CN219646856U - Solid particle collecting and filtering device for physical and chemical water quality detection - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the technical field of water quality detection, and discloses a solid particle collecting and filtering device for water quality physicochemical detection, which comprises a detection filtering box, a metering cylinder, a driving motor, a blanking control pipe, a solid particle filtering plate, a water outlet pipe, a discharging pipe, a driving column, a cleaning scraper and a primary filtering conical hopper, wherein the metering cylinder is arranged at the top of the detection filtering box. According to the utility model, the metering cylinder and the blanking control tube are arranged to play a metering role, the primary filtering conical hopper can perform primary filtering on solid particles in a water quality sample, the solid particle filter plate can perform secondary filtering, the solid particles can be rapidly and efficiently collected and filtered, the driving motor can be operated to drive the cleaning scraper to scrape residual particles at the top of the solid particle filter plate, so that the solid particles are not easy to remain in the device, the accuracy of the device is improved, the device can collect and filter a large amount of solid particles in the water quality sample, the operation convenience is good, and the accuracy is high.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of water quality detection, in particular to a solid particle collecting and filtering device for water quality physicochemical detection.
Background
Water is the source of life and humans are not free from water during life and production activities. The quality of water is closely related to industrial and agricultural production safety and human health; however, with the rapid development of the economy and the acceleration of the urban process in China, the water environment pollution problem is also serious, various water quality or water body pollution events are frequent, the situation that the water environment in China is inadvisable is highlighted, various parameters of the water quality are detected by related instruments or equipment, the quality of the water quality is evaluated, and the like, wherein the content of solid particles in the water source is an important one.
In the existing water quality physicochemical detection, when the particulate matters in the water sample are collected and filtered, the water sample is usually filtered by using a filter dish and a filter paper cup, the filtered sample is relatively smaller, the relative accuracy of the display result is not high enough, the existing equipment has insufficient collection and filtration capacity for solid particulate matters of a large number of water samples, the operation is more complicated, the convenience is not high enough, and the accuracy is more general, so that the water quality physicochemical detection solid particulate collection and filtration device is provided for solving the problems.
Disclosure of Invention
(one) solving the technical problems
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides the solid particle collecting and filtering device for water quality physicochemical detection, which has the advantages of capability of collecting and filtering solid particles for a large amount of sample water quality, good operation convenience, strong accuracy and the like, and solves the problems of low sample fault tolerance rate, high difficulty in detecting a large amount of water samples, and insufficient detection convenience and accuracy of the existing water quality particles.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the purposes of collecting and filtering solid particles in a large amount of sample water, and achieving high operation convenience and high accuracy, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: the device comprises a detection filter box, a metering cylinder, a driving motor, a blanking control pipe, a solid particle filter plate, a water outlet pipe, a discharging pipe, a driving column, a cleaning scraping plate and a primary filtering cone bucket;
the metering cylinder is arranged at the top of the detection filter box, the bottom of the blanking control pipe extends to the inside of the detection filter box, the driving motor and the water outlet pipe are both arranged at the bottom of the detection filter box, the solid particle filter plate is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box, and the driving column is rotationally connected to the center of the solid particle filter plate;
the bottom of drive post extends and detects the rose box and with driving motor's output fixed connection, the top and the cleaning blade fixed connection of drive post, cleaning blade sets up in the top of solid particle filter, the discharging pipe sets up in the outside that detects the rose box, the discharging pipe is located the top of solid particle filter side, just, the filter cone is fought and is placed in the inside of measuring cylinder.
Preferably, the bottom of detection rose box is provided with the braced frame, driving motor sets up in the inside of braced frame.
Preferably, a control switch is arranged at the top of the detection filter box, and the output end of the control switch is electrically connected with the driving motor and the blanking control tube.
Preferably, the blanking control pipe comprises a blanking guide pipe and an electric control valve, wherein the blanking guide pipe is communicated with the bottom of the metering cylinder, the blanking guide pipe is positioned in the detection filter box, and the electric control valve is arranged on the blanking guide pipe.
Preferably, the measuring cylinder is transparent, the bottom of the measuring cylinder is conical, and the measuring cylinder is provided with measuring scales.
Preferably, the primary filtering cone hopper is composed of a conical metal net, a supporting bar is arranged at the bottom of the primary filtering cone hopper, and the bottom of the supporting bar is contacted with the inner bottom wall of the measuring cylinder.
Preferably, the solid particle filter plate comprises a metal support net and a fine filter cloth, the metal support net is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box, the fine filter cloth is adhered to the top of the metal support net, the driving column is rotationally connected to the center of the metal support net, and the metal support net and the fine filter cloth are all in conical shapes.
(III) beneficial effects
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device, which has the following beneficial effects:
1. this filter equipment is collected to quality of water physicochemical detection solid particle, through being equipped with the metering cylinder at the top that detects the rose box, metering cylinder cooperation unloading control tube plays the effect of quality of water sample measurement, the unloading control tube plays the effect of control unloading, the inside of metering cylinder is equipped with the prefilter toper fill, can carry out prefilter to solid particle in the quality of water sample, conduct the water sample to detect the rose box by the unloading control tube, again by solid particle filter, carry out secondary filter to solid particle in the water sample and impurity, solid particle can be derived by the discharging pipe, can be fast with efficient disposable solid particle in the quality of water sample, collect and filter, the water source after the filtration can be discharged by the outlet pipe, make the device reach and can collect and filter solid particle to a large amount of sample quality of water, the operating convenience is better.
2. This filter equipment is collected to quality of water physicochemical detection solid particle can drive the actuating cylinder through operation driving motor and rotate to can drive cleaning blade and strike off the remaining particulate matter in solid particle filter top, and cleaning blade is the abnormal shape, clear up the remaining solid particulate matter of detection rose box inner wall department, make difficult remaining solid particulate matter in the device, increased the degree of accuracy of device, make the device reach the comparatively accurate effect of filtering of collecting the solid particulate matter in the quality of water.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure A of FIG. 1 according to the present utility model;
fig. 3 is a schematic front view of the structure of the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. detecting a filter box; 2. a metering cylinder; 3. a driving motor; 4. a blanking control pipe; 401. discharging guide pipe; 402. an electric control valve; 5. a solid particle filter plate; 501. a metal support net; 502. fine filter cloth; 6. a water outlet pipe; 7. a discharge pipe; 8. a drive column; 9. a cleaning blade; 10. a primary filtration cone hopper; 11. a support frame; 12. a control switch; 13. metering scales; 14. and (5) supporting bars.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the solid particle collecting and filtering device for water quality physicochemical detection comprises a detection filter box 1, a metering cylinder 2, a driving motor 3, a blanking control pipe 4, a solid particle filter plate 5, a water outlet pipe 6, a discharging pipe 7, a driving column 8, a cleaning scraper 9 and a primary filtering cone-shaped bucket 10;
the metering cylinder 2 is arranged at the top of the detection filter box 1, the bottom of the blanking control pipe 4 extends to the inside of the detection filter box 1, the driving motor 3 and the water outlet pipe 6 are both arranged at the bottom of the detection filter box 1, the solid particle filter plate 5 is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box 1, and the driving column 8 is rotationally connected to the center of the solid particle filter plate 5;
the bottom end of the driving column 8 extends out of the detection filter box 1 and is fixedly connected with the output end of the driving motor 3, the top of the driving column 8 is fixedly connected with the cleaning scraping plate 9, the cleaning scraping plate 9 is arranged at the top of the solid particle filter plate 5, the discharging pipe 7 is arranged at the outer side of the detection filter box 1, the discharging pipe 7 is positioned above the side surface of the solid particle filter plate 5, and the primary filtering cone 10 is arranged in the metering cylinder 2;
the beneficial effects to be expressed by the scheme are as follows: through being equipped with the metering cylinder 2, cooperation unloading control pipe 4 plays the effect of quality of water sample measurement, the prefilter toper fill 10 can carry out prefilter to solid particle in the quality of water sample, by solid particle filter 5 again, carry out secondary filter to solid particle in the water sample and impurity, can collect the filtration with efficient fast, operation driving motor 3 can drive the actuating cylinder 8 and rotate, can drive cleaning scraper 9 and strike off the remaining particulate matter in solid particle filter 5 top, be difficult for remaining solid particle in the messenger's device, the precision of device has been increased, make the device reach and can collect and filter solid particle to a large amount of sample quality of water, the operating convenience is better, the accuracy is stronger.
Further, a supporting frame 11 is arranged at the bottom of the detection filter box 1, and the driving motor 3 is arranged in the supporting frame 11;
by providing the supporting frame 11, the driving motor 3 can be supported and positioned.
Further, a control switch 12 is arranged at the top of the detection filter box 1, and the output end of the control switch 12 is electrically connected with the driving motor 3 and the blanking control pipe 4;
by arranging the control switch 12, the driving motor 3 and the blanking control pipe 4 can be switched and controlled, and the control capability of the device is improved.
Further, the blanking control pipe 4 comprises a blanking guide pipe 401 and an electric control valve 402, the blanking guide pipe 401 is communicated with the bottom of the metering cylinder 2, the blanking guide pipe 401 is positioned in the detection filter box 1, and the electric control valve 402 is arranged on the blanking guide pipe 401;
through setting up unloading control pipe 4 and including unloading honeycomb duct 401 and electric control valve 402, unloading honeycomb duct 401 plays unloading water conservancy diversion ability, and electric control valve 402 steerable unloading ability of unloading honeycomb duct 401 to make metering cylinder 2 can stabilize the measurement quality of water sample volume, increased the practicality of device.
Further, the measuring cylinder 2 is transparent, the bottom of the measuring cylinder 2 is conical, and the measuring cylinder 2 is provided with a measuring scale 13;
through setting up the measuring cylinder 2 and being transparent, the setting of cooperation measurement scale 13 makes the inside sample measurement condition of measuring cylinder 2 can be observed in real time, and measuring cylinder 2 bottom is the toper form to make inside difficult residual dirt, the solid particle measurement is comparatively accurate in the sample.
Further, the primary filtering cone hopper 10 is formed by a cone-shaped metal net, the bottom of the primary filtering cone hopper 10 is provided with a supporting bar 14, and the bottom of the supporting bar 14 is contacted with the inner bottom wall of the metering cylinder 2;
through setting up the conical fill of prefiltering 10 and constitute by the toper metal mesh, make the conical fill of prefiltering 10 can carry out primary filtration to solid particulate matter, support bar 14 plays the supporting and positioning effect, has increased the practicality of device.
Further, the solid particle filter plate 5 comprises a metal supporting net 501 and a fine filter cloth 502, the metal supporting net 501 is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box 1, the fine filter cloth 502 is adhered to the top of the metal supporting net 501, the driving column 8 is rotatably connected to the center of the metal supporting net 501, and the metal supporting net 501 and the fine filter cloth 502 are both in conical shapes;
through setting up solid particle filter 5 and including metal support net 501 and fine filtration cloth 502, metal support net 501 plays the supporting effect, and fine filtration cloth 502 can filter fine solid particulate matter in the aquatic, has increased the collection filtration capacity of device, and the device is better and comparatively accurate to the collection filtration effect of solid particulate matter.
It should be noted that, each device in the utility model is a common device in the market, and can be selected according to the needs when in specific use, and the circuit connection relationship of each device belongs to simple series connection and parallel connection circuits, so that innovation points do not exist in circuit connection, and the device can be easily realized by a person skilled in the art, and the device belongs to the prior art and is not repeated.
Working principle: through being equipped with the metering cylinder 2 at the top that detects rose box 1, metering cylinder 2 cooperation unloading control tube 4 plays the effect of quality of water sample measurement, unloading control tube 4 plays the effect of control unloading, the inside of metering cylinder 2 is equipped with just strains toper fill 10, can carry out the prefiltering to the solid particulate matter in the quality of water sample, conduct the water sample to detect rose box 1 by unloading control tube 4 in, again by solid particle filter 5, carry out secondary filtration to solid particulate matter in the water sample and impurity, solid particulate matter can be derived by discharging tube 7, can be quick with efficient disposable solid particulate matter in the quality of water sample, collect the filtration, the water source after the filtration can be discharged by outlet pipe 6, operation driving motor 3 can drive actuating cylinder 8 and rotate, thereby can drive cleaning scraper 9 and scrape off the solid particulate matter that remains at solid particle filter 5 top, and cleaning scraper 9 is the abnormal shape, carry out the clearance to the solid particulate matter that detects the residual solid particulate matter of rose box 1 inner wall department, make the device in be difficult for carrying out the solid particulate matter collection and filtration to a large amount of sample quality of water, the high accuracy is realized, the high accuracy is high accuracy and high accuracy to detect the quality of water sample, the fault-tolerant problem is solved.
It is noted that relational terms such as first and second, and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. Water quality physical and chemical detects solid particle and collects filter equipment, its characterized in that: the device comprises a detection filter box (1), a metering cylinder (2), a driving motor (3), a blanking control pipe (4), a solid particle filter plate (5), a water outlet pipe (6), a discharging pipe (7), a driving column (8), a cleaning scraper (9) and a primary filtering conical hopper (10);
the metering cylinder (2) is arranged at the top of the detection filter box (1), the bottom of the blanking control pipe (4) extends to the inside of the detection filter box (1), the driving motor (3) and the water outlet pipe (6) are both arranged at the bottom of the detection filter box (1), the solid particle filter plate (5) is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box (1), and the driving column (8) is rotationally connected to the center of the solid particle filter plate (5);
the bottom of drive post (8) extends detection rose box (1) and with driving motor (3) output fixed connection, the top and the cleaning blade (9) fixed connection of drive post (8), cleaning blade (9) set up in the top of solid particle filter (5), discharging pipe (7) set up in the outside of detecting rose box (1), discharging pipe (7) are located the top of solid particle filter (5) side, just strain conical hopper (10) and place in the inside of Ji Liangtong (2).
2. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the bottom of detection rose box (1) is provided with braced frame (11), driving motor (3) set up in braced frame (11) inside.
3. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the top of detection rose box (1) is provided with control switch (12), the output of control switch (12) and driving motor (3) and unloading control tube (4) electric connection.
4. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the blanking control pipe (4) comprises a blanking guide pipe (401) and an electric control valve (402), the blanking guide pipe (401) is communicated with the bottom of the metering cylinder (2), the blanking guide pipe (401) is located in the detection filter box (1), and the electric control valve (402) is installed on the blanking guide pipe (401).
5. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the metering cylinder (2) is transparent, the bottom of the metering cylinder (2) is conical, and metering scales (13) are arranged on the metering cylinder (2).
6. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the primary filtering conical hopper (10) is formed by a conical metal net, a supporting bar (14) is arranged at the bottom of the primary filtering conical hopper (10), and the bottom of the supporting bar (14) is contacted with the inner bottom wall of the metering cylinder (2).
7. The water quality physicochemical detection solid particle collecting and filtering device according to claim 1, wherein: the solid particle filter plate (5) comprises a metal supporting net (501) and a fine filter cloth (502), wherein the metal supporting net (501) is fixedly connected to the inside of the detection filter box (1), the fine filter cloth (502) is adhered to the top of the metal supporting net (501), the driving column (8) is rotationally connected to the center of the metal supporting net (501), and the metal supporting net (501) and the fine filter cloth (502) are all in conical shapes.
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