CN209555018U - A kind of sludge treatment equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of sludge treatment equipments, including Rose Box, drying box, cooling cylinder, the top of the infiltration of two sides second net is equipped with roller inside the Rose Box, the barrel of cylindrical outer is equipped with supporting plate, the outside that roller side is extended to the over filter box is equipped with the first driven pulley, the two sides of drums inside are connected and installed with auger by bearing, the outside that auger side extends to roller is equipped with the second driven pulley, the other side outside Rose Box is equipped with drying box, the top of the drying box is fixed with gas gathering mask, top outside drying box is successively fixed with cooling cylinder, blower, the air inlet pipe of the cooling cylinder is connect by connecting tube with gas gathering mask, the escape pipe of cooling cylinder is connect by connecting tube with blower.This realizes that the novel bottom end by side outside setting drying box is equipped with sludge recycling bins, and the side inside sludge recycling bins is fixed with scraper plate, realizes the advantages of recycling sludge.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the technical field of Treatment of Sludge, specially a kind of sludge treatment equipment.
Background technique
With the development of society, the sewage quantity of human lives, industrial discharge sharply increase, urban wastewater treatment cause is continuous
Increase, this plays positive effect to the water pollution problems in China, and sewage load and treatment scale are increasing, generates therewith
Sludge quantity it is also more and more, it is therefore desirable to which sludge treatment equipment, handles sludge.
In current existing sludge treatment equipment, there are some problems in the processing to sludge, not to sludge into
The dehydration of one step causes time-consuming and laborious influence to subsequent processing, and when drying cannot recycle water vapour well, makes
At certain pollution, and the problems such as cannot be dried well to the recycling of sludge.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of sludge treatment equipments, to solve to propose in above-mentioned background technique in work
Usually pipeline needs to convey the liquid containing particle in journey, and needs to keep the temperature, some pipelines need to be embedded in underground, or outdoors
It is easy to collide with when using, and carrying, but the existing corrosion resistant performance of inner wall of the pipe rub resistance is poor at present, and keeps the temperature not
Ideal, and the resistant to bending aspect of shock resistance unprotected effective measures the problems such as.
To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a kind of sludge treatment equipment, including filtering
Case, drying box, cooling cylinder, the bottom end inside the Rose Box are fixed with water recycling bins, are equipped with above the water recycling bins
Drainpipe, the top of the drainpipe are fixed with the second infiltration net, the top peace of the infiltration of two sides second net inside the Rose Box
Equipped with roller, the barrel of the cylindrical outer is equipped with supporting plate, and the outside that the roller side is extended to the over filter box is equipped with
One driven pulley, the outside that the roller other side is extended to the over filter box are fixed with sludge out pipe, and the two sides of the drums inside are logical
It crosses bearing and is connected and installed with auger, the outside that the auger side extends to roller is equipped with the second driven pulley, the filtering
Side outside case, which is bolted, is equipped with motor cabinet, and the side on the motor cabinet top is equipped with the second motor, described
The other side on motor cabinet top is equipped with first motor, and the other side outside the Rose Box is equipped with drying box, the drying
Bottom end inside case is equipped with conveying support, and the side of the conveying holder top is connected and installed with main transmission shaft by bearing,
Active delivery wheel is installed on the main transmission shaft, the outside that described main transmission shaft one end extends to drying box be equipped with third from
The other side of movable belt pulley, the conveying holder top is connected and installed with by bearing from transmission shaft, described to install from transmission shaft
There is driven delivery wheel, the top of the drying box is fixed with gas gathering mask, and the top inside the gas gathering mask is fixed with ultraviolet radiator,
Top outside the drying box is successively fixed with cooling cylinder, blower, and the top of side is connected by bolt outside the drying box
It connects and controller is installed, the bottom end of side is equipped with sludge recycling bins outside the drying box, inside the sludge recycling bins
Side is fixed with scraper plate, and one end outside the drying box is equipped with third motor, the first motor, the second motor, third
Motor, blower, heater are all electrically connected with the controller by conducting wire.
Preferably, the two sides of the supporting plate are fixed with the first infiltration net, and supporting plate is communicated with drums inside.
Preferably, the output end of second motor is equipped with the second driving pulley, and the second driving pulley passes through belt
It is connect with the second driven pulley.
Preferably, the output end of the first motor is equipped with the first driving pulley, and the first driving pulley passes through belt
It is connect with the second driven pulley.
Preferably, the cooling cylinder is provided with air inlet pipe, escape pipe, vented cavity, condenser pipe, outlet pipe.
Preferably, the output end of the third motor is equipped with third driving pulley, and third driving pulley passes through belt
It is connect with third driven pulley.
Preferably, the top of the Rose Box is provided with dirt inlet.
Preferably, conveyer belt is installed on the active delivery wheel and driven delivery wheel, and conveyer belt is arranged in-between
Having heaters.
Preferably, the air inlet pipe of the cooling cylinder is connect by connecting tube with gas gathering mask, and the escape pipe of cooling cylinder passes through company
Adapter tube is connect with blower.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that a kind of sludge treatment equipment, includes by setting
Rose Box, drying box, cooling cylinder, the bottom end inside Rose Box are fixed with water recycling bins, draining are equipped with above water recycling bins
Pipe, the top of drainpipe are fixed with the second infiltration net, and the top of the infiltration of two sides second net is equipped with roller, roller inside Rose Box
External barrel is equipped with supporting plate, and the two sides of supporting plate are fixed with the first infiltration net, and supporting plate is communicated with drums inside, realize by
The disengaging of sludge and water, and the advantages of blocking is prevented, the outside that filter box is extended to the over by the way that roller side is arranged is equipped with first
Driven pulley, the outside that the roller other side is extended to the over filter box are fixed with sludge out pipe, and the two sides of drums inside are connected by bearing
Auger is installed, the outside that auger side extends to roller is equipped with the second driven pulley, and the top of Rose Box is provided with into dirt
Mouthful, it realizes sludge and is transferred out the advantage come, be bolted by the side outside setting Rose Box and motor is installed
Seat, the side on motor cabinet top are equipped with the second motor, and the output end of the second motor is equipped with the second driving pulley, and second is main
Movable belt pulley is connect by belt with the second driven pulley, and the other side on motor cabinet top is equipped with first motor, first motor
Output end is equipped with the first driving pulley, and the first driving pulley is connect by belt with the second driven pulley, outside Rose Box
The other side drying box is installed, the bottom end inside drying box is equipped with conveying support, and the side for conveying holder top passes through axis
It holds and is connected and installed with main transmission shaft, active delivery wheel is installed on main transmission shaft, main transmission shaft one end extends to the outer of drying box
Portion is equipped with third driven pulley, and the other side for conveying holder top is connected and installed with by bearing from transmission shaft, from transmission shaft
On driven delivery wheel is installed, conveyer belt is installed on active delivery wheel and driven delivery wheel, and conveyer belt is arranged in-between
Having heaters realizes the advantages of sludge is dried by transmission, and the top by the way that drying box is arranged is fixed with gas gathering mask, outside drying box
Top be successively fixed with cooling cylinder, blower, the air inlet pipe of cooling cylinder is connect by connecting tube with gas gathering mask, the outlet of cooling cylinder
Pipe is connect by connecting tube with blower, realizes and water vapour is recycled to advantage to be processed, and the top of side is logical outside drying box
It crosses to be bolted and controller is installed, this realizes that the novel bottom end by side outside setting drying box is equipped with sludge recycling
Case, the side inside sludge recycling bins are fixed with scraper plate, realize the advantages of recycling sludge.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram of the utility model；
Fig. 2 is the right view schematic cross-sectional view of Rose Box in the utility model Fig. 1；
Fig. 3 is the left view structural representation of drying box in the utility model Fig. 1；
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of internal structure of cooling cylinder in the utility model Fig. 1.
In figure: 1, Rose Box；2, dirt inlet；3, auger；4, roller；5, sludge out pipe；6, drying box；7, gas gathering mask；8, cold
Solidifying case；9, blower；10, controller；11, sludge recycling bins；12, scraper plate；13, active delivery wheel；14, support is conveyed；15, it heats
Device；16, conveyer belt；17, driven delivery wheel；18, the first infiltration net；19, supporting plate；20, drainpipe；21, the second infiltration net；22,
Water recycling bins；23, first motor；24, the first driving pulley；25, the second driving pulley；26, motor cabinet；27, the second motor；
28, the second driven pulley；29, the first driven pulley；30, air inlet pipe；31, escape pipe；32, vented cavity；33, condenser pipe；34, go out
Water pipe；35, ultraviolet radiator；36, third driven pulley；37, third driving pulley；38, third motor；39, main transmission shaft；40,
From transmission shaft.
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.
Fig. 1-4 is please referred to, a kind of embodiment provided by the utility model: a kind of sludge treatment equipment, including Rose Box 1,
Drying box 6, cooling cylinder 8, the bottom end inside Rose Box 1 are fixed with water recycling bins 22, and the top of water recycling bins 22 is equipped with draining
Pipe 20, the top of drainpipe 20 are fixed with the second infiltration net 21, and the top of 1 inside two sides second of Rose Box infiltration net 21 is equipped with
Roller 4, the barrel outside roller 4 are equipped with supporting plate 19, and the two sides of supporting plate 19 are fixed with the first infiltration net 18, and supporting plate 19 and rolling
The advantages of communicating inside cylinder 4, realize the disengaging by sludge and water, and preventing blocking, 4 side of roller is extended to the over filter box 1
Outside is equipped with the first driven pulley 29, and the outside that 4 other side of roller is extended to the over filter box 1 is fixed with sludge out pipe 5, in roller 4
The two sides in portion are connected and installed with auger 3 by bearing, and the outside that 3 side of auger extends to roller 4 is equipped with the second driven pulley
28, the top of Rose Box 1 is provided with dirt inlet 2, realizes sludge and is transferred out the advantage come, the side outside Rose Box 1 is logical
It crosses to be bolted and motor cabinet 26 is installed, the side on 26 top of motor cabinet is equipped with the second motor 27, the output of the second motor 27
End is equipped with the second driving pulley 25, and the second driving pulley 25 is connect by belt with the second driven pulley 28, motor cabinet 26
The other side on top is equipped with first motor 23, and the output end of first motor 23 is equipped with the first driving pulley 24, and first is main
Movable belt pulley 24 is connect by belt with the second driven pulley 28, and the other side outside Rose Box 1 is equipped with drying box 6, drying box 6
Internal bottom end is equipped with conveying support 14, and the side on conveying 14 top of support is connected and installed with main transmission shaft 39 by bearing,
Active delivery wheel 13 is installed on main transmission shaft 39, the outside that main 39 one end of transmission shaft extends to drying box 6 be equipped with third from
The other side of movable belt pulley 36, conveying 14 top of support is connected and installed with by bearing from transmission shaft 40, is installed from transmission shaft 40
There is driven delivery wheel 17, conveyer belt 16 is installed, and conveyer belt 16 is in-between on active delivery wheel 13 and driven delivery wheel 17
Having heaters 15 is set, realizes the advantages of sludge is dried by transmission, the top of drying box 6 is fixed with gas gathering mask 7, in gas gathering mask 7
The top in portion is fixed with ultraviolet radiator 35, realizes the advantages of sterilizing to vapor and sludge, the top outside drying box 6 is successively
It is fixed with cooling cylinder 8, blower 9, cooling cylinder 8 is provided with air inlet pipe 30, escape pipe 31, vented cavity 32, condenser pipe 33, outlet pipe
34, the air inlet pipe 30 of cooling cylinder 8 is connect by connecting tube with gas gathering mask 7, and the escape pipe 31 of cooling cylinder 8 passes through connecting tube and blower
9 connections, realize and water vapour are recycled to advantage to be processed, the top of 6 outside side of drying box, which is bolted, to be equipped with
The bottom end of controller 10,6 outside side of drying box is equipped with sludge recycling bins 11, and the side inside sludge recycling bins 11 is fixed with
Scraper plate 12 realizes the advantages of recycling sludge, and one end outside drying box 6 is equipped with third motor 38, third motor 38
Output end is equipped with third driving pulley 37, and third driving pulley 37 is connect by belt with third driven pulley 36, and first
Motor 23, the second motor 27, third motor 38, blower 9, heater 15 are all electrically connected by conducting wire with controller 10.
Working principle: when using the sludge treatment equipment, connecting external power supply, by sludge to be treated from dirt inlet
2 are added in Rose Box 1, and the output end of first motor 23 is equipped with the first driving pulley 24, and the first driving pulley 24 passes through skin
Band is connect with the second driven pulley 28, and first motor 23 drives roller 4 to rotate, and roller 4 drives supporting plate 19, and the two sides of supporting plate 19 are solid
Surely there is the first infiltration net 18, and communicated inside supporting plate 19 and roller 4, rotated when in 19 roller 4 of supporting plate, by sludge support in roller 4
It rises, water is flowed out from the first infiltration net 18, and sludge lifts up into roller 4, can will be dirty when supporting plate 19 is by the second infiltration net 21
Mud is blown off, prevents from blocking, and realizes the disengaging by sludge and water, and prevents the advantages of blocking, and sludge is entrained into roller 4, rolling
Two sides inside cylinder 4 are connected and installed with auger 3 by bearing, and it is driven that the outside that 3 side of auger extends to roller 4 is equipped with second
Belt wheel 28, the output end of the second motor 27 is equipped with the second driving pulley 25, and the second driving pulley 25 passes through belt and second
Driven pulley 28 connects, and the second motor 27 drives auger 3 to rotate, and the sludge of dehydration is sent to sludge out pipe 5 and come out by auger 3, real
Sludge is showed and has been transferred out the advantage come, has fallen on conveyer belt 16, the output end of third motor 38 is equipped with third driving pulley
37, and third driving pulley 37 is connect by belt with third driven pulley 36, the side on conveying 14 top of support passes through bearing
It is connected and installed with main transmission shaft 39, active delivery wheel 13 is installed on main transmission shaft 39, main 39 one end of transmission shaft extends to drying
The outside of case 6 is equipped with third driven pulley 36, and the other side on conveying 14 top of support is connected and installed with by bearing from transmission
Axis 40 is equipped with driven delivery wheel 17 from transmission shaft 40, is equipped with conveyer belt on active delivery wheel 13 and driven delivery wheel 17
16, and having heaters 15 is arranged in conveyer belt 16 in-between, realizes the advantages of sludge is dried by transmission, while in the band of blower 9
Under dynamic, vapor is sucked into gas gathering mask 7, into cooling cylinder 8, realizes and water vapour is recycled to advantage to be processed, gas gathering mask 7
The advantages of internal top is fixed with ultraviolet radiator 35, realizes to vapor and sludge sterilization, inside sludge recycling bins 11
Side is fixed with scraper plate 12, and scraper plate 12 scrapes end and the side of conveyer belt 16 cooperates, and the sludge scraping on conveyer belt 16 is fallen into dirt
In mud recycling bins 11, the advantages of recycling sludge is realized.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and
And without departing substantially from the spirit or essential attributes of the utility model, it can realize that this is practical new in other specific forms
Type.Therefore, in all respects, the present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, this is practical new
The range of type is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, it is intended that containing for the equivalent requirements of the claims will be fallen in
All changes in justice and range are embraced therein.It should not treat any reference in the claims as limiting
Related claim.
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1. a kind of sludge treatment equipment, including Rose Box (1), drying box (6), cooling cylinder (8), it is characterised in that: the filtering
The internal bottom end of case (1) is fixed with water recycling bins (22), is equipped with drainpipe (20) above the water recycling bins (22), described
The top of drainpipe (20) is fixed with the second infiltration net (21), and the infiltration of two sides second net (21) is upper inside the Rose Box (1)
Side is equipped with roller (4), and the external barrel of the roller (4) is equipped with supporting plate (19), and roller (4) side extends to filtering
The outside of case (1) is equipped with the first driven pulley (29), and roller (4) other side is extended to the over the external fixed of filter box (1)
Have sludge out pipe (5), the internal two sides of the roller (4) are connected and installed with auger (3) by bearing, and auger (3) side is prolonged
The outside for extending to roller (4) is equipped with the second driven pulley (28), and peace is bolted in the external side of the Rose Box (1)
Equipped with motor cabinet (26), the side on motor cabinet (26) top is equipped with the second motor (27), motor cabinet (26) top
The other side be equipped with first motor (23), the external other side of the Rose Box (1) is equipped with drying box (6), the drying
The internal bottom end of case (6) is equipped with conveying support (14), and the side on described conveying support (14) top is connected by bearing installs
Have main transmission shaft (39), be equipped with active delivery wheel (13) on the main transmission shaft (39), described main transmission shaft (39) one end is prolonged
The outside for extending to drying box (6) is equipped with third driven pulley (36), and the other side on described conveying support (14) top passes through axis
It holds and is connected and installed with from transmission shaft (40), described to be equipped with from transmission shaft (40) driven delivery wheel (17), the drying box (6)
Top be fixed with gas gathering mask (7), the internal top of the gas gathering mask (7) is fixed with ultraviolet radiator (35), the drying box (6)
External top is successively fixed with cooling cylinder (8), blower (9), and the top of the external side of the drying box (6) is bolted
It is equipped with controller (10), the bottom end of the external side of the drying box (6) is equipped with sludge recycling bins (11), the sludge recycling
The internal side of case (11) is fixed with scraper plate (12), and the external one end of the drying box (6) is equipped with third motor (38), described
First motor (23), the second motor (27), third motor (38), blower (9), heater (15) all pass through conducting wire and controller
(10) it is electrically connected.
2. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the two sides of the supporting plate (19) are fixed with
First infiltration net (18), and communicated inside supporting plate (19) and roller (4).
3. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the output end of second motor (27)
It is equipped with the second driving pulley (25), and the second driving pulley (25) is connect by belt with the second driven pulley (28).
4. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the output end of the first motor (23)
It is equipped with the first driving pulley (24), and the first driving pulley (24) is connect by belt with the second driven pulley (28).
5. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the cooling cylinder (8) is provided with air inlet
Manage (30), escape pipe (31), vented cavity (32), condenser pipe (33), outlet pipe (34).
6. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the output end of the third motor (38)
It is equipped with third driving pulley (37), and third driving pulley (37) is connect by belt with third driven pulley (36).
7. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the top of the Rose Box (1) is arranged
There are dirt inlet (2).
8. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the active delivery wheel (13) and driven
It is equipped on delivery wheel (17) conveyer belt (16), and having heaters (15) is arranged in conveyer belt (16) in-between.
9. a kind of sludge treatment equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the air inlet pipe of the cooling cylinder (8)
(30) it is connect by connecting tube with gas gathering mask (7), the escape pipe (31) of cooling cylinder (8) is connect by connecting tube with blower (9).
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