CN221085534U - Automatic blending and mixing device for pet food - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model relates to the technical field of pet food processing, and discloses an automatic pet food blending and mixing device, which comprises a stirring box, wherein a first guide box is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box, a second fixing box is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the first guide box, and a feeding component is arranged in the second fixing box; the feeding component comprises a motor II and a spiral guide I. According to the utility model, the motor II and the spiral material guide device I are arranged, the motor II can drive the spiral material guide device I to rotate, so that raw materials are driven to move towards the direction of the discharge hole, the raw materials finally enter the stirring box through the discharge hole, and an operator adjusts the conveying speed of the raw materials by adjusting the rotating speed of the motor II at two sides, so that the mixing proportion of the raw materials of the pet is controlled; and the motor III can drive the spiral material guide II to rotate so as to drive the pet food to move rightwards, and the pet food is discharged into a corresponding collecting device through a discharge hole.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of pet food processing, in particular to an automatic blending and mixing device for pet foods.
Background
Pet food: oxford ball, oxford bone, oxford stick, oxford sheet and the like, and mainly relates to production equipment of pet foods; the pet food is a food specially provided for pets and small animals, and is an animal food between human food and traditional livestock and poultry feed; the effect is mainly to provide the most basic nutrition substances required by life guarantee, growth and development and health for various pets; has the advantages of comprehensive nutrition, high digestibility, scientific formula, standard quality, convenient feeding and use, and the like, and can prevent certain diseases.
According to the search, chinese patent literature, bulletin number: CN216498906U discloses a pet food preparation premixing device, when this scheme is used, the staff turns on mixing motor earlier, thereby the effect of mixing is carried out to the inside raw materials of mixing drum main part that the mixer can drive (mixing) shaft and stirring vane rotation, consequently the staff can turn on the rotation motor and then drive dwang and driving gear rotation, driving gear can drive driven gear and mixing drum main part rotation this moment, mixing drum main part can rotate along the inside raw materials that makes mixing drum main part inside the socket joint board and opposite with stirring vane rotation direction this moment, this kind of setting can make the relative motion range between mixing drum main part and the stirring vane bigger, the mixing efficiency of raw materials has been increased; when the feed inlet is required to be closed, the worker can pull the closing plate earlier to enable the movable plate to slide along the outer wall of the vertical rod, the telescopic spring is compressed at the moment, then raw materials can be placed into the mixing drum main body through the feed inlet, and the worker can loosen the closing plate to enable the closing plate to be tightly attached to the feed inlet under the elastic reset action of the telescopic spring, so that the fastening effect is achieved. However, the premixing device for manufacturing the pet food still has defects in the using process, the device can not automatically blend the mixing proportion of the pet raw materials, an operator is required to blend the pet raw materials according to the proportion in advance, and then the pet raw materials are poured into the mixing drum body for stirring and mixing, so that the working steps are increased, and the working efficiency is reduced.
Disclosure of utility model
(One) solving the technical problems
According to the automatic pet food blending and mixing device, the motor II and the spiral guide II are arranged, so that an operator can adjust the conveying speed of the left and right pet raw materials of the spiral guide II by adjusting the rotating speed of the motor II on two sides, the mixing proportion of the pet raw materials is controlled, the automatic pet food blending function is completed, the working efficiency is improved, and the technical problems are solved.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the automatic pet food blending and mixing device comprises a stirring box, wherein first supporting rods are fixedly arranged at four corners of the lower end surface of the stirring box, a bottom plate is fixedly arranged on the lower end surface of the first supporting rods, second supporting rods are fixedly arranged at four corners of the lower end surface of the bottom plate, first guide boxes are fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box, two guide boxes are arranged on the first guide boxes, second fixing boxes are fixedly arranged on the outer sides of the first guide boxes, and feeding components are arranged in the second fixing boxes;
The feeding assembly comprises a motor II and a spiral guide device I, the motor II is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixed box II, the spiral guide device I is arranged in the guide box I, a mounting groove II is formed in the inner side of the inside of the guide box I, a bearing is mounted in the mounting groove II, the output end of the motor II is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral guide device I, and the other end of the spiral guide device I is mounted on the bearing in the mounting groove II.
Preferably, the outer side of the upper end surface of the guide box is provided with a feed inlet, the inner side of the inner bottom of the guide box is provided with a discharge outlet, and the discharge outlet penetrates through the guide box I and the stirring box.
Through the technical scheme, the raw materials of the feed bin of being convenient for of seting up of feed inlet enter into the inside of guide case one through the feed inlet.
Preferably, the left side of agitator tank is fixed and is provided with fixed case one, the fixed motor one that is provided with in the bottom of fixed case one inside, the inside of agitator tank is provided with the fixed column, the output of motor one and the one end fixed connection of fixed column, mounting groove one has been seted up on the right side of agitator tank inside, the internally mounted of mounting groove one has the bearing, the other end of fixed column is installed on the bearing of mounting groove one inside, the puddler has been cup jointed in the outside of fixed column, and the puddler cup joints six the length of puddler and the inside lateral wall of agitator tank mutually match.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the setting of puddler can stir the mixture to the raw materials.
Preferably, the connecting rod has been cup jointed in the outside of fixed column, and the connecting rod cup joints two, two the connecting rod sets up the left and right sides at the puddler, the other end of connecting rod is fixed to be provided with the scraper blade, the scraper blade laminates with the inside lateral wall of agitator tank mutually, the up end of bottom plate is fixed to be provided with fixed case three and guide case two, fixed case three is fixed to be set up in the left side of guide case two, the inside of fixed case three is provided with the discharge subassembly.
Through the technical scheme, the connecting rod plays a role in connecting and installing the scraping plate.
Preferably, the discharging component comprises a motor III and a spiral material guide II, the motor III is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixing box II, the spiral material guide II is arranged in the inside of the material guide box II, a mounting groove III is formed in the right side of the inside of the material guide box II, a bearing is arranged in the mounting groove III, the output end of the motor III is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral material guide II, the other end of the spiral material guide II is arranged on the bearing in the mounting groove III, a material discharging opening is formed in the right side of the bottom of the inside of the material guide box II, and the material discharging opening is located on the right side of the bottom plate.
Through the technical scheme, the installation of the spiral guide device II is facilitated by the arrangement of the bearing in the installation groove III.
Preferably, a discharging pipe is arranged on the lower end face of the inside of the stirring box, the other end of the discharging pipe is arranged on the left side of the upper end face of the guide box, and a valve is arranged in the discharging pipe.
Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the setting of valve is convenient for control opening and closing of discharging pipe.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic pet food blending device, which has the following beneficial effects:
According to the utility model, the motor II and the spiral material guide device I are arranged, the motor II can drive the spiral material guide device I to rotate, so that raw materials are driven to move towards the direction of the discharge hole, the raw materials finally enter the stirring box through the discharge hole, and an operator adjusts the conveying speed of the raw materials by adjusting the rotating speed of the motor II at two sides, so that the mixing proportion of the raw materials of the pet is controlled; and the motor III can drive the spiral material guide II to rotate so as to drive the pet food to move rightwards, and the pet food is discharged into a corresponding collecting device through a discharge hole.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic elevational view of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of the present utility model;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of fig. 2a according to the present utility model.
Wherein: 1. a stirring tank; 2. a first fixed box; 3. a first motor; 4. fixing the column; 5. a connecting rod; 6. a scraper; 7. a stirring rod; 8. a first mounting groove; 9. a first guide box; 10. a second fixed box; 11. a second motor; 12. a feed inlet; 13. a spiral guide I; 14. a second mounting groove; 15. a discharge port; 16. a discharge pipe; 17. a valve; 18. a first support rod; 19. a bottom plate; 20. a second support rod; 21. a fixed box III; 22. a third motor; 23. a second material guide box; 24. a spiral material guide II; 25. a third mounting groove; 26. a discharge port; 27. a feed assembly; 28. and a discharging assembly.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
Embodiment one:
as shown in fig. 1-4, the automatic pet food blending and mixing device provided by the utility model comprises a stirring box 1, wherein a first supporting rod 18 is fixedly arranged at four corners of the lower end surface of the stirring box 1, a bottom plate 19 is fixedly arranged on the lower end surface of the first supporting rod 18, a second supporting rod 20 is fixedly arranged at four corners of the lower end surface of the bottom plate 19, a first guide box 9 is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box 1, two guide boxes 9 are arranged, a second fixing box 10 is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the first guide box 9, and a feeding component 27 is arranged in the second fixing box 10;
the feeding assembly 27 comprises a motor II 11 and a spiral guide I13, the motor II 11 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixed box II 10, the spiral guide I13 is arranged in the guide box I9, a mounting groove II 14 is formed in the inner side of the inside of the guide box I9, a bearing is arranged in the mounting groove II 14, the output end of the motor II 11 is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral guide I13, and the other end of the spiral guide I13 is arranged on the bearing in the mounting groove II 14.
Specifically, a feed inlet 12 is formed in the outer side of the upper end face of the first guide box 9, a discharge outlet 15 is formed in the inner side of the inner bottom of the first guide box 9, and the discharge outlet 15 penetrates through the first guide box 9 and the stirring box 1. The advantage is that the raw materials of seting up the feed inlet 12 and being convenient for feed bin enter into the inside of guide case one 9 through feed inlet 12, and the inside raw materials of guide case one 9 are convenient for to be entered into the inside of agitator tank 1 through discharge gate 15 to the seting up of discharge gate 15.
Specifically, the fixed first 2 of fixed case that is provided with in left side of agitator tank 1, the fixed first 3 of motor that is provided with in the inside bottom of fixed case 2, the inside of agitator tank 1 is provided with fixed column 4, the one end fixed connection of the output of first 3 of motor and fixed column 4, mounting groove one 8 has been seted up on the inside right side of agitator tank 1, the internally mounted of mounting groove one 8 has the bearing, the other end of fixed column 4 is installed on the inside bearing of mounting groove one 8, puddler 7 has been cup jointed in the outside of fixed column 4, and puddler 7 cup joints six, the length of six puddlers 7 and the inside lateral wall mutually match of agitator tank 1. The stirring box has the advantages that the motor I3 can drive the fixed column 4 to rotate so as to drive the stirring rod 7 to rotate, and the stirring rod 7 is used for stirring and mixing the raw materials in the stirring box 1.
Specifically, connecting rod 5 has been cup jointed in the outside of fixed column 4, and connecting rod 5 cup joints two, and two connecting rods 5 set up in the left and right sides of puddler 7, and the other end of connecting rod 5 is fixed to be provided with scraper blade 6, and scraper blade 6 laminates with the inside lateral wall of agitator tank 1 mutually, and the up end of bottom plate 19 is fixed to be provided with fixed case three 21 and guide case two 23, and fixed case three 21 is fixed to be set up in the left side of guide case two 23, and the inside of fixed case three 21 is provided with the discharge subassembly 28. The advantage is, connecting rod 5 plays the effect of connection installation to scraper blade 6, when fixed column 4 is rotatory, can drive connecting rod 5, scraper blade 6 and rotate to make scraper blade 6 can scrape the raw materials that adheres to on agitator tank 1 inside lateral wall and get off, thereby increased the mixing quality of raw materials.
Embodiment two:
As shown in fig. 1-2, as an improvement over the previous embodiment. Specifically, the discharging assembly 28 comprises a motor III 22 and a spiral material guide II 24, the motor III 22 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixing box III 21, the spiral material guide II 24 is arranged in the inside of the material guide II 23, the mounting groove III 25 is formed in the right side of the inside of the material guide II 23, a bearing is arranged in the mounting groove III 25, the output end of the motor III 22 is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral material guide II 24, the other end of the spiral material guide II 24 is arranged on the bearing in the mounting groove III 25, the discharging opening 26 is formed in the right side of the bottom of the inside of the material guide II 23, and the discharging opening 26 is positioned on the right side of the bottom plate 19. The advantage is that the installation of the spiral guide second 24 of being convenient for of setting up of mounting groove third 25 inside bearing, and motor third 22 can drive spiral guide second 24 and rotate to drive the pet food that mixes to remove rightwards, thereby the pet food is discharged to corresponding collection device through bin outlet 26.
Specifically, a discharging pipe 16 is arranged on the lower end surface of the inside of the stirring tank 1, the other end of the discharging pipe 16 is arranged on the left side of the upper end surface of the second material guiding tank 23, and a valve 17 is arranged in the discharging pipe 16. The advantage is that after the pet food has been mixed, the operator opens the valve 17 and the pet food is thereby discharged through the discharge pipe 16 into the interior of the second guide box 23.
When the pet food processing device is used, the device is installed at a designated position, when pet food is required to be processed, the motor II 11 is started, an operator firstly adjusts the rotating speed of the motor II 11 at the left side and the right side according to the mixing proportion of pet raw materials, after the rotating speed of the motor II 11 is adjusted, the operator opens a raw material bin, the raw materials enter the interior of the first guide box 9 through the feed inlet 12, the motor II 11 drives the first spiral guide box 13 to rotate, so that the raw materials are driven to move towards the direction of the discharge port 15, and finally enter the interior of the stirring box 1 through the discharge port 15; after the raw materials of the pets enter the stirring box 1, the motor I3 is started, the motor I3 drives the fixed column 4, the connecting rod 5, the scraping plate 6 and the stirring rod 7 to rotate, the stirring rod 7 stirs and mixes the raw materials in the stirring box 1, and in the stirring process, the scraping plate 6 can scrape the raw materials adhered to the side wall in the stirring box 1, so that the mixing quality of the raw materials is improved; after the pet food is mixed, an operator opens the valve 17, the pet food is discharged into the guide box II 23 through the discharge pipe 16, the motor III 22 is started, the motor III 22 drives the spiral guide II 24 to rotate, and the mixed pet food is driven to move rightwards and is discharged into the corresponding collecting device through the discharge hole 26.
Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides an automatic blending mixing arrangement of pet food, includes agitator tank (1), its characterized in that: the four corners of the lower end face of the stirring box (1) are fixedly provided with first supporting rods (18), the lower end face of the first supporting rods (18) is fixedly provided with a bottom plate (19), the four corners of the lower end face of the bottom plate (19) are fixedly provided with second supporting rods (20), the upper end face of the stirring box (1) is fixedly provided with first guide boxes (9), the first guide boxes (9) are provided with two, the outer sides of the first guide boxes (9) are fixedly provided with second fixing boxes (10), and feeding components (27) are arranged in the second fixing boxes (10);
the feeding assembly (27) comprises a motor II (11) and a spiral guide device I (13), the motor II (11) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixed box II (10), the spiral guide device I (13) is arranged in the inside of the guide box I (9), a mounting groove II (14) is formed in the inside of the guide box I (9), a bearing is arranged in the mounting groove II (14), the output end of the motor II (11) is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral guide device I (13), and the other end of the spiral guide device I (13) is arranged on the bearing in the mounting groove II (14).
2. The automatic pet food dispensing and mixing device of claim 1, wherein: the feeding port (12) is formed in the outer side of the upper end face of the first guide box (9), the discharging port (15) is formed in the inner side of the inner bottom of the first guide box (9), and the discharging port (15) penetrates through the first guide box (9) and the stirring box (1).
3. The automatic pet food dispensing and mixing device of claim 1, wherein: the stirring box is characterized in that a first fixed box (2) is fixedly arranged on the left side of the stirring box (1), a first motor (3) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the first fixed box (2), a fixed column (4) is arranged inside the stirring box (1), the output end of the first motor (3) is fixedly connected with one end of the fixed column (4), a first mounting groove (8) is formed in the right side of the inside of the stirring box (1), a bearing is arranged in the first mounting groove (8), the other end of the fixed column (4) is arranged on the bearing in the first mounting groove (8), a stirring rod (7) is sleeved on the outer side of the fixed column (4), six stirring rods (7) are sleeved on the six stirring rods, and the length of each stirring rod (7) is matched with the side wall of the inside of the stirring box (1).
4. An automatic pet food dispensing and mixing device according to claim 3, wherein: connecting rod (5) have been cup jointed in the outside of fixed column (4), and connecting rod (5) cup jointed two, two connecting rod (5) set up the left and right sides at puddler (7), the other end of connecting rod (5) is fixed to be provided with scraper blade (6), scraper blade (6) laminate with agitator tank (1) inside lateral wall mutually, the up end of bottom plate (19) is fixed to be provided with fixed case three (21) and guide case two (23), fixed case three (21) is fixed to be set up in the left side of guide case two (23), the inside of fixed case three (21) is provided with row material subassembly (28).
5. The automatic pet food dispensing and mixing device of claim 4, wherein: the discharging assembly (28) comprises a motor III (22) and a spiral material guide II (24), the motor III (22) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the inside of the fixing box III (21), the spiral material guide II (24) is arranged in the inside of the material guide box II (23), a mounting groove III (25) is formed in the right side of the inside of the material guide box II (23), a bearing is arranged in the inside of the mounting groove III (25), the output end of the motor III (22) is fixedly connected with one end of the spiral material guide II (24), the other end of the spiral material guide II (24) is arranged on the bearing in the inside of the mounting groove III (25), a material discharging opening (26) is formed in the right side of the inside bottom of the material guide box II (23), and the material discharging opening (26) is located on the right side of the bottom plate (19).
6. The automatic pet food dispensing and mixing device of claim 4, wherein: the stirring tank is characterized in that a discharging pipe (16) is arranged on the lower end face of the inside of the stirring tank (1), the other end of the discharging pipe (16) is arranged on the left side of the upper end face of a second guide tank (23), and a valve (17) is arranged in the discharging pipe (16).
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