CN218610677U - Mineral product sample preparation operation panel - Google Patents

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CN218610677U
CN218610677U CN202223312762.4U CN202223312762U CN218610677U CN 218610677 U CN218610677 U CN 218610677U CN 202223312762 U CN202223312762 U CN 202223312762U CN 218610677 U CN218610677 U CN 218610677U
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The utility model discloses a mineral product sample preparation operating platform, which comprises a sample preparation operating platform body, a sliding mechanism and a flushing mechanism; the sample preparation operating platform body is provided with a sliding mechanism, so that the flushing mechanism can conveniently move on the sample preparation operating platform body; the washing mechanism is arranged on the sliding mechanism and used for cleaning the sample preparation operation table, the washing mechanism comprises a pair of supporting frames and used for supporting the cleaning mechanism, a mounting plate is connected between the pair of supporting frames, a washing pipe is arranged on the mounting plate, a plurality of spray heads are arranged on the washing pipe and used for spraying cleaning solution to wash the table top of the sample preparation operation table body, the plurality of spray heads correspond to the table top of the sample preparation operation table body, a fixing plate is arranged on the mounting plate, cleaning cloth is arranged on the fixing plate, and the cleaning cloth corresponds to the table top of the sample preparation operation table body. The utility model discloses a corresponding mechanism design, the system appearance personnel of being convenient for can be quick clean system appearance operation panel, reduce the clean time of system appearance operation panel, improve clean efficiency and cleanliness factor.

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Mineral product sample preparation operation panel
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the mineral product system appearance, concretely relates to mineral product system appearance operation panel.
Background
Sample preparation is the process of bringing a sample to an analytical or experimental state, including crushing, sieving, blending, division, and sometimes air drying. The purpose of sample preparation is to prepare the collected ore sample into an analysis (test) ore sample which can represent the characteristics of the original ore sample through the steps.
The means of present sample is mainly still artifical sample, earlier the ore breakage becomes tiny powdered, put on the workstation afterwards and carry out the division sample, the back is accomplished in the sample, remain the ore powder spot of large tracts of land on the operation panel, traditional cleaning methods is all manual to be cleaned with the rag, because the water stain on the rag can make ore powder form the mud state on the operation panel, the adhesion is on rag and system appearance operation mesa, make operation mesa difficult clearance, not only clean effect is poor, and the time of clean system appearance operation mesa has been increased, mineral products system appearance personnel work efficiency has been influenced.
Therefore, in view of the above technical problems, there is a need to provide a mineral product sampling operation table.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a mineral product system appearance operation panel to solve the above-mentioned manual clean mineral product system appearance operation mesa of tradition, clean effect is poor and clean inefficiency problem.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
a mineral product sample preparation operating platform comprises a sample preparation operating platform body, a sliding mechanism and a flushing mechanism;
the sample preparation operating platform body is provided with a sliding mechanism, so that the flushing mechanism can conveniently move on the sample preparation operating platform body;
the washing mechanism is located slide mechanism is last for clean the system appearance operation panel, it includes a pair of support frame to wash the mechanism, is used for supporting wiper mechanism, and is a pair of be connected with the mounting panel between the support frame, be equipped with the flushing pipe on the mounting panel, be equipped with a plurality of shower nozzles on the flushing pipe for spray the cleaning solution and wash the mesa of system appearance operation panel body, it is a plurality of the shower nozzle with the mesa of system appearance operation panel body is corresponding, be equipped with the fixed plate on the mounting panel, be equipped with cleaning cloth on the fixed plate, cleaning cloth with the mesa of system appearance operation panel body is corresponding, is used for cleaning the mesa of system appearance operation panel body.
Furthermore, a liquid storage tank is arranged on one side of the sample preparation operating platform body, and cleaning liquid and a submersible pump are arranged in the liquid storage tank and used for conveying the cleaning liquid to the table top of the sample preparation operating platform body;
the output end of the submersible pump is connected with a telescopic pipe, and one end, far away from the submersible pump, of the telescopic pipe is connected to the flushing pipe, so that cleaning liquid can be conveyed into the flushing pipe.
Furthermore, a liquid collecting tank is arranged on one side of the sample preparation operating platform body, which is far away from the liquid storage tank, and is used for collecting sewage flowing down from the table top of the sample preparation operating platform body;
a filter screen is arranged in the liquid collecting tank and used for blocking ore fragments with larger volume, so that the ore fragments on the table surface of the sample preparation operating table body are not easy to fall into the liquid collecting tank;
the bottom of the liquid collecting tank is connected with a drain pipe, so that sewage in the liquid collecting tank can conveniently flow into the collecting box;
the end of the drain pipe, which is far away from the liquid collecting tank, is connected with a collecting box for storing sewage, so that the sewage is not easy to flow to the ground to pollute the working environment of operators.
Furthermore, the sliding mechanism comprises a pair of baffles which are respectively arranged at two sides of the sample preparation operating platform body and used for blocking sewage, so that the sewage is not easy to flow to the ground;
the surfaces, far away from each other, of the pair of baffles are respectively provided with a sliding chute, a sliding block is arranged in the sliding chutes in a sliding manner, the sliding blocks are connected with connecting rods, and one ends, far away from the sliding blocks, of the connecting rods are connected with fixed blocks for being connected with a supporting frame;
the upper side of the fixed block is provided with a spring for bouncing up the support frame, so that the cleaning cloth on the washing mechanism is far away from the table top of the sample preparation operating table body when the cleaning cloth is not used.
Furthermore, the pair of supporting frames are respectively sleeved on the pair of fixing blocks, so that the flushing mechanism is conveniently connected to the sliding mechanism, and the flushing mechanism can slide on the sample preparation workbench;
the spring support in between the support frame and the fixed block, a pair of all be equipped with the notch on the relative one side of support frame, a pair of the connecting rod slides respectively in a pair of the notch is favorable to the support frame when pushing down and using cleaning cloth, and the support frame is difficult to be restricted by the connecting rod for cleaning cloth can contact the mesa of system appearance operation panel body.
Furthermore, the open end of a pair of spout all is equipped with the limiting plate for spacing slider makes the slider be difficult for the roll-off outside the spout.
Furthermore, a liquid injection port is formed in the liquid storage tank, so that an operator can add cleaning liquid conveniently;
be equipped with the observation window on the lateral wall of liquid reserve tank, be favorable to operating personnel to observe the liquid storage capacity of cleaning solution in the liquid reserve tank.
Furthermore, the installation plate is provided with a handle, so that an operator can operate the washing mechanism to move.
Furthermore, the plurality of spray heads are obliquely arranged on the flushing pipe, so that sprayed cleaning liquid can impact the table top of the sample preparation operating table body, the cleaning capability is improved, and sewage and stains can flow in the same direction.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages of it is following:
the utility model discloses a corresponding mechanism design, the system appearance personnel of being convenient for can be quick clean system appearance operation panel, reduce the clean time of system appearance operation panel, improve clean efficiency and cleanliness factor.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments described in the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a mineral product sampling operation table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a left side view of a mineral product sampling operation table according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a mineral sample preparation station according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 3;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a flushing mechanism of a mineral product sample preparation operating platform according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram at B in fig. 5.
In the figure: 1. the sample preparation operating table comprises a sample preparation operating table body, 101, a liquid storage tank, 102, an extension pipe, 103, a liquid collecting tank, 104, a filter screen, 105, a drain pipe, 106, a collecting tank, 107, a liquid injection port, 108, an observation window, 2, a sliding mechanism, 201, a baffle, 202, a sliding chute, 203, a sliding block, 204, a connecting rod, 205, a fixed block, 206, a spring, 207, a limiting plate, 3, a flushing mechanism, 301, a supporting frame, 302, a mounting plate, 303, a flushing pipe, 304, a spray head, 305, a fixed plate, 306, cleaning cloth, 307, a notch, 308 and a handle.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and the structural, method or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to the embodiments are all included in the scope of the present invention.
The utility model discloses a mineral product system appearance operation panel, refer to fig. 1-6 and show, including system appearance operation panel body 1, slide mechanism 2 washes mechanism 3.
Wherein, be equipped with slide mechanism 2 on the system appearance operation panel body 1, be convenient for wash mechanism 3 and remove on system appearance operation panel body 1.
Specifically, the sliding mechanism 2 comprises a pair of baffles 201, and the pair of baffles 201 are respectively arranged on two sides of the sample preparation operating platform body 1 and used for blocking sewage so that the sewage is not easy to flow to the ground; all be equipped with spout 202 on the one side of keeping away from each other of a pair of baffle 201, the one end of a pair of spout 202 all is equipped with limiting plate 207 for outside the difficult roll-off spout 202 of slider 203.
Preferably, the spout 202 is T type groove, and the baffle 201 lateral wall is located to the opening, is used for doing benefit to when carrying out ore system appearance operation, and the difficult spout 202 that causes that the spout 202 slides in dropping to the ore piece is obstructed.
In addition, a sliding block 203 is arranged in the sliding groove 202 in a sliding mode, a connecting rod 204 is connected to the sliding block 203, and a fixing block 205 is connected to one end, far away from the sliding block 203, of the connecting rod 204 and used for being connected with the supporting frame 301; the upper side of the fixing block 205 is provided with a spring 206 for bouncing up the support frame 301, so that the cleaning cloth 306 on the washing mechanism 3 is far away from the table surface of the sample preparation operation table body 1 when the cleaning cloth 306 is not used.
Preferably, one end of each of the pair of sliding grooves 202 is provided with a limiting plate 207, so that the sliding block 203 is not easy to slide out of the sliding groove 202.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the washing mechanism 3 is disposed on the sample preparation console body 1 for cleaning the sample preparation console, and the washing mechanism 3 includes a pair of support frames 301 for supporting the washing mechanism 3.
Specifically, a pair of support frames 301 overlaps respectively on a pair of fixed block 205, be convenient for will wash mechanism 3 and install on slide mechanism 2, make wash mechanism 3 can slide on system appearance operation panel body 1, spring 206 supports between support frame 301 and fixed block 205, all be equipped with notch 307 on the relative one side of a pair of support frame 301, a pair of connecting rod 204 slides respectively in a pair of notch 307, be favorable to support frame 301 when pushing down and using cleaning cloth 306, support frame 301 is difficult to be restricted by connecting rod 204, make cleaning cloth 306 can contact the mesa of system appearance operation panel body 1.
Preferably, the cavities are formed in the pair of support frames 301, and the sectional areas of the cavities are equal to the sectional area of the fixing block 205, so that the fixing block 205 can be inserted into the support frames 301, the spring 206 can be in contact with the tops of the cavities in the support frames 301, and the support frames 301 can be elastically supported conveniently.
In addition, a mounting plate 302 is connected between the pair of supporting frames 301, a washing pipe 303 is arranged on the mounting plate 302, a plurality of spray heads 304 are arranged on the washing pipe 303 and used for spraying cleaning liquid to wash the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1, and the plurality of spray heads 304 correspond to the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1.
Preferably, a plurality of spray heads 304 are obliquely arranged on the flushing pipe 303, so that the sprayed cleaning liquid can impact the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1, the cleaning capability is improved, and simultaneously, sewage and mineral product sample preparation fragments are impacted, so that the sewage and stains flow in the same direction.
Referring to fig. 1-6, a fixing plate 305 is disposed on the mounting plate 302, a cleaning cloth 306 is disposed on the fixing plate 305, the cleaning cloth 306 corresponds to the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1 and is used for wiping the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1, and a handle 308 is disposed on the mounting plate 302, which is beneficial for an operator to operate the washing mechanism to move.
Preferably, the cleaning cloth 306 is attached to the mounting plate 302 using plastic velcro to facilitate replacement of the cleaning cloth 306 by an operator.
Referring to fig. 1-6, one side of system appearance operation panel body 1 is equipped with liquid reserve tank 101, is equipped with cleaning solution and immersible pump in the liquid reserve tank 101 for carry the cleaning solution to the mesa of system appearance operation panel body 1, the output of immersible pump is connected with flexible pipe 102, and the one end that immersible pump was kept away from to flexible pipe 102 is connected on flushing pipe 303, makes in cleaning solution can carry flushing pipe 303.
Wherein, be equipped with on the liquid reserve tank 101 and annotate liquid mouth 107, the operating personnel of being convenient for adds the cleaning solution, is equipped with observation window 108 on the lateral wall of liquid reserve tank 101, is favorable to the operating personnel to observe the liquid storage capacity of cleaning solution in the liquid reserve tank 101.
Referring to fig. 1-6, a liquid collecting tank 103 is disposed on a side of the sample preparation console body 1 away from the liquid storage tank 101, and is used for collecting sewage flowing down from the table top of the sample preparation console body 1.
Specifically, be equipped with filter screen 104 in the collecting tank 103 for block the great ore piece of volume, make in the collecting tank 103 that the ore piece on the mesa of system appearance operation panel body 1 is difficult for dropping, the bottom of collecting tank 103 is connected with drain pipe 105, in the sewage flow to collection box 106 in the collecting tank 103 of being convenient for, the one end that collecting tank 103 was kept away from to drain pipe 105 is connected with collecting box 106, be used for saving sewage, make sewage difficult flow to ground and cause the pollution to operating personnel's operational environment.
When the device is used specifically, an operator opens a switch of the submersible pump, so that cleaning liquid enters the flushing pipe 303 through the telescopic pipe 102, the cleaning liquid is sprayed out by the plurality of spray heads 304 to flush the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1, the operator holds the handle 308 by hand, the flushing mechanism 3 is pushed to move in the chute 202, the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1 is repeatedly flushed, the plurality of spray heads 304 obliquely spray out cleaning liquid to push sewage to flow towards the liquid collecting tank 103, so that the sewage flows into the collecting tank 106, meanwhile, the filter screen 104 filters mud clusters formed by large-volume ore fragments or ore powder, so that the drain pipe 105 is not easily blocked, after the flushing is finished and no mud exists, the switch of the submersible pump is closed, the mounting plate 302 is pressed downwards, the support frame 301 vertically moves downwards along the fixing block 205 to compress the spring 206 in the cavity of the support frame 301, so that the cleaning cloth 306 on the fixing plate is in contact with the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1, the flushing mechanism 3 is pushed to move in the chute 202, so that the table top of the sample preparation operation table body 1 is cleaned, and the cleaning cloth 306 moves upwards away from the sample preparation operation table body 302 due to cancel the downward pressing of the mounting plate 302;
meanwhile, when the flushing mechanism 3 needs to be disassembled according to the working requirements, the telescopic pipe 102 and the flushing pipe 303 are only required to be disconnected, the flushing mechanism 3 is lifted upwards, and the supporting frame 301 slides out of the fixing block 205, so that the flushing mechanism 3 can be disassembled.
According to the technical scheme provided by the utility model, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
the utility model discloses a corresponding mechanism design, the system appearance personnel of being convenient for can be quick clean system appearance operation panel, reduce the clean time of system appearance operation panel, improve clean efficiency and cleanliness factor, wash mechanism simple structure simultaneously, the system appearance personnel of being convenient for install and dismantle washing mechanism.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

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1. A mineral product system appearance operation panel which characterized in that includes:
the sample preparation operating platform comprises a sample preparation operating platform body (1), wherein a sliding mechanism (2) is arranged on the sample preparation operating platform body (1);
washing mechanism (3), the slip is located on slide mechanism (2), it includes a pair of support frame (301) to wash mechanism (3), and is a pair of be connected with mounting panel (302) between support frame (301), be equipped with flushing pipe (303) on mounting panel (302), be equipped with a plurality of shower nozzles (304) on flushing pipe (303), it is a plurality of shower nozzle (304) with the mesa of system appearance operation panel body (1) is corresponding, be equipped with fixed plate (305) on mounting panel (302), be equipped with cleaning cloth (306) on fixed plate (305), cleaning cloth (306) with the mesa of system appearance operation panel body (1) is corresponding.
2. The mineral product sampling console according to claim 1, characterized in that a liquid storage tank (101) is arranged on one side of the sampling console body (1), cleaning liquid and a submersible pump are arranged in the liquid storage tank (101), an output end of the submersible pump is connected with a telescopic pipe (102), and one end of the telescopic pipe (102) far away from the submersible pump is connected to the flushing pipe (303).
3. The mineral product sampling operation platform according to claim 1, characterized in that a liquid collecting tank (103) is arranged on one side of the sampling operation platform body (1) far away from the liquid storage tank (101), a filter screen (104) is arranged in the liquid collecting tank (103), a drain pipe (105) is connected to the bottom of the liquid collecting tank (103), and a collecting tank (106) is connected to one end of the drain pipe (105) far away from the liquid collecting tank (103).
4. The mineral product sample preparation operating platform according to claim 1, wherein the sliding mechanism (2) comprises a pair of baffles (201), the pair of baffles (201) are respectively arranged at two sides of the sample preparation operating platform body (1), a sliding groove (202) is formed in each of the surfaces, far away from each other, of the pair of baffles (201), a sliding block (203) is arranged in the sliding groove (202) in a sliding manner, a connecting rod (204) is connected to the sliding block (203), a fixed block (205) is connected to one end, far away from the sliding block (203), of the connecting rod (204), and a spring (206) is arranged on the upper side of the fixed block (205).
5. The mineral product sampling console of claim 4, wherein a pair of the supporting frames (301) are respectively sleeved on a pair of the fixing blocks (205), the springs (206) are supported between the supporting frames (301) and the fixing blocks (205), notches (307) are respectively formed on opposite surfaces of the pair of the supporting frames (301), and the pair of the connecting rods (204) are respectively slid in the notches (307).
6. The mineral product sampling console according to claim 4, wherein a pair of the sliding chutes (202) are provided with a limiting plate (207) at both ends.
7. The mineral product sampling console according to claim 2, characterized in that the liquid storage tank (101) is provided with a liquid injection port (107), and the side wall of the liquid storage tank (101) is provided with a viewing window (108).
8. The mineral product sampling console of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate (302) is provided with a handle (308).
9. A mineral product sampling station according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of said nozzles (304) are arranged obliquely on the washing pipe (303).
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