Asteroid delivery and heating extraction device

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of star soil conveying and heating extraction device, including sealed drive module, station conversion module and frame module, the frame module includes frame, hearth and hopper, the station conversion module includes station conversion drive assembly, U-shaped frame assembly, sample assembly, the sample assembly includes sample seat, with sample seat connection sample tray, end face sealing assembly, wherein, the sample tray is integrated with heating sheet and temperature sensor, the sample tray moves horizontally in frame, with right end sample site, left end sealing site and rotating site in the middle, the sample tray is inserted into hearth when in sealing site and end face sealing assembly is sealed with hearth cooperation, and in the sealing site, the heating sheet in the sample tray heats sample according to set control condition, and volatile component in the sample is transported to external detection equipment by pipeline.The structure is reasonable and compact, with sample discarding function, can work continuously without stop.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of deep space resource exploration technology, and in particular to a device for transporting and heating spherical soil for extraction. Background Technology

[0002] The exploration of planets beyond Earth is a perpetual mission for humankind. Understanding the composition of planetary materials in the universe helps us understand Earth's evolution and may even provide data support for future planetary resource extraction. Therefore, efficient and high-quality transport and heating devices are crucial for analyzing the volatile components of planetary soil, and repeated heating of planetary soil is essential for detecting its composition. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a planetary soil transportation and heating device for collecting planetary soil excavated by a planetary rover and heating the planetary soil in a heating furnace to release the volatile components of the planetary soil.

[0004] To address this, the present invention provides a spherical soil conveying and heating extraction device, comprising a sealed drive module, a station conversion module, and a frame module. The frame module includes a frame, a furnace, and a hopper. The furnace is cylindrical, horizontally arranged within the frame and near its left end. One end of the furnace is connected to an external pipeline, and the other end is open for receiving a sample holder. The station conversion module includes a station conversion drive assembly, a U-shaped frame assembly, and a sample assembly. The U-shaped frame assembly is horizontally slidably supported within the frame and is driven by the sealed drive module. The sample assembly is pivotally connected to the U-shaped frame assembly and can pivot around a vertical axis, also driven by the station conversion drive assembly. The sample assembly includes a sample holder, a sample tray connected to the sample holder, and an end-face sealing assembly. The sample tray integrates a heating element and a temperature sensor. The sample tray moves horizontally within the frame and has a sample receiving position on the right end, a sealing position on the left end, and a rotating position in the middle. When in the sample receiving position, the sample tray is located directly below the hopper. When in the sealing position, the sample tray extends into the furnace chamber, and the end-face sealing assembly seals with the furnace chamber. In the sealing position, the heating element in the sample tray heats the sample according to set control conditions. The volatile components in the sample are transported to the detection equipment through an external pipeline.

[0005] This invention realizes the functions of soil sampling, conveying, and heating extraction, and also has a sample disposal function. The device has a reasonable and compact structure and can operate continuously without interruption.

[0006] In addition to the objectives, features, and advantages described above, the present invention has other objectives, features, and advantages. The invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the figures. Attached Figure Description

[0007] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention. The illustrative embodiments of the invention and their descriptions are used to explain the invention and do not constitute an undue limitation of the invention. In the drawings:

[0008] Figures 1 to 18 The structure of the star soil conveying and heating extraction device of the present invention is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0009] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0010] The star soil conveying and heating extraction device of the present invention consists of three parts: a sealing drive module 1, a workstation conversion module 2, and a frame module 3.

[0011] The sealing drive module 1 drives the station conversion module 2 to move horizontally. The station conversion module 2 is equipped with a pair of sample components to realize quantitative collection, transfer of sample to the furnace assembly, and sample disposal. The furnace assembly and external pipeline on the frame module 3 cooperate with the sample components to realize the heating and extraction of the sample, and transport the volatile components to the external detection device through the pipeline.

[0012] The sealing drive module 1 includes a sealing motor 1-1, a base 1-2, a worm gear transmission mechanism 1-3, and a sealing lead screw 1-5. The sealing motor 1-1 is driven by the worm gear transmission mechanism 1-3 with a reduction speed and has a self-locking function. The sealing lead screw 1-5 drives the nut of the station conversion module 2, forming a lead screw and nut pair.

[0013] The workstation conversion module 2 includes a workstation conversion drive component 2-1, a U-shaped frame component 2-2, and a sample component 2-3. The workstation conversion component 2-1 and the sample component 2-3 are mounted on the U-shaped frame component 2-2.

[0014] The workstation changeover drive assembly 2-1 includes a workstation changeover motor 2-1-1, a rigid-flexible belt mounting base 2-1-2, an encoder 2-1-3, a worm gear transmission mechanism 2-1-4, a workstation changeover shaft 2-1-6, and a mounting base 2-1-7. The workstation changeover motor 2-1-1 is fixed to the workstation changeover worm gear mount 2-1-7 with screws. When the workstation changeover motor 2-1-1 rotates, it drives the worm gear and worm wheel in the worm gear transmission mechanism 2-1-4 to reduce speed, thereby driving the rotation of the workstation changeover shaft 2-1-6, which cooperates with the worm wheel.

[0015] U-shaped frame assembly 2-2 includes U-shaped frame 2-2-1, trapezoidal nut 2-2-2, PTFE scraper pad A 2-2-3, PTFE scraper pad B 2-2-4, PTFE scraper pad C 2-2-5, PTFE scraper pad D 2-2-6, linear potentiometer shaft 2-2-7, linear potentiometer bracket 2-2-8, Hall sensor 2-2-10, lower bearing 2-2-13, pressure cap 2-2-14, and dust cover 2-2-15.

[0016] The U-shaped bracket 2-2-1 is equipped with a pair of bearings. A pressure cap 2-2-14 is provided on the upper bearing to fix the outer ring of the bearing. A dust cover 2-2-15 is provided on the U-shaped bracket 2-2-1 to protect the lower bearing 2-2-13 from dust.

[0017] One end of the sample holder 2-3-1 in sample assembly 2-3 is engaged with the upper bearing, and the other end is engaged with the lower bearing 2-2-13 to form a rotating mechanism. The station conversion drive assembly 2-1 is mounted on the U-shaped frame 2-2-1, and the station conversion shaft 2-1-6 is connected to the sample holder 2-3-1 by a key. When the station conversion drive assembly 2-1 rotates, it can drive the sample assembly 2-3 to rotate.

[0018] Sample assembly 2-3 includes sample holder 2-3-1, wire fixing seat 2-3-2, spiral spring seat 2-3-3, cover 2-3-4, sealing ring seat 2-3-5, sealing ring 2-3-6, gear 2-3-7, sample holder 2-3-8, Hall magnet 2-3-9, temperature sensor 2-3-10, bearing seat A 2-3-11, bearing A 2-3-12, bearing B 2-3-13, spiral spring shaft 2-3-14, spiral spring 2-3-15, needle bar 2-3-16, bar seat 2-3-17, and heating element 2-3-18.

[0019] The sealing ring seat 2-3-5 is glued to the bearing seat A2-3-11. The bearing seat A2-3-11 is equipped with the bearing A2-3-12, and the fixed bearing A2-3-12 is placed inside the cover 2-3-4. The cover 2-3-4 is fixed to the scroll spring seat 2-3-3 with screws.

[0020] A spiral spring 2-3-15 is provided between the spiral spring seat 2-3-3 and the spiral spring shaft 2-3-14. One end of the spiral spring 2-3-15 is fixed to 2-3-14, and the other end is fixed to the spiral spring seat 2-3-3. A bearing B2-3-13 is provided between the spiral spring shaft 2-3-14 and the sample holder 2-3-1.

[0021] The spiral spring seat 2-3-3 is fixed on the sample seat 2-3-1, thereby forming a rotating system consisting of the sealing ring seat 2-3-5, bearing seat A2-3-11, fixed bearing A2-3-12, cover 2-3-4, spiral spring seat 2-3-3, sample seat 2-3-1, bearing B2-3-13, and spiral spring shaft 2-3-14.

[0022] A gear 2-3-7 is provided at the end of the sealing ring seat 2-3-5. The gear 2-3-7 is fixed to the end of the sealing ring seat 2-3-5. A torque is applied to the gear 2-3-7, and the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 will rotate with bearings A2-3-12 and B2-3-13. After rotating a certain angle, the spiral spring 2-3-15 will store force. After the torque applied to the gear 2-3-7 is released, the spiral spring 2-3-15 will quickly rebound, thereby causing the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 to quickly return to its original position.

[0023] Four rod holders 2-3-17 are mounted on the sealing ring seat 2-3-5, and four needle rods 2-3-16 are mounted on the rod holders 2-3-17. The rod holders 2-3-17 are sintered onto the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 and the needle rods 2-3-16. The four needle rods 2-3-16 are connected to the sample holder 2-3-8. A temperature sensor 2-3-10 is mounted at the tail of the sample holder 2-3-8 to measure its temperature. The two upper needle rods 2-3-16 are connected to the two wires of the temperature sensor 2-3-10, and the two lower needle rods 2-3-16 are connected to the two wires of a heating element 2-3-18 mounted on the surface of the sample holder to heat the sample holder 2-3-8.

[0024] When the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 rotates, it drives the sample holder 2-3-8 to rotate. A Hall magnet 2-3-9 is installed on the sample holder 2-3-1 to control the rotation angle of the sample assembly 2-3. A wire holder 2-3-2 is installed on the sample holder 2-3-1 to secure the wires leading from the needle bar 2-3-16. The right side of the sample assembly 2-3 is completely symmetrical to the left side, and uses identical parts.

[0025] Frame module 3 includes frame 3-1, exhaust pipe 3-2, guide rod A 3-3, linear potentiometer 3-4, funnel 3-6, rack 3-7, guide rod B 3-8, furnace chamber 3-9, strain gauge 3-10, scraper 3-11, cover plate 3-12.

[0026] In the U-shaped frame assembly 2-2, a pair of sliders cooperate with guide rods A3-3 and B3-8 on the frame module 3 to form a sliding friction pair. Furthermore, PTFE scraper pads A2-2-3, B2-2-4, C2-2-5, and D2-2-6 are provided at both ends of the pair of sliders to protect them and prevent dust from entering the sliding friction pair.

[0027] The sealing drive module 1 is mounted on the U-shaped frame 2-2-1 of the frame module 3. The sealing screw 1-5 on the sealing drive module 1 and the trapezoidal nut 2-2-2 cooperate to form a helical pair. When the sealing screw 1-5 of the sealing drive module 1 rotates, it drives the trapezoidal nut 2-2-2 to move, thereby driving the station conversion module 2 to move. The linear potentiometer 3-4 cooperates with the linear potentiometer shaft 2-2-7 to monitor the moving distance of the station conversion module 2 in real time.

[0028] When the station conversion module 2 is in the rotating position, the rotation of the sealing drive module 1 drives the station conversion module 2 to move towards the sample receiving position. When the linear potentiometer 3-4 detects that the station conversion module 2 has moved to the sample receiving position, and the micro switch 3-5 is in contact with the linear potentiometer bracket 2-2-8, the sealing drive module 1 stops rotating, the station conversion module 2 is in the sample receiving position, and the external equipment (such as a robot) delivers the sample into the sample holder 2-3-8 through the funnel 3-6.

[0029] Then, the sealing drive module 1 rotates in the opposite direction, causing the station conversion module 2 to move in the opposite direction. When the sample tray 2-3-8 moves to the position of the scraper 3-16, the scraper 3-16 can trim the sample in the sample tray 2-3-8 to facilitate subsequent heating.

[0030] When the linear potentiometer 3-4 on the station conversion module 2 detects that the station conversion module 2 has moved to the set distance, and when the strain gauge 3-14 detects that the set stress is generated due to the contact between the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 on the station conversion module 2 and the furnace 3-9, the sealing drive module 1 stops rotating, thereby stopping the station conversion module 2 from moving. At this time, the sample holder 2-3-8 heats the sample, causing the sample components to volatilize and be transported to the testing equipment through the exhaust pipe 3-2. The heating time and temperature can be set as needed, with the time typically ranging from 10 to 30 minutes and the heating temperature ≤300℃.

[0031] After heating is completed, the sealing drive module 1 rotates, causing the station conversion module 2 to move in the sample receiving direction. When the linear potentiometer 3-4 detects that the station conversion module 2 has moved to the rotation position, the sealing drive module 1 stops rotating, and the station conversion module 2 stops moving. At this time, the station conversion drive component 2-1 in the station conversion module 2 starts to rotate, thereby driving the sample component 2-3 to rotate horizontally. When the encoder 2-1-3 detects that the sample component 2-3 has rotated to the sample discard position (rotated 90°), the station conversion drive component 2-1 stops rotating, and the sample component 2-3 stops rotating.

[0032] At this time, the sealing drive module 1 starts to drive the station conversion module 2 to move towards the sealing position. When the gear 2-3-7 on the sample assembly 2-3 moves to the rack 3-7 of the frame module 3 and engages, the movement of the gear 2-3-7 can drive the sample holder 2-3-8 on the sealing ring seat 2-3-5 to rotate 180°, thus discarding the sample. After the sample is discarded, the sealing drive module 1 moves in the opposite direction until the station conversion module 2 is in the rotating position again, and one work cycle ends. Cover plates 3-12 are provided on both sides and the top surface of the frame module to protect the station conversion module 2.

[0033] The sample holders on the right and left sides of sample assembly 2-3 are used alternately. This way, when one sample holder is heated, the other sample holder is in a cooling state, which allows for uninterrupted sampling and reduces the cooling interval time.

[0034] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the invention. Various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for conveying and heating soil for extraction, characterized in that, Includes a sealing drive module, a workstation conversion module, and a frame module. The frame module includes a frame, a furnace chamber, and a hopper. The furnace chamber is cylindrical and horizontally arranged inside the frame and close to the left end face of the frame. One end of the furnace chamber is connected to an external pipeline, and the other end is open for receiving the sample holder. The workstation conversion module includes a workstation conversion drive assembly, a U-shaped frame assembly, and a sample assembly. The U-shaped frame assembly is horizontally slidable within a frame and is driven by a sealing drive module. The sample assembly is pivotally connected to the U-shaped frame assembly and can pivot about a vertical axis, also driven by the workstation conversion drive assembly. The sample assembly includes a sample holder, a sample tray connected to the sample holder, and an end-face sealing assembly. The sample tray integrates a heating element and a temperature sensor. The sample holder moves horizontally within the frame and has a sample receiving position on the right, a sealing position on the left, and a rotating position in the middle. When in the sample receiving position, the sample holder is located directly below the hopper. When in the sealing position, the sample holder extends into the furnace and the end face sealing assembly seals with the furnace. At the sealed position, the heating element in the sample holder heats the sample according to set control conditions, and the volatile components in the sample are transported to the detection equipment via external tubing. On the sample assembly, two or more sample holders are evenly distributed around the circumference of the sample holder to work alternately. It also includes a scraper installed inside the frame, which is used to trim the sample in the sample holder. The sample assembly also includes a gear arranged coaxially with the sample holder and a spiral spring assembly for rotating and resetting the sample holder. The sample holder is discarded using the following method: S1. At the rotating station, the sample holder rotates around the vertical axis, causing the sample holder to extend from the side of the bracket; S2. The sample holder is driven by the sealing drive module to move toward the sealing station. During this process, the gear meshes with the rack suspended on the frame, causing the sample holder to rotate 180° and then discard the sample. S3. The sample holder is driven to move toward the rotating position by the sealing drive module. When the gear and rack disengage, the sample holder is elastically reset by the spiral spring assembly. S4. After the sample holder reaches the rotating position, rotate it to the idle position and then cool it down.

2. The star soil conveying and heating extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the sample holder is in the receiving position, it is oriented horizontally to the right. When the sample holder is in the rotating position, it rotates from being oriented horizontally to the right to being oriented horizontally to the left. The opening of the furnace is oriented horizontally to the right.

3. The star soil conveying and heating extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sample holder is rotatably connected to the sample holder about a horizontal axis, and the sample holder can be flipped horizontally 180° to discard the sample.

4. The star soil conveying and heating extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes stress sensors for monitoring the thrust on the furnace.

5. The star soil conveying and heating extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sealing drive module includes a sealing motor, a base, a worm gear transmission mechanism, and a sealing screw. The sealing motor is driven to the sealing screw by the worm gear transmission mechanism.

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