CN112357375B - Metal powder vacuum collection device - Google Patents

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CN112357375B
CN112357375B CN202011283797.2A CN202011283797A CN112357375B CN 112357375 B CN112357375 B CN 112357375B CN 202011283797 A CN202011283797 A CN 202011283797A CN 112357375 B CN112357375 B CN 112357375B
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蒋保林
张柯
许荣玉
叶国晨
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赵银忠
李兆宽
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Abstract

The invention discloses a metal powder vacuum collection device, which comprises a collection tank, a collection bag and a joint component, wherein the collection tank is made of metal and used for receiving metal powder; the collecting tank comprises a tank neck, a tank body and an exhaust hole; the collecting bag is a soft bag; the joint assembly comprises an outer pipe, a pressing ring, a blanking cone and an inner pipe. Through designing into tubular metal resonator and soft jar with the collection tank, when can realizing that the evacuation keeps the atmosphere condition, reduce the requirement to jar body intensity, convenient and fast's collection metal powder is convenient for subsequent storage and transportation.

Description

Metal powder vacuum collection device
Technical Field
The invention relates to a tank assembly for collecting metal powder in the process of producing the metal powder by gas atomization.
Background
The existing metal powder collecting device is usually a very heavy metal can. The collection, the dumping and the carrying are very troublesome.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the application provides a subassembly is collected in metal powder vacuum, has solved the collection tank overweight among the prior art, the inconvenient problem of evacuation.
The embodiment of the application provides a metal powder vacuum collection device, which comprises a collection tank, wherein the collection tank is made of metal and is used for receiving metal powder,
also includes a collection bag and a connector assembly;
the collecting tank comprises a tank neck, a tank body and an exhaust hole;
the tank neck is used for being communicated with the joint assembly to form a blanking channel;
the tank neck is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the tank body;
the collecting bag is a soft bag and is divided into two layers, wherein the inner layer is a heat-resistant layer, and the outer layer is a sealing layer;
the inner layer is used for directly contacting metal powder and is made of heat-resistant cloth;
the outer layer is used for keeping a sealing state after vacuumizing and is made of one of plastic, resin and rubber;
the inner layer and the outer layer are integrated by gluing, coating or hot-press bonding;
the collecting bag comprises a bag body, a neck, a top cover and a one-way valve;
the shape of the bag body is the same as that of the inner wall of the tank body of the collecting tank, but is not smaller than the size of the inner wall of the collecting tank;
the axial length of the diameter opening is the same as that of the tank neck, but the outer diameter of the diameter opening is larger than the inner diameter of the tank neck and is 1.5-1.9 times of the inner diameter of the tank neck;
the diameter opening is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the bag body;
the top cover is made of rubber and is used for sealing the neck opening, the top cover is also used for sealing the top opening of the can neck, and the outer diameter of the top cover is larger than the inner diameter of the top opening of the can neck; the top cover can be provided with threads or a buckling device which is detachably and fixedly connected with the opening at the top end of the can neck;
the side wall of the can neck is provided with an opening, the neck opening is fixedly communicated with a one-way valve, and the one-way valve extends out of the opening of the side wall of the can neck;
the top end face of the tank neck is provided with a coaxial annular groove, and the top cover is provided with an annular sealing ring which can extend into the annular groove;
the joint assembly comprises an outer pipe, a pressing ring, a blanking cone and an inner pipe;
the outer pipe is used for being detachably, hermetically and fixedly connected with the tank neck;
the pressing ring is positioned in the outer pipe and is coaxial with the outer pipe, the pressing ring protrudes out of the outer pipe, and the bottom surface of the pressing ring can apply downward axial pressure to the top surface of the top cover when the outer pipe moves downward axially; the top cover and the top surface of the can neck can be tightly pressed, and the sealing ring and the annular groove are sealed;
the blanking cone is in a circular shape of a circular truncated cone, is coaxial with the outer pipe and is fixed in the outer pipe;
the inner pipe is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the blanking cone; the bottom opening of the inner tube is obliquely arranged, the included angle between the oblique angle of the bottom opening and the acute angle of the axial plane is 40-65 degrees, and the bottom opening is edged for puncturing the top cover;
furthermore, the joint component also comprises a sleeve and a fixing part;
the bottom of the sleeve is positioned in the outer pipe and is in sliding sealing connection with the inner wall of the outer pipe, and the top of the blanking cone is fixedly communicated with the sleeve; the fixed part is fixed on the outer wall of the sleeve and comprises an outward convex flange and a threaded sleeve, and the threaded sleeve can be in threaded sealing connection with the outer wall of the top of the outer pipe.
Further, the collecting tank is formed by hinging two symmetrical structures.
One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application have at least the following technical effects or advantages: through designing into tubular metal resonator and soft jar with the collection tank, when can realizing that the evacuation keeps the atmosphere condition, reduce the requirement to jar body intensity, convenient and fast's collection metal powder is convenient for subsequent storage and transportation.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a collection tank;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a collection bag in a vacuum state;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of the open state of the catchment tank.
In the figure, a collection tank 100, a tank neck 110, a vent 120, a collection bag 200, a bag body 210, a neck opening 220, a top cover 230, a one-way valve 240, a joint component 300, an outer pipe 310, a pressing ring 320, a blanking cone 330 and an inner pipe 340
Detailed Description
To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a single embodiment.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The collection of the powder is only collected by a metal can body, and is formed by combining a collection can 100 made of metal and a soft collection bag 200. The collection bag 200 is first evacuated and the collection bag 200 is gradually filled with powder and gas during powder collection. After the powder collecting bag is filled with the powder, the collecting bag 200 can be quickly conveyed and stored after being taken out of the collecting tank 100, the tank body does not need to be repeatedly carried, or the tank body is cleaned, vacuumized and the like, so that the powder can be collected more conveniently.
Example one
A metal powder vacuum collection device comprises a collection tank 100, wherein the collection tank 100 is made of metal and used for containing metal powder;
further comprising a collection bag 200 and a connector assembly 300;
the collection tank 100 comprises a tank neck 110, a tank body 120 and a vent hole 120;
the tank neck 110 is used for communicating with the joint assembly 300 to form a blanking channel;
the tank neck 110 is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the tank body 120;
the collecting bag 200 is a soft bag and is divided into two layers, wherein the inner layer is a heat-resistant layer, and the outer layer is a sealing layer;
the inner layer is used for directly contacting the metal powder and can be made of heat-resistant cloth;
the outer layer is used for keeping a sealing state after vacuum pumping, can be made of airtight materials such as plastics, resin, rubber and the like, and is convenient to seal;
the inner layer and the outer layer can be bonded into a whole, and can also be coated or bonded into a whole by hot pressing;
the collection bag 200 comprises a bag body 210, a neck 220, a top cover 230, a one-way valve 240;
the shape of the bag body 210 is the same as that of the inner wall of the tank body 120 of the collecting tank 100, but is not smaller than the size of the inner wall of the collecting tank 120;
the axial length of the diameter opening 220 is the same as that of the tank neck 110, but the outer diameter of the diameter opening 220 is larger than the inner diameter of the tank neck 110 and is 1.5 to 1.9 times of the inner diameter of the tank neck 110;
the caliber 220 is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the bag body 210;
the top cover 230 is made of rubber and is used for sealing the neck opening 220, the top cover 230 is also used for sealing the top end opening of the can neck 110, and the outer diameter of the top cover 230 is larger than the inner diameter of the top end opening of the can neck 110; the top cover 230 can be provided with threads or a fastening device to be detachably and fixedly connected with the top opening of the can neck 110;
the side wall of the can neck 110 is provided with an opening, the neck opening 220 is fixedly communicated with a one-way valve 240, and the one-way valve 240 extends out of the opening on the side wall of the can neck 110;
the top end face of the tank neck 110 is provided with a coaxial annular groove, and the top cover 230 is provided with an annular sealing ring which can extend into the annular groove;
the joint assembly 300 comprises an outer pipe 310, a pressing ring 320, a blanking cone 330 and an inner pipe 340;
the outer pipe 310 is used for being detachably, hermetically and fixedly connected with the tank neck 110;
the pressing ring 320 is positioned in the outer tube 310 and coaxial with the outer tube 310, the pressing ring 320 protrudes into the outer tube 310, and the bottom surface of the pressing ring 320 can apply an axially downward pressure to the top surface of the top cover 230 when the outer tube 310 moves axially downward; the top cover and the top surface of the can neck can be tightly pressed, and the sealing ring and the annular groove are sealed;
the blanking cone 330 is circular in shape of a circular truncated cone, is coaxial with the outer tube, and is fixed in the outer tube 310;
the inner pipe 340 is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the blanking cone 330; the bottom opening of the inner tube 340 is obliquely arranged, the included angle between the inclination angle of the bottom opening and the acute angle of the axial plane is 40-65 degrees, and a bottom opening edge is used for puncturing the top cover 230;
when in use, the collection bag 200 is first evacuated through the one-way valve 240, and the top cover 230 is secured to the top surface of the can neck 110 with the gasket captured in the annular groove. Then fixedly connecting the neck 110 of the collection tank 100 with the outer pipe 310 of the joint assembly 300, and enabling the pressing ring 310 to press the top cover 220 on the fixed edge of the neck 110; of course, the top cover 230 itself may be removably secured to the neck finish. The sleeve is then slid so that the bottom end of the inner tube 340 pierces the top cap 230. This allows the bag to be emptied. After the blowing, jar body can design into the jar that can open, takes out the sack, also can not open, and the transport of the direct intercommunication jar body, nevertheless the jar body need not the evacuation operation this moment, need not bear too big intensity, so weight can be very light.
Example two
The top cap 230 may be unstable in attachment to the top pipe opening of the tank neck 110, and therefore, the joint assembly 300 further includes a sleeve 350, a fixing portion 360;
the bottom of the sleeve 350 is connected with the inner wall of the outer pipe 310 in a sliding and sealing manner, and the top of the blanking cone 330 is fixedly communicated with the sleeve 350; the fixing portion 360 is fixed on the outer wall of the sleeve 350 and comprises an outwardly protruding flange and a threaded sleeve, and the threaded sleeve can be in threaded sealing connection with the outer wall of the top of the outer pipe.
Thus, the inner tube can move out of step as the compression ring compresses the cap 230, and after compressing the cap, the inner tube 340 is manually pressed to pierce the cap 230 by pressing the upper tube 350. The top end of the sleeve 350 is now used to communicate with the feed forehead channel.
EXAMPLE III
The collection tank 100 may be a hinged assembly of two symmetrical structures, as shown in fig. 3. After the metal powder is collected, the top cover is sealed again (a sealing cover is added or a plastic film is directly covered and the like) and then the vacuum pumping is carried out through the one-way valve 240, the collecting tank 100 is opened, and the powder is communicated with the collecting bag 200 and taken out. The transportation and the storage are convenient.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A metal powder vacuum collection method comprises a collection tank made of metal and used for receiving metal powder, and is characterized in that,
also comprises a collecting bag and a joint component;
the collecting tank comprises a tank neck, a tank body and an exhaust hole;
the tank neck is used for being communicated with the joint assembly to form a blanking channel;
the tank neck is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the tank body;
the collecting bag is a soft bag and is divided into two layers, wherein the inner layer is a heat-resistant layer, and the outer layer is a sealing layer;
the inner layer is used for directly contacting metal powder and is made of heat-resistant cloth;
the outer layer is used for keeping a sealing state after vacuumizing and is made of resin;
the inner layer and the outer layer are bonded into a whole through gluing or hot-pressing;
the collecting bag comprises a bag body, a neck opening, a top cover and a one-way valve;
the shape of the bag body is the same as that of the inner wall of the tank body of the collecting tank, but is not smaller than the size of the inner wall of the collecting tank;
the axial length of the neck opening is the same as that of the can neck, but the outer diameter of the neck opening is larger than the inner diameter of the can neck and is 1.5-1.9 times of the inner diameter of the can neck;
the neck opening is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the bag body;
the top cover is made of rubber and is used for sealing the neck opening, the top cover is also used for sealing the opening at the top end of the can neck, and the outer diameter of the top cover is larger than the inner diameter of the opening at the top end of the can neck; the top cover can be provided with threads or a buckling device which is detachably and fixedly connected with the opening at the top end of the can neck;
the side wall of the can neck is provided with an opening, the neck opening is fixedly communicated with a one-way valve, and the one-way valve extends out of the opening of the side wall of the can neck;
the top end face of the tank neck is provided with a coaxial annular groove, and the top cover is provided with an annular sealing ring which can extend into the annular groove;
the joint assembly comprises an outer pipe, a pressing ring, a blanking cone and an inner pipe;
the outer pipe is used for being detachably, hermetically and fixedly connected with the tank neck;
the pressing ring is positioned in the outer pipe and is coaxial with the outer pipe, the pressing ring protrudes into the outer pipe, and the bottom surface of the pressing ring can apply axial downward pressure to the top surface of the top cover when the outer pipe moves axially downward; the top cover and the top end face of the tank neck can be tightly pressed, and the sealing ring and the annular groove are sealed;
the blanking cone is in a circular shape of a circular truncated cone, is coaxial with the outer pipe and is fixed in the outer pipe;
the inner pipe is coaxially and fixedly communicated with the blanking cone; the bottom opening of the inner tube is obliquely arranged, the included angle between the oblique angle of the bottom opening and the acute angle of the axial plane is 40-65 degrees, and the bottom opening is edged for puncturing the top cover;
fixing the top cover on the top end face of the tank neck, clamping the sealing ring into the annular groove, and vacuumizing the collection bag through the one-way valve;
then fixedly connecting the tank neck of the collecting tank with the outer pipe of the joint assembly, and enabling the pressing ring to tightly press the top cover on the top end face of the tank neck;
then the bottom end of the inner tube pierces the top cover, and the collection bag is filled with materials;
the joint component also comprises a sleeve and a fixing part;
the bottom of the sleeve is positioned in the outer pipe and is in sliding sealing connection with the inner wall of the outer pipe, and the top of the blanking cone is fixedly communicated with the sleeve; the fixing part is fixed on the outer wall of the sleeve and comprises an outward convex flange and a threaded sleeve, and the threaded sleeve can be in threaded sealing connection with the outer wall of the top of the outer pipe;
the collecting tank is formed by hinging two symmetrical structures.
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