CN107380499A - Batch (-type) lifting device for liquid - Google Patents

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CN107380499A
CN107380499A CN201710586970.8A CN201710586970A CN107380499A CN 107380499 A CN107380499 A CN 107380499A CN 201710586970 A CN201710586970 A CN 201710586970A CN 107380499 A CN107380499 A CN 107380499A
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The invention discloses a kind of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid, it is related to filling Work tool technical field, its liquid feeding end connects the liquid storage cylinder, the outlet end of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is located above batch (-type) filling apparatus, and both batch (-type) lifting device for liquid and batch (-type) filling apparatus cooperate and be synchronized with the movement.The equipment can be realized filling automatically, and filling liquid volume is identical every time.

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Batch (-type) lifting device for liquid
It is a kind of entitled interval of Application No. 2015107072556 on October 28th, 2015 applying date that the application, which is, The divisional application of formula auto-filling equipment.
Technical field
The present invention relates to filling Work tool technical field.
Background technology
For filling liquid, such as the chemical liquid material that daily beverage or industrial ethanol etc. are nontoxic, In order to meet the needs of yield, it is necessary to carry out continuous filling round the clock during industrial production is carried out, and it is existing filling For gimmick often using manually carrying out filling, the efficiency not only to work is low, and it is regular filling liquid is trickled down, nothing Filling difficulty is added among shape, reduces filling efficiency, the needs of round the clock production can not be met, so for upper State problem, it is now desired to which a kind of device can realize auto-filling, meet the requirement of production.
The content of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a kind of batch (-type) auto-filling equipment, the equipment can be realized automatically It is filling, and liquid volume filling every time is identical.
To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the technical scheme that:A kind of batch (-type) auto-filling equipment, the equipment bag Two liquid storage cylinders being arranged symmetrically are included, batch (-type) lifting device for liquid, the batch (-type) liquid are provided with the centre of two liquid storage cylinders The liquid feeding end of body lifting device connects the liquid storage cylinder, and it is filling that the outlet end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is located at batch (-type) Above device, both described batch (-type) lifting device for liquid and batch (-type) filling apparatus cooperate and are synchronized with the movement.
Preferably, the liquid storage cylinder is the rectangular-shape hollow cavity being vertically arranged, the bottom of chamber of described two liquid storage cylinders It is interconnected and fixed, is also associated between two opposite flanks of two liquid storage cylinders between being used to consolidate by connecting plate between portion The firm plate of formula of having a rest lifting device for liquid.
Preferably, the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid includes the columned headstock located at connecting plate middle part, Servomotor is provided with inside headstock, the servomotor is fixedly connected with connecting plate, and rotating disk is provided with the top of headstock, The core position set of the rotating disk is installed with first rotating shaft, and the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected with rotating disk and headstock, described turn The lower surface of disk is horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the rotating disk is around the first rotating shaft and along the circumferencial direction height of rotating disk The slope being gradually increasing, the joint face between the top and end of the slope are vertical plane, and the servomotor moves Power output end is connected with the first rotating shaft, and being provided with the slope can be with the rotation of rotating disk and to the liquid in liquid storage cylinder The pumping device extracted.
Preferably, the pumping device includes the vacuum chamber of tubular, and being provided with the vacuum chamber can be along the length of vacuum chamber The piston that degree direction moves reciprocatingly, the bottom of the piston are provided with connecting rod, and the bottom of the connecting rod carries roller, the roller On the slope, the liquid feeding end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is the feed tube being connected with liquid storage cylinder, described The outlet end of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is drain pipe, and the cock body of the piston carries liquid pass hole, the ejection face of the piston Liquid pass hole lid is provided with, the ejection face of the liquid pass hole lid and piston is hinged, and is provided with the body of the feed tube unidirectional Valve, the firm plate are strip plate body, carry long slot bore on the firm plate, the first rotating shaft through long slot bore and with The inwall contact of long slot bore.
Preferably, the batch (-type) filling apparatus includes the upper disk body, lower disk body and the second rotating shaft that are coaxially disposed, it is described on The Moving plate and quiet disk, the Moving plate and quiet disk of disk body including split type setting are also coaxially disposed, second rotating shaft also cross The core of Moving plate, quiet disk and lower disk body, the Moving plate are connected with the second axis of rotation, the quiet disk and lower disk body and the second rotating shaft It is fixedly connected, the Moving plate is connected with the second axis of rotation, transmission belt is provided between the Moving plate and headstock, in the disk of Moving plate Four first through hole are uniformly provided with along the circumferencial direction of disk body on body, can be with any one provided with one on the disk body of quiet disk The second through hole that first through hole aligns, the vertical distance between the lower disk body upper surface and quiet disk lower surface are more than first The hole depth of through hole, the liquid outlet of the drain pipe are located in one of the surface of first through hole.
It is using beneficial effect caused by above-mentioned technical proposal:It can be good to pour into container using the equipment Liquid, manually only need to carry out the replacing of empty container, greatly reduce hand labor, reduce the cost of production, and each hold The amount of filling liquid is equal in device, and outside, ultrahigh in efficiency will not be spread to due to deviation.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of quiet disk in Fig. 1.
Wherein, 1, liquid storage cylinder, 2, connecting plate, 3, firm plate, 4, headstock, 5, rotating disk, 6, first rotating shaft, 7, slope, 8th, vertical plane, 9, vacuum chamber, 10, piston, 11, connecting rod, 12, roller, 13, feed tube, 14, drain pipe, 15, liquid pass hole, 16, mistake Liquid vent lid, 17, check valve, 18, long slot bore, 19, lower disk body, the 20, second rotating shaft, 21, Moving plate, 22, quiet disk, 23, transmission belt, 24th, first through hole, the 25, second through hole.
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As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, a kind of batch (-type) auto-filling equipment, the equipment include two liquid storage cylinders being arranged symmetrically 1, batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is provided with the centre of two liquid storage cylinders 1, the liquid feeding end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid connects Lead to the liquid storage cylinder 1, the outlet end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is located above batch (-type) filling apparatus, the batch (-type) Both lifting device for liquid and batch (-type) filling apparatus cooperate and are synchronized with the movement.
Liquid storage cylinder 1 is the rectangular-shape hollow cavity being vertically arranged, and is passed through between the bottom of chamber portion of described two liquid storage cylinders 1 Connecting plate 2 is interconnected and fixed, and is also associated with being used to consolidate batch (-type) liquid between two opposite flanks of two liquid storage cylinders 1 The firm plate 3 of lifting device.
Batch (-type) lifting device for liquid includes the columned headstock 4 located at the middle part of connecting plate 2, in headstock 4 Inside is provided with servomotor, and the servomotor is fixedly connected with connecting plate 2, and rotating disk 5 is provided with the top of headstock 4, described The core position set of rotating disk 5 is installed with first rotating shaft 6, and the first rotating shaft 6 is fixedly connected with rotating disk 5 and headstock 4, described turn The lower surface of disk 5 is horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the rotating disk 5 is around the first rotating shaft 6 and along the circumferencial direction of rotating disk 5 The slope 7 being highly gradually increasing, the joint face between the top and end of the slope 7 are vertical plane 8, the servo electricity The clutch end of machine is connected with the first rotating shaft 6, and being provided with the slope 7 can be with the rotation of rotating disk 5 and to liquid storage The pumping device that liquid in chamber 1 is extracted.
Pumping device includes the vacuum chamber 9 of tubular, and being provided with the vacuum chamber 9 can do along the length direction of vacuum chamber 9 Reciprocating piston 10, the bottom of the piston 10 are provided with connecting rod 11, and the bottom of the connecting rod 11 carries roller 12, the rolling For wheel 12 on the slope 7, the liquid feeding end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is the feed tube being connected with liquid storage cylinder 1 13, the outlet end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is drain pipe 14, and the cock body of the piston 10 carries liquid pass hole 15, described The ejection face of piston 10 is provided with liquid pass hole lid 16, and the ejection face of the liquid pass hole lid 16 and piston 10 is hinged, it is described enter Check valve 17 is provided with the body of liquid pipe 13, the firm plate 3 is strip plate body, and long slot bore 18 is carried on the firm plate 3, The first rotating shaft 6 contacts through long slot bore 18 and with the inwall of long slot bore 18.
Batch (-type) filling apparatus includes upper disk body, the rotating shaft 20 of lower disk body 19 and second being coaxially disposed, the upper disk body bag The Moving plate 21 and quiet disk 22 of split type setting are included, the Moving plate 21 and quiet disk 22 are also coaxially disposed, and second rotating shaft 20 is simultaneously Through the core of Moving plate 21, quiet disk 22 and lower disk body 19, the Moving plate 21 is rotatablely connected with the second rotating shaft 20, the quiet He of disk 22 Lower disk body 19 is fixedly connected with the second rotating shaft 20, and the Moving plate 21 is rotatablely connected with the second rotating shaft 20, the Moving plate 21 and power Transmission belt 23 is provided between case 4, four first through hole 24 are uniformly provided with along the circumferencial direction of disk body on the disk body of Moving plate 21, Second through hole 25 that can be aligned with any one first through hole 24, the lower disk body are provided with the disk body of quiet disk 22 Vertical distance between 19 upper surfaces and the lower surface of quiet disk 22 is more than the hole depth of first through hole 24, the liquid outlet of the drain pipe 14 It is located in one of the surface of first through hole 24.
The application method of the equipment is introduced below, as shown in figure 1, first toward addition inside liquid storage cylinder 1 need into The filling liquid of row, then hold toward the tubular vessel or tubular added inside the first through hole 24 of Moving plate 21 for holding liquid Device etc., is then turned on servomotor, and first rotating shaft 6 rotates under the drive of servomotor, so that rotating disk 5 and headstock 4 are equal Rotated, with the rotation of rotating disk 5, roller 12 moves on slope 7, is constantly gradually jacked up and fallen, so as to Piston 10 is set constantly to rise and fall in vacuum chamber 9, vacuum chamber 9 is not real vacuum, and it is to illustrate liquid Released and extracted by compression here, the cavity for moving the then bottom of piston 10 upwards when piston 10 produces negative pressure, then in liquid storage cylinder 1 Liquid be extracted out of feed tube 13 and entered by check valve 17 in vacuum chamber 9, after piston 10 declines, liquid is from piston Liquid pass hole 15 on 10 passes through and promotes liquid pass hole lid 16 hence into the cavity to the top of piston 10, in the process due to The setting of check valve 17, so liquid will not be flowed back, because liquid pass hole lid 16 is with living when piston 10 rises again Fill in that 10 top surfaces are be hinged to close liquid pass hole 15, so not having liquid thence through so liquid is just advanced to out by piston 10 In liquid pipe 14.
Due to being connected between Moving plate 21 and headstock 4 by transmission belt 23, thus Moving plate 21 with the rotation of headstock 4 and Rotate, the end of drain pipe 14 is located in one of the top of first through hole 24, and need exist for explanation is set on Moving plate 21 There are four first through hole 24, after headstock 4 rotates a circle, Moving plate 21 is to make another with the degree for rotating and rotating Adjacent first through hole 24 is placed exactly in the bottom of drain pipe 14, then then next first through hole 24 is located at drain pipe after a dynamic circle 14 bottom, then drain pipe 14 just flows out a liquid to such every revolution of headstock 4, then following first through hole 24 is also continuous Shift one's position therewith and the liquid for catching outflow successively, liquid is entered in container, the is provided with the quiet disk 22 of lower section Two through holes 25, it can be overlapped during rotation with some first through hole 24, the appearance in the first through hole 24 for installing liquid Device can expose from below when turning to the second 25 position of through hole to be fallen on lower disk body 19, and operating personnel are then constantly by new sky Container is put into first through hole 24, and will be fallen and filled with the container of liquid and take away, so repeatedly, then just constantly by container Liquid is held, and by the discharged liquid volume of each piston 10 motion is equal, the liquid volume in each container It is equal.
It is using beneficial effect caused by above-mentioned technical proposal:It can be good to pour into container using the equipment Liquid, manually only need to carry out the replacing of empty container, greatly reduce hand labor, reduce the cost of production, and each hold The amount of filling liquid is equal in device, and outside, ultrahigh in efficiency will not be spread to due to deviation.

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1. a kind of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid, it is characterized in that:The liquid feeding end connection interval of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid Two liquid storage cylinders (1) that formula auto-filling equipment is arranged symmetrically, the outlet end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is positioned at interval Above formula filling apparatus, both described batch (-type) lifting device for liquid and batch (-type) filling apparatus cooperate and are synchronized with the movement;
The liquid storage cylinder (1) is the rectangular-shape hollow cavity that is vertically arranged, between the bottom of chamber portion of described two liquid storage cylinders (1) It is interconnected and fixed, is also associated between two opposite flanks of two liquid storage cylinders (1) between being used to consolidate by connecting plate (2) The firm plate (3) of formula of having a rest lifting device for liquid;
The batch (-type) lifting device for liquid includes the columned headstock (4) located at connecting plate (2) middle part, in power Servomotor is provided with inside case (4), the servomotor is fixedly connected with connecting plate (2), is provided with and is turned on the top of headstock (4) Disk (5), the core position set of the rotating disk (5) are installed with first rotating shaft (6), the first rotating shaft (6) and rotating disk (5) and headstock (4) it is fixedly connected with, the lower surface of the rotating disk (5) is horizontal plane, and the upper surface of the rotating disk (5) is around described first turn Axle (6) and along the slope (7) that is highly gradually increasing of circumferencial direction of rotating disk (5), the top and end of the slope (7) Between joint face be vertical plane (8), the clutch end of the servomotor is connected with the first rotating shaft (6), described Slope (7) is provided with the pumping device that can be extracted with the rotation of rotating disk (5) to the liquid in liquid storage cylinder (1).
2. a kind of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:The pumping device includes tubular Vacuum chamber (9), the piston (10) that can be moved reciprocatingly along the length direction of vacuum chamber (9) is provided with the vacuum chamber (9), The bottom of the piston (10) is provided with connecting rod (11), and the bottom of the connecting rod (11) carries roller (12), roller (12) position In on the slope (7), the liquid feeding end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is the feed tube being connected with liquid storage cylinder (1) (13), the outlet end of the batch (-type) lifting device for liquid is drain pipe (14), and the cock body of the piston (10) carries liquid pass hole (15), the ejection face of the piston (10) is provided with liquid pass hole lid (16), the liquid pass hole lid (16) and the ejection of piston (10) Face is hinged, and is provided with check valve (17) at the body of the feed tube (13), and the firm plate (3) is strip plate body, institute State and long slot bore (18) is carried on firm plate (3), the first rotating shaft (6) is through long slot bore (18) and interior with long slot bore (18) Wall contacts.
3. a kind of batch (-type) lifting device for liquid according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:The batch (-type) filling apparatus bag Including the upper disk body being coaxially disposed, lower disk body (19) and the second rotating shaft (20), the upper disk body includes the Moving plate of split type setting (21) also it is coaxially disposed with quiet disk (22), the Moving plate (21) and quiet disk (22), second rotating shaft (20) is also cross Moving plate (21), the core of quiet disk (22) and lower disk body (19), the Moving plate (21) are rotatablely connected with the second rotating shaft (20), the quiet disk (22) it is fixedly connected with lower disk body (19) with the second rotating shaft (20), the Moving plate (21) is rotatablely connected with the second rotating shaft (20), institute State and transmission belt (23) is provided between Moving plate (21) and headstock (4), along the circumferencial direction of disk body on the disk body of Moving plate (21) Four first through hole (24) are uniformly provided with, can be with any one first through hole (24) phase provided with one on the disk body of quiet disk (22) The second through hole (25) mutually aligned, vertical distance between lower disk body (19) upper surface and quiet disk (22) lower surface are more than the The hole depth of one through hole (24), the liquid outlet of the drain pipe (14) are located in one of the surface of first through hole (24).
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