CN105502021B - Cement charging crane - Google Patents

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CN105502021B
CN105502021B CN201510921584.0A CN201510921584A CN105502021B CN 105502021 B CN105502021 B CN 105502021B CN 201510921584 A CN201510921584 A CN 201510921584A CN 105502021 B CN105502021 B CN 105502021B
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The invention discloses cement charging crane, including base, big bin and blow tank, blow tank is located at big bin top end, the both ends of big bin are provided with the roller for driving big bin conveyer belt circulation transport, be slidably connected big bin left and right turn mechanism on base, big bin upper-lower position on device is set in big bin left and right turn mechanism, big bin is set in big bin upper-lower position on device, big bin feeds the upper end of end position close to it and sets small bin, the bottom of small bin is slidably connected with big bin, small bin rear end is fixed on base rear end, and small bin upper-lower position on device is set in the bottom of small bin, side bin is also provided with the both sides of small bin, the bottom of side bin is arranged on base by side bin upper-lower position on device;The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows can reduce labor intensity, improve operating efficiency, moreover it is possible to reduces the cement dust that dispatches from the factory and is injured to caused by human body.

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Cement charging crane
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of charging crane, more particularly to a kind of cement charging crane.
Background technology
Powdered cement after shaping, is usually dressed up bag of cement and carries out production line transport, due to bag of cement by cement Water it is more, and the bag of cement to dispatch from the factory contains more dust, and the injury to human body is larger, is also exactly cement when dispatching from the factory Compare it is hot, if transport of cement is carried out so by the way of artificial then can also be damaged to human body, and traditional cement Means of transportation labor intensity is big, and operating efficiency is low.
The content of the invention
For above-mentioned problem, the present invention is intended to provide a kind of cement charging crane, the cement charging crane can be reduced Labor intensity, improve operating efficiency, moreover it is possible to reduce the cement dust that dispatches from the factory and injured to caused by human body, and the water to differ to shape Mud bag directly carries out bag of cement shaping during transport so that final bag of cement does not need artificial shaping just to lead to automatically Cross the cement reshaping device being arranged on big bin and carry out timely shaping, to ensure that bag of cement has preferably more neat shape Shape, outward appearance.
To achieve these goals, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is as follows:
Cement charging crane, including base, big bin and blow tank, the blow tank are located at the big bin top end, institute The both ends for stating big bin are provided with the roller for driving the big bin conveyer belt circulation transport, and be slidably connected lower section on the base Plate, be slidably connected in the lower plate big bin left and right turn mechanism, and the big bin feed end bottom is set by bearing block In the big bin left and right turn mechanism, big bin upper-lower position on device, institute are set in the big bin left and right turn mechanism State and the big bin is connected in big bin upper-lower position on device, the big bin feeds the top of end position close to it and sets small powder Frame, it is slidably connected between the bottom of the small bin and the big bin, the small bin rear end bottom is set by bearing block On the base, and also slided in the bottom of the small bin and small bin upper-lower position on device is set, in the small bin Both sides are also symmetrically arranged with side bin, and the bottom of the side bin is slidably arranged in described by side bin upper-lower position on device On base.
Further improvement of the present invention is:On the big bin cement reshaping device is provided with close to its end position that discharges.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The cement reshaping device includes left roller seat and right roller seat, two upper rollers The left end of body and two lower roll bodies, two upper roll bodies and two lower roll bodies is arranged on the left roller seat, right End is arranged on right roller seat, and upper roll body described in the latter is correspondingly arranged up and down with lower roll body described in the latter, and after formation up and down Two pairs of rollers, the previous upper roll body is also correspondingly arranged up and down with the previous lower roll body, and forms front upper and lower two pairs of rollers, and front and rear two The both ends of the individual upper roll body are connected between the left roller seat and right roller seat upper end by elastic parts.
Further improvement of the present invention is:Former and later two described upper roll bodies are the middle rod with upper and lower convex curvature Mallet shape structure.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The big bin left and right turn mechanism includes upper plate, revolving body, canine tooth Wheel, little gear, circular slide track seat and motor one;The circular slide track seat is arranged in the lower plate, the top Plate bottom sets some sliding blocks one, is slidably connected between the lower plate and the upper plate by the sliding block one, it is described on Square plate centre position sets the revolving body, is socketed the gear wheel on the revolving body periphery, the gear wheel with it is described small Gear engagement connection, the motor one drive the little gear to rotate.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The big bin upper-lower position on device, small bin upper-lower position on device and Side bin upper-lower position on device includes motor two, top chock, step, hinge mount, sliding screw, one group of straight line Slide track seat, sliding support and bearing bracket, the big bin upper-lower position on device, small bin upper-lower position on device and side The bottom of bin upper-lower position on device is respectively provided with the top chock.
Further improvement of the present invention is:Line slide rail seat is fixedly installed in the upper plate described in one group, in institute State and the sliding support is set in upper plate, connected on the sliding support parallel with line slide rail seat described in one group described Sliding screw, the bearing bracket is fixedly connected with the end of the sliding screw, and the bottom of the bearing bracket is set The step, the hinge mount connection is fixedly installed in the sliding block two being slidably connected with line slide rail seat described in one group, top Between the top chock and the step, the motor two drives the sliding screw to move linearly.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The bottom of the big bin, small bin and side bin is equipped with slide rail, institute Top chock is stated to be slidably connected by slide plate and the slide rail.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The both sides of both the big bin and the small bin are equipped with bearing Plate.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:The improvement of the present invention is to set big bin left and right turn in the bottom of big bin Mechanism and upper-lower position on device so that cement can be realized on big bin and conveyed at any angle, and pass through small bin The side bin of both sides can carry out orderly feeding with successional, and cement is transferred to big bin after the bin feeding of side through small bin On, then by big bin to blow tank conveying, when being delivered to close to blow tank, by cement reshaping device to bag of cement progress Shaping so that from blow tank discharging bag of cement profile is clean and tidy, shape is consistent, realize intelligentized cement transportation, can reduce Labor intensity, improve operating efficiency.
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Fig. 1 is schematic structural view of the invention.
Fig. 2 is schematic front view of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is schematic top plan view of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is left view schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is part-structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Wherein:1- bases, the big bins of 2-, the small bins of 3-, 4- sides bin, 5- blow tanks, the big bin upper-lower position on device of 6-, The small bin upper-lower position on device of 7-, 8- sides bin upper-lower position on device, the big bin left and right turn mechanisms of 9-, 10- cement trimmers Structure, 11- lower plates, 12- upper plates, 13- circle slide track seats, 14- line slide rail seats, 15- sliding blocks two, 16- sliding screws, 17- Top chock, 18- steps, 19- hinge mounts, 20- slide rails, 21- bearing brackets, 22- sliding supports, the left roller seats of 23-, The right roller seats of 24-, the upper roll bodies of 25-, roll body under 26-, 27- guide rails, 28- sliding shoes, 29- shaft bearing plates, 30- sliding blocks one.
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In order that one of ordinary skill in the art is better understood on technical scheme, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and Embodiment is further described to technical scheme.
Referring to the drawings a kind of cement charging crane shown in 1- Fig. 5, the cement charging crane is arranged on car body, including base 1st, big bin 2 and blow tank 5, the rear end of the base 1 set two sliding grooves of symmetrical side bin 4, and base 1 is located at compartment Interior, the both ends of the big bin 2 are provided with the roller for driving the big conveyer belt of the bin 2 circulation transport, and the blow tank 5 is located at institute The big top end of bin 2 is stated, the both ends of the big bin 2 are provided with the roller for driving the big conveyer belt of the bin 2 circulation transport, described One group of guide rail 27 is set on base 1, sliding shoe 28 is set on the guide rail 27, the base 1 is slidably connected by the sliding block Lower plate 11, be slidably connected in the lower plate 11 big bin left and right turn mechanism 9, and the big feed end bottom of bin 2 passes through Bearing block is arranged in the big bin left and right turn mechanism 9, is set in the big bin left and right turn mechanism 9 above and below big bin Governor motion 6, the big bin 2 is set in the big bin upper-lower position on device 6, the big bin 2 is close to its feed end position The top put sets small bin 3, is slidably connected between the bottom of the small bin 3 and the big bin 2, after the small bin 3 End bottom is arranged on the base 1 by bearing block, and is also slided in the bottom of the small bin 3 and set above and below small bin to adjust Save mechanism 7, be also provided with side bin 4 in the both sides of the small bin 3, the bottom of the side bin 4 by side bin above and below Governor motion 8 is slidably arranged on the base 1;Irregular bag of cement is through two 4 orderly feedings of side bin, the bottom of side bin 4 Portion can adjust the height of side bin 4 by side bin upper-lower position on device 8, to adjust the width of cement charging crane, and small The feed end of bin 3 sets striker plate;Bag of cement is transported to small bin 3 by the feeding after-poppet of side bin 4, small bin 3 Both ends are also provided with roller, drive the transmission belt of small bin 3 to transport cement, and cement is transmitted to big bin 2 through small bin 3 On, then by the transport and shaping of big bin 2 cement transportation is gone out.
Further improvement of the present invention is:On the big bin 2 cement reshaping device is provided with close to its end position that discharges 10;The cement reshaping device 10 includes left roller seat 23 and the upper roll bodies 25 of right roller seat 24, two and two lower roll bodies 26, and two The individual upper roll body 25 is the middle wooden club shape structure with upper and lower convex curvature;Two upper roll bodies 25 and two institutes The left end for stating lower roll body 26 is arranged on the left roller seat 23, and right-hand member is arranged on right roller seat 24, upper roll body 25 described in the latter Be correspondingly arranged with lower roll body described in the latter about 26, and upper and lower two pairs of rollers after being formed, the previous upper roll body 25 with it is previous The lower roll body 26 is also correspondingly arranged up and down, and forms front upper and lower two pairs of rollers, the both ends of former and later two upper roll bodies 25 with Connected between left roller seat 23 and right roller seat 24 upper end by elastic parts;Irregular bag of cement through big bin 2 transport to When front upper and lower two pairs of rollers and rear two pairs of rollers up and down, because upper roll body 25 uses the shape of wooden club, centre position has upper lower convexity Curved surface, both sides are relatively low roll body body, and cement is softer, can before entry up and down two pairs of rollers with rear upper and lower two pairs of rollers when pass through it is upper The structure of roll body 25 smoothes out with the fingers the cement in bag of cement from centre position to both sides flat, and lower roll body 26 is unified cylinder knot Structure, ensure not compact deformation below bag of cement, after cement reshaping device 10, bag of cement will be shaped such bag of cement It is the cuboid block structure of plane into top and bottom, in addition, in order that cement reshaping device 10 adapts to different bag of cements, therefore By elastic parts elastic connection between upper roll body 25 and left roller seat 23 and right roller seat 24, so no matter the size of bag of cement such as What, how is the height among bag of cement, can carry out shaping to it in the range of flexible adjustment, expand use range.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The big bin left and right turn mechanism 9 includes upper plate 12, revolving body, big Gear, little gear, circular slide rail 20 13 and motor one;The circular slide rail is arranged on the lower plate 11 for 20 13 On, the bottom of upper plate 12 sets some sliding blocks 1, passes through the cunning between the lower plate 11 and the upper plate 12 Block 1 is slidably connected, and the centre position of upper plate 12 sets the revolving body, is socketed on the revolving body periphery described big Gear, the gear wheel engage connection with the little gear, and the motor one drives the little gear to rotate, and little gear turns It is dynamic, drive bull gear drive, gear wheel and then drive upper plate 12 to rotate, and the bottom of upper plate 12 passes through sliding block 1 and slided It is dynamic to be connected on circular slide rail 20, therefore when up plate 12 rotates, sliding block 2 15 just moves in a circle on circular slide rail 20, enters And realize the left and right turn function of big bin 2.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The big bin upper-lower position on device 6, small bin upper-lower position on device 7 with And side bin upper-lower position on device 8 includes motor two, top chock 17, step 18, hinge mount 19, sliding screw 16th, one group of line slide rail 20 14, sliding support 22 and bearing bracket 21, the big bin upper-lower position on device 6, small powder The bottom of frame upper-lower position on device 7 and side bin upper-lower position on device 8 is respectively provided with the top chock 17;Straight line described in one group Slide rail is fixedly installed on for 20 14 in the upper plate 12, and the sliding support 22, the cunning are set in the upper plate 12 Connection and 20 14 parallel sliding screws 16 of line slide rail described in one group on dynamic support 22, in the sliding screw 16 End be fixedly connected with the bearing bracket 21, the bottom of the bearing bracket 21 is set and line slide rail 20 described in one group The step 18 is fixedly installed in the sliding block 2 15 that seat 14 is slidably connected, top, and the hinge mount 19 is connected to the upper axle Between bearing 17 and the step 18, the motor two drives the sliding screw 16 to move linearly, motor Two drive sliding screws 16 move along a straight line, be arranged on by being driven before and after sliding screw 16 hinge mount 19 of its end with And the slide plate on the top chock 17 of hinge mount 19 moves on slide rail 20, the upper of big bin 2, small bin 3 or side bin 4 is realized Lower regulatory function.
Further improvement of the present invention is:The bottom of the big bin 2, small bin 3 and side bin 4 is equipped with slide rail 20, the top chock 17 is slidably connected by slide plate and the slide rail 20, both the big bin 2 and the small bin 3 Both sides be equipped with shaft bearing plate 29, the slide rail 20 of the side bin 4 is arranged in the sliding groove of side bin 4.

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1. cement charging crane, including base, big bin and blow tank, the blow tank is located at the big bin top end, described The both ends of big bin are provided with the roller for driving the big bin conveyer belt circulation transport, it is characterised in that:Slided on the base Lower plate is connected, be slidably connected big bin left and right turn mechanism in the lower plate, and the big bin feed end bottom passes through axle Bearing is arranged in the big bin left and right turn mechanism, and the big bin left and right turn mechanism includes upper plate, revolving body, big Gear, little gear, circular slide track seat and motor one;The circular slide track seat is arranged in the lower plate, it is described on Square plate bottom sets some sliding blocks one, is slidably connected between the lower plate and the upper plate by the sliding block one, described Upper plate centre position sets the revolving body, is socketed the gear wheel on the revolving body periphery, the gear wheel with it is described Little gear engagement connection, the motor one drive the little gear to rotate;Set in the big bin left and right turn mechanism Big bin upper-lower position on device, the big bin is connected in the big bin upper-lower position on device, the big bin enters close to it Expect that the top of end position sets small bin, be slidably connected between the bottom of the small bin and the big bin, the small bin Rear end bottom is arranged on the base by bearing block, and is also slided in the bottom of the small bin and set above and below small bin to adjust Save mechanism, be also symmetrically arranged with side bin in the both sides of the small bin, the bottom of the side bin by side bin above and below Governor motion is slidably arranged on the base;On the big bin cement reshaping device, institute are provided with close to its end position that discharges Stating cement reshaping device includes left roller seat and right roller seat, two upper roll bodies and two lower roll bodies, two upper roll bodies with And the left end of two lower roll bodies is arranged on the left roller seat, right-hand member is arranged on right roller seat, upper roll body described in the latter Be correspondingly arranged up and down with lower roll body described in the latter, and two pairs of rollers up and down after being formed, the previous upper roll body with it is previous described Lower roll body is also correspondingly arranged up and down, and forms front upper and lower two pairs of rollers, the both ends of former and later two upper roll bodies with the left roller Connected between seat and right roller seat upper end by elastic parts, former and later two described upper roll bodies are that centre has upper and lower convex curvature Wooden club shape structure.
2. cement charging crane according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The big bin upper-lower position on device, small bin Upper-lower position on device and side bin upper-lower position on device include motor two, top chock, step, hinge mount, Sliding screw, one group of line slide rail seat, sliding support and bearing bracket, the big bin upper-lower position on device, small bin The bottom of upper-lower position on device and side bin upper-lower position on device is respectively provided with the top chock.
3. cement charging crane according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:Line slide rail seat is fixedly installed on institute described in one group State in upper plate, the sliding support is set in the upper plate, connects on the sliding support and is slided with straight line described in one group The parallel sliding screw of rail chair, the bearing bracket, the bearing are fixedly connected with the end of the sliding screw The bottom of seat support sets the sliding block two being slidably connected with line slide rail seat described in one group, and the lower bearing is fixedly installed in top Seat, the hinge mount are connected between the top chock and the step, and the motor two drives the slip Screw mandrel moves linearly.
4. cement charging crane according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The big bin, small bin and side bin Bottom is equipped with slide rail, and the top chock is slidably connected by slide plate and the slide rail.
5. according to the cement charging crane described in claim any one of 1-4, it is characterised in that:The big bin and the small powder The both sides of both framves are equipped with shaft bearing plate.
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