CN209287879U - A kind of stalk exclusion device - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of stalk exclusion devices, it is related to impurity removing technology field, including chassis body, the chassis body both ends are respectively arranged with inlet port and outlet port, chassis body one side wall is run through in described inlet port and outlet port one end, and it extends in chassis body inner cavity, mesh belt is provided through between the inlet port and outlet port, chassis body inner cavity top side is fixedly installed connecting plate, and connecting plate is set to mesh belt top, connecting plate bottom end side is provided with clamping device, and clamping device is set to right above mesh belt.The utility model passes through dual impurity-eliminating effect, that is shaking device vibration removal of impurities, the punching removal of impurities of spray head water, and quickly the stalk root after water punching can be dried using hot wind caused by heater, impurity-eliminating effect can be greatly improved, compared with existing single impurity-eliminating effect, the impurity-eliminating effect of the present apparatus is greatly improved, so that stalk is cleaner.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to impurity removing technology field, in particular to a kind of stalk exclusion device.
Background technique
Stalk is the general name of mature crops cauline leaf (fringe) part.It is often referred to wheat, rice, corn, potato, rape, cotton
Flower, the remainder of sugarcane and other crops (usually coarse food grain) after harvesting seed.The photosynthetic product of crops has
More than half is present in stalk, and stalk is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and organic matter etc., be it is a kind of have it is multiduty can be again
Raw living resources, stalk are also a kind of roughage.Feature is that crude fiber content is high (30%-40%), and contains lignin etc..
Though lignocellulose cannot be utilized by pig, chicken, it can be absorbed and be utilized by livestocks such as ruminant ox, sheep.It is pervious
Stalk, which is mostly directly stacked in farmland, directly to burn, and not only waste of resource also has seriously polluted the environment in this way, with section now
The prosperity of skill, the use of stalk are increasingly come big, for example stalk is efficient, long-range light industry, weaving and building materials raw material, both can be with
Part replaces the materials such as brick, wood, also can effectively protect arable land and the forest reserves.The heat insulating ability of stalk wallboard, dicoration and durable
Property belongs to superior.It can also be using agricultural wastes such as rice straw, Wheat Straw, corn stovers as raw material, by dedicated
Equipment stalk block making machine is pressed into a kind of solid biomass combustion that can directly burn by techniques such as pulverization process, compression processings
Material.
And stalk existence can be infected with a large amount of rubble and wet soil in harvesting and transportational process in Tanaka, in cutting and powder
It will affect disintegrating cutter device when broken, reduce its service life, it is serious or even the equipment such as cutter can be damaged.But it is existing
Most of impurity removing equipment only uses single vibration removal of impurities or washed with impurities, so as to being not achieved thoroughly for stalk
Removal of impurities.Therefore, it is necessary to solve the above problems to invent a kind of stalk exclusion device.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of stalk exclusion devices, to solve mentioned above in the background art ask
Topic.
To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a kind of stalk exclusion device, including frame master
Body, the chassis body both ends are respectively arranged with inlet port and outlet port, and frame is run through in described inlet port and outlet port one end
Body side wall, and extend in chassis body inner cavity, it is provided through mesh belt between the inlet port and outlet port,
Chassis body inner cavity top side is fixedly installed connecting plate, and connecting plate is set to mesh belt top, the company
Fishplate bar bottom end side is provided with clamping device, and clamping device is set to right above mesh belt, and the connecting plate bottom end is another
Side is provided with spray head, connecting column is fixedly installed at the top of the spray head, and be fixedly connected at the top of connecting column with connecting plate bottom,
It is on same straight line with spray head and is provided with shaking device, and shaking device is located at immediately ahead of clamping device and connecting plate bottom is solid
Fixed connection, is on same straight line with spray head and having heaters is arranged, and heater is set in one end of the connection board and chassis body
Chamber roof is fixedly connected, and the heater base is provided with air outlet, and spray head, shaking device and air outlet be all set in it is netted
Conveyer belt side top.
Preferably, chassis body top side is fixedly installed water tank, and the water tank side bottom end is provided with pressurization
Pump, and force (forcing) pump input terminal is connect with water tank output end, the pressurization pump output terminal is provided with water-supply-pipe, the water-supply-pipe output
Chassis body roof and connecting column are run through in end, and connect with spray head input terminal.
Preferably, the chassis body top other side was fixedly installed blower, and the blower output end of crossing is provided with
Wind conveying pipe, and wind conveying pipe output end is connect through chassis body roof with heater input terminal, it is described to cross the setting of blower output end
There is filter plate, and filter plate is made of reticular structure.
Preferably, chassis body inner cavity bottom end is movably set with impurity collecting cart and liquid collecting cart, and impurity is received
It is separated between collection vehicle and liquid collecting cart with partition, under the impurity collecting cart is set to clamping device and shaking device just
Side, the liquid collecting cart are set to immediately below spray head and air outlet, and the impurity collecting cart and liquid collecting cart side are all provided with
It is equipped with dodge gate, and dodge gate and chassis body one side wall are in rotation connection.
Preferably, the mesh belt both ends are respectively arranged with transmission gear and driven gear, the mesh belt
Transmission gear bottom end is provided with rotary electric machine, and rotary electric machine is fixedly installed on chassis body bottom end side, the rotation
Motor output end is sequentially connected by belt and transmission gear, and chassis body bottom end two sides are provided with bracket, and bracket
It is rotatablely connected by shaft and transmission gear or driven gear.
Preferably, the clamping device includes telescope motor, telescopic shaft and grip block, and the telescope motor is fixedly installed on
Connecting plate bottom, the telescopic shaft top connect with telescope motor output end, fix at the top of the grip block with telescopic shaft bottom
Connection, the shaking device includes vibration motor, vibration rod and jolting plate, and the vibration motor is fixedly installed on connecting plate bottom
Portion, the vibration rod top connect with vibration motor output end, are fixedly connected at the top of the jolting plate with vibration rod bottom, and shake
Toothing is arranged in movable plate bottom shape.
Preferably, the mesh belt two sides close to described feed inlet one end are provided with baffle, and baffle is fixedly installed on
In chassis body, the chassis body one side wall is fixedly installed PLC controller, and PLC controller is set to dodge gate top,
The heater, force (forcing) pump, blower, rotary electric machine, telescope motor and vibration motor excessively pass through PLC controller and external power supply
It is electrically connected.
The technical effect and advantage of the utility model:
1, the utility model passes through dual impurity-eliminating effect, i.e. shaking device vibration removal of impurities, the punching removal of impurities of spray head water, and benefit
The hot wind caused by heater can quickly be dried the stalk root after water punching, can greatly improve and remove
Miscellaneous effect, compared with existing single impurity-eliminating effect, the impurity-eliminating effect of the present apparatus is greatly improved, so that stalk is cleaner；
2, the utility model by shaking device shake clean while, stalk is compressed using clamping device,
This avoid shaking devices to fall stalk from mesh belt when carrying out vibration removal of impurities to stalk, to influence
Conveying effect of the stalk on mesh belt；
3, the utility model has by the way that mobilizable impurity collecting cart and liquid collecting cart is arranged in mesh belt bottom end
It conducive to generated sundries after cleaning to stalk and rinses and air-dries generated liquid and be collected, avoid sundries and liquid heap
Product influences whole operation in chassis body.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model entirety schematic cross-sectional view.
Fig. 2 is the utility model positive structure diagram.
Fig. 3 is enlarged structure schematic diagram at A in the utility model Fig. 1.
In figure: 1, chassis body；2, feed inlet；3, discharge port；4, mesh belt；5, connecting plate；6, clamping device；
61, telescope motor；62, telescopic shaft；63, grip block；7, spray head；8, connecting column；9, shaking device；91, vibration motor；92, it shakes
Lever；93, jolting plate；10, heater；11, air outlet；12, water tank；13, force (forcing) pump；14, water-supply-pipe；15, blower is crossed；16,
Wind conveying pipe；17, filter plate；18, impurity collecting cart；19, liquid collecting cart；20, dodge gate；21, transmission gear；22, passive tooth
Wheel；23, rotary electric machine；24, bracket；25, baffle；26, PLC controller.
Specific embodiment
The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, carries out the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model
Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than whole
Embodiment.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are without making creative work
Every other embodiment obtained, fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
The utility model provides a kind of stalk exclusion device as shown in Figs. 1-3, including chassis body 1, the frame
1 both ends of main body are respectively arranged with feed inlet 2 and discharge port 3, and chassis body 1 one is run through in the feed inlet 2 and 3 one end of discharge port
Side wall, and extend in 1 inner cavity of chassis body, mesh belt 4, institute are provided through between the feed inlet 2 and discharge port 3
It states 1 inner cavity top side of chassis body and is fixedly installed connecting plate 5, and connecting plate 5 is set to 4 top of mesh belt, it is described
5 bottom end side of connecting plate is provided with clamping device 6, and clamping device 6 is set to right above mesh belt 4, the connecting plate 5
The bottom end other side is provided with spray head 7, and connecting column 8, and 8 top of connecting column and 5 bottom of connecting plate are fixedly installed at the top of the spray head 7
Before portion is fixedly connected, and is on same straight line with spray head 7 and is provided with shaking device 9, and shaking device 9 is located at clamping device 6 just
Side is fixedly connected with 5 bottom of connecting plate, is in setting having heaters 10 on same straight line with spray head 7, and heater 10 is set to
5 one end of connecting plate is fixedly connected with 1 inner cavity roof of chassis body, and 10 bottom of heater is provided with air outlet 11, and spray head
7, shaking device 9 and air outlet 11 are all set in 4 side top of mesh belt.
Further, in the above scheme, the 1 top side of chassis body is fixedly installed water tank 12, the water tank
12 sides bottom end are provided with force (forcing) pump 13, and 13 input terminal of force (forcing) pump is connect with 12 output end of water tank, and the force (forcing) pump 13 exports
End is provided with water-supply-pipe 14, and 14 output end of water-supply-pipe runs through 1 roof of chassis body and connecting column 8, and with 7 input terminal of spray head
It connects, is conducive to be delivered in spray head 7 and carry out using water-supply-pipe 14 after the water stored in water tank 12 pressurization by force (forcing) pump 13
Flushing to stalk.
Further, in the above scheme, the 1 top other side of chassis body was fixedly installed blower 15, described
It crosses 15 output end of blower and is provided with wind conveying pipe 16, and 16 output end of wind conveying pipe is inputted through 1 roof of chassis body and heater 10
End connection, 15 output end of blower of crossing is provided with filter plate 17, and filter plate 17 is made of reticular structure, is conducive to pass through
It crosses blower 15 and absorbs a large amount of wind from the external world, and be delivered in heater 10 and heated by wind conveying pipe 16, while in mistake
Filter plate 17 made of reticular structure are arranged in the output end of blower 15, are conducive to reach and carry out to the impurity of entrained in wind
Effect is filtered, the stalk after avoiding impurity recontamination contained in wind from cleaning, to influence impurity-eliminating effect.
Further, in the above scheme, the 1 inner cavity bottom end of chassis body is movably set with impurity collecting cart 18 and liquid
Body collecting cart 19, and separated between impurity collecting cart 18 and liquid collecting cart 19 with partition, the impurity collecting cart 18 is set
It is placed in immediately below clamping device 6 and shaking device 9, the liquid collecting cart 19 is set to immediately below spray head 7 and air outlet 11, institute
It states impurity collecting cart 18 and 19 side of liquid collecting cart is provided with dodge gate 20, and dodge gate 20 and 1 one side wall of chassis body
In rotation connection, is conducive to generated sundries and flushing after cleaning to stalk and is collected with generated liquid is air-dried, kept away
Exempt from sundries and liquid buildup in chassis body 1 and influences whole operation.
Further, in the above scheme, 4 both ends of mesh belt are respectively arranged with transmission gear 21 and passive tooth
Wheel 22, the mesh belt 4 is provided with rotary electric machine 23 close to 21 bottom end of transmission gear, and rotary electric machine 23 is fixedly installed on
1 bottom end side of chassis body, 23 output end of rotary electric machine are sequentially connected by belt and transmission gear 21, the frame master
1 bottom end two sides of body are provided with bracket 24, and bracket 24 is rotatablely connected by shaft and transmission gear 21 or driven gear 22.
Further, in the above scheme, the clamping device 6 includes telescope motor 61, telescopic shaft 62 and grip block 63,
The telescope motor 61 is fixedly installed on 5 bottom of connecting plate, and 62 top of telescopic shaft is connect with 61 output end of telescope motor, institute
It states 63 top of grip block to be fixedly connected with 62 bottom of telescopic shaft, the shaking device 9 includes vibration motor 91, vibration rod 92 and shake
Movable plate 93, the vibration motor 91 are fixedly installed on 5 bottom of connecting plate, 92 top of vibration rod and 91 output end of vibration motor
Connection, 93 top of jolting plate is fixedly connected with 92 bottom of vibration rod, and toothing, benefit is arranged in 93 bottom shape of jolting plate
Grip block 63 is driven to move up and down by telescopic shaft 62 with the operation of telescope motor 61, to reach to mesh belt
The stalk conveyed on 4 compresses effect, and this avoid make when the jolting plate 93 in shaking device 9 carries out vibration removal of impurities to stalk
Stalk is obtained to fall from mesh belt 4.
Further, in the above scheme, 4 two sides of mesh belt close to described 2 one end of feed inlet are provided with baffle
25, and baffle 25 is fixedly installed in chassis body 1, is conducive to achieve the effect that rectify a deviation to stalk when placing, it is described
1 one side wall of chassis body is fixedly installed the PLC controller 26 of model SIMATICS7-300, and PLC controller 26 is set to
20 top of dodge gate, the heater 10, cross blower 15, rotary electric machine 23, telescope motor 61 and vibration motor 91 at force (forcing) pump 13
It is electrically connected by PLC controller 26 and external power supply.
This practical working principle:
When work, first starts PLC controller 26 and each electric elements of the present apparatus are run, it then will be to be cleaned
Stalk is put into the mesh belt 4 at feed inlet 2, and the root of stalk is protruded the outer wall one in mesh belt 4
Side, then stalk is conveyed with the rotation of mesh belt 4, when stalk is delivered to 6 underface of clamping device, clamping
Device 6 first runs and compresses stalk, and the vibration for then shaking device 9 being utilized to generate in the root of stalk will be folded by root
The impurity of band carries out vibration removal or makes its loosening, and after reaching setting time, clamping device 6 runs and unclamps to stalk
It compresses；
Then after stalk is delivered to the bottom end of spray head 7 on mesh belt 4, force (forcing) pump 13 is run, and passes through pressurization
Pump 13 will be delivered to the flushing carried out in spray head 7 to stalk using water-supply-pipe 14 after the water stored in water tank 12 pressurization, so that straw
The sundries that stalk root loosens is removed by the pressure of water, and best stalk is delivered to 11 bottom end of air outlet by mesh belt 4
Afterwards, hot wind caused by heater 10 is transported to moist stalk root by air outlet 11, stalk root point do, most
Stalk is transported to the external world by discharge port 3 afterwards, to achieve the purpose that removal of impurities.
Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is not limited to this
Utility model, although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for those skilled in the art
For, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or to part of technical characteristic
It is equivalently replaced, within the spirit and principle of the utility model, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and so on,
It should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of stalk exclusion device, including chassis body (1), it is characterised in that: chassis body (1) both ends are respectively set
There are feed inlet (2) and discharge port (3), chassis body (1) one side wall is run through in the feed inlet (2) and discharge port (3) one end, and
It extends in chassis body (1) inner cavity, is provided through mesh belt (4) between the feed inlet (2) and discharge port (3),
Chassis body (1) the inner cavity top side is fixedly installed connecting plate (5), and connecting plate (5) is set to mesh belt (4)
Top, connecting plate (5) the bottom end side is provided with clamping device (6), and clamping device (6) is set to mesh belt (4)
Surface, connecting plate (5) the bottom end other side are provided with spray head (7), are fixedly installed connecting column at the top of the spray head (7)
(8), it and at the top of connecting column (8) is fixedly connected with connecting plate (5) bottom, is on same straight line with spray head (7) and is provided with vibration
Device (9), and shaking device (9) is located at clamping device (6) front and is fixedly connected with connecting plate (5) bottom, at spray head (7)
In setting having heaters (10) on same straight line, and heater (10) is set to connecting plate (5) one end and chassis body (1) inner cavity
Roof is fixedly connected, and heater (10) bottom is provided with air outlet (11), and spray head (7), shaking device (9) and air outlet
(11) it is all set in mesh belt (4) side top.
2. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: chassis body (1) the top side
Be fixedly installed water tank (12), water tank (12) the side bottom end is provided with force (forcing) pump (13), and force (forcing) pump (13) input terminal with
The connection of water tank (12) output end, force (forcing) pump (13) output end are provided with water-supply-pipe (14), water-supply-pipe (14) output end
It is connected through chassis body (1) roof and connecting column (8), and with spray head (7) input terminal.
3. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: chassis body (1) top is another
Side was fixedly installed blower (15), and described blower (15) output end of crossing is provided with wind conveying pipe (16), and wind conveying pipe (16) exports
End is connect through chassis body (1) roof with heater (10) input terminal, and described blower (15) output end of crossing is provided with filter plate
(17), and filter plate (17) is made of reticular structure.
4. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: chassis body (1) the inner cavity bottom end
It is movably set with impurity collecting cart (18) and liquid collecting cart (19), and between impurity collecting cart (18) and liquid collecting cart (19)
It is separated with partition, the impurity collecting cart (18) is set to immediately below clamping device (6) and shaking device (9), the liquid
Body collecting cart (19) is set to immediately below spray head (7) and air outlet (11), the impurity collecting cart (18) and liquid collecting cart
(19) side is provided with dodge gate (20), and dodge gate (20) and chassis body (1) one side wall are in rotation connection.
5. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: mesh belt (4) both ends point
It is not provided with transmission gear (21) and driven gear (22), the mesh belt (4) is arranged close to transmission gear (21) bottom end
Have rotary electric machine (23), and rotary electric machine (23) is fixedly installed on chassis body (1) bottom end side, the rotary electric machine (23) is defeated
Outlet is sequentially connected by belt and transmission gear (21), and chassis body (1) the bottom end two sides are provided with bracket (24), and
Bracket (24) is rotatablely connected by shaft and transmission gear (21) or driven gear (22).
6. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the clamping device (6) includes flexible
Motor (61), telescopic shaft (62) and grip block (63), the telescope motor (61) is fixedly installed on connecting plate (5) bottom, described
It connect at the top of telescopic shaft (62) with telescope motor (61) output end, is fixed at the top of the grip block (63) with telescopic shaft (62) bottom
Connection, the shaking device (9) includes vibration motor (91), vibration rod (92) and jolting plate (93), the vibration motor (91)
It is fixedly installed on connecting plate (5) bottom, is connect at the top of the vibration rod (92) with vibration motor (91) output end, the jolting plate
(93) top is fixedly connected with vibration rod (92) bottom, and toothing is arranged in jolting plate (93) bottom shape.
7. a kind of stalk exclusion device according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: close to the feed inlet (2) one end
Mesh belt (4) two sides are provided with baffle (25), and baffle (25) is fixedly installed on chassis body (1), the frame master
Body (1) one side wall is fixedly installed PLC controller (26), and PLC controller (26) is set to dodge gate (20) top, described to add
Hot device (10), force (forcing) pump (13), blower (15), rotary electric machine (23), telescope motor (61) and vibration motor (91) excessively pass through
PLC controller (26) and external power supply are electrically connected.
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