A chain link conveyor

Abstract

This invention discloses a chain link conveyor, comprising a frame body with conveyor chains on both sides. Equally spaced levers are arranged on the conveyor chains. Brush adjustment components are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame body. This invention can precisely control the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving equal-interval conveying of workpieces, thus facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment components on both sides during conveying on the chain link conveyor, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment components, while the conveyor chain continues to convey forward, driving the levers to move forward synchronously until the lever closest to the workpiece at its rear abuts against the workpiece. At this point, the lever pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, ensuring that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment components abuts against the closest lever at its rear, thereby guaranteeing equal-interval conveying of workpieces on the chain link conveyor.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of factory farming equipment, specifically relating to a chain conveyor. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional silkworm rearing methods are small-scale family-run operations, typically using small bamboo baskets for feeding. These baskets are simple in structure, easy to manufacture, and can be hand-woven, resulting in low costs. This small-scale rearing method is entirely manual, requiring human intervention from egg to adult to cocoon harvesting. It is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and has very low efficiency. Furthermore, it is limited by seasonal conditions, allowing silkworms to be raised only at specific times, resulting in extremely low annual cocoon production. This method cannot meet the needs of modern society and has been gradually phased out.

[0003] To address the shortcomings of traditional workshop-style silkworm rearing, large-scale, factory-style silkworm rearing techniques have emerged. To meet the requirements of large-scale farming, rearing equipment such as silkworm frames and carriers have been designed. This equipment enables processes such as silkworm rearing, transferring silkworms between different age groups, and feed delivery, playing a crucial role in factory-style silkworm rearing technology.

[0004] In existing factory farming processes, conveyor lines transport the farming frames in an assembly line fashion. However, in actual factory farming, some processes require precise control of the spacing between the transported workpieces. Existing conveyor lines, however, cannot precisely control the distance between adjacent workpieces, thus affecting the processing of the workpieces in each process. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a chain link conveyor solution that addresses the shortcomings of existing technologies. The conveyor features a clever and reasonable structural design with strong practicality. It allows for precise control of the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving equidistant conveying and facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment components on both sides during conveying, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment components, while the conveyor chain continues to move forward, driving the paddles to move forward synchronously until the paddle closest to the workpiece at its rear abuts against it. At this point, the paddle pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, ensuring that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment components abuts against the paddle closest to its rear, thus guaranteeing equidistant conveying of workpieces on the chain link conveyor.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A chain link conveyor, characterized in that it includes a frame body, with conveyor chains on both sides of the frame body. Paddles are evenly spaced on the conveyor chains. Brush adjustment components are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame body. The two symmetrically arranged brush adjustment components apply resistance to the workpieces on the conveyor chains, thereby cooperating with the paddles to ensure evenly spaced workpiece conveying. The structure is ingeniously designed and highly practical. This chain link conveyor allows for precise control of the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving evenly spaced workpiece conveying, thus facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment components on both sides during conveying on the chain link conveyor, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment components, while the conveyor chain itself continues to move forward, driving the paddles to move forward synchronously until the paddle closest to the workpiece at its rear abuts against the workpiece. The paddle then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, ensuring that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment components abuts against the paddle closest to its rear, thus guaranteeing evenly spaced workpiece conveying on the chain link conveyor.

[0008] Furthermore, side limiting plates are provided on both sides of the frame body. The side limiting plates are set along the length of the frame body, and guide end plates are set on the side limiting plates at both ends of the frame body. The guide end plates are set at the ends of the side limiting plates near the ends of the frame body, and the guide end plates are inclined towards the outside of the frame body. The side limiting plates on both sides can guide and limit the workpiece on both sides, improve the stability and reliability of the workpiece conveying on the chain link conveyor, and thus effectively ensure the overall operational safety performance. The guide end plates at both ends can play a transitional guiding role, which is more conducive to the workpiece being conveyed to or out of the chain link conveyor, ensuring the normal operation of the entire chain link conveyor.

[0009] Furthermore, a top support is provided on the inner side of the conveyor chain. The top support is set along the length of the conveyor chain. Two adjacent top supports on the same side of the frame are fixedly connected by a connecting plate. The top support abuts against the inner top wall of the conveyor chain, supporting and lifting the inner side of the conveyor chain, improving the load-bearing capacity of the entire conveyor chain, and ensuring the smooth and reliable transmission of workpieces. At the same time, adjacent top supports on the same side are fixed by a connecting plate, so that multiple top supports are connected and fixed into a whole, thereby effectively ensuring the structural stability and firmness of the top support, and also making it easier to install and disassemble.

[0010] Furthermore, a bottom support is provided below the conveyor chain. The bottom support is set along the length of the conveyor chain and abuts against the outer wall of the conveyor chain. The bottom support provides auxiliary support and lift to the bottom of the conveyor chain. In conjunction with the top support, it provides support and lift from both the upper and lower sides of the conveyor chain at the same time, effectively improving the overall load-bearing capacity of the entire conveyor chain, improving the overall structural stability and operational safety, and thus making it more conducive to the smooth transport of workpieces.

[0011] Furthermore, reinforcing struts are installed within the frame, with both the bottom and top supports fixedly connected to them. Holes are pre-drilled on the top and bottom supports and the reinforcing struts to facilitate installation and fixation between them. This design is reasonable, allowing for easy and simple installation and disassembly, while ensuring the stability of the bottom and top supports. The reinforcing struts also enhance the structural strength of the entire frame, making the entire conveyor structure more stable and reliable, and improving structural safety.

[0012] Furthermore, the sides of the frame are equipped with photoelectric sensor switch brackets and metal sensor switch brackets. The design of the photoelectric sensor switch brackets facilitates the installation of photoelectric sensor switches. By installing photoelectric sensor switches, it is possible to sense whether a workpiece is being transported, thereby performing the corresponding process operation. The design of the metal sensor switch brackets facilitates the installation of metal sensor switches. By using metal sensor switches, it is possible to sense the movement position of the lever, thereby facilitating the control of the workpiece being transported to the connecting conveyor, improving the actual operational safety and reliability.

[0013] Furthermore, a sludge collection chamber is provided within the frame, and a drain pipe is installed on the sludge collection chamber. The sludge collection chamber can collect and collect the sewage that seeps out during the conveying of the workpiece, and then discharge it through the drain pipe to achieve unified sewage discharge and treatment. At the same time, the sludge collection chamber can also collect and discharge the sewage generated during the subsequent cleaning of the chain conveyor, thus making the actual cleaning and maintenance operation more convenient.

[0014] Furthermore, a drive shaft is installed at one end of the frame, with drive sprockets connected to both ends of the drive shaft. A driven shaft is installed at the other end of the frame, with driven sprockets connected to both ends of the driven shaft. A conveyor chain connects the drive sprockets and driven sprockets on the same side of the frame. The drive shaft is connected to a drive assembly, which drives the drive shaft to rotate. The drive shaft drives the drive sprockets at both ends to rotate synchronously. The rotation of the drive sprockets drives the rotation of the conveyor chain. At the same time, the conveyor chain is connected between the drive sprockets and driven sprockets, thereby driving the driven sprockets to rotate synchronously. The two driven sprockets are connected by a driven shaft, effectively ensuring the synchronous and stable operation of the conveyor chains on both sides. Thus, the workpiece is smoothly conveyed forward by the conveyor chain. The structural design is ingenious and reasonable.

[0015] Furthermore, the drive assembly includes a drive motor and a gear converter. The output shaft of the drive motor is connected to the input shaft of the gear converter, and the output shaft of the gear converter is connected to the drive shaft. The structure is compact and reasonable. By changing the direction of force transmission through the gear converter, it is easier for the drive motor to drive the rotation of the drive shaft and realize the normal transmission of the workpiece. Moreover, the gear converter between the drive motor and the drive shaft makes the entire transmission process more precise and reliable, improves the smoothness of the entire chain conveyor operation, and enhances the safety performance.

[0016] Furthermore, the brush adjustment component includes a brush, a fixing block, and a mounting base. The brush is evenly distributed on the fixing block, the fixing block is fixedly connected to the mounting base, and the mounting base is fixedly connected to the frame. The mounting base has pre-drilled holes to facilitate the installation and fixing between the mounting base and the frame. At the same time, the mounting base and the fixing block also have pre-drilled holes to facilitate the installation and fixing between the mounting base and the fixing block, thereby ensuring the structural robustness and reliability of the entire brush adjustment component.

[0017] The present invention, by adopting the above-described technical solution, has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] This invention features a clever and reasonable structural design with strong practicality. The chain link conveyor allows for precise control of the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving equidistant conveying and facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment components on both sides during conveying on the chain link conveyor, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment components, while the conveyor chain itself continues to move forward, driving the paddles to move forward synchronously until the paddle closest to the workpiece at its rear abuts against the workpiece. The paddle then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, ensuring that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment components abuts against the paddle closest to its rear, thus guaranteeing equidistant conveying of workpieces on the chain link conveyor.

[0019] In practical use, when a workpiece is conveyed onto the connecting conveyor, the guiding and limiting action of the side limiting plates ensures that the workpiece moves smoothly forward under the drive of the conveyor chain. Each workpiece is positioned precisely between the two closest paddles. When the conveyor chain moves the workpiece to the position of the brush adjusting component, the two sides of the workpiece come into contact with the brush. Under the resistance of the brush, the workpiece stops moving, while the conveyor chain continues to convey it forward until the paddle closest to the rear of the workpiece moves and comes into contact with the workpiece under the synchronous drive of the conveyor chain. The paddle then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, thereby achieving precise adjustment of the workpiece position. This ensures that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjusting component is positioned against the closest paddle at the rear. The paddles on the conveyor chain are also evenly spaced, thus precisely controlling the spacing between workpieces and ensuring that the interval between adjacent workpieces is equal. This achieves equidistant conveying of workpieces, facilitating subsequent processing of the workpieces. Attached Figure Description

[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a chain link conveyor according to the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Top view;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the left side structure;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the top support, bottom support, and reinforcing rod in this invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between adjacent top supports in this invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a top view of the top support, bottom support, and reinforcing struts during installation in this invention.

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure in which the drive component drives the conveyor chain to rotate in this invention;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the positional distribution of the brush adjustment component on the frame body in this invention.

[0029] In the diagram: 1-Frame body; 2-Conveyor chain; 3-Pulley; 4-Brush adjustment component; 5-Side limiting plate; 6-Guide end plate; 7-Top support; 8-Bottom support; 9-Reinforcing support rod; 10-Photoelectric sensor switch bracket; 11-Metal sensor switch bracket; 12-Sludge accumulation chamber; 13-Sludge drain pipe; 14-Drive shaft; 15-Drive sprocket; 16-Driven shaft; 17-Driven sprocket; 18-Drive assembly; 19-Drive motor; 20-Gear converter; 21-Brush; 22-Fixing block; 23-Mounting base; 24-Connecting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0030] like Figures 1 to 8As shown, this invention discloses a chain link conveyor, comprising a frame body 1. Conveyor chains 2 are arranged on both sides of the frame body 1. Synchronous conveying by the two conveyor chains 2 makes the workpiece conveying more stable and reliable, and improves the overall conveying capacity of the chain link conveyor. Equally spaced levers 3, made of metal, are arranged on the conveyor chains 2 to facilitate the movement of the levers 3 via a metal induction switch. Brush adjustment components 4 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame body 1. The two symmetrically arranged brush adjustment components 4 apply resistance to the workpieces on the conveyor chains 2, thereby cooperating with the levers 3 to ensure equal-spaced conveying of the workpieces. The structural design is ingenious and reasonable. With its strong practicality, this chain link conveyor can precisely control the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving equal-spaced conveying of workpieces, thus facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment pieces 4 on both sides during the conveying process on the chain link conveyor, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment pieces 4, while the conveying chain 2 continues to convey forward, driving the paddle 3 to move forward synchronously until the paddle 3 closest to the workpiece at the rear touches the workpiece. The paddle 3 then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, so that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment piece 4 abuts against the paddle 3 closest to its rear, thus ensuring equal-spaced conveying of workpieces on the chain link conveyor.

[0031] Side limiting plates 5 are provided on both sides of the frame body 1. The side limiting plates 5 are arranged along the length direction of the frame body 1, and guide end plates 6 are provided on the side limiting plates 5 at the two ends of the frame body 1. The guide end plates 6 are located at the ends of the side limiting plates 5 near the ports of the frame body 1, and the guide end plates 6 are inclined towards the outer side of the frame body 1. The side limiting plates 5 on both sides can guide and limit the workpiece on both sides, improve the stability and reliability of the workpiece conveying on the chain link conveyor, and thus effectively ensure the overall operational safety performance. The guide end plates 6 at the two ends can play a transitional guiding role, which is more conducive to the workpiece being conveyed to or out of the chain link conveyor, ensuring the normal operation of the entire chain link conveyor.

[0032] A top support 7 is provided on the inner side of the conveyor chain 2. The top support 7 is arranged along the length of the conveyor chain 2. Two adjacent top supports 7 on the same side of the frame body 1 are fixedly connected by a connecting plate 24. The top support 7 abuts against the inner top wall of the conveyor chain 2. The top support 7 supports and lifts the inner side of the conveyor chain 2, improves the load-bearing capacity of the entire conveyor chain 2, and ensures the smooth and reliable transmission of workpieces. At the same time, adjacent top supports 7 on the same side are fixed by a connecting plate 24, so that multiple top supports 7 are connected and fixed into a whole, thereby effectively ensuring the structural stability and firmness of the top support 7, and making it easier to install and disassemble.

[0033] A bottom support 8 is provided below the conveyor chain 2. The bottom support 8 is set along the length of the conveyor chain 2 and abuts against the outer wall of the conveyor chain 2. The bottom support 8 provides auxiliary support and lift for the lower part of the conveyor chain 2. In conjunction with the top support 7, it provides support and lift from both the upper and lower sides of the conveyor chain 2, effectively improving the overall load-bearing capacity of the entire conveyor chain 2, improving the overall structural stability and operational safety, and thus making it more conducive to the smooth transport of workpieces.

[0034] The frame 1 is equipped with reinforcing support rods 9. The bottom support 8 and the top support 7 are fixedly connected to the reinforcing support rods 9. The top support 7, the bottom support 8 and the reinforcing support rods 9 are all pre-drilled with holes to facilitate the installation and fixing of the top support 7 and the reinforcing support rods 9, and the bottom support 8 and the reinforcing support rods 9. The design is reasonable, and the installation and disassembly are convenient and simple. It also ensures the stability of the installation of the bottom support 8 and the top support 7. At the same time, the reinforcing support rods 9 can also enhance the structural strength of the entire frame 1, making the structure of the entire connecting conveyor more stable and reliable, and improving the structural safety performance.

[0035] The frame 1 has a photoelectric sensor switch bracket 10 and a metal sensor switch bracket 11 on its side. The photoelectric sensor switch bracket 10 is designed to facilitate the installation of the photoelectric sensor switch. By installing the photoelectric sensor switch, it can sense whether a workpiece is being transported and perform the corresponding operation. The metal sensor switch bracket 11 is designed to facilitate the installation of the metal sensor switch. By installing the metal sensor switch, it can sense the movement position of the lever 3, thereby facilitating the transport of the workpiece to the connecting conveyor and improving the actual operation safety and reliability.

[0036] The frame body 1 is provided with a sludge collection chamber 12 and a drain pipe 13 is provided on the sludge collection chamber 12. The sludge collection chamber 12 can collect the sewage that seeps out during the conveying of the workpiece and then discharge it through the drain pipe 13 to achieve unified sewage discharge treatment. At the same time, the sludge collection chamber 12 can also collect and discharge the sewage generated during the subsequent cleaning of the chain conveyor, which makes the actual cleaning and maintenance operation more convenient.

[0037] A drive shaft 14 is provided at one end of the frame body 1, and drive sprockets 15 are connected to both ends of the drive shaft 14. A driven shaft 16 is provided at the other end of the frame body 1, and driven sprockets 17 are connected to both ends of the driven shaft 16. A conveyor chain 2 is connected between the drive sprockets 15 and the driven sprockets 17 on the same side of the frame body 1. The drive shaft 14 is connected to the drive assembly 18, which drives the drive shaft 14 to rotate. The drive shaft 14 drives the drive sprockets 15 at both ends to rotate synchronously. The rotation of the drive sprockets 15 drives the rotation of the conveyor chain 2. At the same time, the conveyor chain 2 is connected between the drive sprockets 15 and the driven sprockets 17, thereby driving the driven sprockets 17 to rotate synchronously. The two driven sprockets 17 are connected by the driven shaft 16, which effectively ensures the synchronous and stable operation of the conveyor chains 2 on both sides. Thus, the workpiece is smoothly conveyed forward by the conveyor chain 2. The structural design is ingenious and reasonable.

[0038] The drive assembly 18 includes a drive motor 19 and a gear converter 20. The output shaft of the drive motor 19 is connected to the input shaft of the gear converter 20, and the output shaft of the gear converter 20 is connected to the drive shaft 14. The structure is compact and reasonable. The drive assembly 18 can drive the synchronous operation of the conveyor chains 2 on both sides, ensuring the smooth operation and reliability of the entire chain conveyor. The gear converter 20 changes the direction of force transmission, which facilitates the drive motor 19 to drive the rotation of the drive shaft 14, realizing the normal transmission of workpieces. The gear converter 20 is set between the drive motor 19 and the drive shaft 14, making the entire transmission process more precise and reliable, improving the smoothness of the entire chain conveyor operation, and improving the safety performance.

[0039] The brush adjusting component 4 includes a brush 21, a fixing block 22, and a mounting base 23. The brush 21 is evenly arranged on the fixing block 22. The fixing block 22 is fixedly connected to the mounting base 23, and the mounting base 23 is fixedly connected to the frame body 1. The mounting base 23 has pre-drilled holes to facilitate the installation and fixing between the mounting base 23 and the frame body 1, thereby realizing the installation between the brush adjusting component 4 and the frame body 1. At the same time, the mounting base 23 and the fixing block 22 also have pre-drilled holes to facilitate the installation and fixing between the mounting base 23 and the fixing block 22, thereby ensuring the structural firmness and reliability of the entire brush adjusting component 4.

[0040] This invention features a clever and reasonable structural design with strong practicality. The chain link conveyor allows for precise control of the conveying interval between workpieces, achieving equidistant conveying and facilitating subsequent workpiece processing. When a workpiece abuts against the brush adjustment pieces 4 on both sides during conveying on the chain link conveyor, the workpiece stops moving due to the resistance of the brush adjustment pieces 4, while the conveying chain 2 continues to move forward, driving the paddles 3 to move forward synchronously until the paddle 3 closest to the workpiece at its rear abuts against the workpiece. The paddle 3 then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, ensuring that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjustment pieces 4 abuts against the paddle 3 closest to its rear, thus guaranteeing equidistant conveying of workpieces on the chain link conveyor.

[0041] In practical use, when a workpiece is conveyed onto the connecting conveyor, the guide and limiting action of the side limiting plates 5 on both sides ensures that the workpiece is smoothly conveyed forward by the conveyor chain 2. Each workpiece is positioned precisely between the two closest paddles 3. When the conveyor chain 2 moves the workpiece to the position of the brush adjusting component 4, the two sides of the workpiece come into contact with the brush 21. Under the resistance of the brush 21, the workpiece stops moving, while the conveyor chain 2 continues to convey forward until the paddle 3 closest to the rear side of the workpiece moves and comes into contact with the workpiece under the synchronous drive of the conveyor chain 2. The paddle 3 then pushes the workpiece forward synchronously, thereby achieving precise adjustment of the workpiece position. This ensures that each workpiece adjusted by the brush adjusting component 4 is adjusted to abut against the closest paddle 3 on the rear side. The paddles 3 on the conveyor chain 2 are also evenly spaced, thereby precisely controlling the spacing between workpieces and ensuring that the interval between adjacent workpieces is equal, achieving equal-space conveying of workpieces, which facilitates the processing of workpieces in subsequent processes.

[0042] The above are merely specific embodiments of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto. Any simple changes, equivalent substitutions, or modifications made based on the present invention to achieve substantially the same technical effect are all covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A chain link conveyor, characterized in that: The device includes a frame body, on both sides of which a conveyor chain is provided. A lever is provided at equal intervals on the conveyor chain. A brush adjustment component is provided on the frame body. The brush adjustment components are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the frame body. The two symmetrically arranged brush adjustment components apply resistance to the workpieces on the conveyor chain, thereby cooperating with the levers to ensure that the workpieces are conveyed at equal intervals. The inner side of the conveyor chain is provided with a top support, which is arranged along the length direction of the conveyor chain. Two adjacent top supports located on the same side of the frame are fixedly connected by a connecting plate. The top support abuts against the inner top wall of the conveyor chain. A bottom support is provided below the conveyor chain, the bottom support is arranged along the length direction of the conveyor chain, and the bottom support abuts against the outer side wall of the conveyor chain; The side of the frame is provided with a photoelectric sensor switch bracket and a metal sensor switch bracket. Side limiting plates are provided on both sides of the frame body. The side limiting plates are arranged along the length direction of the frame body. Guide end plates are provided on the side limiting plates at the two ends of the frame body. The guide end plates are located at the ends of the side limiting plates near the ports of the frame body and are inclined towards the outside of the frame body. The brush adjustment component includes a brush, a fixing block, and a mounting base. The brush is evenly arranged on the fixing block, the fixing block is fixedly connected to the mounting base, and the mounting base is fixedly connected to the frame.

2. The chain link conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame is equipped with reinforcing struts, and both the bottom support and the top support are fixedly connected to the reinforcing struts.

3. A chain link conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame body is provided with a sludge accumulation chamber, and a drain pipe is provided on the sludge accumulation chamber.

4. A chain link conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the frame is provided with a drive shaft, and both ends of the drive shaft are connected to drive sprockets. The other end of the frame is provided with a driven shaft, and both ends of the driven shaft are connected to driven sprockets. The conveyor chain is connected between the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket on the same side of the frame. The drive shaft is connected to a drive assembly, which drives the rotation of the drive shaft.

5. A chain link conveyor according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drive assembly includes a drive motor and a gear converter. The output shaft of the drive motor is connected to the input shaft of the gear converter, and the output shaft of the gear converter is connected to the drive shaft.

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