A clay material batching and mixing device
By designing a clay mixing and proportioning device with mutually opposing rotating drive components driving the oscillating component, the problem of the influence of stirring devices on solid particle batching was solved, and efficient mixing of fine particle materials was achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-07
AI Technical Summary
In existing ceramic production, stirring-type mixing devices affect the distribution of solid particles during feeding and unloading. There is a need for a mixing device that does not require stirring components to improve mixing efficiency.
A clay mixing device was designed, which uses a drive component that rotates in opposite directions to drive a swing component, so as to realize the reciprocating swing mixing of the material cylinder, which is suitable for mixing fine particulate materials.
It achieves efficient mixing of fine particulate materials, avoids the influence of stirring components on the materials, and is suitable for batching and mixing operations in ceramic production processes.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the field of household ceramics production technology, and in particular relates to a clay mixing and proportioning device. Background Technology
[0002] The main raw material for ceramic production is clay. To improve the overall performance of ceramic products, a certain proportion of additives needs to be added to the clay. These additives are usually a mixture of various materials in specific proportions. To improve the mixing efficiency between the additives and the clay, the additives are often prepared in the correct proportions first, and then added to the clay during the initial kneading process. When preparing the clay additives, appropriate mixing devices are required. Many devices exist for mixing materials, the most common being agitators. However, for solid granular additives used in clay production, agitators can be affected during feeding and unloading. Therefore, a mixing device without agitators is needed for this operation. Summary of the Invention
[0003] This invention provides a clay mixing and proportioning device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0004] The technical problem solved by this invention is achieved by the following technical solution:
[0005] A clay mixing and proportioning device includes a base, a drive unit, a swing unit, and a mixing unit. The drive unit is mounted on the base, the swing unit is mounted on the base and connected to the drive unit, and the mixing unit is mounted on the swing unit.
[0006] The base includes an arc-shaped seat ring, side bosses, and a sliding groove. The arc-shaped seat ring forms the overall frame of the mixing device. Each side of the arc-shaped seat ring has a side boss, and the bottom of the arc-shaped seat ring has a sliding groove where a slider of the rocking part is installed. The drive unit includes a spindle and a folding plate. The spindle is hinged to the side boss, and the front end of the spindle has a folding plate that connects to the rocking part. A reverse drive plate is installed on the other side boss. The overall structure of the reverse drive plate is the same as the drive unit, but its rotation direction is opposite to that of the drive unit. The rocking part includes a frame ring, a rotating shaft, a pull plate, a base plate, bottom holes, and a slider. Each side of the frame ring has a rotating shaft hinged to the folding plate. Four pull plates extend downwards in a circumferential array around the frame ring. The bottom of the pull plates connects to the base plate, and the bottom of the base plate connects to the slider. The slider is slidably installed in the sliding groove and is limited by a pressure plate. Bottom holes are evenly distributed on the base plate, and the mixing part is installed in these holes. The mixing unit includes a cylinder and screws. Screws are evenly distributed at the bottom of the cylinder, pass through bottom holes, and are then connected at the bottom with nuts to fix the mixing unit onto the base plate.
[0007] Furthermore, a pressure plate is installed on the side of the slide, which limits the slider within the slide.
[0008] Furthermore, there is a bracket on each side below the arc-shaped seat, which supports the entire device on the ground or a suitable workbench.
[0009] Furthermore, the bracket has mounting holes through which bolts or other connectors are used to fix the base.
[0010] Furthermore, the spindle has a hexagonal head at the tail end, which is connected to a power source to drive the spindle to rotate.
[0011] Furthermore, the top of the cylinder should have a cover.
[0012] The beneficial effects of this invention are:
[0013] This invention is used for batching and mixing operations in the ceramic production process. It has driving components that rotate in opposite directions. The rotating components drive the swinging part to swing back and forth, and the swinging part drives the material cylinder to swing, thereby realizing material mixing. This device can provide swinging mixing operation at low to medium speeds, and is particularly suitable for mixing fine solid particulate materials. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the present invention;
[0015] Figure 2 This is the front view of the present invention;
[0016] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the present invention;
[0017] In the diagram: 10. Base, 11. Arc seat ring, 12. Side boss, 13. Slide groove, 14. Pressure plate, 15. Bracket, 16. Mounting hole, 20. Drive unit, 21. Spindle, 22. Folding plate, 23. Hexagonal head, 24. Reverse drive plate, 30. Swinging unit, 31. Frame ring, 32. Rotating shaft, 33. Pull plate, 34. Base plate, 35. Bottom hole, 36. Slider, 40. Mixing unit, 41. Cylinder, 42. Screw. Detailed Implementation
[0018] To facilitate understanding of the present invention, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
[0019] See Figures 1-3The clay mixing device shown includes a base 10, a drive unit 20, a swing unit 30, and a mixing unit 40. The drive unit 20 is mounted on the base 10, the swing unit 30 is mounted on the base 10 and connected to the drive unit 20, and the mixing unit 40 is mounted on the swing unit 30.
[0020] The base 10 includes an arc-shaped seat ring 11, side bosses 12, a slide groove 13, a pressure plate 14, a bracket 15, and mounting holes 16. The arc-shaped seat ring 11 is the overall frame of the mixing device. The arc-shaped seat ring 11 has an open arc structure at the top. There are side bosses 12 on both sides of the arc-shaped seat ring 11. There is a slide groove 13 at the bottom of the arc-shaped seat ring 11. The slider 36 of the rocker part 30 is installed in the slide groove 13. The pressure plate 14 is installed on the side of the slide groove 13. The pressure plate 14 limits the slider 36 in the slide groove 13. There is a bracket 15 on each side below the arc-shaped seat ring 11. The bracket 15 supports the entire device on the ground or a suitable workbench. The bracket 15 has mounting holes 16. The base 10 is fixed through the mounting holes 16 using bolts or other connectors.
[0021] The drive unit 20 includes a spindle 21, a folding plate 22, and a hexagonal head 23. The spindle 21 is hinged to the side boss 12. The front end of the spindle 21 has a folding plate 22, which is connected to the swing part 30. The rear end of the spindle 21 has a hexagonal head 23, which is connected to a power source to drive the spindle 21 to rotate. A reverse drive plate 24 is installed on the side boss 12 on the other side. The overall structure of the reverse drive plate 24 is the same as that of the drive unit 20, and the rotation direction of the reverse drive plate 24 is opposite to that of the drive unit 20.
[0022] The swinging part 30 includes a frame ring 31, a rotating shaft 32, a pull plate 33, a base plate 34, bottom holes 35, and a slider 36. The frame ring 31 has a rotating shaft 32 on each side, which is hinged to a folding plate 22. The folding plate 22 drives the rotating shafts 32 to swing, further causing the frame ring 31 to sway. Four pull plates 33 extend downwards in a circular array around the frame ring 31. The bottom of the pull plates 33 is connected to the base plate 34, and the bottom of the base plate 34 is connected to the slider 36. The slider 36 is slidably installed in a groove 13 and is limited by a pressure plate 14. Bottom holes 35 are evenly distributed on the base plate 34, and a mixing part 40 is installed in connection with each bottom hole 35.
[0023] The mixing unit 40 includes a cylinder 41 and screws 42. The screws 42 are evenly distributed at the bottom of the cylinder 42, pass through the bottom hole 35, and are then connected at the bottom with nuts to fix the mixing unit 40 onto the base plate 34. Of course, the top of the cylinder 41 should have a cover.
[0024] The working principle of this invention is as follows: the driving unit 20 and the reverse driving plate 24 rotate in opposite directions. The driving components rotating in opposite directions drive the swinging unit 30 to swing from both ends. Since the slider 36 at the bottom of the swinging unit 30 is restricted to sliding within the groove 13, the swinging unit 30 will not accidentally disengage during its left-right swinging. The slider 36's reciprocating sliding on the groove 13 causes the bottom of the swinging unit 30 to swing back and forth in an arc shape. The reciprocating swinging of the swinging unit 30 drives the mixing unit 40 to reciprocate, thereby achieving the mixing of materials within the mixing unit 40. Since the reciprocating swinging mixing device provided in this embodiment cannot achieve dynamic balance, the swinging speed of the swinging unit needs to be controlled during material mixing and should not be too fast. For conventional material formulation mixing operations, ultra-fast mixing rotation and swinging are not required.
[0025] The above embodiments primarily illustrate the clay mixing and proportioning apparatus of the present invention. Although only a limited number of embodiments and technical features have been described, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can be implemented in many other forms without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore, the illustrated embodiments are to be considered illustrative rather than limiting, and the present invention may encompass various modifications and substitutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A clay mixing and proportioning device, comprising a base (10), a drive unit (20), a swing unit (30), and a mixing unit (40), characterized in that, The drive unit (20) is mounted on the base (10), the swing unit (30) is mounted on the base (10) and connected to the drive unit (20), and the mixing unit (40) is mounted on the swing unit (30). The base (10) includes an arc-shaped seat ring (11), side bosses (12), and a slide groove (13). The arc-shaped seat ring (11) is the overall frame of the mixing device. Each side of the arc-shaped seat ring (11) has a side boss (12), and the bottom of the arc-shaped seat ring (11) has a slide groove (13). The slide groove (13) is installed in the slide groove (13). The slider (36) of the rocker part (30) has a pressure plate (14) mounted on the side of the slide groove (13). The pressure plate (14) limits the slider (36) within the slide groove (13). The drive part (20) includes a spindle (21) and a folding plate (22). The spindle (21) is hinged to the side boss (12). The front end of the spindle (21) has a folding plate (22), which is connected to the rocker part (30). The rear end of the spindle (21) has a hexagonal head (23), which is connected to a power source to drive the spindle (21). Rotating, a reverse drive plate (24) is installed on the side boss (12) on the other side. The overall structure of the reverse drive plate (24) is consistent with that of the drive part (20). The rotation direction of the reverse drive plate (24) is opposite to that of the drive part (20). The swing part (30) includes a frame ring (31), a rotating shaft (32), a pull plate (33), a base plate (34), a bottom hole (35), and a slider (36). Each side of the frame ring (31) has a rotating shaft (32), and the rotating shaft (32) is hinged to the folding plate (22). The frame ring (31) has four pull plates (33) that extend downward in a circular array. The bottom of the pull plates (33) is connected to the bottom plate (34). The bottom of the bottom plate (34) is connected to the slider (36). The slider (36) is slidably installed in the groove (13). Bottom holes (35) are evenly distributed on the bottom plate (34). The mixing part (40) is installed on the bottom holes (35). The mixing part (40) includes a cylinder (41) and a screw (42). The bottom of the cylinder (41) is evenly distributed with screws (42). The screws (42) pass through the bottom holes (35).
2. The clay mixing and proportioning device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The arc seat (11) has a bracket (15) on each side below it, and the bracket (15) supports the entire device on the ground or a suitable workbench.
3. The clay mixing and proportioning device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The bracket (15) has mounting holes (16), through which the base (10) is fixed by bolts.
4. The clay mixing and proportioning device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the cylinder (41) has a cover.
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