EP0223815B1 - Appareil de fabrication de briquettes - Google Patents

Appareil de fabrication de briquettes Download PDF

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EP0223815B1
EP0223815B1 EP19860903505 EP86903505A EP0223815B1 EP 0223815 B1 EP0223815 B1 EP 0223815B1 EP 19860903505 EP19860903505 EP 19860903505 EP 86903505 A EP86903505 A EP 86903505A EP 0223815 B1 EP0223815 B1 EP 0223815B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B30—PRESSES
    • B30B—PRESSES IN GENERAL
    • B30B11/00—Presses specially adapted for forming shaped articles from material in particulate or plastic state, e.g. briquetting presses, tabletting presses
    • B30B11/22—Extrusion presses; Dies therefor
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  • the present invention relates to briquetting apparatus for compaction and extrusion of primarily fibrous or other organic materials such as straw, hay, wood shavings etc., but also granular materials such as coal dust, rice husks etc.
  • Such machines are being used increasingly for bulk reduction and in order to reduce wastage of material; in the case of straw, by enabling compaction of the straw into briquettes for subsequent use as a fuel in firing boilers or other combustors, as animal feed and bedding. Compacting such materials increases the density to a suitable level for use as a burning fuel and at the same time reduces the transportation problems associated with the undensified material.
  • a briquetting machine which comprises a compressing chamber first and second rams movable in directions transverse to one another to partially compress the material; and a third ram movable in the compressing chamber in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions to further compress the material and force it through an extended opening at the end of the compressing chamber.
  • the compressing chamber is located at the bottom of a hopper into which the fibrous material is loaded and which falls under gravity into the compressing chamber.
  • the first ram very slightly compresses the material sideways into the compressing chamber and then the second ram, moving in the hopper, moves downwards to the top of the compressing chamber to further compact the material before final compaction by the third ram.
  • the total pre-compaction ratio is thus relatively small, and, as stated in the specification, this leads to relatively small output levels.
  • GB-A-1167172 discloses a refuse disposal apparatus in which there are first, second and third rams, mutually orthogonally disposed. The material is fed to a first pre-chamber separate and offset, in the directions of both the first and second rams, from the main chamber, the first ram moving through the first pre-chamber to compress material into a second pre-chamber disposed immediately adjacent the compressing chamber, and the second ram moving through the second pre-chamber to compress material into the compressing chamber.
  • US-A-1655535 discloses a briquetting apparatus wherein the last ram comprises a double-acting ram moving in alternate directions to compress material in a pair of main chambers, one at each end. The invention is distinguished over this art.
  • such apparatus is characterised by the third ram comprising a double-acting ram moving in alternate directions to compress material in a pair of main compressing chambers, one at each end and in that the swept volumes of the first and/or second chambers are adjustable and the first and second rams have respective closure plates movable therewith and positioned to close the respective chamber behind the operating face of the ram when the ram is extended, to allow the next charge of material to be prepared by the feed device or first ram respectively in advance of the return of the first ram and second ram respectively.
  • the output of the apparatus can, effectively, be doubled.
  • the inevitable wastage of time with a single acting ram system is reduced because the one compaction step is carried out while material is being fed to the other.
  • the construction of the invention also enables a range of first pre-chamber constructions and sizes to be used as alternatives, thus-allowing modification of the'construction on a modular basis as required to suit different materials.
  • a feed device feeds material from a hopper which discharges vertically under gravity into each first pre-chamber, the first ram moving horizontally in the first pre-chamber to compress the material at one end of the pre-chamber, the second ram being movable vertically through a second pre-chamber at the end of the first pre-chamber to move the material downwards into the main chamber disposed horizontally and through which the third ram is movable.
  • the or each main chamber extends into an extrusion cylinder formed, at least over part of its length, by a pair of substantially semi-cylindrical shells movable under hydraulic pressure towards one another to provide sufficient frictional resistance to enable final compaction to take place in the main chamber prior to extrusion through the end of the extrusion cylinder.
  • the pressure of material within the extrusion cylinder can be controlled by varying the distance apart of the two shells, this in turn being carried. out by hydraulic pressure in conjunction with the hydraulic pressure feed to the main cylinder and ram.
  • the swept volumes of the pre-chambers may be arranged to be changeable to adjust the compaction ratios to suit different materials, by varying the strokes of the respective rams and/or one or more of the cross-sectional dimensions.
  • each of the first and second rams has a closure plate movable with it and positioned so as to close its respective chamber behind the operating face of the ram when the ram is extended, to allow the next charge of material to be prepared by the feed device or first ram respectively in advance of the return of the first ram and second ram respectively.
  • the invention also includes a method of manufacturing briquettes using apparatus as described above.
  • the raw material to be compressed is straw
  • the straw is cut to a larger length than the conventional length, being chopped by passage through a 15 to 18 mm screen. It has been found that this may enable the fibres of straw to be interlocked during the compaction process avoiding the need for additive binders and the like which are frequently used in prior art methods and also avoiding the need for the briquettes to be densified to the same extent in order to hold together.
  • the multi-directional, multi-stage compaction serves to provide the interlocking between the straw fibres and the method, involving the use of a feeding device to a pre-chamber, also enables longer strands of straw, than are commonly used, to be compressed in the apparatus without the problems conventionally associated with longer lengths of straw.
  • Providing multi-directional, multi-stage compaction enables the use of much smaller and faster hydraulic cylinders, lowering power requirements and enabling the apparatus to be trailer-mounted for towing on the road to the source of raw material rather than requiring the raw material to be brought to the source. This avoids the cost of moving, for example, straw in baled form, thus avoiding the need for baling and transportation of a relatively undense material.
  • the apparatus will be made in a modular arrangement so that, by interchanging appropriate elements, machines of different capacities and throughput can be assembled.
  • a cylindrical hopper (not shown) has a sweep arm or paddle (not shown), which sweeps the material to be compressed into a pair of feed chambers arranged substantially vertically below the hopper.
  • Each feed chamber 1 feeds the material into a respective first chamber 2 of rectangular cross-section.
  • each first chamber 2 is positioned a horizontal hydraulic ram 3 having a head 4, the ram 3 being driven by hydraulic pressure in a double acting cylinder 5.
  • the ram 3 is shown in Figure 1 in a central position in which it would have partially compressed material horizontally towards an end portion 6 of the chamber 2 and into vertical chambers 9.
  • a closure plate 7 follows the movement of the ram 3 to close the chamber 2 behind the ram head 4 to prevent material entering behind it and then fouling the return motion of the ram.
  • Corresponding second rams 8 are positioned in respective vertical chambers 9 and are movable by hydraulic pressure in respective cylinders 10 to compress the partly compacted fibrous material into respective main chambers 11 below the second pre-chambers 9.
  • Each second chamber 9 has a closure plate 12 moving with the respective ram to close the chamber behind the head 13 of the ram as in the first chambers and for the same purpose.
  • a double-acting main ram 14 slides to and fro horizontally under hydraulic pressure in corresponding cylinder 15, to alternately compress pre-compacted material in each of the main chambers 11.
  • the material is compressed, in the direction of arrows A, into cylindrical briquettes which are pressed through respective cylinders 16, each comprising, at least at an end portion thereof, a pair of semi-cylindrical shells 17, the shells being squeezed together or allowed to move apart under the action of the pressure of compacted fibre in the cylinder 16 by respective hydraulic pressure actuated clamps 18, the pressure in the clamps being controlled if desired to adjust the density of the briquettes.
  • the respective movements of the hydraulic rams are controlled by electrical, electromechanical, pressure sensing or like switches suitably positioned and arranged to synchronize the movements of the rams.
  • the first rams 3 withdraw to allow a fresh charge of material to be fed into the respective first chambers while the immediately preceding charge is being compacted into a briquette.
  • Each second ram 8 has, attached to it, a rod 19 extending into the corresponding feed chamber 1 to agitate the fibrous material therein, to prevent any blockage of the feed chamber.
  • the machine of the example has been found to generate far less heat than conventional briquetting machines and thus is capable of operation on materials having a greater moisture content than previously acceptable.

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Abstract

Un appareil de fabrication de briquettes, surtout en paille ou des matériaux similaires, comprend une première antichambre (2) où est introduit le matériau, et un premier pilon (3) qui comprime le matériau dans l'antichambre et le fait pénétrer dans une deuxième antichambre (9). Un deuxième pilon (8) comprime le matériau dans la deuxième antichambre et le fait pénétrer directement dans une chambre de compression (11) où le matériau est comprimé par un pilon principal (14), qui le fait sortir par une ouverture allongée (16) à l'extrémité de la chambre de compression.

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1. Appareil de fabrication de briquettes dans lequel le matériau à façonner en briquettes est introduit dans une chambre de compression principale (11), l'appareil comportant un premier pilon (3) et un second pilon (8) coulissant dans des directions transversales l'un par rapport à l'autre afin de comprimer partiellement le matériau; et un troisième pilon (14) coulissant dans la chambre de compression (11) dans une troisième direction transversale par rapport aux première et seconde directions pour comprimer encore le matériau et l'enfoncer à travers une ouverture allongée (16) à l'extrémité de la chambre de compression; le matériau étant introduit en une première préchambre (2), séparée et décalée dans les directions du premier comme du second pilon, par rapport à la chambre principale (11), le premier pilon (3) traversant la première préchambre (2) afin de comprimer le matériau et de l'enfoncer dans une seconde préchambre (9) située immédiatement à côté de la chambre de compression (11), le second pilon (8) coulissant à travers la seconde préchambre (9) pour comprimer le matériau et l'enfoncer dans la chambre de compression (11), le premier pilon (3) et le troisième pilon (14) étant disposés à l'horizontale tandis que le second pilon (8) est à la verticale, c'est-à-dire que le matériau à comprimer est introduit tout d'abord sous l'effet de la gravité dans la première préchambre (2) pour un premier compactage par le premier pilon (3), caractérisé en ce que le troisième pilon (14) comporte un bélier à double effet coulissant alternativement dans des sens opposés pour comprimer le matériau en une paire de chambres de compression principales, soit une à chaque extrémité, et en ce que la cylindrée de la première chambre (2) et/ou de la seconde chambre (9) est réglable et en ce que les premier et second pilons (3, 8) comportent respectivement des plaques de fermeture (7, 12) solidaires de leurs mouvements et placées pour fermer respectivement la chambre derrière la face de travail du pilon lorsque ce pilon est enfoncé, afin de permettre la préparation de la prochaine charge de matériau par le dispositif d'alimentation ou respectivement par le premier pilon en avance du retour respectivement du premier pilon et du second pilon.
2. Appareil selon la revendication 1, où la première préchambre (2) présente une dimension, dans le sens de coulissement du second pilon (8), inférieure à la course du second pilon (8).
3. Appareil selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, où la seconde préchambre (9) présente une dimension, dans le sens de coulissement du troisième pilon (14), sensiblement inférieure à la course du troisième pilon (14).
4. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, où la première préchambre (2) présente une dimension, dans le sens de coulissement du troisième pilon (14), inférieure à la course du troisième pilon (14).
5. Appareil selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4 comportant un dispositif d'alimentation d'introduction .du matériau à la verticale dans la première préchambre sous l'effet de la gravité.
6. Appareij-'seion l'une des revendications 1 à 5, où la longueur de- course des premier et/ou second piloris-(3, 8) est réglable.
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