CN108820740B - A kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding devices, including hopper, telescopic device, carry cloth, support ring and pusher platform, the inside of the support ring passes through more springs being circumferentially arranged and is fixedly connected with carrying cloth, cooperation sliding is equipped with guide upright post in the outside pilot hole of support ring, the lower end of guide upright post is fixedly installed on hopper, guide cover and lower guide cover are respectively equipped at the top and bottom of support ring, more wirerope are circumferentially on upper guide cover, wirerope is connected with balance weight after bypassing directive wheel, pusher platform is additionally provided with below carrying cloth, telescopic device is mounted between lower fixed block and upper fixed block.Structure of the invention novelty is compact, suitable for the interval conveying during biomass processing, is conducive to promote and apply.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding devices.
Background technique
According to the definition of International Energy Agency (IEA), biomass (biomass) refer to formed by photosynthesis it is each
Kind organism, including all animals and plants and microorganism.Biomass energy is then that solar energy is stored in biomass in the form of chemical energy
In form of energy, it is always one of important energy source for the survival of mankind, is only second to after coal, petroleum, natural gas
The fourth largest source occupies an important position in entire energy resource system.
Biomass fuel needs to use during being produced and processed feeding device, and existing feeding device is generally logical
Conveyer belt progress is crossed, but conveyer belt can only generally carry out continuous conveying, be unfavorable for the drying and packaging of biomass, influences processing effect
Fruit and efficiency.Therefore, for this status, there is an urgent need to develop a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, with gram
The deficiency in currently practical application is taken, the needs of biomass production and processing are met.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding devices, to solve above-mentioned background skill
The problem of being proposed in art.
To achieve the above object, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
A kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, including hopper, telescopic device, carrying cloth, support ring, on lead
Material cover, lower guide cover and pusher platform, the inside of the support ring pass through more springs being circumferentially arranged and are fixedly connected with carrying cloth,
The external circumferential of the support ring offers multiple pilot holes, and cooperation sliding is equipped with guide upright post in pilot hole, and the guiding is vertical
The upper end of column is equipped with directive wheel, and the lower end of guide upright post is fixedly installed on hopper, and the hopper is set to the lower section of support ring,
Intermittent discharge pipe is installed among the bottom of hopper, guide cover and lower guide are respectively equipped at the top and bottom of the support ring
Cover, is circumferentially with more wirerope corresponding with guide upright post on the upper guide cover, and wirerope sets around connecting after directive wheel
There is balance weight, pusher platform is additionally provided with below the carrying cloth, the downside of the pusher platform is circumferentially equipped with more struts, strut
Lower end be fixed on the interior bottom of hopper, be additionally provided with continuous feed pipe above the carrying cloth, up and down the two of the support ring
In being mounted with upper limit ring and lower limit ring on guide upright post respectively, the external circumferential of the support ring is equipped on multiple for side
The external circumferential of fixed block, strut is equipped with multiple lower fixed blocks corresponding with upper fixed block, between lower fixed block and upper fixed block
It is mounted with telescopic device.
As a further solution of the present invention: the support ring is annular structure, and the vertical view for carrying cloth is rounded, natural
Under state, the carrying cloth is in the downward arc-shaped recess structure in middle part.
As a further solution of the present invention: the upper guide cover and lower guide cover are symmetrical arranged, and upper guide cover is presented small
Big pyramidal structure down, lower guide cover are in up big and down small pyramidal structure.
As a further solution of the present invention: the sum of weight of each balance weight and upper fixed block, spring, carrying cloth, branch
The sum of the weight of pushing out ring, upper guide cover and lower guide cover is equal.
As a further solution of the present invention: the pusher platform is the prominent structure of the upward arc in middle part, the corner of pusher platform
The vertical view of rounded corner, pusher platform is rounded.
As a further solution of the present invention: the continuous feed pipe, intermittent discharge pipe, support ring, carrying cloth and pusher
Platform is coaxially arranged.
As a further solution of the present invention: the telescopic device is the one of oil cylinder, cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or electric expansion cylinder
Kind.
As a further solution of the present invention: the top center of the pusher platform is additionally provided with pressure sensor, pressure sensing
Device and each telescopic device are connect with PLC controller, when the numerical value of pressure sensor detection is more than setting value, PLC controller
Telescopic device is controlled to shrink once.
As a further solution of the present invention: after the telescopic device extends completely, carrying cloth is in middle part arc to recessed
Structure is fallen into, and the pressure sensor at the top of pusher platform is contacted with carrying cloth;After the telescopic device is shunk completely, carrying cloth is in
Portion's arc projects upwards structure, and the top of pusher platform and carrying cloth completely attach to.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
Environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, flexible by control telescopic device, carrying cloth can show two
The different state of kind so that carrying cloth has the function of material carrying and discharge, passes through continuous feed pipe as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2
Continuous feed, and then intermittent discharge pipe intermittent discharge is aloowed, gravitational equilibrium is played the role of by balance weight, reduction is stretched
The power consumption and abrasion of compression apparatus, extend the service life of telescopic device, can be risen by the pressure sensor being arranged at the top of pusher platform
The how many effect of material can control telescopic device to carry out when the numerical value of pressure sensor detection transfinites in detection carrying cloth
Operation is shunk, so that the state such as Fig. 2 is presented in carrying cloth, is conducive to material and is discharged, it can be mutual with carrying cloth by pusher platform
Effect can promote the job stability of carrying cloth, by upper to carrying cloth resilient support by spring conducive under the row of material
Stop collar and lower limit ring can carry out mobile limit to support ring, promote functional reliability.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural diagram of the present invention.
Structural schematic diagram when Fig. 2 is discharge of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the overlooking structure diagram that loop section is supported in the present invention.
In figure: 1- intermittent discharge pipe, 2- hopper, 3- strut, fixed block under 4-, 5- telescopic device, 6- lower limit ring, on 7-
Fixed block, 8- upper limit ring, 9- balance weight, 10- wirerope, 11- guide upright post, 12- directive wheel, 13- spring, 14- carry cloth,
15- continuous feed pipe, 16- support ring, the upper guide cover of 17-, 18- pilot hole, guide cover under 19-, 20- pusher platform.
Specific embodiment
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention carries out clear, complete
Site preparation description, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.It is based on
Embodiment in the present invention, it is obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts every other
Embodiment shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1~3, in the embodiment of the present invention, a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, including hopper
2, telescopic device 5, carrying cloth 14, support ring 16, upper guide cover 17, lower guide cover 19 and pusher platform 20, the support ring 16 are
Annular structure, the inside of support ring 16 pass through more springs 13 being circumferentially arranged and are fixedly connected with carrying cloth 14, carry cloth 14
Vertical view it is rounded, under natural conditions, the carrying cloth 14 be in the downward arc-shaped recess structure in middle part as shown in Figure 1, the branch
The external circumferential of pushing out ring 16 offers multiple pilot holes 18, and cooperation sliding is equipped with guide upright post 11, the guiding in pilot hole 18
The upper end of column 11 is equipped with directive wheel 12, and the lower end of guide upright post 11 is fixedly installed on hopper 2, and the hopper 2 is set to branch
The lower section of pushing out ring 16, the tapered structure in the bottom of hopper 2 are equipped with intermittent discharge pipe 1, the support among the bottom of hopper 2
The top and bottom of ring 16 are respectively equipped with guide cover 17 and lower guide cover 19, and the upper guide cover 17 and lower guide cover 19 are symmetrical
Setting, upper guide cover 17 are in up-small and down-big pyramidal structure, and lower guide cover 19 is in up big and down small pyramidal structure, the upper guide
More wirerope 10 corresponding with guide upright post 11 are circumferentially on cover 17, wirerope 10 is flat around being connected with after directive wheel 12
Weight 9, the sum of weight of each balance weight 9 and upper fixed block 7, spring 13, carrying cloth 14, support ring 16, upper guide cover 17 and
The sum of the weight of lower guide cover 19 is approximately equal, plays the role of gravitational equilibrium by balance weight 9, reduces the function of telescopic device 5
Consumption and abrasion, the lower section of the carrying cloth 14 are additionally provided with pusher platform 20, and pusher platform 20 is the prominent structure of the upward arc in middle part, pusher
The corner rounded corner of platform 20, the vertical view of pusher platform 20 is rounded, and the downside of the pusher platform 20 is circumferentially equipped with more struts 3,
The interior bottom of hopper 2 is fixed in the lower end of strut 3, can be stablized to pusher platform 20 by more struts 3 and be supported, the carrying cloth 14
Top be additionally provided with continuous feed pipe 15, and continuous feed pipe 15, intermittent discharge pipe 1, support ring 16, carrying cloth 14 and pusher platform
20 are coaxially arranged.
The two sides up and down of the support ring 16 in being mounted with upper limit ring 8 and lower limit ring respectively on guide upright post 11
6, it can be equipped with more to the mobile limit of support ring 16, the external circumferential of the support ring 16 by upper limit ring 8 and lower limit ring 6
A upper fixed block 7, the external circumferential of strut 3 are equipped with multiple lower fixed blocks 4 corresponding with upper fixed block 7, lower fixed block 4 and upper solid
Determine to be mounted with telescopic device 5 between block 7, the telescopic device 5 is the one of oil cylinder, cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or electric expansion cylinder
Kind, the top center of the pusher platform 20 is additionally provided with pressure sensor (not shown), pressure sensor and each telescopic device 5 with
The connection of PLC controller (not shown) is controlled when the numerical value of pressure sensor detection is more than setting value by PLC controller
Telescopic device 5 is shunk once.
In the present embodiment, after the telescopic device 5 elongation completely, carrying cloth 14 is in the downward sunk structure of middle part arc, and
The pressure sensor at 20 top of pusher platform is contacted with carrying cloth 14;After the telescopic device 5 is shunk completely, carrying cloth 14 is in middle part
Arc projects upwards structure, and the top of pusher platform 20 and carrying cloth 14 completely attach to.
Environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, flexible by control telescopic device 5, carrying cloth 14 can show
Two different states so that carrying cloth 14 has the function of material carrying and discharge, pass through continuous feed as illustrated in fig. 1 and 2
The continuous feed of pipe 15, and then 1 intermittent discharge of intermittent discharge pipe is aloowed, the work of gravitational equilibrium is played by balance weight 9
With the power consumption and abrasion of reduction telescopic device 5 extend the service life of telescopic device 5, pass through the pressure being arranged at the top of pusher platform 20
Force snesor can play the effect that material is how many in detection carrying cloth 14, when the numerical value of pressure sensor detection transfinites, controllably
Telescopic device 5 processed carries out contraction operation, so that the state such as Fig. 2 is presented in carrying cloth 14, is conducive to material and is discharged, pass through pusher
Platform 20 can interact with carrying cloth 14, conducive under the row of material, can be flexibly supported to carrying cloth 14 by spring 13, promotion is held
The job stability for carrying cloth 14 can carry out mobile limit by upper limit ring 8 and lower limit ring 6 to support ring 16, promote work
Reliability.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, Er Qie
In the case where without departing substantially from spirit or essential attributes of the invention, the present invention can be realized in other specific forms.Therefore, no matter
From the point of view of which point, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is by appended power
Benefit requires rather than above description limits, it is intended that all by what is fallen within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims
Variation is included within the present invention.Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the involved claims.
The above are merely the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for those skilled in the art, not
Under the premise of being detached from present inventive concept, several modifications and improvements can also be made, these also should be considered as protection model of the invention
It encloses, these all will not influence the effect and patent practicability that the present invention is implemented.
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1. a kind of environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device, including hopper (2), telescopic device (5), carrying cloth (14), branch
Pushing out ring (16), upper guide cover (17), lower guide cover (19) and pusher platform (20), which is characterized in that the support ring (16) it is interior
Side passes through more springs (13) being circumferentially arranged and is fixedly connected with carrying cloth (14), and the external circumferential of the support ring (16) opens up
Have multiple pilot holes (18), cooperation sliding is equipped with guide upright post (11) in pilot hole (18), the upper end of the guide upright post (11)
It is equipped with directive wheel (12), the lower end of guide upright post (11) is fixedly installed on hopper (2), and the hopper (2) is set to support ring
(16) lower section is equipped with intermittent discharge pipe (1) among the bottom of hopper (2), the top and bottom point of the support ring (16)
Not She You upper guide cover (17) and lower guide cover (19), be circumferentially with more and guide upright post (11) on the upper guide cover (17)
Corresponding wirerope (10), wirerope (10) are connected with balance weight (9) after bypassing directive wheel (12), carrying cloth (14)
Lower section is additionally provided with pusher platform (20), and the downside of the pusher platform (20) is circumferentially equipped with more struts (3), the lower end of strut (3)
It is fixed on the interior bottom of hopper (2), is additionally provided with continuous feed pipe (15) above the carrying cloth (14), the support ring (16)
Two sides up and down in upper limit ring (8) and lower limit ring (6), the support ring are mounted on guide upright post (11) respectively
(16) external circumferential is equipped with multiple upper fixed blocks (7), and the external circumferential of strut (3) is equipped with multiple corresponding with upper fixed block (7)
Lower fixed block (4), telescopic device (5) are mounted between lower fixed block (4) and upper fixed block (7);The pusher platform
(20) top center is additionally provided with pressure sensor, and pressure sensor and each telescopic device (5) are connect with PLC controller, when
When the numerical value of pressure sensor detection is more than setting value, PLC controller controls telescopic device (5) and shrinks once;The flexible dress
After setting (5) elongation completely, carrying cloth (14) is in the downward sunk structure of middle part arc, and the pressure sensor at the top of pusher platform (20)
It is contacted with carrying cloth (14);After the telescopic device (5) is shunk completely, carrying cloth (14) projects upwards structure in middle part arc,
And the top of pusher platform (20) and carrying cloth (14) completely attach to.
2. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the support ring
It (16) is annular structure, the vertical view for carrying cloth (14) is rounded, and under natural conditions, the carrying cloth (14) is in the downward arc in middle part
Shape sunk structure.
3. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the upper guide cover
(17) it is symmetrical arranged with lower guide cover (19), upper guide cover (17) is in up-small and down-big pyramidal structure, and lower guide cover (19) is presented
Small pyramidal structure under big.
4. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, which is characterized in that Ge Geping
The sum of weight of weight (9) and upper fixed block (7), spring (13), carrying cloth (14), support ring (16), upper guide cover (17) and
The sum of the weight of lower guide cover (19) is equal.
5. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the pusher platform
It (20) is the prominent structure of the upward arc in middle part, the vertical view of the corner rounded corner of pusher platform (20), pusher platform (20) is rounded.
6. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the continuous feed
Pipe (15), intermittent discharge pipe (1), support ring (16), carrying cloth (14) and pusher platform (20) are coaxially arranged.
7. environmentally friendly biomass processing interval feeding device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the telescopic device
It (5) is oil cylinder, one kind of cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or electric expansion cylinder.
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