CN208530718U - The sludge compartment that can be vented - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a kind of sludge compartment that can be vented, including carriage body and compartment door with storage cavity, the side of carriage body offers the discharge port being connected to storage cavity, compartment door is arranged at discharge port and closes discharge port, side on the top of carriage body close to discharge port offers the feed inlet being connected to storage cavity, and the other side on top far from discharge port offers the exhaust outlet being connected to storage cavity;The carriage body is equipped with exhaust pipe, and the inlet end of exhaust pipe is connected to the exhaust outlet, and the outlet side of exhaust pipe is adjacently positioned with the feed inlet;It is additionally provided on the carriage body by the closed gate member in the outlet side of the feed inlet of carriage body and exhaust pipe.The intracorporal air in compartment can more easily be discharged, be drained to the feed inlet vicinity of carriage body by the utility model, and concentrate the arrangement of external sludge feed device and extract system more.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to city sludge collection transportation technique, the sludge compartment that can be vented more particularly to one kind.
Background technique
Sludge vehicle is cleared applied to city sludge and the loading, unloading of various fragmentary materials, transport.It is turned over behind the sludge compartment of sludge vehicle
It dumps through hydraulic control, the body dumping mechanism of vehicle can be such that sludge successfully dumps and effectively prevent to town environment
Pollution.However, there is no degassing functions in existing sludge compartment, often the sludge import in sludge compartment and the air exit in sludge compartment are
The same opening is open in sludge compartment by one and conveys sludge, the air in sludge compartment is discharged from original opening, is led
It causes the air in sludge compartment to be difficult to be discharged, and is difficult to fill sludge in sludge compartment.
Utility model content
In view of the foregoing deficiencies of prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide one kind to arrange
The intracorporal air in compartment more easily can be discharged, be drained to the feed inlet vicinity of carriage body, in sludge compartment by the sludge compartment of gas
Interior formation negative-pressure ward environment, and concentrate the arrangement of external sludge feed device and extract system more.
In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the utility model provides a kind of sludge compartment that can be vented, including with storage cavity
Carriage body and compartment door, the side of carriage body offer discharge port be connected to storage cavity, compartment door setting is at discharge port and will unload
Material mouth is closed, and the side on the top of carriage body close to discharge port offers the feed inlet being connected to storage cavity, and remote on top
The other side from discharge port offers the exhaust outlet being connected to storage cavity;
The carriage body is equipped with exhaust pipe, and the inlet end of exhaust pipe is connected to the exhaust outlet, and exhaust pipe goes out
Gas end is adjacently positioned with the feed inlet;
It is additionally provided on the carriage body by the closed gate member in the outlet side of the feed inlet of carriage body and exhaust pipe.
Preferably, the top of the storage cavity, which has, projects upwards and extends to from from discharge port far from discharge port
The air collecting chamber at place;
The quantity of the exhaust pipe is two, and two exhaust pipes are distributed in the two sides of air collecting chamber, the cavity wall of air collecting chamber
On offer the exhaust outlet.
Preferably, the carriage body is surrounded by bottom wall, roof, two sidewalls and antetheca and is formed, described in the rear side formation of carriage body
Discharge port, two sidewalls all have the vertical portion being connected with bottom wall and are extended obliquely upward by the vertical portion being formed with the top
The connected inclined plate portion of wall, the distance between two vertical portions are greater than the distance between two inclined plate portions.
Preferably, air pressure double-beat drop valve is equipped in the exhaust pipe.
Preferably, the inlet end of the exhaust pipe and outlet side are equipped with porous filter plate.
Preferably, the top of the carriage body is equipped with sealing ring and sealing strip around the feed inlet and exhaust outlet, close
The both ends of strip of paper used for sealing are connected with the internal perisporium of sealing ring respectively, and space that sealing ring is surrounded be divided into corresponding to carriage body into
The exhaust gas region of the feed zone of material mouth and the outlet side corresponding to exhaust pipe.
Preferably, the medial surface of the compartment door is embedded with the sealing ring to match with discharging mouth-shaped, and sealing ring includes embedding
If portion and sealing, the cross section of sealing is in two peak structure.
Preferably, the exhaust outlet is connected with the extract system independently of sludge compartment.
Preferably, the extract system is also connected with the deodoration system independently of sludge compartment.
Preferably, discharging protective plate is additionally provided on the carriage body, discharging protective plate is engaged on the edge of discharge port, and court
Discharge direction stretches out discharge port;When the closing of compartment goalkeeper's discharge port, discharging protective plate is mutually touched with the inner surface of compartment door.
As described above, the sludge compartment being vented of the utility model, has the advantages that in the present invention,
Compartment door is arranged at the discharge port of carriage body and closes discharge port, make storage cavity become one it is closed and dirt can be stored
The space of mud;Side on the top of carriage body close to discharge port offers the feed inlet being connected to storage cavity, and remote on top
The other side from discharge port offers the exhaust outlet being connected to storage cavity, in this way during toward storage cavity conveying sludge, storage
Expect that intracavitary air can more easily be discharged outside carriage body by exhaust outlet, forms negative-pressure ward environment in sludge compartment;On
Carriage body is stated equipped with exhaust pipe, the inlet end of exhaust pipe is connected to above-mentioned exhaust outlet, the outlet side of exhaust pipe with it is above-mentioned
Feed inlet is adjacently positioned, in this way can be by the air conduction of discharge to feed inlet vicinity;Due to carriage body feed inlet need with
The sludge outlet of one sludge feed device connects, and the outlet side of exhaust pipe needs to connect with the exhaust tube of an extract system
It connects, the outlet side of exhaust pipe is adjacently positioned with above-mentioned feed inlet, makes the arrangement of sludge feed device and extract system so more
Add concentration, consequently facilitating simultaneously operating sludge feed device and extract system.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is shown as the cross-sectional view in the sludge compartment being vented of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is shown as the left view in the sludge compartment that can be vented as shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 is shown as the top view in the sludge compartment that can be vented as shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 is shown as the schematic diagram of the medial surface of compartment door;
Fig. 5 is shown as the cross-sectional view of the line A-A along Fig. 4;
Fig. 6 is shown as the enlarged drawing of part B in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is shown as the usage state diagram in the sludge compartment that can be vented.
Component label instructions
1 carriage body
2 compartments door
3 storage cavitys
3a air collecting chamber
4 discharge ports
5 feed inlets
6 exhaust outlets
7 exhaust pipes
8 gate members
9 side walls
The vertical portion 9a
9b inclined plate portion
10 porous filter plates
11 sealing rings
12 sealing strips
13 sealing rings
13a embedding part
13b sealing
14 discharging protective plates
15 sludge feed devices
15a sludge outlet
16 exhaust tubes
Specific embodiment
The embodiments of the present invention is illustrated by particular specific embodiment below, those skilled in the art can be by this
Content disclosed by specification understands other advantages and effect of the utility model easily.
It should be clear that structure, ratio, size etc. depicted in this specification institute attached drawing, only to cooperate specification to be taken off
The content shown is not intended to limit the utility model enforceable restriction item so that those skilled in the art understands and reads
Part, therefore do not have technical essential meaning, the modification of any structure, the change of proportionate relationship or the adjustment of size are not influencing
Under the effect of the utility model can be generated and the purpose that can reach, should all still it fall in the revealed technology of the utility model
In the range of Rong Suoneng is covered.Meanwhile it is cited such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", " centre " and " one " in this specification
Deng term, be merely convenient to being illustrated for narration, rather than to limit the enforceable range of the utility model, relativeness
It is altered or modified, under the content of no substantial changes in technology, when being also considered as the enforceable scope of the utility model.
As shown in Figure 1, the utility model provides a kind of sludge compartment that can be vented, including with storage cavity 3 carriage body 1 and
Compartment door 2, the side of carriage body 1 offers the discharge port 4 be connected to storage cavity 3, and door 2 setting in compartment is at discharge port and by discharge port 4
It closes, the side on the top of carriage body 1 close to discharge port offers the feed inlet 5 being connected to storage cavity 3, and separate on top
The other side of discharge port offers the exhaust outlet 6 being connected to storage cavity 3;
Above-mentioned carriage body 1 is equipped with exhaust pipe 7, and the inlet end of exhaust pipe 7 is connected to above-mentioned exhaust outlet 6, exhaust pipe 7
Outlet side be adjacently positioned with above-mentioned feed inlet 5;
It is additionally provided on above-mentioned carriage body 1 by the closed gate member 8 in the outlet side of the feed inlet 5 of carriage body and exhaust pipe.
Black arrow in Fig. 1 indicates that air-flow direction, i.e. air in storage cavity successively pass through exhaust outlet 6, exhaust
It is discharged outside carriage body after pipeline 7.
In the present invention, compartment door 2 is arranged at the discharge port of carriage body 1 and closes discharge port 4, makes storage cavity 3
Become a space closed and that sludge can be stored.When sludge enters storage cavity 3 through the feed inlet 5 of carriage body 1, carriage body
Outer air can enter storage cavity 3 through the feed inlet 5 of carriage body 1, and the air being mixed in sludge can be also transported in storage cavity.
At this point, the air in storage cavity needs discharge in time.Side on the top of carriage body 1 close to discharge port offers and storage cavity 3
The feed inlet 5 of connection, and the other side on top far from discharge port offers the exhaust outlet 6 being connected to storage cavity 3, exists in this way
During conveying sludge toward storage cavity, the air in storage cavity can be more easily discharged outside carriage body by exhaust outlet 6,
Negative-pressure ward environment is formed in sludge compartment.Since the air in storage cavity may contain the dust of pollution environment and have stink,
Air in storage cavity cannot be directly discharged outside carriage body, need that the air in storage cavity is drained and handled.On
Carriage body 1 is stated equipped with exhaust pipe 7, the inlet end of exhaust pipe 7 is connected to above-mentioned exhaust outlet 6, the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7 and
Above-mentioned feed inlet 5 is adjacently positioned, in this way can be by the air conduction of discharge to feed inlet vicinity;Referring again to Fig. 7, due to compartment
The needs of feed inlet 5 of body 1 are connect with the sludge outlet 15a of a sludge feed device 15, and the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7 needs
It is connect with the exhaust tube 16 of an extract system, the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7 is adjacently positioned with above-mentioned feed inlet 5, makes sludge in this way
The arrangement of feed device 15 and extract system is more concentrated, consequently facilitating simultaneously operating sludge feed device 15 and extract system
(such as docking convenient for simultaneously operating sludge feed device 15 and extract system and the sludge compartment of the utility model).
Therefore, the sludge compartment being vented of the utility model can be more easily by the intracorporal air discharge in compartment, drainage
To the feed inlet vicinity of carriage body, and concentrate the arrangement of external sludge feed device 15 and extract system more.
As shown in Fig. 2, the black arrow in Fig. 2 indicates the flow direction of the air in storage cavity.The top of above-mentioned storage cavity 3
Portion, which has, to be projected upwards and extends to from from discharge port far from the air collecting chamber 3a at discharge port;The number of above-mentioned exhaust pipe 7
Amount is two, and two exhaust pipes 7 are distributed in the two sides of air collecting chamber 3a, and above-mentioned exhaust outlet 6 is offered in the cavity wall of air collecting chamber 3a.
Air collecting chamber 3a has the characteristics that project upwards and extend at separate discharge port from close discharge port, in this way when sludge is defeated
When sending to storage cavity, air can converge in air collecting chamber, be discharged outside carriage body convenient for air through exhaust outlet 6.Exhaust pipe 7
Quantity is two, and two exhaust pipes 7 are distributed in the two sides of air collecting chamber 3a, in this way can be more easily by the sky in storage cavity
Gas discharge.Exhaust outlet 6 is provided in the cavity wall of air collecting chamber 3a, can be avoided exhaust outlet 6 in this way by sludge blockage.
Referring back to Fig. 2, above-mentioned carriage body 1 is surrounded and is formed by bottom wall, roof, two sidewalls 9 and antetheca, the rear side shape of carriage body 1
At above-mentioned discharge port 4, two sidewalls 9 all have that the vertical portion 9a being connected with bottom wall and being extended obliquely upward by vertical portion formed with
The connected inclined plate portion 9b of roof, the distance between two vertical portions are greater than the distance between two inclined plate portions.The inclined plate portion 9b of two sidewalls 9 is opposite
Inclination can guide air to flow toward the top of storage cavity 3 in this way, thus more easily by the air in storage cavity from carriage body
Interior discharge.
In order to balance the air pressure outside the intracorporal air pressure in compartment and carriage body, air pressure double-beat drop valve is equipped in above-mentioned exhaust pipe
(being unillustrated).
As shown in Figure 1, reducing the pollution to environment, above-mentioned exhaust pipe 7 to filter out the impurity being discharged in air
Inlet end and outlet side be equipped with porous filter plate 10.
As shown in figure 3, the top of above-mentioned carriage body 1 is equipped with sealing ring 11 and sealing around above-mentioned feed inlet and exhaust outlet
Item 12, the both ends of sealing strip 12 are connected with the internal perisporium of sealing ring 11 respectively, and the space that sealing ring 11 surrounds is divided into
Feed zone corresponding to carriage body feed inlet and the exhaust gas region corresponding to exhaust pipe outlet side.It refer again to Fig. 7, work as carriage body
Feed inlet 5 when being connect with the sludge outlet 15a of a sludge feed device 15, the present embodiment can guarantee feed inlet 5 and sludge
Export the sealing docking between 15a.When the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7 is connect with the exhaust tube 16 of an extract system (being unillustrated)
When, the present embodiment can guarantee that the sealing between the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7 and exhaust tube 16 is docked.
As shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, the medial surface of above-mentioned compartment door 2 is embedded with the sealing to match with discharging mouth-shaped
Circle 13, sealing ring 13 include embedding part 13a and sealing 13b, and the cross section of sealing 13b is in two peak structure, can be mentioned in this way
Leakproofness between high compartment door 2 and discharge port 4.
Again referring particularly to Fig. 6, a kind of preferred design as above-mentioned sealing ring 13: the inside of embedding part 13a has air cavity,
Air cavity extends along the extending direction of sealing ring 13, can increase the elasticity of embedding part 13a, in this way convenient for installing embedding part 13a
Onto the annular groove of compartment door 2.The structure in addition, medial surface and lateral surface of embedding part 13a are serrated, can increase embedding in this way
If the frictional force between portion 13a and above-mentioned annular groove.
As shown in fig. 7, above-mentioned exhaust outlet 6 is connected with the extract system independently of sludge compartment, it is convenient for taking out storage cavity 3 in this way
At vacuum.In the specific implementation, the exhaust tube 16 of extract system is arranged on above-mentioned sludge feed device 15, the pumping of exhaust tube 16
The sludge outlet 15a of gas end and sludge feed device 15 is arranged side by side.It is sent when the sludge compartment of the utility model is moved into sludge
When expecting the lower section of device 15, co-axially align above and below the pumping end of exhaust tube 16 and the outlet side of exhaust pipe 7, meanwhile, sludge is sent
Expect device 15 sludge outlet 15a and carriage body 1 feed inlet 5 also up and down co-axially align.
As a kind of preferred design of above-mentioned sludge feed device 15, it is equipped at the sludge outlet of sludge feed device 15
Auxiliary seal ring and two auxiliary seal items, auxiliary seal ring match with above-mentioned sealing ring 11, two auxiliary seal items with it is upper
Sealing strip 12 is stated to match.When sludge feed device 15 docks up and down with the sludge compartment of the utility model, auxiliary seal collar
In the periphery of sealing ring 11, and the medial surface of auxiliary seal ring is mutually close to the lateral surface of sealing ring 11, and two auxiliary are close
Strip of paper used for sealing is clamped in the two sides of sealing strip 12, and which further increases the leakproofness of above-mentioned feed zone and exhaust gas region.
Above-mentioned extract system is also connected with the deodoration system independently of sludge compartment, can carry out in this way to discharged air
Deodorizing process.
As shown in Figure 1, being additionally provided with discharging protective plate 14 on above-mentioned carriage body 1, discharging protective plate 14 is engaged on the side of discharge port
Discharge port is stretched out along upper, and towards discharge direction;When compartment door 2 closes discharge port 4, the interior table of discharging protective plate 14 and compartment door 2
Face is mutually touched.It can be avoided the sludge in storage cavity in this way and directly impact above-mentioned sealing ring 13, improve the use of sealing ring 13
Service life.
In conclusion the sludge compartment being vented of the utility model can more easily by the discharge of the intracorporal air in compartment,
It is drained to the feed inlet vicinity of carriage body, forms negative-pressure ward environment in sludge compartment, and makes external sludge feed device
It is more concentrated with the arrangement of extract system.So the utility model effectively overcomes various shortcoming in the prior art and has height
Spend value of industrial utilization.
The above embodiments are only illustrative of the principle and efficacy of the utility model, and not for limitation, this is practical new
Type.Any person skilled in the art can all carry out above-described embodiment under the spirit and scope without prejudice to the utility model
Modifications and changes.Therefore, such as those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the revealed essence of the utility model
All equivalent modifications or change completed under mind and technical idea, should be covered by the claim of the utility model.
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1. the sludge compartment that one kind can be vented, it is characterised in that: including carriage body (1) and compartment door (2) with storage cavity (3), compartment
The side of body (1) offers the discharge port (4) being connected to storage cavity (3), and compartment door (2) is arranged at discharge port and by discharge port
(4) it closes, the side on the top of carriage body (1) close to discharge port offers the feed inlet (5) being connected to storage cavity (3), and
The other side on top far from discharge port offers the exhaust outlet (6) being connected to storage cavity (3);
The carriage body (1) is equipped with exhaust pipe (7), and the inlet end of exhaust pipe (7) is connected to the exhaust outlet (6), is vented
The outlet side of pipeline (7) is adjacently positioned with the feed inlet (5);
The closed gate member in outlet side (8) by the feed inlet (5) of carriage body and exhaust pipe is additionally provided on the carriage body (1).
2. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the top of the storage cavity (3) have project upwards and
It extends to from from discharge port far from the air collecting chamber (3a) at discharge port;
The quantity of the exhaust pipe (7) is two, and two exhaust pipes (7) are distributed in the two sides of air collecting chamber (3a), air collecting chamber
The exhaust outlet (6) are offered in the cavity wall of (3a).
3. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the carriage body (1) by bottom wall, roof, two sidewalls (9) with
And antetheca surrounds to be formed, the rear side of carriage body (1) is formed the discharge port (4), two sidewalls (9) all have be connected with bottom wall it is vertical
Portion (9a) and the inclined plate portion (9b) being connected with the roof formed is extended obliquely upward by the vertical portion, between two vertical portions
Distance is greater than the distance between two inclined plate portions.
4. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: be equipped with air pressure double-beat drop valve in the exhaust pipe.
5. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the inlet end of the exhaust pipe (7) and outlet side are equal
Equipped with porous filter plate (10).
6. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the top of the carriage body (1) be equipped with around it is described into
The sealing ring (11) and sealing strip (12) of material mouth and exhaust outlet, the both ends of sealing strip (12) internal perisporium with sealing ring (11) respectively
It is connected, and the space that sealing ring (11) surrounds is divided into the feed zone of feed inlet corresponding to carriage body and corresponds to exhaust
The exhaust gas region of the outlet side of pipeline.
7. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the medial surface of the compartment door (2) is embedded with and discharge port
The sealing ring (13) that shape matches, sealing ring (13) include embedding part (13a) and sealing (13b), the cross of sealing (13b)
Section is in two peak structure.
8. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the exhaust outlet (6) and the pumping independently of sludge compartment
System is connected.
9. sludge compartment according to claim 8, it is characterised in that: the extract system also with the deodorization independently of sludge compartment
System is connected.
10. sludge compartment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: be additionally provided with discharging protective plate on the carriage body (1)
(14), discharging protective plate (14) is engaged on the edge of discharge port, and stretches out discharge port towards discharge direction;When compartment door (2) will unload
When material mouth (4) is closed, discharging protective plate (14) is mutually touched with the inner surface of compartment door (2).
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