Fully automated down feeding device and method

Abstract

The application discloses a full-automatic down feeding device and method, and can realize full-automatic continuous feeding of down, and carries out dust removal on the fed down, thereby improving the product quality of subsequent down products; and the application opens the left end air exhaust valve and the right end air exhaust valve alternately, avoids blocking of the down in the load tank in each dust removal area on the left end down blocking net and / or the right end down blocking net, and guarantees the dust removal effect on the down in the load tank in each dust removal area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a fully automated down feeding device and method. Background Technology

[0002] Down is the fluffy feathers that grow on the abdomen of geese and ducks, resembling catkins. Some equipment uses down as a raw material, requiring continuous down feeding and dust removal to improve the quality of subsequent products. This necessitates the design of a fully automated down feeding device and method. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To achieve fully automated continuous down feeding and dust removal of the fed down, this invention provides a fully automated down feeding device, comprising: an outer cylinder with its axis horizontally aligned in the left-right direction; a rotating cylinder coaxially installed within the outer cylinder with its outer circumferential surface slidingly fitted with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder; multiple material loading slots, all extending in the left-right direction and evenly distributed circumferentially on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating cylinder; a feed hopper connected to the top of the outer cylinder; a storage bin located at the top of the feed hopper; a discharge pipe connected to the rear side of the top of the outer cylinder; a left end cover sealing the left end of the outer cylinder and the left ends of each material loading slot; an upper air extraction chamber, a left-end air extraction chamber, and an air blowing chamber formed by protruding to the left on the left end cover; and an upper air extraction pipe connected to the upper air extraction chamber. Multiple left-end suction branch pipes connected to the left-end suction chamber, an air blowing pipe connected to the air blowing chamber, a right-end cover that seals the right end of the outer cylinder and the right end of each material loading trough, a right-end suction chamber formed by protruding to the right on the right-end cover, multiple right-end suction branch pipes connected to the right-end suction chamber, a left-end suction main pipe connected to each left-end suction branch pipe, a right-end suction main pipe connected to each right-end suction branch pipe, a suction main pipe that connects the left end to the left-end suction main pipe and the right end to the right-end suction main pipe, a left-end suction valve located at the left end of the suction main pipe, a right-end suction valve located at the right end of the suction main pipe, a dust collection device connected to the middle of the suction main pipe, and a rotary drive mechanism that penetrates the left end cover and / or the right end cover and drives the rotating drum to rotate.

[0004] The plurality of material troughs include: a feeding area material trough located at the top of the rotary drum, a discharging area material trough located on the rear side of the top of the rotary drum and adjacent to the top material trough, and other material troughs serving as dust removal area material troughs.

[0005] The outer cylinder has a feed inlet at the feed hopper, and the feed hopper is connected to the feed area loading trough through the feed inlet; the upper air extraction chamber is directly opposite the left end of the feed area loading trough, and the upper air extraction chamber is connected to the left end of the feed area loading trough; the end cover is also provided with an upper feather baffle for sealing the left end of the feed area loading trough.

[0006] The outer cylinder is provided with a discharge port at the discharge pipe, and the discharge pipe is connected to the material loading trough of the discharge area through the discharge port; the air blowing chamber is directly opposite the left end of the material loading trough of the discharge area, and the air blowing chamber is connected to the left end of the material loading trough of the discharge area.

[0007] The left-end extraction chamber is directly opposite the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone, and the left-end extraction chamber is connected to the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the end cover is also provided with a left-end feather baffle for sealing the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the right-end extraction chamber is directly opposite the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone, and the right-end extraction chamber is connected to the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the end cover is also provided with a right-end feather baffle for sealing the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone.

[0008] Preferably, the left-end air extraction chamber extends circumferentially along the left end cover; the plurality of left-end air extraction branch pipes are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the left-end air extraction chamber.

[0009] Preferably, the right-end extraction chamber extends circumferentially along the right-end cover; the plurality of right-end extraction branch pipes are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the right-end extraction chamber.

[0010] Preferably, the upper feather guard is slidably engaged with the left end of the rotating cylinder.

[0011] Preferably, the left-end feather net is slidably engaged with the left end of the rotating cylinder.

[0012] Preferably, the right-end feather guard is slidably fitted with the right end of the rotating cylinder.

[0013] Preferably, the left-end air extraction chamber and the right-end air extraction chamber are arranged symmetrically.

[0014] Preferably, the left-end feather guard net and the right-end feather guard net are arranged symmetrically.

[0015] Preferably, the feed inlet is a strip-shaped feed inlet extending in the left-right direction; the discharge outlet is a strip-shaped discharge outlet extending in the left-right direction.

[0016] The present invention also provides a fully automated down feeding method, which uses the above-mentioned fully automated down feeding device and includes the following steps:

[0017] The rotary drive mechanism drives the drum to rotate continuously, and multiple material troughs on the drum rotate synchronously with the drum. When a material trough rotates to the top of the drum, it becomes the material trough for the feeding area. When a material trough rotates to the rear side of the top of the drum and is adjacent to the top material trough, it becomes the material trough for the discharging area. The other material troughs besides the material troughs for the feeding area and the material troughs for the discharging area become the material troughs for the dust removal area.

[0018] The upper exhaust pipe continuously extracts air from the upper exhaust chamber, which in turn extracts air from the feed area trough connected to the upper exhaust chamber. This causes the down in the storage bin to be drawn into the feed area trough through the feed hopper and feed inlet. The upper feather baffle prevents the down in the feed area trough from overflowing into the upper exhaust chamber and the upper exhaust pipe. The down in the feed area trough rotates synchronously with the rotating drum.

[0019] The vacuum cleaner continuously draws air from the main extraction pipe, alternately opening the left and right extraction valves. When the left extraction valve is open, the vacuum cleaner draws air from the left extraction chamber through the main extraction pipe, the left extraction manifold, and each left extraction branch pipe, thereby drawing air from the material troughs of each dust removal zone connected to the left extraction chamber. This process removes down from the material troughs of each dust removal zone, while the left-end feather guard prevents down from overflowing into the left extraction chamber and each left extraction branch pipe. When the right extraction valve is open, the vacuum cleaner draws air from the main extraction pipe... The system draws air from the right-end extraction main pipe, the right-end extraction branch pipes, and the right-end extraction chamber, which in turn draws air from the material troughs of each dust removal zone connected to the right-end extraction chamber, thereby removing dust from the down in each material trough. The right-end feather baffle prevents the down in each material trough from overflowing into the right-end extraction chamber and the right-end extraction branch pipes. By alternately opening the left-end extraction valve and the right-end extraction valve, the down in each material trough is prevented from clogging the left-end feather baffle and / or the right-end feather baffle, ensuring the dust removal effect on the down in each material trough.

[0020] The air blowing pipe continuously blows air into the air blowing chamber, which in turn blows air into the material loading trough of the discharge area connected to the air blowing chamber. This causes the down in the material loading trough of the discharge area to be blown into the discharge pipe through the discharge port, and then the down is fed to the external device through the discharge pipe.

[0021] The advantages and beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: It provides a fully automated down feeding device and method. This invention can realize fully automated continuous down feeding and remove dust from the fed down, thereby improving the product quality of down products produced subsequently. Furthermore, by alternately opening the left and right exhaust valves, this invention avoids down in the material loading tanks of each dust removal zone from clogging the left and / or right feather baffles, ensuring the dust removal effect on the down in the material loading tanks of each dust removal zone. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a left-side view of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A diagram with the left end cap removed;

[0025] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A diagram with the top and left feather guards hidden;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a right-side view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A diagram with the right end cap removed;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a right-side view of the rotating drum. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0030] The specific technical solution of this invention is as follows:

[0031] This invention provides a fully automated down feeding method, which uses a fully automated down feeding device for down feeding;

[0032] like Figures 1 to 7As shown, the fully automated down feeding device includes: an outer cylinder 1 with its axis horizontally aligned in the left-right direction; a rotating cylinder 2 coaxially installed in the outer cylinder 1 with its outer circumferential surface slidingly fitted with the inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 1; multiple material loading troughs 3 opened on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating cylinder 2, all penetrating in the left-right direction and evenly distributed circumferentially along the outer circumferential surface of the rotating cylinder 2; a feed hopper 11 externally connected to the top of the outer cylinder 1; a storage bin 12 located at the top of the feed hopper 11; a discharge pipe 13 externally connected to the rear side of the top of the outer cylinder 1; a left end cover 4 sealing the left end of the outer cylinder 1 and the left ends of each material loading trough 3; an upper air extraction chamber 41, a left air extraction chamber 42, and an air blowing chamber 43 formed by protruding to the left on the left end cover 4; an upper air extraction pipe 44 externally connected to the upper air extraction chamber 41; multiple left air extraction branch pipes 45 externally connected to the left air extraction chamber 42; and external... The system includes: an air blowing pipe 46 in the air blowing chamber 43; a right end cover 5 at the right end of the outer cylinder 1 and the right end of each material trough 3; a right end suction chamber 51 protruding to the right on the right end cover 5; multiple right end suction branch pipes 52 connected to the right end suction chamber 51; a left end suction main pipe 47 connected to each left end suction branch pipe 45; a right end suction main pipe 53 connected to each right end suction branch pipe 52; a suction main pipe 6 connected at its left end to the left end suction main pipe 47 and at its right end to the right end suction main pipe 53; a left end suction valve 61 located at the left end of the suction main pipe 6; a right end suction valve 62 located at the right end of the suction main pipe 6; a dust collection device 63 connected to the middle of the suction main pipe 6; and a rotary drive mechanism that penetrates the left end cover 4 and / or the right end cover 5 and drives the rotating cylinder 2 to rotate; the multiple material troughs 3 This includes: a feeding zone trough 31 located at the top of the rotating drum 2; a discharging zone trough 33 located at the rear of the top of the rotating drum 2 and adjacent to the top feeding zone trough 3; and other feeding zones serving as a dust removal zone trough 32. The outer cylinder 1 has a feeding inlet at the feeding hopper 11, and the feeding hopper 11 is connected to the feeding zone trough 31 through the feeding inlet. The upper suction chamber 41 is directly opposite the left end of the feeding zone trough 31, and the upper suction chamber 41 is connected to the left end of the feeding zone trough 31. The end cover is also provided with an upper feather baffle 48 for sealing the left end of the feeding zone trough 31. The outer cylinder 1 has a discharge outlet at the discharge pipe 13, and the discharge pipe 13 is connected to the discharging zone trough 33 through the discharge outlet. The blowing chamber 43 is directly opposite the left end of the discharging zone trough 33. The air blowing chamber 43 is connected to the left end of the material loading trough 33 in the discharge area; the left end air extraction chamber 42 is directly opposite to the left end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area, and the left end air extraction chamber 42 is connected to the left end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area; the end cover is also provided with a left end feather baffle 49 for sealing the left end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area; the right end air extraction chamber 51 is directly opposite to the right end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area, and the right end air extraction chamber 51 is connected to the right end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area; the end cover is also provided with a right end feather baffle 54 for sealing the right end of the material loading trough 32 in each dust removal area; the left end air extraction chamber 42 extends circumferentially along the left end cover 4; the plurality of left end air extraction branch pipes 45 are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the left end air extraction chamber 42; the right end air extraction chamber 51 extends circumferentially along the right end cover 5.The plurality of right-end extraction branch pipes 52 are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the right-end extraction chamber 51; the upper feather baffle 48 is slidably engaged with the left end of the rotating cylinder 2; the left-end feather baffle 49 is slidably engaged with the left end of the rotating cylinder 2; the right-end feather baffle 54 is slidably engaged with the right end of the rotating cylinder 2; the left-end extraction chamber 42 and the right-end extraction chamber 51 are symmetrically arranged; the left-end feather baffle 49 and the right-end feather baffle 54 are symmetrically arranged; the feed inlet is a strip-shaped feed inlet extending in the left-right direction; the discharge outlet is a strip-shaped discharge outlet extending in the left-right direction.

[0033] The process of adding down using a fully automated down feeding device includes the following steps:

[0034] The rotary drive mechanism drives the rotating drum 2 to rotate continuously, and the multiple material loading troughs 3 on the rotating drum 2 rotate synchronously with the rotating drum 2; when a certain material loading trough 3 rotates to the top of the rotating drum 2, the material loading trough 3 becomes the material loading trough 31 of the feeding area; when a certain material loading trough 3 rotates to the rear side of the top of the rotating drum 2 and is adjacent to the top material loading trough 3, the material loading trough 3 becomes the material loading trough 33 of the discharging area; the other material loading troughs 3 besides the material loading trough 31 of the feeding area and the material loading trough 33 of the discharging area become the material loading troughs 32 of the dust removal area.

[0035] The upper exhaust pipe 44 continuously extracts air from the upper exhaust chamber 41, which in turn extracts air from the feed area loading trough 31 connected to the upper exhaust chamber 41. This causes the down in the storage bin 12 to be drawn into the feed area loading trough 31 through the feed hopper 11 and the feed inlet. The upper feather baffle 48 prevents the down in the feed area loading trough 31 from overflowing into the upper exhaust chamber 41 and the upper exhaust pipe 44. The down in the feed area loading trough 31 rotates synchronously with the rotating drum 2.

[0036] The vacuum cleaner 63 continuously draws air from the main suction pipe 6, alternately opening the left suction valve 61 and the right suction valve 62. When the left suction valve 61 is open, the vacuum cleaner 63 draws air from the left suction chamber 42 through the main suction pipe 6, the left suction main pipe 47, and each left suction branch pipe 45, thereby drawing air from the material troughs 32 of each dust removal zone connected to the left suction chamber 42, thus removing dust from the down in each material trough 32. The left feather baffle 49 prevents the down in each material trough 32 from overflowing into the left suction chamber 42 and each left suction branch pipe 45. When the right suction valve 62 is open, the vacuum cleaner 63 draws air from the main suction pipe 6, the left suction main pipe 47, and each left suction branch pipe 45. The main air pipe 6, the right-end exhaust manifold 53, and each right-end exhaust branch pipe 52 exhaust air into the right-end exhaust chamber 51, thereby exhausting air into the material troughs 32 of each dust removal zone connected to the right-end exhaust chamber 51, thus removing dust from the down in each dust removal zone material trough 32. The right-end feather baffle 54 prevents the down in each dust removal zone material trough 32 from overflowing into the right-end exhaust chamber 51 and each right-end exhaust branch pipe 52. By alternately opening the left-end exhaust valve 61 and the right-end exhaust valve 62, the down in each dust removal zone material trough 32 is prevented from clogging the left-end feather baffle 49 and / or the right-end feather baffle 54, ensuring the dust removal effect on the down in each dust removal zone material trough 32.

[0037] The air blowing pipe 46 continuously blows air into the air blowing chamber 43, which in turn blows air into the material loading trough 33 of the discharge area connected to the air blowing chamber 43, so that the down in the material loading trough 33 of the discharge area is blown into the discharge pipe 13 through the discharge port, and then the discharge pipe 13 feeds down to the external device.

[0038] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automated down feeding device, characterized in that, include: An outer cylinder with its axis horizontally aligned to the left and right; a rotating cylinder coaxially mounted within the outer cylinder with its outer circumference slidingly fitted to the inner circumference of the outer cylinder; multiple material loading troughs, all extending horizontally and evenly distributed along the outer circumference of the rotating cylinder, located on the outer circumference of the rotating cylinder; a feed hopper connected to the top of the outer cylinder; a storage bin located at the top of the feed hopper; a discharge pipe connected to the rear side of the top of the outer cylinder; a left end cover sealing the left end of the outer cylinder and the left ends of each material loading trough; an upper air extraction chamber, a left air extraction chamber, and a blowing chamber formed by a leftward protrusion on the left end cover; an upper air extraction pipe connected to the upper air extraction chamber; multiple left-end air extraction branch pipes connected to the left-end air extraction chamber; and a blowing chamber. The chamber includes an air blowing pipe, a right end cover that seals the right end of the outer cylinder and the right end of each material trough, a right end air extraction chamber that protrudes to the right on the right end cover, multiple right end air extraction branch pipes connected to the right end air extraction chamber, a left end air extraction main pipe connected to each left end air extraction branch pipe, a right end air extraction main pipe connected to each right end air extraction branch pipe, an air extraction main pipe that connects the left end to the left end air extraction main pipe and the right end to the right end air extraction main pipe, a left end air extraction valve located at the left end of the air extraction main pipe, a right end air extraction valve located at the right end of the air extraction main pipe, a dust collection device connected to the middle of the air extraction main pipe, and a rotary drive mechanism that penetrates the left end cover and / or the right end cover and drives the rotating drum to rotate. The plurality of material troughs include: a feeding area material trough located at the top of the rotary drum, a discharging area material trough located on the rear side of the top of the rotary drum and adjacent to the top material trough, and other material troughs serving as dust removal area material troughs. The outer cylinder has a feed inlet at the feed hopper, and the feed hopper is connected to the feed area loading trough through the feed inlet; the upper air extraction chamber is directly opposite the left end of the feed area loading trough, and the upper air extraction chamber is connected to the left end of the feed area loading trough; the left end cover is also provided with an upper feather baffle for sealing the left end of the feed area loading trough. The outer cylinder is provided with a discharge port at the discharge pipe, and the discharge pipe is connected to the material loading trough of the discharge area through the discharge port; the air blowing chamber is directly opposite the left end of the material loading trough of the discharge area, and the air blowing chamber is connected to the left end of the material loading trough of the discharge area. The left-end extraction chamber is directly opposite the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone, and the left-end extraction chamber is connected to the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the left end cover is also provided with a left-end feather baffle for sealing the left end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the right-end extraction chamber is directly opposite the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone, and the right-end extraction chamber is connected to the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone; the right end cover is also provided with a right-end feather baffle for sealing the right end of the material trough in each dust removal zone.

2. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The left-end air extraction chamber extends circumferentially along the left-end cover; the plurality of left-end air extraction branch pipes are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the left-end air extraction chamber.

3. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The right-end extraction chamber extends circumferentially along the right-end cover; the plurality of right-end extraction branch pipes are evenly distributed along the extension direction of the right-end extraction chamber.

4. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper feather net is slidably fitted to the left end of the rotating cylinder.

5. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feather net on the left end slides into contact with the left end of the rotating cylinder.

6. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feather net on the right end slides into contact with the right end of the rotating cylinder.

7. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The left and right air extraction chambers are arranged symmetrically.

8. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feather nets on the left and right ends are symmetrically arranged.

9. The fully automated down feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feed inlet is a strip-shaped feed inlet extending in the left-right direction; the discharge outlet is a strip-shaped discharge outlet extending in the left-right direction.

10. A fully automated down feeding method, characterized in that, The fully automated down feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 includes the following steps: The rotary drive mechanism drives the drum to rotate continuously, and multiple material loading troughs on the drum rotate synchronously with the drum; when a material loading trough rotates to the top of the drum, it becomes the material loading trough for the feeding area. When a material trough rotates to the rear of the top of the drum and is adjacent to the top material trough, the material trough is used as the discharge area material trough; other material troughs besides the feed area material trough and the discharge area material trough are used as dust removal area material troughs. The upper exhaust pipe continuously extracts air from the upper exhaust chamber, which in turn extracts air from the feed area trough connected to the upper exhaust chamber. This causes the down in the storage bin to be drawn into the feed area trough through the feed hopper and feed inlet. The upper feather baffle prevents the down in the feed area trough from overflowing into the upper exhaust chamber and the upper exhaust pipe. The down in the feed area trough rotates synchronously with the rotating drum. The vacuum cleaner continuously draws air from the main extraction pipe, alternately opening the left and right extraction valves. When the left extraction valve is open, the vacuum cleaner draws air from the left extraction chamber through the main extraction pipe, the left extraction manifold, and each left extraction branch pipe, thereby drawing air from the material troughs of each dust removal zone connected to the left extraction chamber. This process removes down from the material troughs of each dust removal zone, while the left-end feather guard prevents down from overflowing into the left extraction chamber and each left extraction branch pipe. When the right extraction valve is open, the vacuum cleaner draws air from the main extraction pipe... The system draws air from the right-end extraction main pipe, the right-end extraction branch pipes, and the right-end extraction chamber, which in turn draws air from the material troughs of each dust removal zone connected to the right-end extraction chamber, thereby removing dust from the down in each material trough. The right-end feather baffle prevents the down in each material trough from overflowing into the right-end extraction chamber and the right-end extraction branch pipes. By alternately opening the left-end extraction valve and the right-end extraction valve, the down in each material trough is prevented from clogging the left-end feather baffle and / or the right-end feather baffle, ensuring the dust removal effect on the down in each material trough. The air blowing pipe continuously blows air into the air blowing chamber, which in turn blows air into the material loading trough of the discharge area connected to the air blowing chamber. This causes the down in the material loading trough of the discharge area to be blown into the discharge pipe through the discharge port, and then the down is fed to external equipment through the discharge pipe.

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