CN209618873U - A kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision - Google Patents

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CN209618873U
CN209618873U CN201920218437.0U CN201920218437U CN209618873U CN 209618873 U CN209618873 U CN 209618873U CN 201920218437 U CN201920218437 U CN 201920218437U CN 209618873 U CN209618873 U CN 209618873U
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The utility model discloses a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision, including gas source, fluid reservoir, vacuum separation tank, resorption knockout drum, fluid reservoir pumps connection liquid storing barrel by fluid infusion, and fluid reservoir forms charging line by the rifle fill valve that dispenser pump connects filling gun.Fluid reservoir stores the anti-icing fluid handled well, and the rifle fill valve of filling gun, charging line and resorption pipeline are then connected to by dispenser pump and is converged in two valve downstreams, ensure that the anti-icing fluid residual in filling gun is less.Vacuum separation tank connects fluid reservoir by vacuum tank tapping valve, and the rifle vacuum valve that vacuum separation tank connects filling gun forms vacuum-pumping pipeline, and vacuum separation tank connects gas source by vacuum tank purge valve, and vacuum separation tank connects vacuum pump by vacuum valve.It can be achieved that cooling system of vehicle is carried out automatically to vacuumize filling, which substantially increases the reliability and stability of filling process, not only increases working efficiency, and reduce work difficulty.

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A kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision
Technical field
The utility model relates to auto production line anti-icing fluid filing provision technical field, specifically a kind of anti-icing fluid is true Empty intelligence filing provision.
Background technique
In the prior art, the filling of anti-icing fluid is using a kind of hand oil filling equipment mostly, i.e. hand-rail type oil is taken out Son.When carrying out anti-icing fluid filling, this equipment one end is inserted into anti-icing fluid bucket, the other end is inserted into water tank, needs operator one Only hand steered the hand fixed handle of equipment another, anti-icing fluid is pumped into water tank.Moreover, being needed in entire filling process Two people carry out simultaneously.One people's crank handle below, the liquid level that another person is observed above in water tank are emerged with liquidproof. Prior art hand-rail type oil filling equipment, there are many drawbacks such as time-consuming and laborious, this mode operation difficulty is big, and by artificial Factor is big, also be easy to cause filling effect unstable.
Utility model content
Insufficient to solve above-mentioned technical problem, the utility model provides a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision, can be real Now cooling system of vehicle is carried out automatically to vacuumize filling, which substantially increases the reliability and stability of filling process, Working efficiency is not only increased, and reduces work difficulty.
The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is that:
A kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision, including gas source, fluid reservoir, vacuum separation tank, resorption knockout drum, liquid storage Tank pumps connection liquid storing barrel by fluid infusion, and fluid reservoir forms charging line by the rifle fill valve that dispenser pump connects filling gun.Liquid storage Tank stores the anti-icing fluid handled well, and the rifle fill valve of filling gun, charging line and resorption pipeline are then connected to by dispenser pump Converge in two valve downstreams, ensure that the anti-icing fluid residual in filling gun is less.Vacuum separation tank is connected by vacuum tank tapping valve Fluid reservoir, the rifle vacuum valve that vacuum separation tank connects filling gun form vacuum-pumping pipeline, and vacuum separation tank is blown by vacuum tank Valve connects gas source, and vacuum separation tank connects vacuum pump by vacuum valve.
The oil can that vacuum pump and vacuum separation tank are responsible for treating filling vacuumizes, but contains floating in the air extracted out Anti-icing fluid fine droplet, but anti-icing fluid drop will cause service life of vacuum pump reduction, vacuum if flowing directly into vacuum pump Ability decline, so being stopped using vacuum separation tank to deliver droplets on, mainly there is stainless steel filter screen in vacuum separation tank (being similar to steel wire lump), filter screen, which delivers droplets on, to be retained, and vacuum separation pot bottom is run up to.After accumulating to a certain extent Vacuum valve and pressure retaining valve are closed, and vacuum tank purge valve is opened, and pressure-air is filled with vacuum separation tank, vacuum tank tapping valve by gas source It opens, the liquid of accumulation flows into fluid reservoir.Not only equipment life is improved, but also realizes the recycling of anti-icing fluid.
Resorption knockout drum connects fluid reservoir by resorption tank tapping valve, and resorption knockout drum connects filling gun by suck back valve Rifle suck back valve forms resorption pipeline, and resorption knockout drum connects gas source by resorption tank purge valve, and gas source passes sequentially through vacuum Device valve, vacuum generator connect resorption knockout drum.
Resorption knockout drum guarantees vacuum generator service life as vacuum separation tank effect, realizes in resorption gas Anti-icing fluid recycling.
The liquid storing barrel passes sequentially through make-up valve, fluid infusion pump is connected to fluid reservoir, and the fluid infusion pump is air driven pump, by In containing water in anti-icing fluid, so the driving device used selects pneumatic actuation as far as possible, the pump of fluid infusion described in air driven pump passes through benefit Liquid pump valve is connected to gas source, and fluid reservoir passes sequentially through filter, dispenser pump, pressure regulator valve, pressure gauge, pressure gauge, flowmeter connection To rifle fill valve.
The vacuum separation tank forms vacuum-pumping pipeline by the rifle vacuum valve that pressure retaining valve connects filling gun.
The gas source pass sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve be separately connected vacuum tank purge valve, Resorption tank purge valve, purge valve;The gas source passes sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, pressure detection switch difference Connect vacuum generator valve, fluid infusion pump valve.
Gas source is connected to corresponding operated pneumatic valve by solenoid valve, and operated pneumatic valve described here includes V601- in attached drawing V623 (by corresponding solenoid valve PV601-PV623), such control system (controller that PLC is core) can be adopted by program The signal of collection sensor or gage probe controls corresponding solenoid valve and is controlled, and reaches the corresponding operated pneumatic valve of control and opens It closes, control process stablizes durable, high degree of automation.
The vacuum generator connects resorption knockout drum by suck-back vacuum valve.Due to containing water in anti-icing fluid, so adopting Vacuum generating device does not select electronic vacuum pump, prevents the work that vacuum generating device is influenced into water, while vacuum is sent out Raw device is more much lower than the price of vacuum pump, and generated vacuum effectiveness is identical, so being greatly reduced into using vacuum generator This.
The rifle fill valve, rifle suck back valve, rifle vacuum valve are integrated in filling gun, rifle fill valve and rifle suck back valve downstream It is one that charging line and resorption pipeline, which converge, and the gas source clamps gas by the rifle that corresponding solenoid valve connects filling gun Cylinder, guarantees the retaining and release for treating filler, and generally claw and sealing cushion or extruding gasket dilatancy carries out Clamping is structure commonly used in the art, and i will not repeat them here.
The gas source pass sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve, purge valve be connected to pressure retaining valve and Pipeline between rifle vacuum valve.
The effect of pressure retaining valve is to vacuumize completion (or when whether detection vacuum-pumping pipeline leaks) in vacuum separation tank Pressure retaining valve is closed, so that downstream and filling gun and squirt can pressure to be added are kept, detects whether to leak.
Gas source is connected to rifle vacuum valve upstream by purge valve, opens rifle vacuum valve and closes pressure retaining valve, so that it may to filling Pipeline in rifle is purged, clever structure.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
1, fluid reservoir stores the anti-icing fluid handled well, and the rifle fill valve of filling gun is then connected to by dispenser pump, fills Pipeline and resorption pipeline converge in two valve downstreams, ensure that the anti-icing fluid residual in filling gun is less.
2, the oil can that vacuum pump and vacuum separation tank are responsible for treating filling vacuumizes, but contains floating in the air extracted out Anti-icing fluid fine droplet, but anti-icing fluid drop will cause if flowing directly into vacuum pump service life of vacuum pump reduction, very Empty ability decline, so being stopped using vacuum separation tank to deliver droplets on, mainly there is stainless steel filtering in vacuum separation tank Net (is similar to steel wire lump), and filter screen, which delivers droplets on, to be retained, and vacuum separation pot bottom is run up to.When accumulation to a certain extent Vacuum valve and pressure retaining valve are closed afterwards, and vacuum tank purge valve is opened, and pressure-air is filled with vacuum separation tank, vacuum tank drain by gas source Valve is opened, and the liquid of accumulation flows into fluid reservoir.Not only equipment life is improved, but also realizes the recycling of anti-icing fluid.
3, gas source is connected to corresponding operated pneumatic valve by solenoid valve, and operated pneumatic valve described here includes in attached drawing V601-V623 (by corresponding solenoid valve PV601-PV623), such control system (controller that PLC is core) can pass through The signal of programmed acquisition sensor or gage probe controls corresponding solenoid valve and is controlled, and reaches the corresponding pneumatic operated valve of control Door opening and closing, control process stablize durable, high degree of automation.
4, the effect of pressure retaining valve be vacuum separation tank vacuumize completion (or detection vacuum-pumping pipeline whether leak When) pressure retaining valve is closed, so that downstream and filling gun and squirt can pressure to be added holding, detect whether to leak.
5, gas source is connected to rifle vacuum valve upstream by purge valve, opens rifle vacuum valve and closes pressure retaining valve, so that it may to adding Pipeline in note rifle is purged, clever structure.
6, due to containing water in anti-icing fluid, thus use vacuum generating device do not select electronic vacuum pump, prevent into Water influences the work of vacuum generating device, while vacuum generator is more much lower than the price of vacuum pump, generated vacuum effectiveness It is identical, so greatly reducing cost using vacuum generator.
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In order to clearly illustrate the technical characterstic of this programme, below by specific embodiment, and its attached drawing is combined, to this Utility model is described in detail.Following disclosure provides many different embodiments or example is used to realize the utility model Different structure.In order to simplify the disclosure of the utility model, hereinafter the component of specific examples and setting are described.This Outside, the utility model can in different examples repeat reference numerals and/or letter.This repetition is in order to simplified and clear Purpose itself does not indicate the relationship between discussed various embodiments and/or setting.It should be noted that illustrated in the accompanying drawings Component be not drawn necessarily to scale.The utility model be omitted the description to known assemblies and treatment technology and process to avoid It is unnecessarily limiting the utility model.Term " center ", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outside" The orientation or positional relationship of equal instructions is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and being merely for convenience of description, this is practical new Type and simplified description, rather than the device or element of indication or suggestion meaning must have a particular orientation, with specific orientation Construction and operation, therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.In addition, term " first ", " second ", " third " are only used In description purpose, it is not understood to indicate or imply relative importance.It needs to illustrate in the description of the present invention, It is unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, term " installation ", " connected ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be It is fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or be integrally connected;It can be mechanical connection, be also possible to be electrically connected;It can be It is connected directly, the connection inside two elements can also be can be indirectly connected through an intermediary.For the common of this field For technical staff, the concrete meaning of above-mentioned term in the present invention can be understood with concrete condition.
A kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision, including gas source, fluid reservoir, vacuum separation tank, resorption knockout drum, liquid storage Tank pumps connection liquid storing barrel by fluid infusion, and fluid reservoir forms charging line by the rifle fill valve that dispenser pump connects filling gun.Liquid storage Tank stores the anti-icing fluid handled well, and the rifle fill valve of filling gun, charging line and resorption pipeline are then connected to by dispenser pump Converge in two valve downstreams, ensure that the anti-icing fluid residual in filling gun is less.Vacuum separation tank is connected by vacuum tank tapping valve Fluid reservoir, the rifle vacuum valve that vacuum separation tank connects filling gun form vacuum-pumping pipeline, and vacuum separation tank is blown by vacuum tank Valve connects gas source, and vacuum separation tank connects vacuum pump by vacuum valve.
The oil can that vacuum pump and vacuum separation tank are responsible for treating filling vacuumizes, but contains floating in the air extracted out Anti-icing fluid fine droplet, but anti-icing fluid drop will cause service life of vacuum pump reduction, vacuum if flowing directly into vacuum pump Ability decline, so being stopped using vacuum separation tank to deliver droplets on, mainly there is stainless steel filter screen in vacuum separation tank (being similar to steel wire lump), filter screen, which delivers droplets on, to be retained, and vacuum separation pot bottom is run up to.After accumulating to a certain extent Vacuum valve and pressure retaining valve are closed, and vacuum tank purge valve is opened, and pressure-air is filled with vacuum separation tank, vacuum tank tapping valve by gas source It opens, the liquid of accumulation flows into fluid reservoir.Not only equipment life is improved, but also realizes the recycling of anti-icing fluid.
Resorption knockout drum connects fluid reservoir by resorption tank tapping valve, and resorption knockout drum connects filling gun by suck back valve Rifle suck back valve forms resorption pipeline, and resorption knockout drum connects gas source by resorption tank purge valve, and gas source passes sequentially through vacuum Device valve, vacuum generator connect resorption knockout drum.
Resorption knockout drum guarantees vacuum generator service life as vacuum separation tank effect, realizes in resorption gas Anti-icing fluid recycling.
The liquid storing barrel passes sequentially through make-up valve, fluid infusion pump is connected to fluid reservoir, and the fluid infusion pump is air driven pump, by In containing water in anti-icing fluid, so the driving device used selects pneumatic actuation as far as possible, the pump of fluid infusion described in air driven pump passes through benefit Liquid pump valve is connected to gas source, and fluid reservoir passes sequentially through filter, dispenser pump, pressure regulator valve, pressure gauge, pressure gauge, flowmeter connection To rifle fill valve.
The vacuum separation tank forms vacuum-pumping pipeline by the rifle vacuum valve that pressure retaining valve connects filling gun.
The gas source pass sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve be separately connected vacuum tank purge valve, Resorption tank purge valve, purge valve;The gas source passes sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, pressure detection switch difference Connect vacuum generator valve, fluid infusion pump valve.
Gas source is connected to corresponding operated pneumatic valve by solenoid valve, and operated pneumatic valve described here includes V601- in attached drawing V623 (by corresponding solenoid valve PV601-PV623), such control system (controller that PLC is core) can be adopted by program The signal of collection sensor or gage probe controls corresponding solenoid valve and is controlled, and reaches the corresponding operated pneumatic valve of control and opens It closes, control process stablizes durable, high degree of automation.
The vacuum generator connects resorption knockout drum by suck-back vacuum valve.Due to containing water in anti-icing fluid, so adopting Vacuum generating device does not select electronic vacuum pump, prevents the work that vacuum generating device is influenced into water, while vacuum is sent out Raw device is more much lower than the price of vacuum pump, and generated vacuum effectiveness is identical, so being greatly reduced into using vacuum generator This.
The rifle fill valve, rifle suck back valve, rifle vacuum valve are integrated in filling gun, rifle fill valve and rifle suck back valve downstream It is one that charging line and resorption pipeline, which converge, and the gas source clamps gas by the rifle that corresponding solenoid valve connects filling gun Cylinder.
The gas source pass sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve, purge valve be connected to pressure retaining valve and Pipeline between rifle vacuum valve.
The effect of pressure retaining valve is to vacuumize completion (or when whether detection vacuum-pumping pipeline leaks) in vacuum separation tank Pressure retaining valve is closed, so that downstream and filling gun and squirt can pressure to be added are kept, detects whether to leak.
Gas source is connected to rifle vacuum valve upstream by purge valve, opens rifle vacuum valve and closes pressure retaining valve, so that it may to filling Pipeline in rifle is purged, clever structure.
Above-described embodiment is the preferable embodiment of the utility model, but the embodiments of the present invention is not by above-mentioned The limitation of embodiment, it is made under other any spiritual essence and principles without departing from the utility model to change, modify, replacing In generation, simplifies combination, should be equivalent substitute mode, is included within the protection scope of the utility model.

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1. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision, characterized in that including gas source, fluid reservoir, vacuum separation tank, resorption separation Tank, fluid reservoir pump connection liquid storing barrel by fluid infusion, and fluid reservoir forms filler pipe by the rifle fill valve that dispenser pump connects filling gun Road;
Vacuum separation tank connects fluid reservoir by vacuum tapping valve, and it is true that the rifle vacuum valve that vacuum separation tank connects filling gun forms pumping Blank pipe road, vacuum separation tank connect gas source by vacuum tank purge valve, and vacuum separation tank connects vacuum pump by vacuum valve;
Resorption knockout drum connects fluid reservoir by resorption tank tapping valve, and resorption knockout drum is returned by the rifle that suck back valve connects filling gun Inhale valve formed resorption pipeline, resorption knockout drum by resorption tank purge valve connect gas source, gas source pass sequentially through vacuum generator valve, Vacuum generator connects resorption knockout drum.
2. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 1, characterized in that the liquid storing barrel is successively It is connected to fluid reservoir by make-up valve, fluid infusion pump, the fluid infusion pump is air driven pump, and the fluid infusion pump is connected by fluid infusion pump valve It is connected to gas source, fluid reservoir passes sequentially through filter, dispenser pump, pressure regulator valve, pressure gauge, pressure gauge, flowmeter and is connected to rifle filling Valve.
3. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 1, characterized in that the vacuum separation tank is logical The rifle vacuum valve for crossing pressure retaining valve connection filling gun forms vacuum-pumping pipeline.
4. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 1, characterized in that the gas source passes sequentially through Gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve are separately connected vacuum tank purge valve, resorption tank purge valve, purge valve;
The gas source pass sequentially through gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, pressure detection switch be separately connected vacuum generator valve, Fluid infusion pump valve.
5. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 1, characterized in that the vacuum generator is logical Cross suck-back vacuum valve connection resorption knockout drum.
6. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 1, characterized in that the rifle fill valve, rifle Suck back valve, rifle vacuum valve are integrated in filling gun, and the charging line and resorption pipeline in rifle fill valve and rifle suck back valve downstream converge It is one, the gas source connects the clamping cylinder of filling gun by corresponding solenoid valve.
7. a kind of anti-icing fluid vacuum intelligent filing provision according to claim 3, characterized in that the gas source passes sequentially through Gas source switch valve, filtering pressure reducing valve, air blowing pressure regulator valve, purge valve are connected to the pipeline between pressure retaining valve and rifle vacuum valve.
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