CN220241917U - Cement mortar mixer - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application discloses cement mortar mixer relates to concrete processing technical field, the on-line screen storage device comprises a workbench, one side fixedly connected with stock guide of workstation, and the top one end fixedly connected with support column of workstation, and the top other end of workstation articulates there is the agitator, install the lifter on the support column, install on the lifter and stir the piece, stir the piece and be located directly over the agitator, one side fixedly connected with moisturizing subassembly of workstation, the play water end of moisturizing subassembly is connected with the one end of lifter, after the cement mortar stirring mixes, the operation of accessible top bucket spare for top bucket spare inner member drives the agitator, and then makes the agitator rotate around the pin joint, makes the agitator take place the slope, and then falls the cement mortar in the agitator on the stock guide, guides the cement mortar through the stock guide, so that people take out the use to the cement mortar after mixing fast, and then improves the production efficiency of cement mortar.
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Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of concrete processing, in particular to a cement mortar mixer.
Background
The cement mortar mixer is a device for strongly mixing sand, water and cement so as to greatly improve the strength of concrete, and is one of indispensable devices in cement factories, construction institutions, related professional institutions and scientific research institutions, and cement laboratories.
The prior China published patent grant bulletin number: the cement mortar mixer disclosed in CN218535104U comprises a base and a mixing pot, wherein the upper end of the base is provided with a mixing assembly, and the cement mortar mixer is characterized in that the lower end of the base is provided with an operation table, the operation table is provided with a sliding table for supporting the mixing pot, and the sliding table can slide along the length direction of the operation table; a lifting frame is arranged at one side of the machine base corresponding to the operation table, a driving unit for driving the lifting frame to move up and down is arranged in the machine base, supporting force arms are arranged at two ends of the lifting frame, and the force arms can be propped against the upper end of the stirring pot; when the stirring pot slides to the position right below the stirring assembly along with the sliding table, the driving unit drives the lifting frame to drive the stirring pot to ascend and enable the stirring end of the stirring assembly to extend into the stirring pot, so that the problems that when the cement mortar stirrer stirs cement, stirring blades rotate in the stirring barrel, materials which rotate along with the stirring blades fly out from the open end of the stirring barrel easily, the splashed materials pollute the surrounding environment of the cement mortar stirrer, and the stirring blades are easy to drive the stirring barrel to shake and collide with the stirring blades to damage the stirring blades are solved.
Most of the existing stirring machines stir cement mortar through stirring blades to mix the cement mortar, but because the produced cement mortar is sticky, after the cement mortar is stirred, the cement mortar is easy to be adhered to the inner wall of the barrel in a large amount and is difficult to be completely discharged from the stirring barrel, so that the discharging time is long, and the production efficiency of the cement mortar is easy to be influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the present application is: for solving among the above-mentioned prior art after cement mortar stirs, cement mortar is stained with in a large amount easily and is attached at the bucket inner wall, is difficult to discharge completely in the agitator for discharge spends time longer, influences the problem of the production efficiency of cement mortar easily, this application provides a cement mortar mixer.
The application specifically adopts the following technical scheme for realizing the purposes:
the utility model provides a cement mortar mixer, includes the workstation, one side fixedly connected with stock guide of workstation, and the top one end fixedly connected with support column of workstation, and the top other end of workstation articulates there is the agitator, install the lifter on the support column, install on the lifter and stir the piece, stir the piece and lie in directly over the agitator, one side fixedly connected with moisturizing subassembly of workstation, the play water end of moisturizing subassembly is connected with the one end of lifter, the internally mounted of workstation has a top bucket spare, the top bucket spare is kept away from the one end transmission of pin joint with the agitator and is connected.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, after cement mortar stirs and mixes, the operation of accessible top bucket spare for top bucket spare inner member drives the agitator, and then makes the agitator rotate around the pin joint, makes the agitator take place the slope, and then falls cement mortar in the agitator on the stock guide, guides cement mortar through the stock guide, so that people take out the use fast to cement mortar after mixing, and then improve cement mortar's production efficiency.
Further, the movable groove has been seted up to the inside of support column, the lifter includes the electric putter at the inboard top of movable groove of fixed connection, the bottom fixedly connected with connecting plate of electric putter, the one end bottom fixedly connected with connecting cylinder that the electric putter was kept away from to the connecting plate, the bottom fixedly connected with closure plate of connecting cylinder, the closure plate is located directly over the agitator.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the operation of electric putter, can drive stirring piece and remove towards the agitator direction.
Further, a sealing ring is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sealing plate.
By adopting the technical scheme, the sealing ring enhances the sealing property between the sealing plate and the stirring barrel.
Further, the stirring piece comprises a first motor fixedly connected to one end of the top of the connecting plate, a rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor, the rotating shaft is located inside the connecting cylinder, and a stirring plate is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the operation of motor one, can drive the stirring board rotation.
Further, the moisturizing subassembly includes the water storage tank of fixed connection in workstation one side, top one side fixedly connected with suction pump of water storage tank, and the top opposite side of water storage tank articulates there is the apron, the output fixedly connected with ripple water pipe of suction pump, the one end fixedly connected with raceway of ripple water pipe, the one end fixedly connected with spraying piece of raceway.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through the operation of suction pump, can send the water to spraying in the piece, and then spray water in to the agitator.
Further, the spraying piece comprises a water diversion pipe fixedly connected to one end of the water delivery pipe, the water diversion pipe is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sealing plate, and a plurality of spray heads are fixedly connected to the water diversion pipe.
By adopting the technical scheme, water is sprayed into the stirring barrel through the spray head.
Further, the bottom of the inner side of the stirring barrel is fixedly connected with a second motor, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected with a rotary table, and the rotary table is fixedly connected with mutually symmetrical L-shaped scraping plates.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can hang down the cement mortar that the agitator inner wall was stained with through L type scraper blade.
Further, the spout has been seted up at the top of workstation, top bucket spare includes motor three of fixed connection in workstation one side, the output fixedly connected with threaded rod of motor three, threaded connection has the drive piece on the threaded rod, the top of drive piece articulates there is the linkage board, the one end of linkage board articulates with agitator bottom one side.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, under the operation of motor three, drive the drive piece and drive the linkage board for the one end of linkage board carries out overhead to the bottom of agitator.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following benefits;
1. the application, after cement mortar stirs and mixes, the operation of accessible top bucket spare for top bucket spare inner member drives the agitator, and then makes the agitator rotate around the pin joint, makes the agitator take place the slope, and then falls cement mortar in the agitator on the stock guide, guides cement mortar through the stock guide, so that people take out the use fast to cement mortar after mixing, and then improve cement mortar's production efficiency.
2. This application, when stirring the piece stirs the inside cement mortar of agitator, under the operation of accessible moisturizing subassembly for moisturizing subassembly inner structure carries out the water injection to the agitator, so that people are constantly to the cement mortar make-up water of stirring, and then improve the production quality of cement mortar.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the lifting member and the stirring member in the present application;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the water refill assembly of the present application;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a stirring barrel in the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the top barrel part in the present application.
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1. a work table; 2. a material guide plate; 3. a support column; 4. a lifting member; 5. an agitating member; 6. a stirring barrel; 7. a water replenishing assembly; 8. a top barrel; 11. a chute; 31. a movable groove; 41. an electric push rod; 42. a connecting plate; 43. a connecting cylinder; 44. a closing plate; 51. a first motor; 52. a stirring plate; 61. a second motor; 62. a turntable; 63. an L-shaped scraping plate; 71. a water storage tank; 72. a water pump; 73. a cover plate; 74. a corrugated water pipe; 75. a water pipe; 76. a water diversion pipe; 77. a spray head; 81. a third motor; 82. a threaded rod; 83. a driving block; 84. and a linkage plate.
Detailed Description
The present application is described in further detail below in conjunction with figures 1-5.
The embodiment of the application discloses a cement mortar mixer.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, comprising a workbench 1, one side fixedly connected with a guide plate 2 of the workbench 1, one end fixedly connected with a support column 3 at the top of the workbench 1, a stirring barrel 6 hinged to the other end of the top of the workbench 1, a lifting piece 4 mounted on the support column 3, a stirring piece 5 mounted on the lifting piece 4, the stirring piece 5 positioned right above the stirring barrel 6, a water supplementing component 7 fixedly connected to one side of the workbench 1, a water outlet end of the water supplementing component 7 connected with one end of the lifting piece 4, a top barrel 8 mounted in the workbench 1, the top barrel 8 in driving connection with one end of the stirring barrel 6 away from a hinge point, when cement mortar is produced, cement mortar material can be poured into the stirring barrel 6 and injected into the stirring barrel 6, the stirring barrel is driven by the stirring piece 4, the stirring piece 5 is driven to move towards the stirring barrel 6, the stirring piece 5 is further inserted into the stirring barrel 6 by the structure, cement mortar material in the stirring barrel 6 can be stirred and mixed by the stirring piece, cement mortar material in the stirring barrel 6 is produced by the stirring piece, the cement mortar material in the stirring barrel 6 is further stirred and the cement mortar material can be stirred and mixed by the stirring piece, the cement mortar material can be produced by the stirring piece 6, the cement mortar can be blown out of the stirring piece 6 when the stirring piece is driven by the stirring piece 6 from the stirring piece 6, the water supplementing component is driven by the water flowing through the stirring piece 6, the water supplementing component 6 is opened from the stirring piece 6, the water can be reversely when the stirring piece 6 is opened from the stirring piece 6, and the stirring piece 6 is opened when the cement mortar is produced by the stirring piece 6, the cement mortar is filled in the cement mortar material is filled into the cement mortar is produced, can be with the cement gum sand guide to the outside through stock guide 2 in the storage barrel, and agitator 6 when empting, through agitator 6 internals operation, can be with the cement gum sand hanging down of being stained with at agitator 6 inner wall for the inside cement gum sand of agitator 6 fully pours out, thereby discharges the cement gum sand in the agitator 6 fast, and then improves the production efficiency of cement gum sand.
Referring to fig. 2, the movable groove 31 is provided in the support column 3, the lifting member 4 includes the electric push rod 41 fixedly connected at the inboard top of the movable groove 31, the bottom fixedly connected with connecting plate 42 of electric push rod 41, the connecting plate 42 is kept away from the one end bottom fixedly connected with connecting cylinder 43 of electric push rod 41, the bottom fixedly connected with closure plate 44 of connecting cylinder 43, closure plate 44 is located directly over agitator 6, the bottom fixedly connected with sealing washer of closure plate 44, stirring member 5 includes a motor 51 of fixed connection in connecting plate 42 top one end, the output fixedly connected with pivot of motor 51, the pivot is located inside connecting cylinder 43, and the one end fixedly connected with stirring plate 52 of pivot, can remove connecting plate 42 under the operation of electric push rod 41, and then drive connecting plate 42 reciprocates, and then drive connecting cylinder 43 and closure plate 44 and remove towards the direction of agitator 6, and then make closure plate 44 lid in the opening part of agitator 6, at this moment, the 42 is with stirring plate 52 carry into agitator 6 in, and through the operation of motor 51, can drive and rotate, and then drive stirring plate 52 and rotate, can make the cement and seal up the agitator 6 through the sealing washer 6, when the sealing washer 6 is sealed to the cement, the inside the agitator 6 is made to the sealing washer 6, the cement can be treated, the cement inside the sealing washer is sealed, the sealing plate is made.
Referring to fig. 3, the water replenishing assembly 7 includes a water storage tank 71 fixedly connected to one side of the working table 1, a water suction pump 72 is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the water storage tank 71, a cover plate 73 is hinged to the other side of the top of the water storage tank 71, a corrugated water pipe 74 is fixedly connected to an output end of the water suction pump 72, one end of the corrugated water pipe 74 is fixedly connected to a water pipe 75, one end of the water pipe 75 is fixedly connected to a spraying member, the spraying member includes a water diversion pipe 76 fixedly connected to one end of the water pipe 75, the water diversion pipe 76 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sealing plate 44, a plurality of spray nozzles 77 are fixedly connected to the water diversion pipe 76, external water is poured into the water storage tank 71, water inside the water storage tank 71 is pumped into the corrugated water pipe 74 and is conveyed into the water pipe 75, the water is sprayed into the stirring barrel 6 through the spray nozzles 77, and the water is sprayed into the stirring barrel 6 through the spray nozzles 77, so that water replenishing treatment is performed on materials inside the stirring barrel 6, and the production quality of cement sand is improved.
Referring to fig. 4, a second motor 61 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner side of the stirring barrel 6, a turntable 62 is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor 61, mutually symmetrical L-shaped scraping plates 63 are fixedly connected to the turntable 62, the turntable 62 can be driven to rotate under the operation of the second motor 61, the L-shaped scraping plates 63 are driven to rotate, and cement mortar adhered to the inner wall of the stirring barrel 6 can be hung up through the L-shaped scraping plates 63.
Referring to fig. 5, the top of the working table 1 is provided with the chute 11, the top barrel 8 comprises a third motor 81 fixedly connected to one side of the working table 1, the output end of the third motor 81 is fixedly connected with a threaded rod 82, a driving block 83 is connected to the threaded rod 82 in a threaded manner, the top of the driving block 83 is hinged with a linkage plate 84, one end of the linkage plate 84 is hinged with one side of the bottom of the stirring barrel 6, the threaded rod 82 is driven to rotate by the operation of the third motor 81, the driving block 83 can be driven by the rotating threaded rod 82, the driving block 83 slides in the chute 11, the driving block 83 drives the linkage plate 84, one end of the linkage plate 84 is used for jacking the bottom of the stirring barrel 6, and the stirring barrel 6 is driven to rotate around a hinge point, so that cement mortar in the stirring barrel 6 is overturned.
Working principle: when cement mortar is produced, cement mortar material can be poured into the stirring barrel 6, water is injected into the stirring barrel 6, under the operation of the electric push rod 41, the connecting plate 42 can be moved, the connecting plate 42 is driven to move up and down, the connecting cylinder 43 and the sealing plate 44 are driven to move towards the stirring barrel 6, the sealing plate 44 covers the opening of the stirring barrel 6, at the moment, the connecting plate 42 brings the stirring plate 52 into the stirring barrel 6, the rotating shaft can be driven to rotate through the operation of the motor one 51, the stirring plate 52 can be driven to rotate, cement mortar in the stirring barrel 6 can be stirred, cement mortar is stirred and produced, when the stirring piece 5 stirs the cement mortar material, the stirring barrel 6 can be sealed through the sealing plate 44, the cement mortar is prevented from splashing out of the stirring barrel 6 during stirring, and when stirring, under the operation of the water suction pump 72, the water in the water storage tank 71 is pumped and then pumped into the corrugated water pipe 74 and is conveyed into the water conveying pipe 75, the water is conveyed into the water distribution pipe 76 through the water conveying pipe 75 and is sprayed into the stirring barrel 6 through the spray nozzle 77, so that the water supplementing treatment is carried out on the materials in the stirring barrel 6, the production quality of cement and glue sand is improved, after cement and glue sand are mixed and produced, the stirring piece 5 can be pumped out of the stirring barrel 6 through the operation of the lifting piece 4, the threaded rod 82 is driven to rotate through the operation of the motor III 81, the threaded rod 82 under rotation can drive the driving block 83, the driving block 83 slides in the chute 11, the driving block 83 drives the linkage plate 84, one end of the linkage plate 84 is propped against the bottom of the stirring barrel 6, the stirring barrel 6 rotates around the hinge point, make agitator 6 take place the slope, on inverting stock guide 2 with cement gum sand from agitator 6, can guide cement gum sand to the outside through stock guide 2 in the storage barrel, and agitator 6 when empting, under motor two 61's operation, can drive carousel 62 and rotate, and then drive L type scraper blade 63 and rotate, can hang down the cement gum sand that the agitator 6 inner wall was stained with through L type scraper blade 63 for the inside cement gum sand of agitator 6 fully pours out, thereby discharges the cement gum sand in the agitator 6 fast, and then improves the production efficiency of cement gum sand.
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1. The utility model provides a cement mortar mixer, includes workstation (1), its characterized in that: one side fixedly connected with stock guide (2) of workstation (1), and the top one end fixedly connected with support column (3) of workstation (1), and the top other end of workstation (1) articulates there is agitator (6), install lifter (4) on support column (3), install on lifter (4) and stir piece (5), stir piece (5) and be located directly over agitator (6), one side fixedly connected with moisturizing subassembly (7) of workstation (1), the play water end of moisturizing subassembly (7) is connected with the one end of lifter (4), the internally mounted of workstation (1) has top bucket spare (8), top bucket spare (8) are kept away from the one end transmission of hinge point with agitator (6) and are connected.
2. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 1, wherein: the inside of support column (3) has seted up movable groove (31), lifter (4) are including fixed connection at electric push rod (41) at movable groove (31) inboard top, the bottom fixedly connected with connecting plate (42) of electric push rod (41), one end bottom fixedly connected with connecting cylinder (43) of electric push rod (41) are kept away from to connecting plate (42), the bottom fixedly connected with closure plate (44) of connecting cylinder (43), closure plate (44) are located directly over agitator (6).
3. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 2, wherein: the bottom of the sealing plate (44) is fixedly connected with a sealing ring.
4. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 2, wherein: the stirring piece (5) comprises a first motor (51) fixedly connected to one end of the top of the connecting plate (42), a rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor (51), the rotating shaft is located inside the connecting cylinder (43), and one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a stirring plate (52).
5. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 1, wherein: moisturizing subassembly (7) are including water storage tank (71) of fixed connection in workstation (1) one side, top one side fixedly connected with suction pump (72) of water storage tank (71), and the top opposite side of water storage tank (71) articulates there is apron (73), the output fixedly connected with ripple water pipe (74) of suction pump (72), the one end fixedly connected with raceway (75) of ripple water pipe (74), the one end fixedly connected with spraying member of raceway (75).
6. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 5 wherein: the spraying piece comprises a water diversion pipe (76) fixedly connected to one end of the water delivery pipe (75), the water diversion pipe (76) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sealing plate (44), and a plurality of spray heads (77) are fixedly connected to the water diversion pipe (76).
7. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 1, wherein: the stirring barrel is characterized in that a second motor (61) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner side of the stirring barrel (6), a rotary table (62) is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor (61), and L-shaped scraping plates (63) which are symmetrical to each other are fixedly connected to the rotary table (62).
8. A cement mortar mixer according to claim 1, wherein: spout (11) have been seted up at the top of workstation (1), top barrel spare (8) are including three (81) of motor of fixed connection in workstation (1) one side, the output fixedly connected with threaded rod (82) of three (81) of motor, threaded rod (82) are gone up threaded connection and are had driving block (83), the top of driving block (83) articulates there is linkage board (84), the one end of linkage board (84) is articulated with agitator (6) bottom one side.
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