CN213976176U - Quantitative discharging device for production of ultraviolet curing coating - Google Patents

Quantitative discharging device for production of ultraviolet curing coating Download PDF

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CN213976176U
CN213976176U CN202023208377.6U CN202023208377U CN213976176U CN 213976176 U CN213976176 U CN 213976176U CN 202023208377 U CN202023208377 U CN 202023208377U CN 213976176 U CN213976176 U CN 213976176U
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The utility model provides a quantitative discharging device for ultraviolet curing coating production, which belongs to the technical field of coating discharging, comprising a box body, the lower end of the box body is fixedly connected with a discharging pipe, the discharging pipe is communicated with the interior of the box body, the lower end of the discharging pipe is fixedly connected with a mounting plate, the lower end of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with a discharging hopper, the discharging hopper is communicated with the interior of the discharging pipe, the right end of the mounting plate is provided with a mounting groove, a partition plate is slidably connected in the mounting groove and is positioned at the right lower side of the discharging pipe, a connecting rod is fixedly connected on the circumferential surface of the partition plate, the connecting rod movably penetrates through the mounting groove and extends to the outer side of the mounting plate, an electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected at the upper end of the mounting plate, and a connecting block is fixedly connected at the extending end of the electric telescopic rod, the utility model can solve the problems that some small errors are generated during quantitative discharging in the prior art, thereby affecting the accuracy of the discharging.

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Quantitative discharging device for production of ultraviolet curing coating
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the coating ejection of compact, concretely relates to ultraviolet curing coating production is with quantitative discharging device.
Background
The photo-curing coating is also called photosensitive coating, which is ultraviolet light as coating curing energy and is also called ultraviolet light curing coating. The film can be quickly solidified into a film on flammable substrates such as paper, plastics, leather, wood and the like without heating. The light-cured coating is mainly composed of photosensitive resin, a photosensitizer (photoinitiator) and a diluent, and is added with additives such as a heat stabilizer, and pigments and fillers are added during preparation of colored paint.
The existing discharging devices have small errors, accurate discharging cannot be achieved, waste is often caused, the quantitative discharging device for the coating is incomplete in function, and the using requirement cannot be met, so that the coating canning efficiency is seriously influenced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a quantitative discharging device is used in production of ultraviolet curing coating can produce some little errors when aiming at the quantitative ejection of compact among the solution prior art to influence the problem of the accuracy of the ejection of compact.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
a quantitative discharging device for ultraviolet curing coating production comprises a box body, wherein a discharging pipe is fixedly connected to the lower end of the box body and communicated with the interior of the box body, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the lower end of the discharging pipe, a discharging hopper is fixedly connected to the lower end of the mounting plate and communicated with the interior of the discharging pipe, a mounting groove is formed in the right end of the mounting plate, a partition plate is slidably connected in the mounting groove and located at the position right below the discharging pipe, a connecting rod is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the partition plate and movably penetrates through the mounting groove and extends to the outer side of the mounting plate, an electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mounting plate, a connecting block is fixedly connected to the extending end of the electric telescopic rod, the connecting block is fixedly connected with the connecting rod, and a connecting shaft is rotatably connected to the upper end of the box body, the connecting axle activity runs through the box and extends to the inside of box, the lower extreme fixedly connected with auger delivery pole of connecting axle, in the lower part of auger delivery pole extends to the discharge tube, the upper end fixedly connected with driving motor of box, driving motor's output fixedly connected with second bevel gear, the first bevel gear of upper end fixedly connected with of connecting axle, intermeshing between first bevel gear and the second bevel gear.
As an optimized scheme of the utility model, a plurality of evenly distributed's of fixedly connected with blade on the circumferential surface of connecting axle.
As a preferred scheme, four evenly distributed's of lower extreme fixedly connected with bracing piece of box, four the lower extreme fixedly connected with connecting plate of bracing piece, the bucket groove has been seted up to the upper end of connecting plate.
As a preferred scheme, the spacing groove has been seted up to the upper end of connecting plate, the spacing groove communicates with a barrel groove mutually, sliding connection has the stopper in the spacing groove, the upper end fixedly connected with rack of stopper, the upper end fixedly connected with servo motor of connecting plate, servo motor's output fixedly connected with straight-teeth gear, intermeshing between straight-teeth gear and the rack, the rear end fixedly connected with ejector pad of rack.
As an optimized proposal, the upper end of the connecting plate is provided with an inclined chute, and the barrel outlet chute is communicated with the inclined chute.
As a preferred scheme, the upper end fixedly connected with feeder hopper of box, the feeder hopper is linked together with the inside of box, fixedly connected with filter in the feeder hopper.
As an optimized proposal, the lower inner wall of the bucket outlet groove is fixedly connected with a weighing device.
As an optimal scheme, four evenly distributed's of lower extreme fixedly connected with bumper shock absorbers of connecting plate, every the equal fixedly connected with support footing of lower extreme of bumper shock absorber.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
1. electric telescopic handle's flexible connecting block removal that drives, the connecting block removal drives the connecting rod removal, the connecting rod removal drives the division board removal, the division board removal makes discharging pipe and play hopper be linked together, driving motor's output rotates and drives second conical gear, second conical gear rotates and drives first conical gear and rotate, first conical gear rotates and drives the connecting axle and rotate, the connecting axle rotates and drives the blade rotation, the coating that the blade rotation can make the box can not solidify, the connecting axle rotates and drives the rotation of auger delivery pole, the rotation of auger delivery pole can be with the coating in the box to the intraductal transport of discharging.
2. The filter can filter the impurity in the coating, and oblique spout is used for scribbling the removal of storage bucket, and servo motor's output rotates and drives the straight-teeth gear and rotate, and the straight-teeth gear rotates and drives the rack and remove, and the stopper is used for restricting the position of rack, and the rack removes and drives the ejector pad and remove, and the ejector pad removes and can move by the oil drum, and the weighing device can call out scribbles the weight that the storage bucket filled with coating.
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The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial structure of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;
fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a portion a in fig. 3 according to the present invention;
fig. 5 is a partial explosion diagram of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a box body; 2. a feed hopper; 3. a first bevel gear; 4. a second bevel gear; 5. a drive motor; 6. a support bar; 7. a discharge pipe; 8. a servo motor; 9. a gear rack; 10. a limiting block; 11. a limiting groove; 12. supporting feet; 13. a shock absorber; 14. an inclined chute; 15. mounting a plate; 16. a connecting plate; 17. a spur gear; 18. discharging from the barrel groove; 19. a weighing device; 20. a push block; 21. a connecting shaft; 22. a screw conveying rod; 23. a blade; 24. a partition plate; 25. a discharge hopper; 26. mounting grooves; 27. a connecting rod; 28. connecting blocks; 29. an electric telescopic rod; 30. a filter plate.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top/bottom", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted", "provided", "sleeved/connected", "connected", and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, such as "connected", which may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-5, the technical solution provided in this embodiment is as follows:
a quantitative discharging device for producing ultraviolet curing coating comprises a box body 1, a discharging pipe 7 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the box body 1, the discharging pipe 7 is communicated with the inside of the box body 1, a mounting plate 15 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the discharging pipe 7, a discharging hopper 25 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the mounting plate 15, the discharging hopper 25 is communicated with the inside of the discharging pipe 7, a mounting groove 26 is formed in the right end of the mounting plate 15, a partition plate 24 is slidably connected in the mounting groove 26, the partition plate 24 is located at the position right under the discharging pipe 7, a connecting rod 27 is fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the partition plate 24, the connecting rod 27 movably penetrates through the mounting groove 26 and extends to the outer side of the mounting plate 15, an electric telescopic rod 29 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mounting plate 15, a connecting block 28 is fixedly connected to the extension end of the electric telescopic rod 29, the connecting block 28 is fixedly connected to the connecting rod 27, and a connecting shaft 21 is rotatably connected to the upper end of the box body 1, the connecting shaft 21 movably penetrates through the box body 1 and extends to the inside of the box body 1, the lower end of the connecting shaft 21 is fixedly connected with a spiral conveying rod 22, the lower portion of the spiral conveying rod 22 extends into the discharging pipe 7, the upper end of the box body 1 is fixedly connected with a driving motor 5, the output end of the driving motor 5 is fixedly connected with a second bevel gear 4, the upper end of the connecting shaft 21 is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear 3, and the first bevel gear 3 and the second bevel gear 4 are meshed with each other.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic connection of the electric telescopic rod 29 to the connecting block 28 can be realized, the internal structure of the electric telescopic rod 29 is common knowledge of those skilled in the art, and therefore, the explanation is omitted, the movement of the connecting rod 27 can be realized by the fixed connection between the connecting block 28 and the connecting rod 27, the movement of the separating plate 24 can be realized by the fixed connection between the connecting rod 27 and the separating plate 24, the discharging pipe 7 and the discharging hopper 25 can be separated by the separating plate 24, the rotation of the second bevel gear 4 can be realized by the fixed connection between the driving motor 5 and the second bevel gear 4, the meshing connection between the second bevel gear 4 and the first bevel gear 3 can realize the rotation of the first bevel gear 3, and the fixed connection between the first bevel gear 3 and the connecting shaft 21, the rotation of the connecting shaft 21 can be realized, the rotation of the spiral conveying rod 22 can be realized by fixedly connecting the connecting shaft 21 and the spiral conveying rod 22, the rotation of the spiral conveying rod 22 can convey the paint in the box body 1 into the discharging pipe 7, the paint can be conveyed into the box body 1 through the feeding hopper 2, the driving motor 5 is started, the output end of the driving motor 5 rotates to drive the second bevel gear 4 to rotate, the second bevel gear 4 rotates to drive the first bevel gear 3 to rotate, the first bevel gear 3 rotates to drive the connecting shaft 21 to rotate, the connecting shaft 21 rotates to drive the moving blade 23 to rotate, the connecting shaft 21 rotates to drive the spiral conveying rod 22 to rotate, the expansion of the electric telescopic rod 29 drives the connecting block 28 to move, the connecting block 28 moves to drive the connecting rod 27 to move, the separating plate 24 moves to move, the paint in the box body 1 can flow into the discharging hopper 25 after the separating plate 24 moves, the coating flows into the coating bucket through a discharge hopper 25, the weight of the coating bucket can be measured through a weighing device 19, after the coating bucket is full, the coating in the box body 1 cannot flow by moving a partition plate 24, a servo motor 8 is started, the output end of the servo motor 8 rotates to drive a straight gear 17 to rotate, the straight gear 17 rotates to drive a gear rack 9 to move, the gear rack 9 moves to drive a push block 20 to move, and the push block 20 moves to push the coating bucket to move.
Specifically, referring to fig. 3, a plurality of blades 23 are fixedly connected to the circumferential surface of the connecting shaft 21.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the blade 23 is used for stirring the paint in the tank 1.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, the lower end of the box body 1 is fixedly connected with four uniformly distributed support rods 6, the lower ends of the four support rods 6 are fixedly connected with a connecting plate 16, and the upper end of the connecting plate 16 is provided with a barrel outlet 18.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the support rod 6 is used for mounting the connecting plate 16, and the outlet groove 18 is used for moving the coating bucket.
Specifically, please refer to fig. 2, a limiting groove 11 is formed in the upper end of the connecting plate 16, the limiting groove 11 is communicated with the barrel outlet groove 18, a limiting block 10 is slidably connected in the limiting groove 11, a gear rack 9 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the limiting block 10, a servo motor 8 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the connecting plate 16, a spur gear 17 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 8, the spur gear 17 and the gear rack 9 are engaged with each other, and a push block 20 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the gear rack 9.
The utility model discloses an in the embodiment, spacing groove 11 is used for installing stopper 10, and stopper 10 is used for restricting the position of rack 9, through fixed connection between servo motor 8 and straight-teeth gear 17, can realize the rotation of straight-teeth gear 17, is connected through meshing between straight-teeth gear 17 and the rack 9, can realize the removal of rack 9, through fixed connection between rack 9 and ejector pad 20, can realize ejector pad 20's removal, and ejector pad 20 is used for promoting scribbles the storage bucket.
Specifically, referring to fig. 2, an inclined chute 14 is formed at the upper end of the connecting plate 16, and the tub outlet 18 is communicated with the inclined chute 14.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the diagonal chute 14 is used for movement of the paint bucket.
Specifically, please refer to fig. 3, a feeding hopper 2 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the box body 1, the feeding hopper 2 is communicated with the inside of the box body 1, and a filtering plate 30 is fixedly connected to the inside of the feeding hopper 2.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the feeding hopper 2 is used for conveying the coating, and the filtering plate 30 is used for filtering impurities in the coating.
Specifically, referring to fig. 2, a weighing device 19 is fixedly connected to the lower inner wall of the barrel outlet 18.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the weighing device 19 is used for weighing the paint bucket, and the internal structure of the weighing device 19 is common knowledge of those skilled in the art, so that the detailed description thereof is omitted.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, the lower end of the connecting plate 16 is fixedly connected with four dampers 13 which are uniformly distributed, and the lower end of each damper 13 is fixedly connected with a supporting foot 12.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the connecting plate 16 can be damped by the damper 13, and the supporting foot 12 is used for supporting the connecting plate 16.
The utility model provides a production of ultraviolet curing coating is with ration discharging device's theory of operation or working process does: the coating can be conveyed into the box body 1 through the feed hopper 2, the driving motor 5 is started, the output end of the driving motor 5 rotates to drive the second bevel gear 4 to rotate, the second bevel gear 4 rotates to drive the first bevel gear 3 to rotate, the first bevel gear 3 rotates to drive the connecting shaft 21 to rotate, the connecting shaft 21 rotates to drive the moving blade 23 to rotate, the connecting shaft 21 rotates to drive the spiral conveying rod 22 to rotate, the electric telescopic rod 29 stretches and retracts to drive the connecting block 28 to move, the connecting block 28 moves to drive the connecting rod 27 to move, the connecting rod 27 moves to drive the separating plate 24 to move, the coating in the box body 1 can flow into the discharge hopper 25 after the separating plate 24 moves, the coating flows into the coating barrel through the discharge hopper 25, the weight of the coating barrel can be measured through the weighing device 19, when the coating barrel is full, the coating in the box body 1 can not flow through the moving separating plate 24, the servo motor 8 is started, the output end of the servo motor 8 rotates to drive the straight gear 17 to rotate, the straight gear 17 rotates to drive the gear rack 9 to move, the gear rack 9 moves to drive the push block 20 to move, and the push block 20 moves to push the paint bucket to move.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides an ultraviolet curing coating production is with quantitative discharging device, includes box (1), its characterized in that: the lower extreme fixedly connected with discharging pipe (7) of box (1), discharging pipe (7) are linked together with the inside of box (1), the lower extreme fixedly connected with mounting panel (15) of discharging pipe (7), the lower extreme fixedly connected with of mounting panel (15) goes out hopper (25), it is linked together with the inside of discharging pipe (7) to go out hopper (25), mounting groove (26) have been seted up to the right-hand member of mounting panel (15), sliding connection has division board (24) in mounting groove (26), division board (24) are located discharging pipe (7) under the side position, fixedly connected with connecting rod (27) on the circumference surface of division board (24), connecting rod (27) activity runs through mounting groove (26) and extends to the outside of mounting panel (15), the upper end fixedly connected with electric telescopic handle (29) of mounting panel (15), the extension end fixedly connected with connecting block (28) of electric telescopic handle (29), fixed connection between connecting block (28) and connecting rod (27), the upper end of box (1) is rotated and is connected with connecting axle (21), connecting axle (21) activity runs through box (1) and extends to the inside of box (1), the lower extreme fixedly connected with spiral delivery pole (22) of connecting axle (21), the lower part of spiral delivery pole (22) extends to in discharging pipe (7), the upper end fixedly connected with driving motor (5) of box (1), the output fixedly connected with second bevel gear (4) of driving motor (5), the first bevel gear (3) of upper end fixedly connected with of connecting axle (21), intermeshing between first bevel gear (3) and second bevel gear (4).
2. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the circumferential surface of the connecting shaft (21) is fixedly connected with a plurality of uniformly distributed blades (23).
3. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the lower extreme fixedly connected with of box (1) four evenly distributed's bracing piece (6), four the lower extreme fixedly connected with connecting plate (16) of bracing piece (6), barrel groove (18) have been seted up to the upper end of connecting plate (16).
4. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 3, wherein: spacing groove (11) have been seted up to the upper end of connecting plate (16), spacing groove (11) are linked together with play bucket groove (18), sliding connection has stopper (10) in spacing groove (11), upper end fixedly connected with rack (9) of stopper (10), the upper end fixedly connected with servo motor (8) of connecting plate (16), the output fixedly connected with straight-teeth gear (17) of servo motor (8), intermeshing between straight-teeth gear (17) and rack (9), rear end fixedly connected with ejector pad (20) of rack (9).
5. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 4, wherein: an inclined sliding groove (14) is formed in the upper end of the connecting plate (16), and the barrel outlet groove (18) is communicated with the inclined sliding groove (14).
6. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the upper end fixedly connected with feeder hopper (2) of box (1), feeder hopper (2) are linked together with the inside of box (1), fixedly connected with filter (30) in feeder hopper (2).
7. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the lower inner wall of the bucket outlet groove (18) is fixedly connected with a weigher (19).
8. The quantitative discharging device for producing the ultraviolet curing coating as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the lower end of the connecting plate (16) is fixedly connected with four shock absorbers (13) which are uniformly distributed, and the lower end of each shock absorber (13) is fixedly connected with a supporting footing (12).
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