CN220047774U - Novel rubber oil modified asphalt device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model provides a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device, and belongs to the technical field of novel rubber oil modified asphalt. This novel rubber oil modified asphalt device includes heating jar, heating element and purifying mechanism, and heating jar lateral wall intercommunication has inlet pipe and discharging pipe, and the heating jar surface is provided with the heat preservation, and the heating layer has been seted up to the heating jar inner chamber and material placing cavity, and heating element includes first heating pipe, heat exchange box and water pump. According to the utility model, the heating assembly is arranged, the heating layer and the heat exchange box are filled with heat conduction oil, the heat conduction oil in the heating layer and the heat conduction oil in the heat exchange box are synchronously heated through the first heating pipe and the second heating pipe respectively, meanwhile, the circulation flow of the heat conduction oil in the heat exchange box and the heat conduction oil in the heating layer is realized through the water pump, the first liquid guide pipe and the second liquid guide pipe, so that the heat conduction oil is heated uniformly, the heating efficiency is improved, the heating tank is heated uniformly, the temperature control precision is increased, and the raw material mixing effect is ensured.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of novel rubber oil modified asphalt, in particular to a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device.
Background
The novel rubber oil modified asphalt is a road material which is based on rubber oil and is subjected to modification treatment. Compared with single rubber asphalt, the novel rubber oil modified asphalt has better durability and crack resistance, and can also reduce road noise and improve the skid resistance of the road surface. The production process includes preparing rubber into rubber oil modifier, mixing rubber particle with crude oil via mechanical and chemical process, and high temperature reaction to obtain oil modifier. And melting asphalt, adding an oil modifier into the asphalt, and performing the processes of mixing, stirring and the like to form the rubber oil modified asphalt.
In the novel rubber oil modified asphalt preparation process, rubber oil and asphalt need to be heated, but the existing device is usually heated through a hot air blower or a burner, so that the heating efficiency is poor, the temperature control precision is poor, the raw materials are heated unevenly, partial asphalt is solidified, and the mixing effect is affected.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the above disadvantages, the present utility model provides a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device which overcomes the above technical problems or at least partially solves the above problems.
The utility model is realized in the following way:
the utility model provides a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device, which comprises a heating tank, a heating component and a purifying mechanism, wherein the surface of the heating tank is provided with an insulating layer, the inner cavity of the heating tank is provided with a heating layer and a material placing cavity, and the heating component comprises
The first heating pipes are symmetrically and fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the heating layer;
the heat exchange box is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the heating tank, and a second heating pipe is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the heat exchange box;
the water pump, water pump fixed mounting is in the heat exchange box lateral wall, the water inlet end of water pump is linked together with the heat exchange box, the intercommunication has first catheter between water outlet end of water pump and the zone of heating.
In a preferred scheme, a second liquid guide pipe is communicated between the upper part of the heat exchange box and the heating layer, and a liquid filling opening is formed in the upper part of the heat exchange box.
In a preferred scheme, the heating tank inner cavity is rotatably provided with a rotating shaft, a plurality of stirring rods are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on the surface of the rotating shaft, and stirring blades are fixedly arranged between the stirring rods.
In a preferred scheme, a plurality of stirring rod one end fixed mounting has the scraper blade, heating jar lateral wall fixed mounting has the motor, motor output and pivot fixed connection.
In a preferred scheme, the purifying mechanism comprises a purifying box, a water tank and an alkaline filter plate, wherein the purifying box is fixedly arranged on the upper part of the heating tank, the water tank is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the purifying box, and the alkaline filter plate is detachably arranged in the inner cavity of the purifying box.
In a preferred scheme, the upper part of the purifying box is provided with an exhaust hole.
In a preferred scheme, the side wall of the water tank is communicated with a one-way valve, and the one-way valve is conducted in a one-way towards the direction of the inner cavity of the water tank.
In a preferred scheme, the upper part of the heating tank is communicated with an exhaust pipe, the upper part of the exhaust pipe is communicated with an exhaust fan, and the exhaust end of the exhaust fan is communicated with a one-way valve.
In a preferred scheme, the side wall of the heating tank is communicated with a feed pipe and a discharge pipe.
The utility model provides a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device, which has the beneficial effects that:
1. through setting up heating element, put into the material placing cavity with the raw materials by the inlet pipe, be full of conduction oil with zone of heating and heat exchange case, heat conduction oil in the zone of heating and the conduction oil synchronous heating in the heat exchange case respectively through first heating pipe and second heating pipe, simultaneously, realize the circulation flow to conduction oil in the heat exchange case and the conduction oil in the zone of heating through water pump, first catheter and second catheter for conduction oil is heated the misce bene, improves heating efficiency, thereby makes the heating jar evenly be heated, increases the control by temperature change precision, guarantees raw materials mixing effect.
2. By arranging the purification mechanism, when the raw materials are heated, gases which are possibly harmful to human health and environment, such as smoke, acid gases and the like, are generated, and fine particles are mixed in the smoke, so that the eyes and the respiratory tract are stimulated, and even dyspnea is caused; acid gases such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid, and the like. Plants and buildings can be damaged, and simultaneously, the respiratory tract of a person can be stimulated; waste gas generated by heating can be led into the water tank through the exhaust pipe by the exhaust fan through the one-way valve, smoke is subjected to preliminary filtration through water, fine particles are left, then gas flows upwards, acidic gas is neutralized through the alkaline filter plate, waste gas purification is achieved, and the health of workers is prevented from being damaged.
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For a clearer description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some examples of the present utility model and should not be considered as limiting the scope, and other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art;
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a front view in cross section according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a cross-sectional structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a perspective view of a stirring rod according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
in the figure: 1. a heating tank; 2. a heat preservation layer; 3. a heating layer; 4. a material placing cavity; 5. a heating assembly; 501. a first heating pipe; 502. a heat exchange box; 503. a second heating pipe; 504. a first catheter; 505. a water pump; 506. a second catheter; 507. a liquid adding port; 6. a rotating shaft; 7. a stirring rod; 8. stirring the leaves; 9. a scraper; 10. a motor; 11. a purifying mechanism; 1101. a purifying box; 1102. a water tank; 1103. an alkaline filter plate; 1104. an exhaust hole; 1105. an exhaust pipe; 1106. an exhaust fan; 1107. a one-way valve; 12. a feed pipe; 13. and a discharging pipe.
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For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the utility model, which are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive faculty, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
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Referring to fig. 1-4, the present utility model provides a technical solution: the utility model provides a novel rubber oil modified asphalt device, including heating jar 1, heating element 5 and purifying mechanism 11, heating jar 1 lateral wall intercommunication has inlet pipe 12 and discharging pipe 13, be used for feeding and ejection of compact, heating jar 1 surface is provided with heat preservation 2, heating jar 1 inner chamber has seted up zone 3 and has put material chamber 4, zone 3 is used for placing the conduction oil, thereby heating jar 1, put material chamber 4 and be used for placing pitch and the rubber oil that wait to mix, heating element 5 includes first heating pipe 501, heat transfer box 502 and water pump 505, first heating pipe 501 symmetry fixed mounting is in zone 3 inner chamber, first heating pipe 501 and external power supply electric connection, be used for heating the conduction oil, heat transfer box 502 fixed mounting is in heating jar 1 lateral wall, be used for depositing the conduction oil, heat transfer box 502 inner chamber fixed mounting has second heating pipe 503, second heating pipe 503 and external power supply electric connection, be used for heating the conduction oil in heat transfer box 502, water pump 505 fixed mounting is in heat transfer box 502 lateral wall, water pump 505 and external power supply electric connection, be used for realizing circulation flow with the conduction oil in heat transfer box 502 and the heating layer 3, heating efficiency is improved, heating uniformity; the water inlet end of the water pump 505 is communicated with the heat exchange box 502, a first liquid guide pipe 504 is communicated between the water outlet end of the water pump 505 and the heating layer 3, a second liquid guide pipe 506 is communicated between the upper part of the heat exchange box 502 and the heating layer 3, and a liquid filling opening 507 is formed in the upper part of the heat exchange box 502.
In a preferred scheme, during use, raw materials are placed into the material placing cavity 4 through the material feeding pipe 12, the heating layer 3 and the heat exchange box 502 are filled with heat conduction oil, the heat conduction oil in the heating layer 3 and the heat conduction oil in the heat exchange box 502 are synchronously heated through the first heating pipe 501 and the second heating pipe 503 respectively, meanwhile, circulation flow is realized on the heat conduction oil in the heat exchange box 502 and the heat conduction oil in the heating layer 3 through the water pump 505, the first liquid guiding pipe 504 and the second liquid guiding pipe 506, the heat conduction oil is heated uniformly, the heating efficiency is improved, the heating tank 1 is heated uniformly, the heating control precision is increased, and the raw material mixing effect is ensured.
Referring to fig. 1-4, in a preferred embodiment, a rotating shaft 6 is rotatably installed in an inner cavity of a heating tank 1 and is used for installing stirring rods 7, a plurality of stirring rods 7 are symmetrically and fixedly installed on the surface of the rotating shaft 6, stirring blades 8 are fixedly installed between the stirring rods 7 and are used for overturning raw materials so that the raw materials are uniformly heated, a scraping plate 9 is fixedly installed at one end of the stirring rods 7 and is used for cleaning the side wall of the material placing cavity 4 and preventing the raw materials from being stuck to the side wall of the material placing cavity 4; the motor 10 is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the heating tank 1, the motor 10 is electrically connected with an external power supply and is used for driving the rotating shaft 6, and the output end of the motor 10 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 6.
In a preferred scheme, during heating, can drive pivot 6 through motor 10 and rotate, drive puddler 7 and stirring leaf 8 synchronous rotation, stir the mixture to the raw materials, through stirring leaf 8, can overturn the raw materials for the raw materials is evenly heated, through scraper blade 9, can clear up material chamber 4 lateral wall, prevents that the raw materials from gluing and put material chamber 4 lateral wall, improves mixing effect.
Referring to fig. 1-3, in a preferred embodiment, the purifying mechanism 11 includes a purifying tank 1101, a water tank 1102 and an alkaline filter board 1103, the purifying tank 1101 is fixedly installed at the upper part of the heating tank 1, for installing the water tank 1102, the water tank 1102 is fixedly installed in the inner cavity of the purifying tank 1101, for storing water, performing preliminary filtration and dust removal on gas generated by heating asphalt, the alkaline filter board 1103 is detachably installed in the inner cavity of the purifying tank 1101, for neutralizing acid gas in the waste gas, an exhaust hole 1104 is formed in the upper part of the purifying tank 1101, for discharging purified gas, a one-way valve 1107 is communicated with the side wall of the water tank 1102, for feeding air, the one-way valve 1107 is conducted in a direction of the inner cavity of the water tank 1102, an exhaust pipe 1105 is communicated with the upper part of the heating tank 1, an exhaust fan 1106 is electrically connected with an external power supply, for guiding the waste gas generated by heating into the water tank 1102 through the exhaust pipe 1107 by the exhaust pipe 1106, for purifying treatment, and an exhaust end of the exhaust fan 1106 is communicated with the one-way valve 1107.
In a preferred embodiment, when the raw materials are heated, gases which may be harmful to human health and environment, such as smoke, acid gases and the like, are generated, and fine particles are mixed in the smoke, so that the smoke stimulates eyes and respiratory tract, and even causes dyspnea; acid gases such as sulfuric acid and nitric acid, and the like. Plants and buildings can be damaged, and simultaneously, the respiratory tract of a person can be stimulated; exhaust gas generated by heating can be led into the water tank 1102 through the exhaust fan 1106 and the exhaust pipe 1105 through the one-way valve 1107, smoke is subjected to preliminary filtration through water, fine particles are left, then the gas flows upwards, and acid gas is neutralized through the alkaline filter plate 1103, so that the exhaust gas is purified, and the health of workers is prevented from being damaged.
Specifically, the working process or working principle of the novel rubber oil modified asphalt device is as follows: during the use, put into the material placing cavity 4 with the raw materials by inlet pipe 12, be full of the conduction oil with zone of heating 3 and heat exchange box 502, heat conduction oil in zone of heating 3 and the conduction oil in heat exchange box 502 are heated in step respectively through first heating pipe 501 and second heating pipe 503, simultaneously, realize the circulation flow to the conduction oil in heat exchange box 502 and the conduction oil in zone of heating 3 through water pump 505, first catheter 504 and second catheter 506, make the conduction oil be heated evenly, improve heating efficiency, thereby make heating jar 1 evenly be heated, increase the temperature control precision, guarantee the raw materials mixing effect. Simultaneously, can drive pivot 6 through motor 10 and rotate, drive puddler 7 and stirring leaf 8 synchronous rotation, stir the mixture to the raw materials, through stirring leaf 8, can overturn the raw materials for the raw materials is even to be heated, through scraper blade 9, can clear up material chamber 4 lateral wall to the material, prevents that the raw materials from gluing and put material chamber 4 lateral wall, improves mixing effect.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the utility model is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and improvements that fall within the spirit and scope of the utility model.
It should be noted that, the first heating pipe 501, the second heating pipe 503, the water pump 505, the motor 10 and the exhaust fan 1106 are devices or apparatuses existing in the prior art, or are devices or apparatuses that can be implemented in the prior art, and the power supply, the specific composition and the principle thereof are clear to those skilled in the art, so they will not be described in detail.
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1. Novel rubber oil modified asphalt device is characterized in that, including heating jar (1), heating element (5) and purifying mechanism (11), heating jar (1) surface is provided with heat preservation (2), heating layer (3) and material placing cavity (4) have been seted up to heating jar (1) inner chamber, heating element (5) include
The first heating pipe (501) is symmetrically and fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the heating layer (3);
the heat exchange box (502), the heat exchange box (502) is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the heating tank (1), and a second heating pipe (503) is fixedly arranged in the inner cavity of the heat exchange box (502);
the water pump (505), pump (505) fixed mounting is in heat exchange box (502) lateral wall, pump (505) water inlet end is linked together with heat exchange box (502), the intercommunication has first catheter (504) between pump (505) water outlet end and the zone of heating (3).
2. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 1, wherein a second liquid guide pipe (506) is communicated between the upper part of the heat exchange box (502) and the heating layer (3), and a liquid filling opening (507) is formed in the upper part of the heat exchange box (502).
3. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 1, wherein a rotating shaft (6) is rotatably arranged in an inner cavity of the heating tank (1), a plurality of stirring rods (7) are symmetrically and fixedly arranged on the surface of the rotating shaft (6), and stirring blades (8) are fixedly arranged between the stirring rods (7).
4. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of stirring rods (7) are fixedly provided with scraping plates (9) at one ends, motors (10) are fixedly arranged on the side walls of the heating tanks (1), and the output ends of the motors (10) are fixedly connected with the rotating shafts (6).
5. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 1, wherein the purifying mechanism (11) comprises a purifying tank (1101), a water tank (1102) and an alkaline filter plate (1103), the purifying tank (1101) is fixedly arranged on the upper portion of the heating tank (1), the water tank (1102) is fixedly arranged in an inner cavity of the purifying tank (1101), and the alkaline filter plate (1103) is detachably arranged in the inner cavity of the purifying tank (1101).
6. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 5, wherein the upper part of the purifying box (1101) is provided with an exhaust hole (1104).
7. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 5, wherein the side wall of the water tank (1102) is communicated with a one-way valve (1107), and the one-way valve (1107) is conducted unidirectionally to the direction of the inner cavity of the water tank (1102).
8. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 7, wherein an exhaust pipe (1105) is communicated with the upper portion of the heating tank (1), an exhaust fan (1106) is communicated with the upper portion of the exhaust pipe (1105), and an exhaust end of the exhaust fan (1106) is communicated with the check valve (1107).
9. The novel rubber oil modified asphalt device according to claim 1, wherein the side wall of the heating tank (1) is communicated with a feed pipe (12) and a discharge pipe (13).
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