CN201645601U - Automatic mortar injection forming equipment for ceramic - Google Patents

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CN201645601U
CN201645601U CN2010201757406U CN201020175740U CN201645601U CN 201645601 U CN201645601 U CN 201645601U CN 2010201757406 U CN2010201757406 U CN 2010201757406U CN 201020175740 U CN201020175740 U CN 201020175740U CN 201645601 U CN201645601 U CN 201645601U
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The utility model relates to automatic mortar injection forming equipment for ceramic, which comprises a hot gas supply system, a vibration system, combination of ladder and safety guardrail, a main engine framework and a transmission system, wherein a main motor is arranged at the rear end adjacent to the left end of the main engine framework; the transmission system is arranged inside the main engine framework; an overturning mechanism is arranged on the left end surface inside the main engine framework; a mortar pouring mechanism is arranged on the right end surface adjacent to the bottom end inside the main engine framework; a mortar injection system is arranged on the top of the main engine framework adjacent to the left end; a guide rail elevating mechanism is arranged under the mortar injection system and at the lower end of an operation guide rail; and the vibration system is arranged at the bottom of the guide rail elevating mechanism. The automatic mortar injection forming equipment with high degree of automation has the benefits that the production efficiency and the product yield are improved, the consistency of products is ensured, the requirement for industry upgrading of ceramic enterprises is fully met, both the productivity and the quality are improved, manpower and labor intensity are reduced, the occupied field is saved, and the requirements for energy conservation and environmental protection are met.

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Pottery is injection forming equipment automatically
Technical field
The utility model relates to the automatic injection forming equipment of a kind of pottery.
Background technology
At present, in domestic ceramics industry, the general or special purpose fluid machinery of injection forming machinery general using, pipeline parts, conveying machinery wait the purpose that realizes injection forming.Used injection forming equipment mainly contains high-pressure pipeline injection forming machinery, gas pressure pipeline injection forming machinery and centrifugal grouting machine.Its common defects is that automaticity is not high, and manual operations is more, and production efficiency is lower, and product quality is difficult to improve.
The utility model content
The purpose of this utility model provides the automatic injection forming equipment of a kind of pottery, has solved the common defective workmanship of injection forming effectively, and the automaticity height is to overcome the problems referred to above that existing injection forming machinery exists.
The purpose of this utility model is to be achieved through the following technical solutions:
The automatic injection forming equipment of a kind of pottery, comprise the hot gas supply system, vibrational system, helper and safety guide rail, main machine frame and transmission system, the rear end of described main machine frame is provided with main motor near the left end place, the inside of main machine frame is provided with transmission system, described transmission system comprises the operation guide rail that is arranged on the main machine frame, driving shaft and driven shaft, driving shaft is connected with main motor by shaft coupling, the driving wheel of both ends of main drive shaft is connected by the driven pulley of driving chain with the driven shaft two ends respectively, evenly be intervally distributed with some die holders between described two driving chains, die holder comprises pin, the two ends of pin are equipped with guide wheel, guide wheel is arranged in the operation guide rail, guide wheel place near two ends on the pin is provided with horizontal wheels and turning wheel respectively, the middle part of pin is provided with pallet body, the top of pallet body is provided with the depression bar assembly, the depression bar assembly is connected with the bottom of pallet body by hasp, the top at depression bar assembly two ends is positioned at and is respectively equipped with block on the pallet body, between described pallet body and the horizontal wheels, be equipped with journal stirrup between pallet body and the turning wheel, journal stirrup is connected with described driving chain, and the bottom near main machine frame under the described die holder is evenly distributed with some hot gas supply line outlets that are connected with the hot gas supply system; The inside of described main machine frame is positioned at the left side and is provided with switching mechanism, and switching mechanism comprises the upset motor, and the upset motor connects the upset friction pulley by chain, upset friction pulley and described turning wheel mutually against; The inside of described main machine frame is positioned at the right side and is provided with the structure of falling the pulp grinder near bottom place, and the structure of falling the pulp grinder comprises starches motor, starches motor and starches friction pulley by the chain connection, starch friction pulley and described turning wheel mutually against; The top of described main machine frame is provided with filling system near the left end place, and the lower end that is positioned at described operation guide rail under the filling system is provided with lifting rail mechanism, and the bottom of lifting rail mechanism is provided with vibrational system; Described filling system comprises fixed mount, the top of fixed mount is provided with motor, and motor connects hoisting mechanism by chain, and the bottom of hoisting mechanism connects movable stand, laterally be evenly distributed with some casting heads on the movable stand, the bottom of casting head is provided with grouting amount control sensor.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: by vibrating grouting, solved the common defective workmanship of injection forming effectively, as bubble and pinhole, particle has been arranged evenly, thereby guaranteed technical problems such as base substrate thickness is even, elimination mud thread; The automaticity height has improved production efficiency and finished product rate, guarantees consistency of product, can fully satisfy ceramic enterprise and realize industrial upgrading, improve production capacity and quality, increase benefit, reduce artificial and labour intensity, saved space, satisfied the demand of energy-conserving and environment-protective.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings the utility model is described in further detail below.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the side view of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the die holder of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the switching mechanism of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the vertical view of the switching mechanism of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of the structure of falling the pulp grinder of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 7 is the vertical view of the structure of falling the pulp grinder of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of the filling system of the automatic injection forming equipment of the described pottery of the utility model embodiment.
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1, hot gas supply system; 2, vibrational system; 3, helper and safety guide rail; 4, main machine frame; 5, transmission system; 51, operation guide rail; 52, driving shaft; 53, driven shaft; 54, driving chain; 6, main motor; 7, die holder; 71, pin; 72, guide wheel; 73, horizontal wheels; 74, turning wheel; 75, pallet body; 76, depression bar assembly; 77, hasp; 78, block; 79, journal stirrup; 8, hot gas supply line outlet; 9, switching mechanism; 91, upset motor; 92, upset friction pulley; 10, the structure of falling the pulp grinder; 101, starch motor; 102, starch friction pulley; 11, filling system; 111, fixed mount; 112, motor; 113, hoisting mechanism; 114, movable stand; 115, casting head; 116, grouting amount control sensor; 12, lifting rail mechanism.
The specific embodiment
Shown in Fig. 1-8, the automatic injection forming equipment of the described a kind of pottery of the utility model embodiment, comprise hot gas supply system 1, vibrational system 2, helper and safety guide rail 3, main machine frame 4 and transmission system 5, the rear end of described main machine frame 4 is provided with main motor 6 near the left end place, the inside of main machine frame 4 is provided with transmission system 5, described transmission system 5 comprises the operation guide rail 51 that is arranged on the main machine frame 4, driving shaft 52 and driven shaft 53, driving shaft 52 is connected with main motor 6 by shaft coupling, the driving wheel at driving shaft 52 two ends is connected with the driven pulley at driven shaft 53 two ends by driving chain 54 respectively, evenly be intervally distributed with some die holders 7 between described two driving chains 54, die holder 7 comprises pin 71, the two ends of pin 71 are equipped with guide wheel 72, guide wheel 72 is arranged in the operation guide rail 51, guide wheel 72 places near two ends on the pin 71 are provided with horizontal wheels 73 and turning wheel 74 respectively, the middle part of pin 71 is provided with pallet body 75, the top of pallet body 75 is provided with depression bar assembly 76, depression bar assembly 76 is connected with the bottom of pallet body 75 by hasp 77, the top at depression bar assembly 76 two ends is positioned at and is respectively equipped with block 78 on the pallet body 75, between described pallet body 75 and the horizontal wheels 73, be equipped with journal stirrup 79 between pallet body 75 and the turning wheel 74, journal stirrup 79 is connected with described driving chain 54, and the bottom near main machine frame 4 under the described die holder 7 is evenly distributed with some hot gas supply line outlets 8 that are connected with hot gas supply system 1; The inside of described main machine frame 4 is positioned at the left side and is provided with switching mechanism 9, and switching mechanism 9 comprises upset motor 91, and upset motor 91 connects upset friction pulley 92 by chain, upset friction pulley 92 and described turning wheel 74 mutually against; The inside of described main machine frame 4 is positioned at the right side and is provided with the structure of falling the pulp grinder 10 near bottom place, and the structure of falling the pulp grinder 10 comprises starches motor 101, starches motor 101 and starches friction pulley 102 by the chain connection, starch friction pulley 102 and described turning wheel 74 mutually against; The top of described main machine frame 4 is provided with filling system 11 near the left end place, and the lower end that is positioned at described operation guide rail 51 under the filling system 11 is provided with lifting rail mechanism 12, and the bottom of lifting rail mechanism 12 is provided with vibrational system 2; Described filling system 11 comprises fixed mount 111, the top of fixed mount 111 is provided with motor 112, motor 112 connects hoisting mechanism 113 by chain, the bottom of hoisting mechanism 113 connects movable stand 114, laterally be evenly distributed with some casting heads 115 on the movable stand 114, the bottom of casting head 115 is provided with grouting amount control sensor 116.
When concrete work, transmission system 5 adopt vertical can the rotating kind of drive, the intermittent running pattern is adopted in running, saved taking up room of equipment greatly, in addition, because fore-body is provided with the man-machine interaction station in addition, the operator only need stand in the original place just can finish the operation of complete machine and the upper and lower mould process of mould easily, has alleviated operator's working strength so to a great extent; Die holder 7 mainly holds gypsum mold, compress by depression bar assembly 76, locked by hasp 77, reach in running and switching process and the gypsum mold obscission can not occur, die holder 7 is fixed on the driving chain 54 by the journal stirrup 79 on both sides, turning wheel 74 mainly is to play the transmission of power effect in slurry upset and the preceding switching process, because die holder 7 adopts the compression type fixing means, can prevent effectively in transmission process that mould produces slip and falls down from die holder 7; Switching mechanism 9 is at main motor 6 intermittently during position of rest, upset friction pulley 92 contacts with turning wheel 74 on the die holder 7, provide power to drive upset friction pulley 92 by upset motor 91 by the chain transmission, make die holder 7 rotation, cooperate sensor and locating module on the die holder 7 to provide and tilt slurry and vertical position of starching accurately; The structure of falling the pulp grinder 10 is at main motor 6 intermittently during position of rest, starching friction pulley 102 contacts with turning wheel 74 on the die holder 7, provide power to starch friction pulley 102 by starching motor 101 by chain transmission driving, make die holder 7 rotations, cooperate the locating module on sensor and the die holder 7 that upturned position accurately is provided; Filling system 11 adopts the whole grouting mode of multi-mould, grouting amount is accurately adjustable, all casting heads 115 are worked simultaneously, can control separately again, adjust, be convenient to scheduling of production, casting head 115 is equipped with sensor device, can monitor the slip casting liquid level, when filling with slurry, automatically cut off mud, thereby prevent that slip casting is excessive, filling system 11 is at main motor stopping period at 6 intermittence, and movable stand 114 provides power by motor 112, move to lower limit by upper limit by hoisting mechanism 113, be coupled to lower limit by locating module and sensor and stop, casting head 115 begins to open slip casting, when the slurry face contacts with grouting amount control sensor 116, stop slip casting, all casting heads 115 all stop slip casting, and movable stand 114 is moved to upper limit by lower limit by hoisting mechanism 113, is coupled to upper limit by locating module and sensor and stops; Hot gas supply system 1 is by logic control, in the bound process of temperature, in the burning casing, burn, the temperature present worth provides by temperature sensor, hot-air after the heating is by the discharging of air box air channel, discharge through hot gas supply line outlet 8, to reach the temperature control in the slip casting process; Vibrational system 2 provides power by lifting motor in main motor 6 batch processes, descend by elevating mechanism control operation guide rail 51, cooperate locating module and lower limited sensor to stop at lower limit, the shake table vibration, after slip casting is finished, shake table stops vibration, lifting motor control elevating mechanism rises, cooperate locating module and upper limit sensor to stop at upper limit, die holder 7 is in the circular flow process, guide wheel 72 rolls along operation guide rail 51 inside grooves, thereby die holder 7 is also increased in operation guide rail 51 liftings part, before the beginning slip casting, operation guide rail 51 can descend with lifting rail mechanism 12, entire die carriage 7 also descends thereupon, thereby die holder 7 is dropped on the shaking platform, therefore and leave certain oscillation space, after this open vibrational system 2, filling system 11, thereby finish the function of limit vibration marginal not slurry, in vibration processes, because the technological parameter of different product is different, it is controllable therefore to be provided with in the vibration processes amplitude and frequency, thereby satisfies the production needs of different product.
The utility model has solved the common defective workmanship of injection forming effectively by vibrating grouting, as bubble and pinhole, particle is arranged evenly, thereby has guaranteed technical problems such as base substrate thickness is even, elimination mud thread; The automaticity height has improved production efficiency and finished product rate, guarantees consistency of product, can fully satisfy ceramic enterprise and realize industrial upgrading, improve production capacity and quality, increase benefit, reduce artificial and labour intensity, saved space, satisfied the demand of energy-conserving and environment-protective.

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1. automatic injection forming equipment of pottery, comprise hot gas supply system (1), vibrational system (2), helper and safety guide rail (3), main machine frame (4) and transmission system (5), it is characterized in that: the rear end of main machine frame (4) is provided with main motor (6) near the left end place, the inside of main machine frame (4) is provided with transmission system (5), transmission system (5) comprises the operation guide rail (51) that is arranged on the main machine frame (4), driving shaft (52) and driven shaft (53), driving shaft (52) is connected with main motor (6) by shaft coupling, the driving wheel at driving shaft (52) two ends connects by driving chain (54) driven pulley corresponding with driven shaft (53) two ends respectively, article two, evenly be intervally distributed with some die holders (7) between the driving chain (54), the bottom near main machine frame (4) under the described die holder (7) is evenly distributed with the some hot gas supply line outlets (8) that are connected with hot gas supply system (1); The inside of main machine frame (4) is positioned at the left side and is provided with switching mechanism (9), the inside of main machine frame (4) is positioned at the right side and is provided with the structure of falling the pulp grinder (10) near the place, bottom, the top of main machine frame (4) is provided with filling system (11) near the left end place, the lower end that is positioned at described operation guide rail (51) under the filling system (11) is provided with lifting rail mechanism (12), and the bottom of lifting rail mechanism (12) is provided with vibrational system (2).
2. the automatic injection forming equipment of pottery according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described filling system (11) comprises fixed mount (111), the top of fixed mount (111) is provided with motor (112), motor (112) connects hoisting mechanism (113) by chain, the bottom of hoisting mechanism (113) connects movable stand (114), laterally be evenly distributed with some casting heads (115) on the movable stand (114), the bottom of casting head (115) is provided with grouting amount control sensor (116)
3. the automatic injection forming equipment of pottery according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described die holder (7) comprises pin (71), the two ends of pin (71) are equipped with guide wheel (72), guide wheel (72) is arranged in the operation guide rail (51), pin (71) is gone up near the guide wheel (72) at two ends and is located to be provided with respectively horizontal wheels (73) and turning wheel (74), the middle part of pin (71) is provided with pallet body (75), the top of pallet body (75) is provided with depression bar assembly (76), depression bar assembly (76) is connected with the bottom of pallet body (75) by hasp (77), the top at depression bar assembly (76) two ends is positioned at and is respectively equipped with block (78) on the pallet body (75), between described pallet body (75) and the horizontal wheels (73), be equipped with journal stirrup (79) between pallet body (75) and the turning wheel (74), journal stirrup (79) is connected with described driving chain (54).
4. according to the automatic injection forming equipment of each described pottery of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that: described switching mechanism (9) comprises upset motor (91), upset motor (91) connects upset friction pulley (92) by chain, upset friction pulley (92) and turning wheel (74) mutually against.
5. according to the automatic injection forming equipment of each described pottery of claim 1-3, it is characterized in that: the described structure of falling the pulp grinder (10) comprises starches motor (101), starch motor (101) and connect by chain and starch friction pulley (102), starch friction pulley (102) and turning wheel (74) mutually against.
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