CN209009431U - Drag conveyor - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a kind of drag conveyor, belong to solid material conveying equipment technical field, wherein drag conveyor includes material trough, scraper plate, conveyer belt, driving wheel and support wheel, the top of material trough is arranged in the conveyer belt, closed ring corresponding with the shape of material trough is constituted, bottom end is connect by fixed structure with scraper plate;The drag conveyor of the utility model, by drive wheel conveyer belt, conveyer belt draws scraper plate, move scraper plate in the closed ring track that material trough is constituted, to push the material being located in material trough to be moved along closed ring track, it is fixed since scraper plate carries out top using conveyer belt, when towards conveying material in large scale equipment, it can be turned to conveyer belt, multiple discharge ports being not arranged on the same straight line are connected by closed ring track, the material in drag conveyor can be made to pass through each discharge port discharge, to meet the needs towards large scale equipment conveying material.
Description
Technical field
The utility model relates to solid material conveying equipment technical fields, and in particular to a kind of drag conveyor.
Background technique
In solid material conveying equipment, drag conveyor generally comprises hopper, scraper plate, chain and sprocket wheel, and sprocket wheel is by driving
Motivation structure drives rotation, and sprocket wheel drives chain, moves the scraper plate connected on chain in hopper, thus to the material in hopper
It is conveyed.
However, being conveyed in existing drag conveyor only for material to be carried out to the straight line of one line of two o'clock, scraper plate is in movement
In the process, can not turn in the horizontal direction, by material towards when being conveyed in large scale equipment, in order to make material exist
It is evenly distributed in large scale equipment, there are multiple feed inlets generally in equipment, and above-mentioned multiple feed inlets are same due to not being located at
On straight line, therefore, transportation work can not be carried out using existing drag conveyor.
Utility model content
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome drag conveyor in the prior art that can not carry out
The defect of the turning of horizontal direction, to provide a kind of can transport material in multiple feed inlets positioned on different straight lines
Drag conveyor.
The utility model also provides a kind of material feed method and a kind of material discharging method.
In order to solve the above technical problems, drag conveyor provided by the utility model, comprising:
Material trough is open-topped bathtub construction, and both ends docking constitutes closed ring track, in the bottom of material trough
It is communicated at least one discharge port;
Scraper plate is vertically inserted into the material trough, and top connects on the conveyor belt, as the movement of the conveyer belt is in institute
State the track sliding constituted in material trough along it;
The top of the material trough is arranged in conveyer belt, constitutes closed ring corresponding with the shape of the material trough,
Bottom end is connect by fixed structure with the scraper plate;
Driving wheel positioned at the inside of the conveyer belt, and is horizontally disposed with, and being used to support the conveyer belt makes its composition and institute
The corresponding annular of shape of material trough is stated, and passes through the movement of conveyer belt described in rotate driving;
At least side along the conveyer belt is arranged in support wheel, for contacting with the conveyer belt, supports described defeated
Send band that it is made to constitute closed ring corresponding with the shape of the material trough.
Preferably, positioning strip is connected on the inside of the vertical plane of the conveyer belt, the positioning strip is described vertical
It is outwardly protruded on face towards horizontal direction;
On wheel face on the driving wheel, it is provided with the locating slot for being suitable for accommodating the positioning strip;
When the conveyer belt surrounds the driving wheel, the positioning strip is embedded into inside the locating slot.
Preferably, the support wheel has multiple groups, is made of two wheels being coaxially disposed up and down, props up described in every group
It supports and is formed with the groove that can be embedded in the positioning strip between the two-wheeled up and down of wheel.
Preferably, further includes:
The other side of the conveyer belt opposite with the support wheel, the shape between the support wheel is arranged in extruding wheel
At the gap for passing through the conveyer belt.
Preferably, the extruding wheel is connect by the second adjustable spring with rack, passes through the described second flexible bullet
Spring provides the biasing force for squeezing the extruding wheel towards the support wheel direction.
Preferably, the fixed structure includes,
Vertical connecting rod, both ends are connected through a screw thread part respectively and connect the conveyer belt and the scraper plate;
Tilt pull rod, inclination be connected between the vertical connecting rod and the conveyer belt, top be connected through a screw thread part with
The conveying band connection, bottom end are connect with the bottom of the vertical connecting rod by universal hinging part;
The inclination pull rod has two sections, and centre is connected by the first adjustable spring, is mentioned by first adjustable spring
For making the vertical connecting rod be maintained at the elastic force of preset fixed position.
Preferably, the bottom discharge port of the material trough has multiple, is evenly distributed on for containing material
At the top of equipment.
Preferably, the bottom discharge port of the material trough has one or two, and integrated distribution is for containing
At the top of the equipment of material.
Material feed method provided by the utility model, comprising the following steps:
Extremely by material lifting, scraper plate described in any one of above scheme at the top of the equipment of material to be contained conveys
In the material trough of machine;
Start drag conveyor, driving scraper plate pushes the material being located in material trough, passes through material successively respectively
A discharge port, partial material by discharge port whereabouts enter in the equipment of material to be contained, partial material by scraper plate push after
It is continuous mobile towards next discharge port;
Control the opening and closing of each discharge port, when material being selected to enter in the equipment of material to be contained, the discharging that is passed through
Mouthful.Characterized by comprising the following steps:
By material from the device bottom discharge for containing material, it is emitted into positioned at any one of above scheme of device bottom institute
In the material trough for the drag conveyor stated;
Start drag conveyor, driving scraper plate pushes the material being located in material trough, makes material by discharge port
When, material is emitted into preset memory locations by discharge port concentration;
It, will be in material lifting to packing funnel by lifting means in preset memory locations.
The technical solution of the utility model has the advantages that
1. drag conveyor provided by the utility model, by drive wheel conveyer belt, conveyer belt draws scraper plate, makes scraper plate
It is moved in the closed ring track that material trough is constituted, to push the material being located in material trough along closed ring track quilt
Movement is fixed since scraper plate carries out top using conveyer belt, when towards conveying material in large scale equipment, therefore can be with defeated
Band is sent to turn to, it, can be by multiple discharge ports being not arranged on the same straight line by closed ring track using this drag conveyor
Connection makes the material in drag conveyor by each discharge port discharge, to meet the needs towards large scale equipment conveying material.
2. drag conveyor provided by the utility model is equipped with positioning strip on the conveyor belt, when conveyer belt surrounds driving wheel
When, positioning strip is embedded into the locating slot on driving wheel, to vertically be positioned by driving wheel to conveyer belt, prevents conveying
Band play up and down in operation, therefore can be avoided the phenomenon that scraper plate below conveyer belt is in contact less than material.
3. conveyer belt is kept perpendicular by the cooperation of extruding wheel and support wheel by drag conveyor provided by the utility model
To be extruded between extruding wheel and support wheel, the positioning strip on conveyer belt be embedded into support wheel formation groove in, pass through branch
Conveyer belt is vertically fixed in support wheel.
4. drag conveyor provided by the utility model connects the second adjustable spring of extruding wheel, it is used for extruding wheel court
Elastic force is provided to support wheel direction, so that the positioning strip on conveyer belt is preferably embedded into what support wheel or driving wheel were formed
In groove.
5. drag conveyor provided by the utility model is connected scraper plate and conveyer belt by fixed structure, fixed
The vertical connecting rod and inclination pull rod of structure form firm triangular structure, to vertically be positioned to scraper plate, enable scraper plate
It is enough to be vertically inserted in material trough;The first adjustable spring having between two sections of inclination pull rod, scraper plate carry out in material trough
When sliding, the fixation position for being able to maintain scraper plate by the biasing force of the first adjustable spring is constant, and the first adjustable spring makes to tilt
Pull rod changes between default stroke, can reduce inclination pull rod to the pulling force of conveyer belt, reduce the spoilage of conveyer belt.
6. drag conveyor provided by the utility model, when being used to convey material towards in large scale equipment, by object
Multiple discharge ports are arranged in the bottom of hopper, and multiple discharge ports are evenly distributed on to the top of large scale equipment, make material by respectively going out
It is dropped at material mouth in large scale equipment, it can be achieved that material to be evenly distributed on to the inside of large scale equipment.
7. drag conveyor provided by the utility model, when for from outputting material inside large scale equipment, by object
The position of above-mentioned discharge port is located at and is used to temporarily concentrate setting for material by one or two discharge port of the bottom concentrated setting of hopper
Standby top, makes the material received out of large scale equipment by material trough, is dropped into interim concentrating equipment by discharge outlet,
It can be achieved to export material out of large scale equipment, and concentrate at predeterminable area.
8. material feed method provided by the utility model, by being arranged drag conveyor described in above scheme
At the top of the equipment of material to be contained, material is evenly distributed on each discharge port position using drag conveyor, makes material from each
Discharge port uniformly drops into the equipment of material to be contained, so that material be made to be uniformly distributed in equipment.
9. material discharging method provided by the utility model, by being arranged drag conveyor described in above scheme
In the device bottom for containing material, the material being discharged from device bottom is received using the material trough of drag conveyor, then by object
Material from the discharge outlet of concentrated setting is expelled to predeterminated position, passes through lifting means again in predetermined position and is delivered to material point
It fills in funnel, consequently facilitating the packing of material can be simultaneously from equipment bottom since the shape of material trough can be arbitrarily arranged
Multiple outlets in portion receive material, convenient for the quickly discharging and packaging of material.
Detailed description of the invention
It, below will be right in order to illustrate more clearly of specific embodiment of the present invention or technical solution in the prior art
Specific embodiment or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art are briefly described, it should be apparent that, it is described below
In attached drawing be that some embodiments of the utility model are not paying creativeness for those of ordinary skill in the art
Under the premise of labour, it is also possible to obtain other drawings based on these drawings.
Fig. 1 is the schematic perspective view of the utility model.
Fig. 2 is the main view of the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the top view of the utility model.
Fig. 4 is the top view of another embodiment of the utility model.
Description of symbols:
1, material trough;2, scraper plate;3, conveyer belt;4, driving wheel;5, support wheel;6, extruding wheel;7, discharge port;8, connect vertically
Bar;9, pull rod is tilted;10, positioning strip;11, locating slot;12, groove;13, the first adjustable spring;14, the second adjustable spring.
Specific embodiment
The technical solution of the utility model is clearly and completely described below in conjunction with attached drawing, it is clear that described
Embodiment is the utility model a part of the embodiment, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, originally
Field those of ordinary skill every other embodiment obtained without making creative work belongs to practical
Novel protected range.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that term " on ", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outside" etc.
The orientation or positional relationship of instruction is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience of description the utility model
It is described with simplifying, rather than the device or element of indication or suggestion meaning must have a particular orientation, with specific orientation structure
It makes and operates, therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " is pacified
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integrally
Connection;It can be mechanical connection, be also possible to be electrically connected;Can be directly connected, can also indirectly connected through an intermediary,
It can be the connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned art can be understood with concrete condition
The concrete meaning of language in the present invention.
In addition, as long as technical characteristic involved in the utility model different embodiments disclosed below is each other
Not constituting conflict can be combined with each other.
Embodiment 1
Drag conveyor provided in this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, comprising: material trough 1, scraper plate 2, conveyer belt 3, driving
Wheel 4, support wheel 5 and extruding wheel 6.
The material trough 1 is open-topped bathtub construction, and both ends docking constitutes closed ring track, needs to illustrate
Be that closed ring track not only includes ellipse herein, further include the polygon at least three sides, the polygon it is any
The angle that both sides are constituted is fillet.Multiple discharge ports 7 are communicated in the bottom of material trough 1, are evenly distributed on for containing
At the top of the equipment for filling material.
The scraper plate 2 is vertically inserted into the material trough 1, and top is connected on conveyer belt 3, with the conveyer belt 3
It is mobile to be slided in the material trough 1 along the track that it is constituted.The fixation device for connecting scraper plate 2 and conveyer belt 3 includes: to connect vertically
Bar 8 and inclination pull rod 9, vertical 8 both ends of connecting rod are connected through a screw thread part respectively and connect the conveyer belt 3 and the scraper plate 2,
The inclination of inclination pull rod 9 is connected between the vertical connecting rod 8 and the conveyer belt 3, and top is connected through a screw thread part and institute
The connection of conveyer belt 3 is stated, bottom end is connect with the bottom of the vertical connecting rod 8 by universal hinging part, and inclination pull rod 9 has two sections,
Centre is connected by the first adjustable spring 13, so that the vertical connecting rod 8 is maintained at pre- by first adjustable spring 13 offer
If fixation position elastic force.Also, tilting pull rod 9 has the front and rear sides that the vertical connecting rod 8 is arranged in, symmetrical
At least two.
The top of the material trough 1 is arranged in the conveyer belt 3, constitutes envelope corresponding with the shape of the material trough 1
Closed-loop shaped, bottom end are connect by fixed structure with the scraper plate 2.It is connected with positioning strip 10 on the inside of the vertical plane of the conveyer belt 3,
The positioning strip 10 outwardly protrudes on the vertical plane towards horizontal direction.
The driving wheel 4 is located at the inside of the conveyer belt 3, and is horizontally disposed with, and being used to support the conveyer belt 3 makes its structure
At annular corresponding with the shape of the material trough 1, and pass through the movement of conveyer belt 3 described in rotate driving, on driving wheel 4
On wheel face, it is provided with the locating slot 11 for being suitable for accommodating the positioning strip 10, it is described when the conveyer belt 3 surrounds the driving wheel 4
Positioning strip 10 is embedded into inside the locating slot 11.
At least side along the conveyer belt 3 is arranged in the support wheel 5, for contacting with the conveyer belt 3, supports
The conveyer belt 3 makes it constitute closed ring corresponding with the shape of the material trough 1.The support wheel 5 has multiple groups, by
Two wheels being coaxially disposed up and down form, and the positioning can be embedded in by being formed between the two-wheeled up and down of support wheel 5 described in every group
The groove 12 of item 10.
The other side of the conveyer belt 3 opposite with the support wheel 5 is arranged in the extruding wheel 6, with the support wheel 5
Between formed for by the gap of the conveyer belt 3.The extruding wheel 6 is connect by the second adjustable spring 14 with rack, is led to
Second adjustable spring 14 is crossed, the biasing force for squeezing the extruding wheel 6 towards 5 direction of support wheel is provided.
As the alternative embodiments of above-described embodiment, as shown in figure 4, in the bottom discharge port 7 of the material trough 1,
Only there is one or two, and concentrate and be distributed at the top of the equipment for containing material.
As the alternative embodiments of above-described embodiment, the first adjustable spring 13 between 9 two sections of pull rod of inclination can be with
Replace with the support rod for using gas and liquid for working media.
As the alternative embodiments of above-described embodiment, the extruding wheel 6 be can be omitted, and conveyer belt 3 only relies on driving
The support force of wheel 4 and support wheel 5, can also be supported on predeterminated position and be driven.
As the alternative embodiments of above-described embodiment, the positioning strip 10 on conveyer belt 3 be can be omitted, even if not to defeated
It send band 3 vertically to be positioned, nor affects on, under slower speed, the normal transmission of conveyer belt 3.
Embodiment 2
The present embodiment provides a kind of material feed methods, comprising the following steps:
Extremely by material lifting, the object of drag conveyor described in the embodiment 1 at the top of the equipment of material to be contained
In hopper 1.
Start drag conveyor, driving scraper plate 2 pushes the material being located in material trough 1, passes through material successively
Each discharge port 7, partial material are entered in the equipment of material to be contained by the whereabouts of discharge port 7, and partial material is pushed away by scraper plate 2
It is dynamic to continue towards the movement of next discharge port 7.
Control the opening and closing of each discharge port 7, when material being selected to enter in the equipment of material to be contained, the discharging that is passed through
Mouth 7.
Embodiment 3
The present embodiment provides a kind of material discharging methods, comprising the following steps:
By material from the device bottom discharge for containing material, it is emitted into described in the embodiment 1 positioned at device bottom and scrapes
In the material trough 1 of plate conveyer.
Start drag conveyor, driving scraper plate 2 pushes the material being located in material trough 1, makes material by discharging
When mouth 7, material is emitted into preset memory locations by the concentration of discharge port 7.
It, will be in material lifting to packing funnel by lifting means in preset memory locations.
Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clarifying the description, and does not limit the embodiments.It is right
For those of ordinary skill in the art, can also make on the basis of the above description it is other it is various forms of variation or
It changes.There is no necessity and possibility to exhaust all the enbodiments.And it is extended from this it is obvious variation or
It changes among the protection scope created still in the utility model.
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1. drag conveyor characterized by comprising
Material trough (1) is open-topped bathtub construction, and both ends docking constitutes closed ring track, at the bottom of material trough (1)
Portion is communicated at least one discharge port (7);
Scraper plate (2) is vertically inserted into the material trough (1), and top is connected on conveyer belt (3), with the conveyer belt (3)
It is mobile to be slided in the material trough (1) along the track that it is constituted;
Conveyer belt (3), setting constitute closing corresponding with the shape of the material trough (1) at the top of the material trough (1)
Annular, bottom end are connect by fixed structure with the scraper plate (2);
Driving wheel (4), is located at the inside of the conveyer belt (3), and is horizontally disposed with, and being used to support the conveyer belt (3) makes its structure
At annular corresponding with the shape of the material trough (1), and pass through the movement of conveyer belt (3) described in rotate driving;
Support wheel (5), at least side being arranged along the conveyer belt (3) are supported for contacting with the conveyer belt (3)
The conveyer belt (3) makes it constitute closed ring corresponding with the shape of the material trough (1).
2. drag conveyor according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
It is connected with positioning strip (10) on the inside of the vertical plane of the conveyer belt (3), positioning strip (10) court on the vertical plane
It is outwardly protruded to horizontal direction;
On wheel face on the driving wheel (4), it is provided with the locating slot (11) for being suitable for accommodating the positioning strip (10);
When the conveyer belt (3) surrounds the driving wheel (4), it is internal that the positioning strip (10) is embedded into the locating slot (11).
3. drag conveyor according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the support wheel (5) have multiple groups, by it is upper similarly hereinafter
Two wheels of axis setting form, and the positioning strip can be embedded in by being formed between the two-wheeled up and down of support wheel described in every group (5)
(10) groove (12).
4. drag conveyor according to claim 3, which is characterized in that further include:
Extruding wheel (6) is arranged in the other side of the conveyer belt (3) opposite with the support wheel (5), with the support wheel
(5) it is formed between for the gap by the conveyer belt (3).
5. drag conveyor according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the extruding wheel (6) passes through the second adjustable spring
(14) it is connect with rack, by second adjustable spring (14), providing makes the extruding wheel (6) towards the support wheel (5)
The biasing force that direction squeezes.
6. drag conveyor according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the fixed structure includes,
Vertical connecting rod (8), both ends are connected through a screw thread part respectively and connect the conveyer belt (3) and the scraper plate (2);
It tilts pull rod (9), inclination is connected between the vertical connecting rod (8) and the conveyer belt (3), and top is connected through a screw thread
Part is connect with the conveyer belt (3), and bottom end is connect with the bottom of the vertical connecting rod (8) by universal hinging part;
The inclination pull rod (9) has two sections, and centre is connected by the first adjustable spring (13), passes through first adjustable spring
(13) elastic force for making the vertical connecting rod (8) be maintained at preset fixed position is provided.
7. drag conveyor according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the bottom discharge port (7) of the material trough (1) has
Have multiple, is evenly distributed at the top of equipment for containing material.
8. drag conveyor according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the bottom discharge port (7) of the material trough (1) has
There is one or two, integrated distribution is at the top of the equipment for containing material.
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