CN205364275U - Rubber powder after treatment equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to a rubber powder after treatment equipment comprises a plurality of worker module, include: material loading platform (1), oil storage tank (2), mixer I (3), hopper I (4), hopper II (5), developments automatic measurement machines (6), mixer II (7), desulfurization machine (8), hopper III (9), vacuum pump (10), shale shaker (11), finished product storage tank (12), automatic measurement packagine machine (13), dryer I (14), dryer II (15), granulator (16), blendor (17), mixing roll (18), central control room (19). In addition, include still that one set of negative pressure water strains the device. It is high that this equipment has the automatic control degree, and the feature of environmental protection is good, energy consumption low grade advantage, can with make the granule after the rubber powder desulfurization or generate reformulating after the rubber powder desulfurization can direct goods the rubber granule.
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Technical field
This utility model will relate to a kind of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment, more precisely, this utility model provides a kind of waste-tyre rubber-powder produces the production equipment of rubber grain.
Background technology
Along with the fast development of auto industry, the generation of the junked tire gone in group with it has become surging gesture to attack to us.China to produce nearly hundred million junked tires every year, except a part is used as regeneration tire renovation, has a considerable amount of damaged tire to become polluter, even if there being process, its product is also a little low-end applications.As: pave the way after rubber powder is mixed with Colophonium；Make plastic cement race track；Inserts doing rubber floor tile etc..What grade was the highest namely makes regeneration blob of viscose.Can by tyre talc process after be directly prepared into certain target rubber raw material almost but without.
Prior art exists some recovering meanses, as utilized various forms of desulfurizing machine by after rubber powder desulfurization, then obtains injectable rubber grain with the mixing roll that can find on market and extruding granulator.The flow process of above-mentioned process technique is segmentation complete independently, and its drawback is: 1 energy consumption is high, link of heating in whole technological process, cooling water circulation, even needs refrigeration cool-down link, heats link etc..2 are difficult to whole process closed operation, inevitably cause dust and air pollution.3 existing equipments owing to not being custom-designed for this technological process of production, therefore the operational factor of some critical process link be difficult to quick, precisely control, stablizing of product quality is difficult to ensure that.4 pairs of junked tire powder high added value regenerations form bottleneck, it is difficult to establish and produce codes and standards, are unfavorable for copying on a large scale duplication.5 production process costs not easily compress further.6. the product that a set of product line is produced is single, it is impossible to enough carry out variation production according to customer demand.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this utility model is in that to provide a kind of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment to overcome problems of the prior art; and it is complete to have technological process; the advantage saving cost, and can will make granule after rubber powder desulfurization or generate reformulating after rubber powder desulfurization can the rubber grain of direct goods.
Above-mentioned technical problem of the present utility model is addressed mainly by following technical proposals:
A kind of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment; it is made up of multiple operational modules, including: material loading platform, oil storage tank, blender, hopper, dynamic auto dosing machine, desulfurizing machine, mixing roll, comminutor, negative pressure water filter device, air duct, vibrosieve, finished product storage tank, autometering packaging machine, Central Control Room etc..
Also include negative pressure water filter device, for locating reason desulfurization link and mixing, the interior generation of pelletize link barrel, the bad air based on sulfur dioxide.
It is also preferred that the left three blender corresponding three hoppers respectively, each blender can be poured into material the hopper of correspondence automatically after completing the mixing time set, each hopper all has the screw rod transmission mechanism of oneself, and the material in bucket is automatically sent to respective next procedure.
And it is also preferred that the left the high pulling torque loads such as all blenders, mixing roll and comminutor all do not adopt change speed gear box, but directly driven by the large torque low speed permanent magnet synchronous motor of correspondingly sized power.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly that this utility model embodiment or technical scheme of the prior art, the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art will be briefly described below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the premise not paying creative work, it is also possible to obtain other accompanying drawing according to these accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the function structure chart of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the structure chart of negative pressure water of the present utility model filter device.
Wherein:
1. material loading platform 2. oil storage tank 3. blender I4. hopper I5. hopper II6. dynamic auto dosing machine 7. blender II8. desulfurizing machine 9. hopper III10. vacuum pump 11. vibrosieve 12. finished product storage tank 13. autometering packaging machine 14. air duct I15. air duct II16. comminutor 17. batch mixer 18. mixing roll 19. Central Control Room 20. pipeline 21. blowoff valve 22. seals feeding cover 23. alkalescence neutralizer 24. vacuum pump
Detailed description of the invention
As shown in Figure 1; according to a kind of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model; it is made up of multiple operational modules, including: material loading platform 1, oil storage tank 2, blender I3, hopper I4, hopper II5, dynamic auto dosing machine 6, blender II7, desulfurizing machine 8, hopper III9, vacuum pump 10, vibrosieve 11, finished product storage tank 12, autometering packaging machine 13, air duct I14, air duct II15, comminutor 16, batch mixer 17, mixing roll 18, Central Control Room 19.
Junked tire powder is entered by material loading platform 1, and material loading platform 1 downstream arranges oil storage tank 2 and function formula materials district, respectively arranges a blender I3 in the downstream of oil storage tank 2 and function formula materials district.
Two hopper I4 are respectively set in the downstream of above-mentioned two blender 3, in the middle of two hopper I4, hopper II5 is set, hopper II5 wherein arranges dynamic auto dosing machine 6；
Hopper I4 connects desulfurizing machine 8, and desulfurizing machine 8 connects hopper II5, hopper II5 and connects blender II7, blender II7 connection hopper III9；
Desulfurizing machine 8 is also connected with mixing roll 18 and batch mixer 17, and batch mixer 17 connects comminutor 16.
Comminutor 16 outlet connects three cooling air ducts, including two air duct I14 be arrangeding in parallel and air duct II15.
Three blender corresponding three hoppers respectively, each blender can be poured into material the hopper of correspondence automatically after completing the mixing time set, each hopper all has the screw rod transmission mechanism of oneself, and the material in hopper is automatically sent to respective next procedure.
Air duct II15 connects vibrosieve 11, and vibrosieve 11 connects finished product storage tank 12, and finished product storage tank 12 connects autometering packaging machine 13.
Complete unit of the present utility model can produce two kinds of rubber grains, except making granule after rubber powder desulfurization, it is also possible to generating reformulating after rubber powder desulfurization can the rubber grain of direct goods.The two production procedure is slightly distinguished, concrete: the delivery outlet of desulfurizing machine 8 has two valves I, II, and wherein valve I connects mixing roll 18, and valve II connects hopper II5.When producing desulfurization glue powder particles, valve II closes, and valve I opens, and the rubber powder after desulfurization directly enters that people is mixing, pelletize.When producing injectable rubber grain, valve II opens, and valve I closes, and the rubber powder after desulfurization enters automatic metering mechanism 6.Then, in hopper II5 with formula metering after rubber polymer mix, then send blender 7 stirring after, send mixing, pelletize via hopper III9.
As in figure 2 it is shown, also include negative pressure water filter device according to a kind of rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model, for locating reason desulfurization link and mixing, the interior generation of pelletize link barrel, the bad air based on sulfur dioxide.Negative pressure water filter device includes pipeline 20, is used for connecting above-mentioned barrel.Its tank body is provided above sealing feeding cover 22, and tank interior is equipped with alkalescence neutralizer 23.Tank body lower part arranges blowoff valve 21, and top arranges pipeline and is connected to vacuum pump 10.
According to rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model, there is higher low energy consumption advantage: in the link such as mixing, mixing, pelletize, stirring, large torque low speed permanent magnet synchronous motor is adopted directly to drive, owing to eliminating change speed gear box, decrease the Meteorological of change speed gear box, energy loss, the cost of working service and mechanical breakdown, enable the system to again consumption and decline to a great extent.
Further, desulfurization link adopts electrical heating, all adopts far infrared heating technology.30% is declined than the energy consumption making equal production volume with conventional ADS driving, heating technique.
Additionally, just remove the Cooling Process in desulfurization link when the direct pelletize of desulfurized powder, make the rubber powder that sweetening process heats directly enter people mixing, the energy consumption of mixing process heating can be substantially reduced.
According to rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model, there is higher environmental advantages: on desulfurization barrel, set up negative pressure hole, the sulfur dioxide produced after being heated is imported in alkalescence neutralizer, make whole production scene be nearly free from abnormal flavour in barrel.
According to rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model; there is higher quality guarantee advantage: when completing mixing and this two procedures of pelletize; being additionally arranged again mixing link together compared with continuous way banburying comminutor, this is to utilize the feature that tire glue powder produces injectable rubber grain to determine.Because if the rubber powder after desulfurization and rubber polymer, accelerator, activating agent, antiaging agent, reinforcing agent, softening agent etc. can not get fully mixed, finally product out just has various flaw.After stirring, former mixing before set up mixing link after problem solved.
According to rubber powder equipment for after-treatment described in the utility model, have and higher automatically control advantage: adopt two grades of distributed computer system control, it is simple to continuous acquisition and the regulation and control to unit each several part real-time running data.The running status of whole unit can on the display screen of Central Control Room comprehensively, reflect in real time.The open and close machine of unit, operating adjustment all can complete at the bench board of Central Control Room.The execution of the continuous acquisition of above-mentioned data and regulation and control and various control instruction slave computer with various AI/O expansion modules and DI/O expansion module realizes.Host computer is located at Central Control Room, is responsible for data analysis and calculates, shows, sends traffic control instruction to slave computer.Being coupled by Ethernet with slave computer, slave computer is coupled by local bus with the expansion module being dispersed in each position of whole unit.Adjusted live view to come by photographic head in the blind area visual at Central Control Room, as: feeding operation area, finished product carrying district etc..So as comprehensive control that Central Control Room is to production scene.
The above; it is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model; it is not intended to limit protection domain of the present utility model, all any amendment, equivalent replacement and improvement etc. made within spirit of the present utility model and principle, should be included within protection domain of the present utility model.
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1. a rubber powder equipment for after-treatment, it is made up of multiple operational modules, including: material loading platform (1), oil storage tank (2), blender I (3), hopper I (4), hopper II (5), dynamic auto dosing machine (6), blender II (7), desulfurizing machine (8), hopper III (9), vacuum pump (10), vibrosieve (11), finished product storage tank (12), autometering packaging machine (13), air duct I (14), air duct II (15), comminutor (16), batch mixer (17), mixing roll (18), Central Control Room (19), it is characterized in that:
Junked tire powder is entered by material loading platform (1), material loading platform (1) downstream arranges oil storage tank (2) and function formula materials district, respectively arranges a blender I (3) in the downstream of oil storage tank (2) and function formula materials district；
Two hopper I (4) are respectively set in the downstream of above-mentioned two blender I (3), in the middle of two hopper I (4), hopper II (5) is set, wherein hopper II (5) arranges dynamic auto dosing machine (6)；
Hopper I (4) connects desulfurizing machine (8), desulfurizing machine (8) connects hopper II (5), hopper II (5) connects blender II (7), blender II (7) and connects hopper III (9)；
Desulfurizing machine (8) is also connected with mixing roll (18) and batch mixer (17), and batch mixer (17) connects comminutor (16)；
Comminutor (16) outlet connects three cooling air ducts, including two air duct I (14) be arrangeding in parallel and air duct II (15)；
Air duct II (15) connects vibrosieve (11), and vibrosieve (11) connects finished product storage tank (12), and finished product storage tank (12) connects autometering packaging machine (13)；Wherein
The delivery outlet of desulfurizing machine (8) has two valves I, II, and wherein valve I connects mixing roll (18), and valve II connects hopper II (5)；When producing desulfurization glue powder particles, valve II closes, and valve I opens, and the rubber powder after desulfurization directly enters people's mixing roll (18), comminutor (16)；When producing injectable rubber grain, valve II opens, and valve I closes, and the rubber powder after desulfurization enters automatic metering mechanism (6)；Then, in hopper II (5) with formula metering after rubber polymer mix, then send blender (7) stirring after, send mixing roll (18), comminutor (16) via hopper III (9).
2. rubber powder equipment for after-treatment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: also include negative pressure water filter device, for locating reason desulfurization link and mixing, the interior generation of pelletize link barrel, the bad air based on sulfur dioxide；Negative pressure water filter device includes pipeline (20), for connecting above-mentioned barrel, its tank body is provided above sealing feeding cover (22), tank interior is equipped with alkalescence neutralizer (23), tank body lower part arranges blowoff valve (21), and top arranges pipeline and is connected to vacuum pump (10).
3. the rubber powder equipment for after-treatment as described in any one of claim 2, it is characterized in that: adopt two grades of distributed computer system control, being easy to the continuous acquisition to unit each several part real-time running data and regulation and control, the running status of whole unit can on the display screen of Central Control Room (19) comprehensively, reflect in real time；The open and close machine of unit, operating adjustment all can complete at the bench board of Central Control Room, and the execution of the continuous acquisition of above-mentioned data and regulation and control and various control instruction slave computer with various AI/O expansion modules and DI/O expansion module realizes；Host computer is located at Central Control Room, is responsible for data analysis and calculates, shows, sending traffic control instruction to slave computer, coupled by Ethernet with slave computer, slave computer is coupled by local bus with the expansion module being dispersed in each position of whole unit.
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