A continuous steamer loading device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steamer loading process for distiller's grains in liquor production, and in particular to a continuous steamer loading device, comprising a lifting and rotating column, a small conveyor and a segmented distributor, wherein the lifting and rotating column comprises a column, a rotating arm arranged at the top of the column, a lifting mechanism for driving the column to extend and retract, and a rotating mechanism for driving the rotating arm to rotate, the small conveyor is installed at the top of the rotating arm, and its discharge port faces the end of the rotating arm, a segmented distributor for distributing materials is installed at the end of the rotating arm, the feed port of the segmented distributor corresponds to the discharge port position of the small conveyor, and the end of the rotating arm is also provided with a distributor rotating driving mechanism for driving the segmented distributor to rotate; the continuous steamer distributing device provided by the present invention takes into account both the fast distributing efficiency and the uniform distributing effect, and is suitable for further promotion and application.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a steamer loading process for distiller's grains in liquor production, and in particular to a continuous steamer loading device. Background Art

[0002] In the automated winemaking process, there is a process of filling the retort, which is the most critical step in traditional production. The quality of the filling retort will affect the output and quality of the wine. The continuous retort filling device currently used in the industry has the main problems of insufficient feeding efficiency, or fast feeding speed but insufficient feeding effect, which affects the output.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a steamer loading device that takes both material distribution efficiency and material distribution effect into consideration. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a continuous retort loading device which can effectively solve the above problems.

[0005] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] A continuous steamer loading device includes a lifting and rotating column, a small conveyor, a segmented distributor and a distributor rotating drive mechanism. The lifting and rotating column includes a column, a rotating arm arranged at the top of the column, a lifting mechanism for driving the column to extend and retract, and a rotating mechanism for driving the rotating arm to rotate. The small conveyor is installed at the top of the rotating arm, and its discharge port faces the end of the rotating arm. A segmented distributor for distributing materials is installed at the end of the rotating arm. The feed port of the segmented distributor corresponds to the discharge port position of the small conveyor. The end of the rotating arm is also provided with a distributor rotating drive mechanism for driving the segmented distributor to rotate.

[0007] Furthermore, the segmented feeder includes a material dropping shaft, a storage bin, an auger, an auger drive motor, a transmission mechanism, a chain drive motor, a conveying chain and a leveling scraper. The material dropping shaft is arranged on the feed side of the storage bin, an auger for conveying materials is arranged in the storage bin, an auger for driving the auger to rotate is installed on the side wall of the storage bin, a plurality of conveying chains for conveying materials are arranged at the bottom of the storage bin, a transmission mechanism and a chain drive motor are also installed on the storage bin, the chain drive motor drives each conveying chain to operate at a differential speed through the transmission mechanism, and the operating speed of each conveying chain section decreases step by step from the outside to the side close to the material dropping shaft, and a leveling scraper for leveling materials is also fixed to the bottom of the storage bin.

[0008] Preferably, the leveling scraper is located on the discharge side of the conveying chain plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the transmission mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a sprocket group and a chain. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the storage bin, and one end of the rotating shaft is connected to the output shaft of the chain plate driving motor. The chain includes a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket. The driven sprockets are respectively arranged at the end of the rotating shaft of each section of the conveying chain plate. The rotating shaft is fixed with driving sprockets corresponding to each driven sprocket. The number of teeth of each group of driving sprockets decreases from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder, and a chain is arranged between the corresponding driving sprocket and the driven sprocket.

[0010] Furthermore, from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder, the height from the top of each section of the conveying chain plate to the discharge port of the storage bin decreases successively; and each section of the conveying chain plate is evenly provided with a pushing plate for pushing the material.

[0011] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0012] 1. The multi-stage spreading device can spread a layer with one rotation, which improves the spreading efficiency.

[0013] 2. Use continuous feeding method to reduce the discontinuous time of material feeding and improve the efficiency of material laying.

[0014] 3. The distributor adopts segmented discharging and conveying to better meet the needs of small amount of lees in the center and gradually increase the amount along the periphery of the steamer, so that the material can be spread more evenly in the steamer.

[0015] 4. The chain plate is used for quantitative conveying to improve the feeding accuracy during fabrication, which is more accurate and delicate than the vibration sprinkling method. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 is a front view of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is an axonometric view of the rear of the segmented distributor of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is an axial side view of the segmented distributor in the present invention.

[0021] The corresponding component names of the various reference numerals in the figure are:

[0022] Lifting and rotating column-100; small conveyor-200; segmented distributor-300; distributor rotating drive mechanism-400; column-101; lifting mechanism-102; rotating arm-103; rotating mechanism-104; blanking shaft-301; storage bin-302; auger-303; auger driving motor-304; transmission mechanism-305; chain plate driving motor-306; conveying chain plate-307; leveling scraper-308; rotating shaft-3051; sprocket set-3052; chain-3053; push plate-3071. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention claimed for protection, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0025] The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific implementation modes in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0026] Reference Figure 1-4As shown, a continuous steamer loading device includes a lifting and rotating column 100, a small conveyor 200, a segmented distributor 300 and a distributor rotation drive mechanism 400. The lifting and rotating column 100 includes a column 101, a rotating arm 103 arranged on the top of the column 101, a lifting mechanism 102 for driving the column 101 to extend and retract, and a rotating mechanism 104 for driving the rotating arm 103 to rotate, wherein the column 101 is a telescopic sleeve rod structure, and the rotating arm 103 is rotatably connected to the top of the column 101; the lifting mechanism 102 uses a motor and a screw mechanism to drive the column 101 to extend and retract to drive the rotating arm 103 to lift and lower; the rotating mechanism 104 uses a motor and a gear set to drive the rotating arm 103 to rotate;

[0027] The small conveyor 200 is installed on the top of the rotating arm 103, and its discharge port faces the end of the rotating arm 103. A segmented distributor 300 for distributing materials is installed at the end of the rotating arm 103, wherein the segmented distributor 300 can be rotatably installed at the end of the rotating arm 103, and the length of the discharge port of the segmented distributor 300 adopts a size equivalent to the radius of the steamer pot; the feed port of the segmented distributor 300 corresponds to the position of the discharge port of the small conveyor 200, and the end of the rotating arm 103 is also provided with a distributor rotation drive mechanism 400 for driving the segmented distributor 300 to rotate. The distributor rotation drive mechanism 400 is driven by a motor and a gear set. The gear set includes a driving gear and a driven gear. The driven gear is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the blanking shaft cylinder 301, and the driving gear is mounted on the motor output shaft. The rotation of the motor can drive the segmented distributor 300 to rotate through the gear set. The small conveyor adopts a chain plate or belt conveying method, which can continuously deliver the received wine lees to the hollow blanking shaft cylinder 301 of the segmented distributor 300. The distributor rotation drive mechanism 400 drives the segmented distributor 300 to rotate one circle to distribute a layer of material in the steamer.

[0028] Furthermore, the segmented distributor 300 includes a material drop shaft 301, a storage bin 302, an auger 303, an auger drive motor 304, a transmission mechanism 305, a chain drive motor 306, a conveying chain 307 and a leveling scraper 308. The material drop shaft 301 is arranged on the feeding side of the storage bin 302, and its upper port corresponds to the discharge port position of the small conveyor 200. The storage bin 302 is provided with an auger 303 for conveying materials, so that the materials can be transported from the storage bin 302 near the drop. One end of the material shaft barrel 301 is transported to the other end of the storage bin 302, so that the storage bin 302 is filled with materials; an auger drive motor 304 for driving the auger 303 to rotate is installed on the side wall of the storage bin 302, wherein the output shaft of the auger drive motor 304 is connected to the auger 303, and a plurality of conveying chain plates 307 for conveying materials are provided at the bottom of the storage bin 302, and a transmission mechanism 305 and a chain plate drive motor 306 are also installed on the storage bin 302. The plate driving motor 306 drives each section of the conveying chain plate 307 to operate at a differential speed through the transmission mechanism 305, and the operating speed of each section of the conveying chain plate 307 from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder 301 decreases step by step, that is, when the conveying chain plate 307 conveys materials, the conveying chain plate 307 close to the side of the blanking shaft cylinder 301 conveys the least material, and the conveying chain plate 307 conveys more material as it moves to the outside. When laying materials on a circular steamer, the area of ​​the circle farther away from the center is larger, so the multi-stage conveying The chain plates 307 can just match the characteristics of the circle, that is, the outermost conveyor chain plates 307 feed more materials, and when the segmented distributor 300 rotates to spread the materials, the materials can be spread more evenly in the steamer pot; a leveling scraper 308 for leveling the materials is also fixed to the bottom of the storage bin 302; when the segmented distributor 300 rotates to spread the materials, the few parts that cannot be directly distributed (such as the area close to the steamer pot wall) use the leveling scraper 308 to spread the lees in the distribution area.

[0029] Furthermore, the leveling scraper 308 is located on the discharge side of the conveying chain plate 307 .

[0030] Furthermore, the transmission mechanism 305 includes a rotating shaft 3051, a sprocket group 3052 and a chain 3053. The rotating shaft 3051 is rotatably connected to the storage bin 302, and one end of the rotating shaft 3051 is connected to the output shaft of the chain plate driving motor 306. The chain 3053 includes a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket (wherein the driven sprockets have the same size specifications). The driven sprockets are respectively arranged at the end of the rotating shaft of each section of the conveying chain plate 307. The rotating shaft 3051 is fixed with driving sprockets corresponding to each driven sprocket. The number of teeth of each group of driving sprockets decreases from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder 301, and a chain 3053 is arranged between the corresponding driving sprocket and the driven sprocket; the motor 308 provides driving force through the rotating shaft 3051. Since the number of teeth of each group of driving sprockets decreases from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder 301, when the rotating shaft 3051 rotates, the conveying speed of the conveying chain plate 307 that is farther away from the blanking shaft cylinder 301 is faster.

[0031] Furthermore, from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder 301, the height from the top of each section of the conveying chain plate 307 to the bottom of the discharge port of the storage bin 302 decreases successively (not shown in the attached figure); each section of the conveying chain plate 307 is evenly provided with a pushing plate 3071 for pushing materials, wherein the height of the pushing plate 3071 on each section of the conveying chain plate 307 is approximately the height from the top of the section of the conveying chain plate 307 to the bottom of the discharge port of the storage bin 302; the greater the height from the top of the conveying chain plate 307 to the discharge port of the storage bin 302, the larger the size of the discharge port of the corresponding conveying chain plate 307, that is, the corresponding discharge amount will also be greater, and therefore the discharge amount of the conveying chain plate 307 closer to the outside is greater; when the conveying chain plate 307 is running, the pushing plate 3071 on the conveying chain plate 307 pushes the material out.

[0032] Working principle:

[0033] When the steamer needs to be loaded, the lifting and rotating column 100 is raised to the highest position, and the rotating mechanism 104 drives the rotating arm 103 to rotate the segmented distributor 300 and place it in the steamer pot, so that the center of the blanking shaft cylinder 301 of the segmented distributor 300 coincides with the center of the steamer pot. Then the lifting and rotating column 100 lowers the segmented distributor 300 to the lowest distribution position. The external conveyor sends the wine lees into the receiving bin at the end of the small conveyor 200, and the small conveyor 200 can continuously send the received wine lees to the hollow blanking shaft cylinder 301 of the segmented distributor 300, and then drop it into the segmented distributor bin 302. The auger 303 in the distributor storage bin 302 transports part of the wine lees that fall into the bin to the other end of the storage bin 302, so that the wine lees can be spread on the conveying chain plate 307 at the bottom of the distributor storage bin 302. The auger 303 is driven by the auger drive motor 304. The conveyor chain 307 conveys the material in the silo. The conveyor chain 307 on the distributor 300 is divided into three sections, and the chain drive motor 306 provides driving force through the rotating shaft 3051, driving the active sprocket to rotate synchronously. The number of teeth of each group of active sprockets is different, and the number of teeth decreases proportionally from the outside to the inside, so that the conveying speed of the three-section conveyor chain 307 is proportionally reduced. At the same time, the height of the conveyor chain 307 and the discharge port of the storage bin 302 is adjusted, and the discharge amount of the multi-section conveyor chain 307 is further adjusted. The above two measures are used to set the feed amount of the multi-section conveyor chain 307, so as to achieve the effect that the chain plate in the center of the steamer pot discharges the least and slowest, and the chain plate on the outer edge of the steamer pot discharges the most and fastest. While the segmented distributor 300 is discharging materials, the distributor rotation drive mechanism 400 drives the segmented distributor 300 to rotate around the material discharge shaft cylinder 301 to lay a layer. During the rotation process, the leveling scraper 308 levels the material surface and pushes part of the lees to the wall of the steamer. The segmented distributor 300 rises to a certain height as a whole and then proceeds to lay the next layer of materials until the entire steamer is fully covered. Then the lifting and rotating column 100 lifts the distributor 300 to the highest position, and the rotating mechanism 104 drives the rotating arm 103 to move the distributor out from above the steamer.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A continuous retort loading device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a lifting and rotating column (100), a small conveyor (200), a segmented distributor (300) and a distributor rotation drive mechanism (400), wherein the lifting and rotating column (100) comprises a column (101), a rotating arm (103) arranged on the top of the column (101), a lifting mechanism (102) for driving the column (101) to extend and retract, and a rotating mechanism (104) for driving the rotating arm (103) to rotate, and the small conveyor (200) comprises a segmented distributor (300) and a distributor rotation drive mechanism (400). 0) is installed at the top of the rotating arm (103), with its discharge port facing the end of the rotating arm (103), a segmented distributor (300) for distributing materials is installed at the end of the rotating arm (103), the feed port of the segmented distributor (300) corresponds to the position of the discharge port of the small conveyor (200), and a distributor rotation drive mechanism (400) for driving the segmented distributor (300) to rotate is also provided at the end of the rotating arm (103); The segmented material distributor (300) comprises a material-dropping shaft cylinder (301), a material storage bin (302), an auger (303), an auger drive motor (304), a transmission mechanism (305), a chain drive motor (306), a conveying chain (307) and a leveling scraper (308); the material-dropping shaft cylinder (301) is arranged on the feeding side of the material storage bin (302); an auger (303) for conveying materials is arranged in the material storage bin (302); an auger drive motor (303) for driving the auger (303) to rotate is installed on the side wall of the material storage bin (302); 4) A plurality of conveying chain plates (307) for conveying materials are provided at the bottom of the storage bin (302), and a transmission mechanism (305) and a chain plate driving motor (306) are also installed on the storage bin (302). The chain plate driving motor (306) drives each conveying chain plate (307) to operate at a differential speed through the transmission mechanism (305), and the operating speed of each conveying chain plate (307) decreases step by step from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder (301). A leveling scraper (308) for leveling materials is also fixed at the bottom of the storage bin (302); The transmission mechanism (305) comprises a rotating shaft (3051), a sprocket group (3052) and a chain (3053); the rotating shaft (3051) is rotatably connected to the material storage bin (302), and one end of the rotating shaft (3051) is connected to the output shaft of the chain plate driving motor (306); the sprocket group (3052) comprises a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket; the driven sprockets are respectively arranged at the ends of the rotating shafts of each section of the conveying chain plate (307); driving sprockets corresponding to the driven sprockets are respectively fixed on the rotating shaft (3051); the number of teeth of each group of driving sprockets decreases from the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder (301); a chain (3053) is arranged between the corresponding driving sprockets and the driven sprockets; From the outside to the side close to the blanking shaft cylinder (301), the height from the top of each section of the conveying chain plate (307) to the discharge port of the storage bin (302) decreases successively; each section of the conveying chain plate (307) is evenly provided with a pushing plate (3071) for pushing the material, and the leveling scraper (308) is located on the discharge side of the conveying chain plate (307).

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