the conveying mechanism 1.
With the adoption of the structure, when the sludge is required to be conveyed, as the feeding hopper 2 is arranged at one end of the conveying mechanism 1, the feeding inlet 21 is penetrated from top to bottom of the feeding hopper 2, the discharging hole 22 communicated with the feeding inlet 21 is arranged at one side of the feeding hopper 2, the sludge stirring mechanism 3 is arranged at the position of the conveying mechanism 1 corresponding to the discharging hole 22, and the sludge scraping mechanism 4 is arranged at the other end of the conveying mechanism 1, the sludge stirring motor 34 of the sludge stirring mechanism 3 is used for driving the sludge stirring plate 32 to swing, so that the sludge which is high in viscosity and easy to adhere and agglomerate can be well extruded and scattered, and the sludge is more uniformly, continuously and stably discharged; after the silt is conveyed to the position of the mud scraping mechanism 4 through the conveying mechanism 1, the silt adhered to the conveying mechanism 1 can be scraped through the mud scraping piece 42 of the mud scraping mechanism 4 under the action of the opposite rotation direction of the conveying mechanism 1, so that the silt is prevented from being agglomerated and falling down, and the effect of uniform blanking is achieved.
In one embodiment, see fig. 2, 3 and 4. The adjusting plate 321 which can be adjusted up and down is fixed at the position of the mud deflector 32 corresponding to the gap through a bolt so as to adjust the size of the gap. In practical application, the mud shifting plate 32 can be provided with a plurality of high bolt holes, and the height of the adjusting plate 321 can be conveniently adjusted through the cooperation of the bolts and the bolt holes, so that the distance between the mud shifting plate 32 and the surface of the conveying mechanism 1 can be adjusted, and the discharge amount of the sludge can be conveniently adjusted.
The transmission assembly 33 comprises an eccentric shaft 331 and a rocker arm 332 which are rotatably connected to the mud stirring frame 31, the eccentric shaft 331 is arranged on the mud stirring plate 32, the output end of the mud stirring motor 34 is in transmission connection with the mud stirring plate 32, one end of the rocker arm 332 is rotatably connected with the mud stirring frame 31, and the other end of the rocker arm 332 is rotatably connected with the mud stirring plate 32. Wherein, the input end of the mud shifting plate 32 can be provided with a reduction box, the mud shifting motor 34 is transmitted to the reduction box through belt transmission, and is transmitted to the eccentric shaft 331 after being reduced by the reduction box; in practical application, after the mud stirring motor 34 drives the eccentric shaft 331 to rotate, and under the cooperation of the rocker arm 332 and the mud stirring plate 32, the mud stirring plate 32 can do reciprocating swinging motion on the mud stirring rack 31, so that the mud passing through the gap between the mud stirring plate 32 and the conveying mechanism 1 can be extruded and scattered, and the mud can be discharged uniformly and stably.
In one embodiment, see fig. 2, 3 and 4. The mud scraping member 42 comprises a turntable frame 421 arranged on the mud scraper frame 41, a plurality of mud scraping rods 422 are arranged on the outer edge of the turntable frame 421, and an output shaft of the mud scraping motor 43 is in transmission connection with the turntable frame 421. In practical application, the mud scraping rod 422 can be made of metal materials, or flexible materials such as steel wire ropes, and the like, and after the mud scraping motor 43 drives the turntable frame 421 to rotate, the turntable frame 421 can drive the mud scraping rod 422 to rotate, so that the mud scraping rod 422 scrapes the mud on the conveying mechanism 1.
The turntable frame 421 includes a left disk 4211 and a right disk 4212, the axes of the left disk 4211 and the right disk 4212 are connected by a connecting shaft 4213, and a mud scraping rod 422 is provided on the outer edge between the left disk 4211 and the right disk 4212. In practical application, the arrangement of the connecting shaft 4213 can enable the left disc 4211 and the right disc 4212 to rotate stably and synchronously, so that the sludge scraping rod 422 can stably scrape down the sludge on the conveying mechanism 1.
Two ends of the turntable frame 421 are respectively connected to the mud scraper frame 41 through bearing blocks 423, and elastic members 424 are arranged between the bearing blocks 423 and the mud scraper frame 41. In practical application, when the mud is blocked between the mud scraping rod 422 and the conveying mechanism 1, the elastic element 424 can enable the turntable frame 421 to move on the mud scraper frame 41 in the continuous rotation process of the mud scraping rod 422, so that the mud scraping rod 422 can smoothly pass through the conveying mechanism 1, the phenomenon of blocking is reduced, and the elastic element 424 can play a role in damping the turntable frame 421.
In one embodiment, see fig. 2, 3 and 4. The conveying mechanism 1 comprises a conveying frame 11, a driving sprocket 12 and a driven sprocket 13 are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying frame 11, the driving sprocket 12 is in transmission connection with the driven sprocket 13 through a chain 14, a plurality of chain plates 15 are arranged on the surface of the chain 14, and the driving sprocket 12 is driven by a conveying motor 16. Wherein, the conveying frame 11 is also provided with a track roller 111 for supporting the chain plate 15; the driven sprocket 13 is provided with a tensioning bolt 131 for adjusting the tensioning force of the chain 14, and the driven sprocket 13 can be adjusted by rotating the tensioning bolt 131 under the threaded connection of the tensioning bolt 131 and the conveying frame 11 so as to tension the chain 14; in practical application, the chain plate 15 is arranged on the chain 14, so that the chain plate 15 can be used as a carrier to convey materials such as sludge horizontally or obliquely.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. Other variations or modifications of the above-described utility model will be apparent to those of skill in the art, and are still within the scope of the utility model.
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1. The uniform sludge conveying device is characterized by comprising a conveying mechanism, wherein one end of the conveying mechanism is provided with a feeding hopper, a feeding port is formed in the upper portion and the lower portion of the feeding hopper in a penetrating mode, one side of the feeding hopper is provided with a discharging port communicated with the feeding port, the position, corresponding to the discharging port, of the conveying mechanism is provided with a sludge stirring mechanism, and the other end of the conveying mechanism is provided with a sludge scraping mechanism;
The mud stirring mechanism comprises a mud stirring rack arranged on the conveying mechanism, the mud stirring rack is provided with a movable mud stirring plate corresponding to the discharge hole, a gap is reserved between the bottom edge of the mud stirring plate and the conveying mechanism, and the mud stirring plate is in transmission connection with a mud stirring motor through a transmission assembly, so that the mud stirring plate can swing back and forth at the discharge hole to control the discharge amount of mud from the discharge hole;
The mud scraping mechanism comprises a mud scraping machine frame arranged at the end part of the conveying mechanism, the mud scraping machine frame is rotationally connected with a mud scraping piece, and the mud scraping piece is driven to rotate by a mud scraping motor, so that the rotation direction of the mud scraping piece is opposite to that of the conveying mechanism, and mud on the conveying mechanism is scraped.
2. The uniform sludge conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the position of the mud deflector corresponding to the gap is fixed with an adjusting plate capable of adjusting the height up and down by bolts so as to adjust the size of the gap.
3. The sludge uniform conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the sludge scraping piece comprises a turntable frame arranged on the sludge scraping machine frame, a plurality of sludge scraping rods are arranged on the outer edge of the turntable frame, and an output shaft of the sludge scraping motor is in transmission connection with the turntable frame.
4. The sludge uniform conveying device according to claim 3, wherein the turntable frame comprises a left disc and a right disc, the axes of the left disc and the right disc are connected through a connecting shaft, and the sludge scraping rod is arranged on the outer edge between the left disc and the right disc.
5. The sludge uniform conveying device according to claim 3, wherein two ends of the turntable frame are respectively connected to the sludge scraper frame through bearing blocks, and elastic pieces are arranged between the bearing blocks and the sludge scraper frame.
6. The sludge uniform conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame, a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying frame, the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket are in transmission connection through a chain, a plurality of chain plates are arranged on the surface of the chain, and the driving sprocket is driven by a conveying motor.
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