CN219838046U - Artificial leather surface treating agent grinding and dispersing device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of grinding and dispersing devices, and discloses a grinding and dispersing device for an artificial leather surface treating agent, which solves the problem that larger particles contained in the existing artificial leather surface treating agent cannot be ground in the process of dispersing and mixing so as to influence the overall quality of the treating agent, and comprises an equipment box, wherein a dispersing cylinder is fixedly arranged at the top of the equipment box, a second rotary transmission assembly is arranged in the equipment box, a discharge valve is fixedly arranged at the lower part of the dispersing cylinder, a grinding cylinder is fixedly arranged at the top of the dispersing cylinder, a grinding and dispersing assembly is arranged in the grinding cylinder, a mounting box is fixedly arranged at the top of the grinding cylinder, a first rotary transmission assembly is arranged in the mounting box, and the bottom of the first rotary transmission assembly is connected with the grinding and dispersing assembly; the grinding and dispersing device can grind larger particles in the material in the dispersing and mixing process, so that the overall quality of the treating agent is improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of grinding and dispersing devices, and particularly relates to a grinding and dispersing device for an artificial leather surface treating agent.
Background
In China, people are familiar with the artificial leather produced by using PVC resin as a raw material as PVC artificial leather (artificial leather for short); the artificial leather produced by using PU resin as raw material is called PU artificial leather (PU leather for short): the artificial leather produced by using PU resin and non-woven fabrics as raw materials is called PU synthetic leather (short for synthetic leather); a leather-like plastic product when used as artificial leather; a layer of resin mixture is coated or stuck on a fabric which is taken as a base, and then the fabric is heated to plasticize the resin mixture, and the resin mixture is pressed and flattened or embossed to obtain a product; is similar to natural leather, and has the characteristics of softness, wear resistance and the like; when the artificial leather is reproduced, the surface of the artificial leather needs to be treated by a surface treating agent; the existing artificial leather surface treating agent cannot grind larger particles contained in the existing artificial leather surface treating agent in the dispersing and mixing process, so that the overall quality of the treating agent is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides the grinding and dispersing device for the artificial leather surface treating agent, which effectively solves the problem that larger particles contained in the existing artificial leather surface treating agent cannot be ground in the dispersing and mixing process, so that the overall quality of the treating agent is affected.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the utility model provides an artificial leather surface treatment agent grinds dispersion devices, which comprises an equipment box, the top fixed mounting of equipment box has a dispersion section of thick bamboo, the inside of equipment box is equipped with the rotatory drive assembly of second, the lower part fixed mounting of dispersion section of thick bamboo has the bleeder valve, the top fixed mounting of dispersion section of thick bamboo has a grinding section of thick bamboo, the inside of grinding section of thick bamboo is equipped with grinds the dispersion subassembly, the top fixed mounting of grinding section of thick bamboo has the mounting box, the inside of mounting box is equipped with first rotatory drive assembly, the bottom of first rotatory drive assembly is connected with grinds the dispersion subassembly, first rotatory drive assembly is connected with the rotatory drive of second, fixed mounting has sealed axle between dispersion section of thick bamboo and the equipment box, the middle part fixed mounting of dispersion section of thick bamboo inside bottom has the mounting section of thick bamboo, the inside of thick bamboo is equipped with the material auger, the lower part of material auger is rotated and is installed in sealed axle's inside, the bottom of material auger extends to the equipment box, the top fixed mounting of mounting section of thick bamboo has the lower grinding plate.
Preferably, the first rotary transmission assembly comprises a motor, the motor is fixedly arranged at the top of the inside of the mounting box, a first bevel gear is fixedly arranged at the output end of the motor, one side of the first bevel gear is connected with a second bevel gear in a meshed mode, one side of the second bevel gear is fixedly provided with a second rotating rod, the surface of the second rotating rod is rotationally provided with a first shaft sleeve, the lower side of the first shaft sleeve is fixedly connected with one side of the top of the grinding cylinder through a connecting block, and one end, away from the second bevel gear, of the second rotating rod is fixedly provided with a first sprocket.
Preferably, the second rotary transmission assembly comprises a second sprocket wheel, the second sprocket wheel is rotatably mounted on one side inner wall of the equipment box through a rotating shaft, a chain is connected between the second sprocket wheel and the first sprocket wheel in a meshed mode, one side, away from the rotating shaft, of the second sprocket wheel is fixedly provided with a third rotating rod, the surface of the third rotating rod is rotatably provided with a second sleeve, the upper side of the second sleeve is fixedly connected with the top inside the equipment box through a connecting block, one end, away from the second sprocket wheel, of the third rotating rod is fixedly provided with a third bevel gear, one side, away from the third bevel gear, of the third bevel gear is in meshed connection with a fourth bevel gear, the bottom of the fourth bevel gear is rotatably connected with the middle part of the bottom inside the equipment box through a shaft rod, and the top of the fourth bevel gear is fixedly connected with the bottom of the conveying auger.
Preferably, the grinding dispersion assembly comprises a first rotating rod, the first rotating rod is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the first bevel gear, the bottom of the first rotating rod extends to the inside of the grinding cylinder and is fixedly provided with a cross rod, two ends of the lower side of the cross rod are fixedly provided with vertical rods, the bottoms of the vertical rods all extend to the inside of the dispersion cylinder and are fixedly provided with stirring rods, the surfaces of the stirring rods are fixedly provided with a plurality of stirring blades, the middle part of the lower side of the cross rod is fixedly provided with an upper grinding disc, and the upper grinding disc is matched with the lower grinding disc.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
in operation, an operator inputs materials into the dispersing cylinder, then the operator starts a motor to drive a first bevel gear to rotate, the first bevel gear drives a second rotating rod to rotate in the first shaft sleeve through a second bevel gear, the second rotating rod drives a first sprocket to rotate when rotating, the first sprocket drives a second sprocket to rotate through a chain, the second sprocket drives a third rotating rod to rotate in the second shaft sleeve when rotating, the third rotating rod drives a fourth bevel gear to rotate through a third bevel gear, the fourth bevel gear drives a material conveying auger to rotate along a sealing shaft when rotating, the sealing shaft is arranged to prevent materials from leaking, and the material conveying auger can drive the materials to move between a lower grinding disc and an upper grinding disc when rotating;
the first bevel gear rotates and can drive the cross rod to rotate through the first rotating rod, the stirring rod is driven to rotate through the vertical rod when the cross rod rotates, and the stirring blades can be driven to disperse materials when the stirring rod rotates; the transverse rod can drive the upper grinding disc to rotate while rotating, so that larger particles in materials between the upper grinding disc and the lower grinding disc can be ground, and the ground materials can flow into the dispersing cylinder again; after the dispersion grinding is finished, an operator opens a discharge valve to discharge and collect the materials; the grinding and dispersing device can grind larger particles in the material in the dispersing and mixing process, so that the overall quality of the treating agent is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a grinding and dispersing device according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a grinding and dispersing device according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a partially enlarged structure of FIG. 2 according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a part of the enlarged structure of FIG. 2 according to the present utility model;
in the figure: 1. an equipment box; 2. a dispersing cylinder; 3. a grinding cylinder; 4. a mounting box; 5. a discharge valve; 6. sealing the shaft; 7. a material conveying auger; 8. a mounting cylinder; 9. a motor; 10. a first bevel gear; 11. a second bevel gear; 12. a first rotating lever; 13. a cross bar; 14. a vertical rod; 15. a stirring rod; 16. stirring the leaves; 17. a grinding disc is arranged; 18. a lower grinding disc; 19. a second rotating lever; 20. a first sleeve; 21. a first sprocket; 22. a second sprocket; 23. a chain; 24. a third rotating lever; 25. a second sleeve; 26. a third bevel gear; 27. and a fourth bevel gear.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model; 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.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the utility model comprises an equipment box 1, a dispersing cylinder 2 is fixedly arranged at the top of the equipment box 1, a second rotary transmission component is arranged in the equipment box 1, a discharge valve 5 is fixedly arranged at the lower part of the dispersing cylinder 2, a grinding cylinder 3 is fixedly arranged at the top of the dispersing cylinder 2, a grinding dispersing component is arranged in the grinding cylinder 3, a mounting box 4 is fixedly arranged at the top of the grinding cylinder 3, a first rotary transmission component is arranged in the mounting box 4, the bottom of the first rotary transmission component is connected with the grinding dispersing component, the first rotary transmission component is in transmission connection with the second rotary transmission component, a sealing shaft 6 is fixedly arranged between the dispersing cylinder 2 and the equipment box 1, a mounting cylinder 8 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the bottom of the dispersing cylinder 2, a material conveying auger 7 is arranged in the mounting cylinder 8, the lower part of the material conveying auger 7 is rotatably arranged in the sealing shaft 6, the bottom end of the material conveying auger 7 extends to the equipment box 1, and a lower grinding disc 18 is fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting cylinder 8.
In operation, an operator inputs materials into the dispersing cylinder 2, then the operator starts the first rotary transmission assembly to drive the second rotary transmission assembly to operate, the second rotary transmission assembly drives the material conveying auger 7 to rotate along the sealing shaft 6 during operation, the sealing shaft 6 can prevent the materials from leaking, openings are formed in the lower parts of the two sides of the mounting cylinder 8, so that the materials at the bottom of the inside of the dispersing cylinder 2 can enter the inside of the mounting cylinder 8, and the material conveying auger 7 can drive the materials in the mounting cylinder 8 to move between the lower grinding disc 18 and the grinding dispersing assembly during rotation; the first rotary transmission assembly runs and can drive the grinding and dispersing assembly to disperse materials; when the grinding and dispersing assembly is operated, larger particles in the materials between the grinding and dispersing assembly and the lower grinding disc 18 can be ground, and the ground materials can flow into the dispersing cylinder 2 again; after the dispersion grinding is finished, an operator opens the discharge valve 5 to discharge and collect the materials; the grinding and dispersing device can grind larger particles in the material in the dispersing and mixing process, so that the overall quality of the treating agent is improved.
The first rotary transmission assembly comprises a motor 9, the motor 9 is fixedly arranged at the top of the inside of the mounting box 4, a first bevel gear 10 is fixedly arranged at the output end of the motor 9, one side of the first bevel gear 10 is connected with a second bevel gear 11 in a meshed manner, one side of the second bevel gear 11 is fixedly provided with a second rotating rod 19, the surface of the second rotating rod 19 is rotatably provided with a first shaft sleeve 20, the lower side of the first shaft sleeve 20 is fixedly connected with one side of the top of the grinding cylinder 3 through a connecting block, and one end, far away from the second bevel gear 11, of the second rotating rod 19 is fixedly provided with a first sprocket 21; the second rotary transmission assembly comprises a second chain wheel 22, the second chain wheel 22 is rotatably arranged on the inner wall of one side of the equipment box 1 through a rotating shaft, a chain 23 is connected between the second chain wheel 22 and the first chain wheel 21 in a meshed mode, a third rotating rod 24 is fixedly arranged on one side, far away from the rotating shaft, of the second chain wheel 22, a second shaft sleeve 25 is rotatably arranged on the surface of the third rotating rod 24, the upper side of the second shaft sleeve 25 is fixedly connected with the top inside the equipment box 1 through a connecting block, a third bevel gear 26 is fixedly arranged at one end, far away from the second chain wheel 22, of the third rotating rod 24, a fourth bevel gear 27 is connected with one side of the third bevel gear 26 in a meshed mode, the bottom of the fourth bevel gear 27 is rotatably connected with the middle of the inner bottom of the equipment box 1 through a shaft rod, and the top of the fourth bevel gear 27 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the conveying auger 7.
The operator starts the motor 9 to drive the first bevel gear 10 to rotate, the first bevel gear 10 drives the second rotating rod 19 to rotate in the first shaft sleeve 20 through the second bevel gear 11, the second rotating rod 19 drives the first sprocket 21 to rotate when rotating, the first sprocket 21 drives the second sprocket 22 to rotate through the chain 23, the second sprocket 22 drives the third rotating rod 24 to rotate in the second shaft sleeve 25 when rotating, the third rotating rod 24 drives the fourth bevel gear 27 to rotate through the third bevel gear 26, and the fourth bevel gear 27 drives the conveying auger 7 to rotate when rotating.
The grinding dispersion assembly comprises a first rotating rod 12, the first rotating rod 12 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of a first bevel gear 10, the bottom of the first rotating rod 12 extends to the inside of a grinding cylinder 3 and is fixedly provided with a cross rod 13, two ends of the lower side of the cross rod 13 are fixedly provided with vertical rods 14, the bottom of each vertical rod 14 extends to the inside of a dispersion cylinder 2 and is fixedly provided with stirring rods 15, the surfaces of the stirring rods 15 are fixedly provided with a plurality of stirring blades 16, the middle part of the lower side of the cross rod 13 is fixedly provided with an upper grinding disc 17, and the upper grinding disc 17 is matched with a lower grinding disc 18.
The first bevel gear 10 rotates and simultaneously can drive the cross rod 13 to rotate through the first rotating rod 12, the stirring rod 15 is driven to rotate through the vertical rod 14 when the cross rod 13 rotates, and the stirring blades 16 can be driven to disperse materials when the stirring rod 15 rotates; the cross bar 13 can drive the upper grinding disc 17 to rotate while rotating, so that larger particles in the materials between the upper grinding disc 17 and the lower grinding disc 18 can be ground.
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1. The utility model provides an artificial leather surface treatment agent grinds dispersion devices, includes equipment box (1), its characterized in that: the utility model discloses a grinding device for the material conveying auger, including equipment box (1), including equipment box (1), a top fixed mounting of equipment box (1), dispersion section of thick bamboo (2), equipment box (1), dispersion section of thick bamboo (1), equipment box (1) inside is equipped with second rotatory drive assembly, dispersion section of thick bamboo (2) lower part fixed mounting has ejection of compact valve (5), dispersion section of thick bamboo (2) top fixed mounting has grinding vessel (3), the inside of grinding vessel (3) is equipped with grinds dispersion assembly, grinding vessel (3) top fixed mounting has mounting box (4), the inside of mounting box (4) is equipped with first rotatory drive assembly, first rotatory drive assembly's bottom is connected with grinding dispersion drive assembly, first rotatory drive assembly is connected with the rotatory drive of second, fixed mounting has sealed axle (6) between dispersion section of thick bamboo (2) and the equipment box (1), the middle part fixed mounting of dispersion section of thick bamboo (2) inside bottom has mounting barrel (8), the inside of mounting barrel (8) is equipped with material conveying auger (7), the inside of material conveying auger (7) is rotated the lower part of installing at sealed axle (6), the inside of sealing axle (6), the bottom of material conveying auger (7) extends to equipment box (1) inside, the fixed disk (18) under the top of installation barrel (8).
2. The artificial leather surface treating agent grinding and dispersing device according to claim 1, wherein: the first rotary transmission assembly comprises a motor (9), the motor (9) is fixedly arranged at the top of the inside of the mounting box (4), a first bevel gear (10) is fixedly arranged at the output end of the motor (9), a second bevel gear (11) is connected to one side of the first bevel gear (10) in a meshed mode, a second rotating rod (19) is fixedly arranged on one side of the second bevel gear (11), a first shaft sleeve (20) is arranged on the surface of the second rotating rod (19) in a rotating mode, the lower side of the first shaft sleeve (20) is fixedly connected with one side of the top of the grinding cylinder (3) through a connecting block, and a first sprocket (21) is fixedly arranged at one end, far away from the second bevel gear (11), of the second rotating rod (19).
3. The artificial leather surface treating agent grinding and dispersing device according to claim 2, wherein: the second rotary transmission assembly comprises a second sprocket (22), the second sprocket (22) is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of one side of the equipment box (1) through a rotating shaft, a chain (23) is connected between the second sprocket (22) and the first sprocket (21) in a meshed mode, a third rotating rod (24) is fixedly mounted on one side, far away from the rotating shaft, of the second sprocket (22), a second shaft sleeve (25) is rotatably mounted on the surface of the third rotating rod (24), the upper side of the second shaft sleeve (25) is fixedly connected with the top inside the equipment box (1) through a connecting block, a third bevel gear (26) is fixedly mounted on one end, far away from the second sprocket (22), of the third rotating rod (24), a fourth bevel gear (27) is connected with one side of the third bevel gear (26) in a meshed mode, the bottom of the fourth bevel gear (27) is rotatably connected with the middle of the inner bottom of the equipment box (1) through a shaft rod, and the top of the fourth bevel gear (27) is fixedly connected with the bottom of the conveying auger (7).
4. The artificial leather surface treating agent grinding and dispersing device according to claim 2, wherein: the grinding dispersion assembly comprises a first rotating rod (12), the first rotating rod (12) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of a first bevel gear (10), the bottom of the first rotating rod (12) extends to the inside of a grinding cylinder (3) and is fixedly provided with a cross rod (13), two ends of the lower side of the cross rod (13) are fixedly provided with vertical rods (14), the bottom of the vertical rods (14) extends to the inside of the dispersing cylinder (2) and is fixedly provided with stirring rods (15), the surface of the stirring rods (15) is fixedly provided with a plurality of stirring blades (16), the middle part of the lower side of the cross rod (13) is fixedly provided with an upper grinding disc (17), and the upper grinding disc (17) is matched with the lower grinding disc (18).
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