A new type of elevator feed hopper
By designing baffles, angle adjustment components, and flexible wear-resistant plates in the feed hopper of the elevator, the problems of high breakage rate and deviation caused by inconsistent material flow angles were solved, thus achieving uniform material conveying and stable operation of the elevator.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HENAN SHIRONG SILO ENG CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing bucket elevators suffer from high material breakage rates and frequent deviations in the feed hoppers due to inconsistent material flow angles, affecting material quality and safety.
A novel elevator feed hopper was designed, which uses a baffle plate to level the material, an angle adjustment component to adjust the inclination angle, a distribution angle steel to evenly distribute the material, and a flexible adjustable wear-resistant plate to adjust the way the material enters the hopper, ensuring that the material flows into the hopper evenly.
It effectively reduces the material breakage rate, improves the uniformity and safety of material conveying, and enhances the operational stability of the elevator.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of elevator feed buckets, and in particular to a novel elevator feed bucket. Background Technology
[0002] Bucket elevators are continuous conveying equipment for vertically lifting materials. Early models, limited by mechanical manufacturing technology and material properties, had relatively simple structures and limited lifting capacity. With advancements in engineering technology and continuous improvements in manufacturing processes, such as using high-strength alloy steel for components like the buckets, and with more efficient and stable transmission systems, bucket elevators are widely used in the grain, oil, food, and feed industries. Their characteristics include vertical conveying, large conveying capacity, and good sealing performance.
[0003] However, existing bucket elevators suffer from problems such as high breakage rates, frequent deviations, and belt breakage. The root cause of these problems lies in the elevator's feed buckets. Currently, many manufacturers' products tend to be standardized, with a fixed angle of gravity for all materials in the feed buckets. However, the friction angles of materials vary. Even for the same material, different moisture and impurity contents result in different angles of gravity. This leads to inconsistent bucket filling during elevator operation. Most of the material not in the buckets falls back to the bottom of the elevator, causing a significant increase in the breakage rate during subsequent collisions, rubbing, and digging by the buckets. The presence of broken particles in the material has a significant negative impact on its quality and safe storage. To address this technical problem, this application proposes a novel bucket for elevators. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by proposing a novel feed hopper for a hoist. A baffle plate can level the incoming grain at the feed inlet. An angle adjustment component, via a rotating mechanism, can adjust its inclination angle according to different material characteristics. Multiple distribution angle steels can evenly distribute piled grain onto the bottom plate, facilitating uniform material flow into the hopper. A flexible, adjustable wear-resistant plate is installed at the bottom of the bottom plate, allowing adjustment of the distance between the wear-resistant plate and the edge of the hopper, enabling more efficient material flow into the hopper. The folded edges on both sides of the bottom plate are grooved, with the groove width slightly smaller than the hopper width, ensuring uniform and effective material entry into the hopper.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A novel elevator feed hopper includes a shell, inside which an elevator body is housed. A feed inlet is fixedly connected to the left side of the shell. A baffle plate is provided on the top inner wall of the feed inlet. The baffle plate includes an angle plate frame. A liner plate is fixedly connected to the left side of the angle plate frame. A scraper plate is connected to the right side of the angle plate frame by multiple screws. An adjustable wear-resistant plate is connected to the left inner wall of the feed inlet by an angle adjustment component. The angle adjustment component includes a hinge plate. A hinge seat is rotatably connected to the middle of the hinge plate. The hinge seat is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the feed inlet. A base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the hinge plate. A fabric angle steel is fixedly connected to the right side of the base plate. The bottom left side of the base plate is connected to the adjustable wear-resistant plate by multiple screws. A top-spinning mechanism is provided on the bottom left side of the feed inlet.
[0007] Furthermore, the rotating mechanism includes a lead screw located at the bottom left side of the feed inlet, the outer wall of the lead screw is threaded with a nut, the nut is fixedly connected to the bottom outer wall of the feed inlet, and a handwheel is sleeved on the end of the lead screw away from the base plate.
[0008] Furthermore, the liner is made of a flexible or rigid wear-resistant material.
[0009] Furthermore, the scraper is made of a rigid wear-resistant material, and the outer wall of the scraper has multiple elongated holes.
[0010] Furthermore, the outer wall of the adjustable amplitude wear-resistant plate is provided with multiple elongated holes.
[0011] Furthermore, the base plate is groove-shaped, and folded edges are provided on both sides of the base plate.
[0012] Furthermore, one end of the lead screw is provided with a spherical surface, and the other end of the lead screw is provided with a thread.
[0013] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] 1. In this utility model, the baffle plate can flatten the grain coming into the feed inlet, and the angle adjustment component can adjust its tilt angle according to different material characteristics through the top rotating mechanism. By setting multiple material distribution angle steels, the pile of grain can be evenly distributed on the bottom plate, which makes it easy for the material to flow evenly into the hopper.
[0015] 2. In this utility model, by configuring a flexible, adjustable wear-resistant plate at the bottom end of the base plate, the distance between the wear-resistant plate and the edge of the bucket can be adjusted, so that the material can flow into the bucket more effectively. The two sides of the base plate are folded into a groove shape, and the width of the groove cross section is slightly smaller than the width of the bucket, so that the material enters the bucket evenly and effectively. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a novel elevator feed hopper proposed in this utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point B in the middle;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material distribution angle steel of a novel elevator feed hopper proposed in this utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bottom plate of a novel elevator feed hopper proposed in this utility model;
[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the angle plate skeleton of a novel elevator feed hopper proposed in this utility model;
[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the scraper of a novel elevator feed hopper proposed in this utility model.
[0023] Legend:
[0024] 1. Baffle plate; 2. Angle adjustment component; 3. Hinge; 4. Nut; 5. Top rotating mechanism; 6. Hinge seat; 7. Lead screw; 8. Handwheel; 9. Hinge plate; 10. Base plate; 11. Fabric angle steel; 12. Adjustable amplitude wear-resistant plate; 13. Angle plate frame; 14. Liner plate; 15. Scraper plate; 16. Elevator body; 17. Shell; 18. Feed inlet. Detailed Implementation
[0025] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0026] Reference Figure 1-3 This utility model provides an embodiment of a novel elevator feed hopper, comprising a housing 17, an elevator body 16 disposed inside the housing 17, a bucket disposed on the elevator body 16, and a feed inlet 18 fixedly connected to the left side of the housing 17. Grain material enters the feed inlet 18 from the top. A baffle plate 1 is disposed on the inner wall of the top of the feed inlet 18, the baffle plate 1 including a corner plate frame 13, the corner plate frame 13 being welded to the top side wall of the feed inlet 18. (Refer to...) Figure 7A liner 14 is fixedly connected to the left side of the angle plate frame 13, and a scraper 15 is connected to the right side of the angle plate frame 13 by multiple screws. The screws are countersunk screws, and the height of the scraper 15 can be adjusted by turning the screws, so that the bottom end of the scraper 15 can effectively scrape the grain material. An adjustable wear-resistant plate 12 is connected to the left inner wall of the feed inlet 18 by an angle adjustment component 2. The angle adjustment component 2 includes a hinge plate 9, and a hinge seat is rotatably connected to the middle of the hinge plate 9. 6. The hinge seat 6 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the feed port 18. By setting the hinge plate 9 and the hinge seat 6, the base plate 10 can be rotated, thereby adjusting the angle of the base plate 10. The bottom of the hinge plate 9 is fixedly connected to the base plate 10. The right side of the base plate 10 is fixedly connected to the fabric angle steel 11. The fabric angle steel 11 is arranged in several rows, with each row staggered. The bottom left side of the base plate 10 is connected to the adjustable amplitude wear-resistant plate 12 by multiple screws. The bottom left side of the feed port 18 is provided with a top rotating mechanism 5.
[0027] Reference Figure 4-6 The rotating mechanism 5 includes a lead screw 7 located at the bottom left side of the feed inlet 18, with an entry hole at the corresponding position at the bottom of the feed inlet 18. By rotating the lead screw 7 into the entry hole, the angle of the base plate 10 can be adjusted. A nut 4 is threaded onto the outer wall of the lead screw 7, and the nut 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom outer wall of the feed inlet 18. A handwheel 8 is fitted onto the end of the lead screw 7 away from the base plate 10, allowing the operator to easily rotate the lead screw 7. The liner 14 is made of flexible or rigid wear-resistant material. The scraper 15 is made of rigid wear-resistant material, and its outer wall has multiple elongated holes, with screws located within the elongated holes. The adjustable wear-resistant plate 12 has multiple elongated holes on its outer wall, with screws located within the elongated holes. The base plate 10 is groove-shaped, and its sides are provided with folded edges. The height of the folded edges is determined by the material flow rate, and the width of the folded edges is slightly smaller than the width of the hopper. One end of the lead screw 7 is provided with a spherical surface, and the other end of the lead screw 7 is provided with a thread.
[0028] Working principle: The baffle plate 1 can scrape the grain entering from the feed inlet 18. The height of the scraper 15 can be adjusted by turning multiple screws, so that the scraper 15 can effectively contact the material to achieve the scraping effect. The angle adjustment component 2 can be adjusted according to different material characteristics through the rotating mechanism 5. Multiple distribution angle steels 11 on the outer wall of the bottom plate 10 can evenly distribute the piled grain on the bottom plate 10, so that the material can flow evenly into the hopper. The bottom end of the bottom plate 10 is equipped with a flexible adjustable amplitude The wear-resistant plate 12 can be adjusted in length by turning multiple screws, allowing materials to flow into the hopper more effectively. The folded edges on both sides of the angle adjustment piece 2 ensure even and efficient entry into the hopper. Turning the handwheel 8 rotates the lead screw 7. Since the lead screw 7 and the lead screw nut 4 are threadedly connected, the lead screw 7 can lift the base plate 10, allowing the base plate 10 to rotate in a circle around the hinge seat 6 via the hinge plate 9, thus adjusting the angle of the base plate 10.
[0029] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A novel elevator feed hopper, characterized in that, The device includes a housing (17), inside which a hoist body (16) is disposed. A feed inlet (18) is fixedly connected to the left side of the housing (17). A baffle plate (1) is disposed on the inner wall of the top of the feed inlet (18). The baffle plate (1) includes a corner plate frame (13). A liner plate (14) is fixedly connected to the left side of the corner plate frame (13). A scraper plate (15) is connected to the right side of the corner plate frame (13) by multiple screws. The inner wall of the left side of the feed inlet (18) is connected to a movable angle adjustment component (2). The adjustable wear-resistant plate (12) includes an angle adjustment component (2) comprising a hinge plate (9), a hinge seat (6) rotatably connected to the middle of the hinge plate (9), the hinge seat (6) being fixedly connected to the inner wall of the feed inlet (18), a base plate (10) being fixedly connected to the bottom of the hinge plate (9), a fabric angle steel (11) being fixedly connected to the right side of the base plate (10), and the bottom left side of the base plate (10) being connected to the adjustable wear-resistant plate (12) by multiple screws. A top-spinning mechanism (5) is provided at the bottom left side of the feed inlet (18).
2. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top-spinning mechanism (5) includes a lead screw (7) located at the bottom left side of the feed inlet (18). The outer wall of the lead screw (7) is threaded with a nut (4). The nut (4) is fixedly connected to the bottom outer wall of the feed inlet (18). A handwheel (8) is sleeved on the end of the lead screw (7) away from the bottom plate (10).
3. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 2, characterized in that: The liner (14) is made of flexible or rigid wear-resistant material.
4. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The scraper (15) is made of rigid wear-resistant material, and the outer wall of the scraper (15) is provided with a plurality of elongated holes.
5. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the adjustable amplitude wear-resistant plate (12) is provided with multiple elongated holes.
6. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base plate (10) is groove-shaped, and the base plate (10) has folded edges on both sides.
7. The novel elevator feed hopper according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the lead screw (7) is provided with a spherical surface, and the other end of the lead screw (7) is provided with a thread.