CN220214902U - Stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle - Google Patents

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CN220214902U
CN220214902U CN202321395993.8U CN202321395993U CN220214902U CN 220214902 U CN220214902 U CN 220214902U CN 202321395993 U CN202321395993 U CN 202321395993U CN 220214902 U CN220214902 U CN 220214902U
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The utility model provides a stirring type chemical reaction kettle which comprises a bottom plate and a supporting frame, wherein a buffer mechanism and a damping damper are arranged in an inner cavity of the bottom plate, a supporting seat is fixedly connected to the top of the damping damper, the buffer mechanism comprises a supporting rod, a sliding rod and a supporting block, the bottom of the inner cavity of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with the supporting rod, the inner wall of the supporting rod is slidably connected with the sliding rod, the supporting block is fixedly connected to the top of the sliding rod, and a stirring mechanism is arranged in the kettle body. The stirring type chemical reaction kettle provided by the utility model solves the problems that the existing reaction kettle does not have a buffer function, shaking can be generated when the kettle body is stirred, the stirring effect is affected, and the stirring structure and the inside of the kettle body are inconvenient to clean efficiently, so that the subsequent stirring work is affected.

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Stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of chemical equipment, in particular to a stirring type chemical reaction kettle.
Background
The reaction kettle is widely understood to be a container with physical or chemical reaction, and through structural design and parameter configuration of the container, the functions of heating, evaporating, cooling and low-speed and high-speed mixing of technological requirements are realized, and the reaction kettle is widely applied to pressure containers for petroleum, chemical industry, rubber, pesticides, dyes, medicines and foods and is used for completing technological processes such as vulcanization, nitration, hydrogenation, hydrocarbylation, polymerization, condensation and the like.
If chinese patent number is CN 216396323U's a stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle, it is through the worm wheel, the worm, mutually support between rotation tube and the dwang, can realize carrying out effectual regulation to the height of a plurality of stirring vane for it is convenient for carry out abundant stirring to the internal raw materials of cauldron, thereby effectually improved its stirring efficiency, but, above-mentioned scheme does not possess buffer function, can produce and rock when the cauldron body stirs, influences stirring effect, and just inconvenient high-efficient washing is carried out to stirring structure and the internal portion of cauldron, influences follow-up stirring work.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new stirring type chemical reaction kettle to solve the above technical problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model provides a stirring type chemical reaction kettle with a buffering function and convenient to clean.
The utility model provides a stirring type chemical reaction kettle, which comprises a bottom plate and a support frame, wherein a buffer mechanism and a damping damper are arranged in an inner cavity of the bottom plate, a supporting seat is fixedly connected to the top of the damping damper, the buffer mechanism comprises a supporting rod, a sliding rod and a supporting block, the bottom of the inner cavity of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with the supporting rod, the inner wall of the supporting rod is connected with the sliding rod in a sliding manner, the top of the sliding rod is fixedly connected with the supporting block, the top of the supporting block is fixedly connected with the bottom of the supporting seat, a kettle body is fixedly connected to the top of the supporting seat, a stirring mechanism is arranged in the kettle body, a lifting mechanism is arranged in the support frame, the lifting mechanism comprises a box body and a driving motor, the box body is fixedly connected to the top of the inner cavity of the support frame, and the driving motor is fixedly connected to the top of the inner cavity of the box body.
In order to achieve the effect of buffering the kettle body, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle provided by the utility model is preferable in that the buffering mechanism further comprises a first connecting block, a connecting rod, a second connecting block, a sliding sleeve, a fixing rod and a spring, wherein the first connecting block is fixedly connected to the outer side of the supporting block, and the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the inner cavity of the first connecting block.
In order to achieve the effect of driving the connecting rod to move, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle provided by the utility model is preferable in that one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected with a second connecting block, and the bottom of the second connecting block is fixedly connected with a sliding sleeve.
In order to achieve the effect of driving the sliding sleeve to move, the utility model provides the stirring type chemical reaction kettle, preferably, the inner wall of the sliding sleeve is in sliding connection with a fixed rod, one end of the fixed rod is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the bottom plate, and springs are arranged on the outer sides of the fixed rod and the supporting rod.
In order to achieve the effect of stirring materials, the stirring mechanism comprises a cover plate, a stirring motor, a rotating rod, a fixed sleeve, a stirring rod, a driving rod and a scraping plate, wherein the cover plate is arranged at the top of the kettle body, the stirring motor is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate, the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the output end of the stirring motor, and the fixed sleeve is fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating rod.
In order to achieve the effect of scraping residual materials on the inner wall of the kettle body, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle is provided, preferably, a stirring rod and a driving rod are respectively arranged on the outer side of the fixed sleeve, and one end of the driving rod is fixedly connected with a scraping plate.
In order to achieve the effect of lifting the stirring mechanism, the stirring chemical reaction kettle provided by the utility model is preferable in that the lifting mechanism further comprises a threaded rod, a threaded block, a fixed block, a sliding block and a limiting rod, wherein the output end of the driving motor is fixedly connected with the threaded rod, the bottom of the threaded rod is rotatably connected with the bottom of the inner cavity of the box body, and the outer side of the threaded rod is in threaded connection with the threaded block.
In order to achieve the effect of driving the threaded block to move, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle is provided, preferably, one side of the threaded block is fixedly connected with a fixed block, and the bottom of the fixed block is fixedly connected with the top of the cover plate.
In order to achieve the effect of limiting the sliding blocks, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle is provided, preferably, the sliding blocks are fixedly connected to two sides of the fixed block, the limiting rods are connected to the inner walls of the sliding blocks in a sliding manner, and two ends of each limiting rod are fixedly connected with the top and the bottom of the inner cavity of the box body respectively.
In order to achieve the effect of facilitating discharging and feeding, the stirring type chemical reaction kettle is provided, and preferably, a feeding hole and a discharging pipe are respectively arranged on the outer side of the kettle body.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
this stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle through setting up rabbling mechanism, reaches the effect of stirring the material, through setting up buffer gear, reaches the effect of rocking when reducing the cauldron body stirring, through setting up elevating system, reaches the effect of going up and down to rabbling mechanism, is convenient for follow-up to rabbling mechanism and the internal portion of cauldron wash, and convenient follow-up stirring work has solved current reation kettle and has not had buffer function, can produce and rock when the cauldron body stirs, influences stirring effect, and inconvenient high-efficient washing to rabbling structure and the internal portion of cauldron, influences the problem of follow-up stirring work.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a stirred tank reactor according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the base plate according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a buffer mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the stirring mechanism in the present utility model;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a lifting mechanism in the present utility model.
Reference numerals in the drawings: 1. a bottom plate; 2. a support frame; 3. a buffer mechanism; 31. a support rod; 32. a slide block; 33. a support block; 34. a first connection block; 35. a connecting rod; 36. a second connection block; 37. a sliding sleeve; 38. a fixed rod; 39. a spring; 4. a shock absorbing damper; 5. a support base; 6. a kettle body; 7. a stirring mechanism; 71. a cover plate; 72. a stirring motor; 73. a rotating rod; 74. a fixed sleeve; 75. a stirring rod; 76. a driving rod; 77. a scraper; 8. a lifting mechanism; 81. a case; 82. a driving motor; 83. a threaded rod; 84. a screw block; 85. a fixed block; 86. a slide block; 87. a limit rod; 9. a feed inlet; 10. and a discharging pipe.
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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 fall within the scope of the utility model. It is to be understood that the drawings are designed solely for the purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the utility model. The connection relationships shown in the drawings are for convenience of clarity of description only and are not limiting on the manner of connection.
It is noted that when one component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component, or intervening components may also be present. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. It should also be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited; either mechanically or electrically, or by communication between two components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, fig. 4 and fig. 5 in combination, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of a stirred tank reactor according to the present utility model; FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the base plate according to the present utility model; FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a buffer mechanism according to the present utility model; FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the stirring mechanism in the present utility model; fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a lifting mechanism in the present utility model. The utility model provides a stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle, including bottom plate 1 and support frame 2, the inner chamber of bottom plate 1 is provided with buffer gear 3 and shock attenuation attenuator 4, the top fixedly connected with supporting seat 5 of shock attenuation attenuator 4, buffer gear 3 includes bracing piece 31, slide bar 32 and supporting shoe 33, the bottom fixedly connected with bracing piece 31 of bottom plate 1 inner chamber, the inner wall sliding connection of bracing piece 31 has slide bar 32, the top fixedly connected with supporting shoe 33 of slide bar 32, the top of supporting shoe 33 and the bottom fixedly connected with of supporting seat 5, the top fixedly connected with cauldron body 6 of supporting seat 5, the inside of cauldron body 6 is provided with rabbling mechanism 7, the inside of support frame 2 is provided with elevating system 8, elevating system 8 includes box 81 and driving motor 82, the top fixedly connected with box 81 of the inner chamber of support frame 2, the top fixedly connected with driving motor 82 of box 81 inner chamber.
In the specific implementation process, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the stirring mechanism 7 comprises a cover plate 71, a stirring motor 72, a rotating rod 73, a fixing sleeve 74, a stirring rod 75, a driving rod 76 and a scraping plate 77, wherein the cover plate 71 is arranged at the top of the kettle body 6, the stirring motor 72 is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate 71, the rotating rod 73 is fixedly connected to the output end of the stirring motor 72, and the fixing sleeve 74 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating rod 73.
The outside of fixed cover 74 is provided with puddler 75 and actuating lever 76 respectively, and the one end fixedly connected with scraper blade 77 of actuating lever 76.
The outer side of the kettle body 6 is respectively provided with a feed inlet 9 and a discharge pipe 10.
It should be noted that: when the device is used, through setting up rabbling mechanism 7, pour the material into the cauldron body 6 inside through feed inlet 9, start agitator motor 72 drives bull stick 73 and rotates, drive puddler 75 through fixed cover 74 and rotate, stir the material, fixed cover 74 drives actuating lever 76 and scraper blade 77 and rotates, scrape the remaining material of cauldron body 6 inner wall through scraper blade 77, the material is extravagant has been reduced, after the stirring is accomplished, the outside of discharging pipe 10 is provided with the valve, open the valve and pass through discharging pipe 10 discharge with the material.
Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the buffer mechanism 3 further includes a first connection block 34, a connection rod 35, a second connection block 36, a sliding sleeve 37, a fixing rod 38 and a spring 39, the outer side of the support block 33 is fixedly connected with the first connection block 34, and an inner cavity of the first connection block 34 is rotatably connected with the connection rod 35.
One end of the connecting rod 35 is rotatably connected with a second connecting block 36, and the bottom of the second connecting block 36 is fixedly connected with a sliding sleeve 37.
The inner wall sliding connection of sliding sleeve 37 has dead lever 38, and the one end of dead lever 38 and bottom plate 1 inner wall fixed connection, and dead lever 38 and the outside of bracing piece 31 all are provided with spring 39.
It should be noted that: through setting up buffer gear 3, when the cauldron body 6 takes place to rock at the stirring in-process, the cauldron body 6 can drive supporting shoe 33 downwardly moving, make slide bar 32 at the inside slip of bracing piece 31, supporting shoe 33 drives first connecting block 34 downwardly moving, drive second connecting block 36 through connecting rod 35 and remove, drive sliding sleeve 37 in the dead lever 38 outside slip, make spring 39 shrink, spring 39 resets fast, drive sliding sleeve 37 and supporting shoe 33 reset fast, thereby drive cauldron body 6 reset fast, the degree of rocking of cauldron body 6 when the stirring has been reduced, through setting up shock attenuation attenuator 4, the stability of the cauldron body 6 has been improved.
Referring to fig. 1 and 5, the lifting mechanism 8 further includes a threaded rod 83, a threaded block 84, a fixed block 85, a sliding block 86 and a limiting rod 87, the output end of the driving motor 82 is fixedly connected with the threaded rod 83, the bottom of the threaded rod 83 is rotatably connected with the bottom of the inner cavity of the box 81, and the outer side of the threaded rod 83 is in threaded connection with the threaded block 84.
One side of the screw block 84 is fixedly connected with a fixing block 85, and the bottom of the fixing block 85 is fixedly connected with the top of the cover plate 71.
Both sides of the fixed block 85 are fixedly connected with a sliding block 86, the inner wall of the sliding block 86 is slidably connected with a limiting rod 87, and both ends of the limiting rod 87 are fixedly connected with the top and the bottom of the inner cavity of the box 81 respectively.
It should be noted that: through setting up elevating system 8, after the stirring work is accomplished, start driving motor 82 drives threaded rod 83 and rotates, makes screw thread piece 84 remove, makes slider 86 slide in the gag lever post 87 outside, makes screw thread piece 84 reciprocate perpendicularly, and screw thread piece 84 drives fixed block 85 and removes, drives apron 71 and rabbling mechanism 7 and rises, conveniently washs rabbling mechanism 7 and the inside of cauldron body 6, makes things convenient for follow-up stirring work.
The working principle of the stirring type chemical reaction kettle provided by the utility model is as follows:
when the device is used, the stirring mechanism 7 is arranged, the material is poured into the kettle body 6 through the feeding hole 9, the stirring motor 72 is started to drive the rotating rod 73 to rotate, the stirring rod 75 is driven to rotate through the fixing sleeve 74 to stir the material, the driving rod 76 and the scraping plate 77 are driven by the fixing sleeve 74 to rotate, the residual material on the inner wall of the kettle body 6 is scraped through the scraping plate 77, the waste of the material is reduced, the valve is arranged on the outer side of the discharging pipe 10 after the stirring is finished, the valve is opened to discharge the material through the discharging pipe 10, the buffer mechanism 3 is arranged, the kettle body 6 can drive the supporting block 33 to move downwards when the kettle body 6 shakes in the stirring process, the sliding rod 32 slides in the supporting rod 31, the supporting block 33 drives the first connecting block 34 to move downwards, the second connecting block 36 is driven to move through the connecting rod 35, the sliding sleeve 37 is driven to slide outside the fixed rod 38, the spring 39 is contracted, the spring 39 is reset rapidly, the sliding sleeve 37 and the supporting block 33 are driven to reset rapidly, the kettle body 6 is driven to reset rapidly, the shaking degree of the kettle body 6 during stirring is reduced, the stability of the kettle body 6 is improved through the vibration reduction damper 4, the lifting mechanism 8 is arranged, after stirring is completed, the driving motor 82 is started to drive the threaded rod 83 to rotate, the threaded block 84 is enabled to move, the sliding block 86 slides outside the limiting rod 87, the threaded block 84 is enabled to vertically move up and down, the threaded block 84 drives the fixed block 85 to move, the cover plate 71 and the stirring mechanism 7 are driven to lift, the stirring mechanism 7 and the inside of the kettle body 6 are conveniently cleaned, and the subsequent stirring is convenient.
The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present utility model.

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1. The utility model provides a stirring formula chemical industry reation kettle, its characterized in that, including bottom plate (1) and support frame (2), the inner chamber of bottom plate (1) is provided with buffer gear (3) and shock attenuation attenuator (4), the top fixedly connected with supporting seat (5) of shock attenuation attenuator (4), buffer gear (3) are including bracing piece (31), slide bar (32) and supporting shoe (33), the bottom fixedly connected with bracing piece (31) of bottom plate (1) inner chamber, the inner wall sliding connection of bracing piece (31) has slide bar (32), the top fixedly connected with supporting shoe (33) of slide bar (32), the top of supporting shoe (33) and the bottom fixedly connected with of supporting seat (5), the top fixedly connected with cauldron body (6) of supporting seat (5), the inside of cauldron body (6) is provided with rabbling mechanism (7), the inside of support frame (2) is provided with elevating system (8), elevating system (8) include box (81) and driving motor (82), the top fixedly connected with supporting shoe (81) of supporting frame (2) inner chamber (81), driving motor (82).
2. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 1, wherein the buffer mechanism (3) further comprises a first connecting block (34), a connecting rod (35), a second connecting block (36), a sliding sleeve (37), a fixing rod (38) and a spring (39), the outer side of the supporting block (33) is fixedly connected with the first connecting block (34), and an inner cavity of the first connecting block (34) is rotationally connected with the connecting rod (35).
3. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 2, wherein one end of the connecting rod (35) is rotatably connected with a second connecting block (36), and the bottom of the second connecting block (36) is fixedly connected with a sliding sleeve (37).
4. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 2, wherein the inner wall of the sliding sleeve (37) is slidably connected with a fixing rod (38), one end of the fixing rod (38) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the bottom plate (1), and springs (39) are arranged on the outer sides of the fixing rod (38) and the supporting rod (31).
5. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 1, wherein the stirring mechanism (7) comprises a cover plate (71), a stirring motor (72), a rotating rod (73), a fixing sleeve (74), a stirring rod (75), a driving rod (76) and a scraping plate (77), the top of the kettle body (6) is provided with the cover plate (71), the top of the cover plate (71) is fixedly connected with the stirring motor (72), the output end of the stirring motor (72) is fixedly connected with the rotating rod (73), and the outer side of the rotating rod (73) is fixedly connected with the fixing sleeve (74).
6. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 5, wherein a stirring rod (75) and a driving rod (76) are respectively arranged on the outer side of the fixed sleeve (74), and one end of the driving rod (76) is fixedly connected with a scraping plate (77).
7. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism (8) further comprises a threaded rod (83), a threaded block (84), a fixed block (85), a sliding block (86) and a limiting rod (87), the output end of the driving motor (82) is fixedly connected with the threaded rod (83), the bottom of the threaded rod (83) is rotatably connected with the bottom of the inner cavity of the box body (81), and the outer side of the threaded rod (83) is in threaded connection with the threaded block (84).
8. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 7, wherein one side of the threaded block (84) is fixedly connected with a fixed block (85), and the bottom of the fixed block (85) is fixedly connected with the top of the cover plate (71).
9. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 7, wherein two sides of the fixed block (85) are fixedly connected with a sliding block (86), the inner wall of the sliding block (86) is slidably connected with a limiting rod (87), and two ends of the limiting rod (87) are fixedly connected with the top and the bottom of the inner cavity of the box body (81) respectively.
10. The stirring chemical reaction kettle according to claim 1, wherein a feed inlet (9) and a discharge pipe (10) are respectively arranged on the outer side of the kettle body (6).
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