A ceramic body drying apparatus and a drying method thereof

Abstract

This invention discloses a ceramic green body drying device and its drying method, specifically relating to the field of ceramic green body processing technology. The device includes a substrate, a transport mechanism fixedly mounted at the top of the substrate, a drying outer frame fixedly mounted at the middle of the top of the transport mechanism, the drying outer frame being a semi-circular frame structure, an exhaust frame integrally formed at the top of the drying outer frame, a material guiding mechanism at the middle of the drying outer frame, and a recycling mechanism between the top of the transport mechanism and the exhaust frame. The material guiding mechanism includes two symmetrically distributed tilting longitudinal frames, the top of which is fixedly engaged with the middle of the bottom of the drying outer frame. This invention, by setting a material guiding mechanism and using a drying outer frame, automatically picks up and places multiple ceramic green bodies, stably transports and automatically feeds them into the drying outer frame for temperature-controlled drying, and facilitates stable transport and automatic unloading, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the ceramic green bodies.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of ceramic body processing technology, specifically to a ceramic body drying device and its drying method. Background Technology

[0002] Drying the ceramic body is a crucial step in the ceramic product manufacturing process. After the ceramic body is formed, it needs to be dried to remove most of its moisture in preparation for subsequent firing. The main purpose of drying the ceramic body is to prevent cracking or deformation of the body due to moisture evaporation during firing. At the same time, drying also helps to improve the strength of the body and the quality of the finished ceramic product.

[0003] Traditional methods for drying ceramic blanks mostly involve natural air drying, sun drying, or kiln drying. Among these, kiln drying often requires manual loading and unloading. The ceramic blanks are manually placed onto the drying racks and transported into the kiln for heating and drying. After drying, the blanks are manually unloaded, which is relatively slow and affects the overall processing efficiency of ceramic blanks. To address these issues, we propose a ceramic blank drying device and method. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a ceramic blank drying apparatus and drying method to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a ceramic blank drying device, comprising a substrate, a transport mechanism fixedly installed at the top of the substrate, a drying outer frame fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the transport mechanism, the drying outer frame being a semi-circular frame structure, an exhaust frame integrally formed at the top of the drying outer frame, a material guiding mechanism provided at the middle of the drying outer frame, and a recycling mechanism provided between the top of the transport mechanism and the exhaust frame.

[0006] The material guiding mechanism includes two symmetrically distributed tilting longitudinal frames. The top of each tilting longitudinal frame is fixedly engaged with the bottom center of the drying outer frame. A tilting shaft is rotatably mounted on the top of each of the two tilting longitudinal frames. A cross mounting bracket is fixedly mounted on the end of each tilting shaft near the tilting longitudinal frame. Material placement components are provided at the top and bottom of each cross mounting bracket. Two symmetrically distributed bottom sealing plates are fixedly mounted on the outer side of each cross mounting bracket. The bottom sealing plates are perpendicular to the material placement components. The bottom sealing plates are movably engaged with the bottom of the drying outer frame. Multiple evenly distributed ventilation slots are provided on the bottom sealing plates.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material placement component includes two symmetrically distributed material placement longitudinal frames. The material placement component is fixedly installed at the top and bottom of the corresponding cross mounting frame via the material placement longitudinal frames. A material placement frame is provided at the end of the material placement longitudinal frame away from the cross mounting frame. A material placement horizontal shaft is rotatably installed at the end of the two material placement longitudinal frames away from the material placement longitudinal frames. A plurality of evenly distributed adjusting slides are slidably engaged on the material placement horizontal shaft. A material placement clamp is detachably installed at one end of the adjusting slide. A fastening bolt is threadedly installed at the end of the adjusting slide away from the material placement clamp. The end of the fastening bolt contacts the outer side of the material placement horizontal shaft.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an adjusting bolt is rotatably installed at one end of the material placement frame near the material placement frame. The bottom of the adjusting bolt has an inner groove, and the side of the material placement frame near the material placement frame has an adjusting screw groove that cooperates with the adjusting bolt. The adjusting bolt is threadedly installed in the corresponding adjusting screw groove.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, two first sprockets are movably sleeved at one end of the flipping shaft near the flipping longitudinal frame, and a fixing rod is fixedly installed between the two first sprockets. The fixing rod is fixedly installed on the top of the corresponding flipping longitudinal frame. Second sprockets are fixedly sleeved at both ends of the material placement horizontal shaft. A horizontal sliding frame is vertically installed on the side end of the material placement longitudinal frame. A horizontal sliding seat is slidably engaged in the horizontal sliding frame. A guide shaft is fixedly installed on the inner side of the horizontal sliding frame. The horizontal sliding seat is slidably sleeved on the outer side of the corresponding guide shaft. A spring is provided on the side of the horizontal sliding seat near the horizontal sliding frame. The spring is movably sleeved on the outer side of the guide shaft. A rotating seat is fixedly installed on the side end of the horizontal sliding seat. An auxiliary shaft is rotatably installed in the middle of the rotating seat. A third sprocket is fixedly installed at the end of the auxiliary shaft away from the rotating seat. A transmission chain is meshed with the outer sides of the first sprocket, the second sprocket, and the third sprocket in the material placement component.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the recycling mechanism includes a preheating and insulation frame and a first heat-conducting frame. A connecting frame is integrally formed on one side of the top of the preheating and insulation frame. The first heat-conducting frame is fixedly installed on the top of the exhaust frame. A second heat-conducting frame is fixedly installed on the top of the connecting frame. A third heat-conducting frame is fixedly installed between the first heat-conducting frame and the second heat-conducting frame. A heat-conducting fan is fixedly installed in the second heat-conducting frame. A ventilation and drying plate is fixedly installed in the third heat-conducting frame.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, worm gears are fixedly installed at both ends of the flipping shaft, and a worm is meshed with the outer side of the worm gear, and the worm is rotatably installed on the top of the flipping frame.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first motor is fixedly installed on the top of the tilting frame, and the drive end of the first motor and the bottom end of the corresponding worm gear are fixedly installed.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the transport mechanism includes two symmetrically distributed transport side frames, which are fixedly installed on the top of the base plate. Transport rollers are rotatably installed at both ends of the two transport side frames, and a conveyor belt is movably sleeved on the outer side of the two transport rollers. A second motor is fixedly installed at one end of one of the transport side frames, and the drive end of the second motor is fixedly installed at one end of the corresponding transport roller.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, support rods are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the drying frame. The support rods are fixedly installed at the top of the two transport side frames. The material guiding mechanism is fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the two transport side frames via a flipping longitudinal frame. The recycling mechanism is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the two transport side frames via a preheating and insulation frame.

[0015] A drying method for a ceramic green body drying apparatus includes the following steps:

[0016] Step 1: Arrange the ceramic blanks to be dried evenly in rows on the conveyor belt. Control the second motor to drive one of the transport rollers to rotate, which in turn drives the conveyor belt to transport the ceramic blanks on the conveyor belt automatically until the ceramic blanks are transported to the bottom of the drying frame, and then stop transporting.

[0017] Step 2: Control the first motor to drive the corresponding worm gear to rotate, thereby driving the worm wheel to rotate, which in turn controls the flipping shaft and cross mounting bracket to flip, thereby driving the two material placement components to flip. Among them, the first sprocket is fixed and does not rotate. Under the transmission limit action of the transmission chain, the second sprocket rotates, controlling the rotation of the material placement horizontal shaft, and keeping the multiple material placement clamps in the two material placement components in a horizontal state. This allows the multiple material placement clamps in the lower material placement component to pick up and place multiple ceramic blanks from one side. Then, continue to control the flipping of the material placement components, and the multiple ceramic blanks are separated from the conveyor belt. The multiple ceramic blanks placed by the pick are stably transferred to the drying outer frame. At the same time, the bottom sealing plate is movably locked at the bottom of the drying outer frame to seal the bottom of the drying outer frame. The drying outer frame is used to automatically control the temperature and dry the ceramic blanks.

[0018] During the drying process, evaporation will generate moisture. By controlling the activation of the heat-conducting fan, the moisture generated by the evaporation can be discharged through the exhaust frame and the heat can be introduced into the third heat-conducting frame through the first heat-conducting frame. After drying by the ventilation and drying plate, the heat after drying is introduced into the preheating and insulation frame through the second heat-conducting frame and the connecting frame to preheat and dry the ceramic blank transported before drying, so as to effectively recover and utilize the heat.

[0019] Step 3: After drying is complete, the two material placement components are flipped over again. Multiple material clamps in the bottom material placement component are forked from one side of multiple ceramic blanks and placed for subsequent drying. At the same time, the dried ceramic blanks are transferred to the bottom and fall onto the conveyor belt again. As the conveyor belt is transported, the multiple ceramic blanks are detached from the material clamps and automatically unloaded.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0021] 1. By setting up a material guiding mechanism and using a drying frame, multiple ceramic blanks are automatically forked and placed, and stably transported and automatically fed into the drying frame for temperature-controlled drying. It also facilitates stable transport and automatic unloading, thereby improving the drying efficiency of ceramic blanks.

[0022] 2. By setting up a recycling mechanism, the ceramic blanks to be dried are transported to a preheating and insulation frame for preheating and drying before being transferred to the drying process. This improves the drying efficiency of the subsequent ceramic blanks and effectively recovers and utilizes the heat, thereby enhancing the overall performance of the device.

[0023] 3. By setting up a material guiding mechanism, the spacing of multiple material clamps can be adjusted to accommodate the forking and placement of ceramic blanks with different placement spacings, and the height of multiple material clamps can be adjusted to accommodate the forking and placement of ceramic blanks with different forking heights, thus improving the flexibility of the entire device. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the structural connection of the drying frame and the material guiding mechanism in this invention.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material guiding mechanism in this invention.

[0028] Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0029] Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 3 Enlarged view of point B in the middle.

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the material placement component in this invention.

[0031] Figure 7 For the present invention Figure 6 A magnified view of point C in the middle.

[0032] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the recycling mechanism in this invention.

[0033] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the transportation mechanism in this invention.

[0034] Figure 10 For the present invention Figure 9 Enlarged view of point D in the middle.

[0035] In the diagram: 1. Substrate; 2. Transport mechanism; 3. Drying frame; 31. Support rod; 301. Exhaust frame; 4. Material guiding mechanism; 41. Tilting frame; 42. Tilting shaft; 43. Cross mounting bracket; 44. Material placement component; 441. Material placement frame; 4411. Adjusting screw groove; 442. Material placement frame; 4421. Adjusting bolt; 4422. Inner groove; 443. Material placement cross shaft; 444. Adjusting slide; 4441. Fastening bolt; 445. Material placement clamp; 45. Bottom sealing plate; 451. Ventilation groove; 46. First sprocket; 461. Fixing rod; 462 463. Second sprocket; 464. Horizontal slide frame; 465. Horizontal slide seat; 466. Guide shaft; 467. Spring; 468. Rotating seat; 469. Auxiliary shaft; 460. Third sprocket; 4610. Transmission chain; 47. Worm gear; 471. Worm; 472. First motor; 5. Recycling mechanism; 51. Preheating and insulation frame; 511. Connecting frame; 52. First heat-conducting frame; 53. Second heat-conducting frame; 54. Third heat-conducting frame; 55. Heat-conducting fan; 56. Ventilation and drying plate; 21. Transport side frame; 22. Transport roller; 23. Conveyor belt; 24. Second motor. Detailed Implementation

[0036] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0037] Example: Figure 1-10As shown, the present invention provides a ceramic body drying device, including a base plate 1, a transport mechanism 2 fixedly installed at the top of the base plate 1, a drying outer frame 3 fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the transport mechanism 2, a heating system in the drying outer frame 3 for automatic temperature-controlled drying of the ceramic body, the drying outer frame 3 being a semi-circular frame structure, an exhaust frame 301 integrally formed at the top of the drying outer frame 3, by setting the exhaust frame 301, the moisture generated by drying evaporation can be discharged from the drying outer frame 3 through the exhaust frame 301, thereby preventing the moisture generated by drying evaporation from remaining in the drying outer frame 3 and affecting the drying efficiency of the ceramic body, a material guiding mechanism 4 in the middle of the drying outer frame 3, and a recycling mechanism 5 between the top of the transport mechanism 2 and the exhaust frame 301;

[0038] The transport mechanism 2 includes two symmetrically distributed transport side frames 21. Support rods 31 are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the drying outer frame 3. The support rods 31 are fixedly installed at the top of the two transport side frames 21. The transport side frames 21 are fixedly installed at the top of the substrate 1. Transport rollers 22 are rotatably installed at both ends of the two transport side frames 21. A conveyor belt 23 is movably sleeved on the outside of the two transport rollers 22. A second motor 24 is fixedly installed at one end of one of the transport side frames 21. The drive end of the second motor 24 is fixedly installed at one end of the corresponding transport roller 22. In use, the ceramic blanks to be dried are evenly placed in rows on the conveyor belt 23. By controlling the second motor 24 to drive one of the transport rollers 22 to rotate, the conveyor belt 23 is driven to transport the ceramic blanks on the conveyor belt 23, thereby facilitating the automatic loading and unloading of the ceramic blanks.

[0039] The material guiding mechanism 4 includes two symmetrically distributed tilting longitudinal frames 41. The material guiding mechanism 4 is fixedly installed at the top center of the two transport side frames 21 via the tilting longitudinal frames 41. The top of the tilting longitudinal frames 41 is fixedly snapped into the bottom center of the drying outer frame 3. A tilting shaft 42 is rotatably mounted on the top of the two tilting longitudinal frames 41. A cross mounting bracket 43 is fixedly mounted on the end of each tilting shaft 42 near the tilting longitudinal frame 41. Material placement parts 44 are provided at the top and bottom of each cross mounting bracket 43. Worm gears 47 are fixedly mounted on both ends of the tilting shaft 42. The outer sides of the worm gears 47 are engaged with... A worm gear 471 is connected and rotatably mounted on the top of the tilting frame 41. A first motor 472 is fixedly mounted on the top of the tilting frame 41. The drive end of the first motor 472 is fixedly mounted to the bottom end of the corresponding worm gear 471. In use, the first motor 472 is turned on to drive the corresponding worm gear 471 to rotate, thereby driving the worm wheel 47 to rotate. This, in turn, controls the tilting shaft 42 and the cross mounting bracket 43 to tilt, thereby driving the two material placement components 44 to tilt. This facilitates automatic loading and unloading of materials through the tilting two material placement components 44, thereby improving the overall drying efficiency of the ceramic blank.

[0040] Two symmetrically distributed bottom sealing plates 45 are fixedly installed on the outer side of the cross mounting bracket 43. The bottom sealing plates 45 and the material placement component 44 are perpendicularly distributed. The bottom sealing plates 45 are movably snapped into the bottom of the drying outer frame 3. The bottom of the drying outer frame 3 is sealed by the bottom sealing plates 45, which facilitates the closed heating and drying of the ceramic blank in the drying outer frame 3 and improves the drying efficiency of the ceramic blank. Multiple evenly distributed ventilation grooves 451 are opened on the bottom sealing plates 45. By opening multiple ventilation grooves 451, it is convenient to ventilate into the drying outer frame 3.

[0041] The material placement component 44 includes two symmetrically distributed material placement longitudinal frames 441. The material placement component 44 is fixedly installed at the top and bottom of the corresponding cross mounting bracket 43 via the material placement longitudinal frames 441. A material placement longitudinal frame 442 is provided at the end of the material placement longitudinal frame 441 away from the cross mounting bracket 43. A material placement horizontal shaft 443 is rotatably installed at the end of the two material placement longitudinal frames 442 away from the material placement longitudinal frame 441. The material placement horizontal shaft 443 facilitates rotation on the material placement longitudinal frame 442. A plurality of evenly distributed adjusting slides 444 are slidably engaged on the material placement horizontal shaft 443. One end of each adjusting slide 444 is detachably mounted with... The material clamps 445, by setting multiple material clamps 445, facilitate the automatic forking and placement of ceramic blanks on the conveyor belt 23. The adjusting slide 444 has a fastening bolt 4441 threaded on the end away from the material clamps 445. The end of the fastening bolt 4441 contacts the outer side of the material placement horizontal shaft 443. The adjusting slide 444 can slide on the material placement horizontal shaft 443 to adjust the spacing of the multiple material clamps 445, and is fixed with the fastening bolt 4441 to adapt to the forking and placement of ceramic blanks with different placement spacing, thereby improving the flexibility of the entire device.

[0042] An adjusting bolt 4421 is rotatably mounted on one end of the material placement frame 441 near the material placement frame 442. The bottom of the adjusting bolt 4421 has an inner groove 4422. A tool is used to hold the adjusting bolt 4421 in the inner groove 4422 to facilitate rotation. The side of the material placement frame 441 near the material placement frame 442 has an adjusting screw groove 4411 that works with the adjusting bolt 4421. The adjusting bolt 4421 is threaded into the corresponding adjusting screw groove 4411. By rotating the adjusting bolt 4421, the distance between the material placement frame 442 and the material placement frame 441 is adjusted, thereby adjusting the height of the multiple material clamps 445. This facilitates the placement of ceramic blanks with different lifting heights and further enhances the flexibility of the entire device.

[0043] Two first sprockets 46 are movably sleeved at one end of the flipping shaft 42 near the flipping longitudinal frame 41. A fixing rod 461 is fixedly installed between the two first sprockets 46. The fixing rod 461 is fixedly installed on the top of the corresponding flipping longitudinal frame 41 to fix the two first sprockets 46. The flipping shaft 42 can rotate in the middle of the first sprockets 46. Two second sprockets 462 are fixedly sleeved at both ends of the material placement horizontal shaft 443. The position of the second sprockets 462 in each material placement component 44 is different, but the positions of the two first sprockets 46 on the same side as the flipping shaft 42 are vertically corresponding.

[0044] A horizontal sliding frame 463 is vertically installed on the side end of the material placement frame 441. A horizontal sliding seat 464 is slidably engaged in the horizontal sliding frame 463. A guide shaft 465 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the horizontal sliding frame 463. The horizontal sliding seat 464 is slidably sleeved on the outer side of the corresponding guide shaft 465, allowing the horizontal sliding seat 464 to move stably within the horizontal sliding frame 463. A spring 466 is provided on the side of the horizontal sliding seat 464 near the horizontal sliding frame 463. The spring 466 is movably sleeved on the outer side of the guide shaft 465. A rotating seat 467 is fixedly installed on the side end of the horizontal sliding seat 464. An auxiliary shaft 468 is rotatably mounted in the middle of the rotating seat 467. A third sprocket 469 is fixedly installed on the end of the auxiliary shaft 468 away from the rotating seat 467, corresponding to the first sprocket 469. A transmission chain 4610 is vertically connected to the outer sides of the second sprocket 462 and the third sprocket 469 in the material placement component 44. By setting the first sprocket 46, the second sprocket 462 and the third sprocket 469, and the transmission chain 4610 is connected to the outer sides of the first sprocket 46, the second sprocket 462 rotates under the transmission limit action of the transmission chain 4610 when the two material placement components 44 are flipped, controlling the rotation of the material placement horizontal shaft 443 and keeping the multiple material placement clamps 445 in the two material placement components 44 always in a horizontal state. This prevents the ceramic blanks placed by the forks from tilting and falling off when the two material placement components 44 are flipped, and improves the stability of the ceramic blank transfer.

[0045] The recycling mechanism 5 includes a preheating and insulation frame 51 and a first heat-conducting frame 52. The recycling mechanism 5 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of two transport side frames 21 via the preheating and insulation frame 51. A connecting frame 511 is integrally formed on one side of the top of the preheating and insulation frame 51. The first heat-conducting frame 52 is fixedly installed on the top of the exhaust frame 301. A second heat-conducting frame 53 is fixedly installed on the top of the connecting frame 511. A third heat-conducting frame 54 is fixedly installed between the first heat-conducting frame 52 and the second heat-conducting frame 53. A heat-conducting fan 55 is fixedly installed in the second heat-conducting frame 53, and a heat-conducting fan 55 is fixedly installed in the third heat-conducting frame 54. The ventilated drying plate 56 is used to transport the ceramic blanks to be dried to the preheating and insulation frame 51 before drying. The heat-conducting fan 55 is turned on to discharge the moisture generated by drying and evaporation, carrying heat, through the exhaust frame 301 to the outer drying frame 3, and then through the first heat-conducting frame 52 to the third heat-conducting frame 54. After drying by the ventilated drying plate 56, the heat generated after drying is introduced into the preheating and insulation frame 51 through the second heat-conducting frame 53 and the connecting frame 511 to preheat and dry the ceramic blanks transported before drying, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the subsequent ceramic blanks and effectively recovering and utilizing the heat, thus improving the overall performance of the device.

[0046] A drying method for a ceramic green body drying apparatus includes the following steps:

[0047] Step 1: Place the ceramic blanks to be dried evenly in rows on the conveyor belt 23. Control the second motor 24 to drive one of the transport rollers 22 to rotate, which drives the conveyor belt 23 to transport the ceramic blanks on the conveyor belt 23 automatically until the ceramic blanks are transported to the bottom of the drying frame 3, and then stop transporting.

[0048] Step 2: Control the first motor 472 to drive the corresponding worm gear 471 to rotate, thereby driving the worm wheel 47 to rotate, which in turn controls the flipping shaft 42 and the cross mounting bracket 43 to flip, thereby driving the two material placement components 44 to flip. Among them, the first sprocket 46 is fixed and does not rotate. Under the transmission limit action of the transmission chain 4610, the second sprocket 462 rotates, controlling the material placement horizontal shaft 443 to rotate, and keeping the multiple material placement clamps 445 in the two material placement components 44 in a horizontal state. This allows the multiple material placement clamps 445 in one of the lower material placement components 44 to pick up and place multiple ceramic blanks from one side. Then, continue to control the flipping of the material placement component 44, and the multiple ceramic blanks are separated from the conveyor belt 23. The multiple ceramic blanks that have been picked up and placed are stably transferred to the drying outer frame 3. At the same time, the bottom sealing plate 45 is movably locked at the bottom of the drying outer frame 3 to seal the bottom of the drying outer frame 3. The drying outer frame 3 is used to automatically control the temperature and dry the ceramic blanks.

[0049] During the drying process, evaporation will generate moisture. By controlling the activation of the heat-conducting fan 55, the moisture generated by the evaporation can be discharged through the exhaust frame 301, carrying heat, and then introduced into the third heat-conducting frame 54 through the first heat-conducting frame 52. After drying through the ventilation drying plate 56, the heat generated after drying is introduced into the preheating and heat preservation frame 51 through the second heat-conducting frame 53 and the connecting frame 511, so as to preheat and dry the ceramic blank transported before drying and effectively recover and utilize the heat.

[0050] Step 3: After drying is completed, the two material placement components 44 are flipped over again. Multiple material placement clamps 445 in the bottom material placement component 44 are lifted from one side of multiple ceramic blanks again for subsequent drying. At the same time, the multiple dried ceramic blanks are transferred to the bottom and fall onto the conveyor belt 23 again. As the conveyor belt 23 is transported, the multiple ceramic blanks are detached from the material placement clamps 445 for automatic unloading.

[0051] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A ceramic body drying apparatus comprising a base plate (1), characterised in that: A transport mechanism (2) is fixedly installed at the top of the substrate (1). A drying frame (3) is fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the transport mechanism (2). The drying frame (3) is a semi-circular frame structure. An exhaust frame (301) is integrally formed at the top of the drying frame (3). A material guiding mechanism (4) is provided in the middle of the drying frame (3). A recycling mechanism (5) is provided between the top of the transport mechanism (2) and the exhaust frame (301). The material guiding mechanism (4) includes two symmetrically distributed tilting frames (41). The top of the tilting frame (41) is fixedly snapped into the middle of the bottom of the drying outer frame (3). A tilting shaft (42) is rotatably installed on the top of the two tilting frames (41). A cross mounting bracket (43) is fixedly installed on one end of the tilting shaft (42) near the tilting frame (41). A material placement component (44) is provided at the top and bottom of the cross mounting bracket (43). Two symmetrically distributed bottom sealing plates (45) are fixedly installed on the outside of the cross mounting bracket (43). The bottom sealing plate (45) and the material placement component (44) are vertically distributed. The bottom sealing plate (45) is movably snapped into the bottom of the drying outer frame (3). A plurality of evenly distributed ventilation slots (451) are opened on the bottom sealing plate (45). The material placement component (44) includes two symmetrically distributed material placement longitudinal frames (441). The material placement component (44) is fixedly installed at the top and bottom of the corresponding cross mounting frame (43) through the material placement longitudinal frames (441). A material placement longitudinal frame (442) is provided at one end of the material placement longitudinal frame (441) away from the cross mounting frame (43). A material placement horizontal shaft (443) is rotatably installed at one end of the two material placement longitudinal frames (442) away from the material placement longitudinal frame (441). A plurality of evenly distributed adjusting slides (444) are slidably clamped on the material placement horizontal shaft (443). A material placement clamp (445) is detachably installed at one end of the adjusting slide (444). A fastening bolt (4441) is threadedly installed at the end of the adjusting slide (444) away from the material placement clamp (445). The end of the fastening bolt (4441) contacts the outside of the material placement horizontal shaft (443). Two first sprockets (46) are movably fitted at one end of the flipping shaft (42) near the flipping longitudinal frame (41). A fixing rod (461) is fixedly installed between the two first sprockets (46). The fixing rod (461) is fixedly installed on the top of the corresponding flipping longitudinal frame (41). Two second sprockets (462) are fixedly fitted at both ends of the material placement horizontal shaft (443). A horizontal sliding frame (463) is vertically installed on the side end of the material placement longitudinal frame (441). A horizontal sliding seat (464) is slidably fitted in the horizontal sliding frame (463). A guide shaft (465) is fixedly installed on the inner side of the horizontal sliding frame (463). The horizontal sliding seat (464) is slidably fitted on the corresponding guide shaft. On the outer side of the guide shaft (465), a spring (466) is provided on the side of the horizontal slide seat (464) near the horizontal slide frame (463). The spring (466) is movably sleeved on the outer side of the guide shaft (465). A rotating seat (467) is fixedly installed on the side end of the horizontal slide seat (464). An auxiliary shaft (468) is rotatably installed in the middle of the rotating seat (467). A third sprocket (469) is fixedly installed at the end of the auxiliary shaft (468) away from the rotating seat (467). A transmission chain (4610) is meshed with the outer side of the first sprocket (46), the second sprocket (462), and the third sprocket (469) in the material placement component (44).

2. A device for drying ceramic green bodies as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The material placement frame (442) is rotatably mounted with an adjusting bolt (4421) at one end near the material placement frame (441). The bottom of the adjusting bolt (4421) has an inner groove (4422). The side of the material placement frame (441) near the material placement frame (442) has an adjusting screw groove (4411) that works with the adjusting bolt (4421). The adjusting bolt (4421) is threaded into the corresponding adjusting screw groove (4411).

3. The ceramic green body drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The recycling mechanism (5) includes a preheating and insulation frame (51) and a first heat-conducting frame (52). A connecting frame (511) is integrally formed on one side of the top of the preheating and insulation frame (51). The first heat-conducting frame (52) is fixedly installed on the top of the exhaust frame (301). A second heat-conducting frame (53) is fixedly installed on the top of the connecting frame (511). A third heat-conducting frame (54) is fixedly installed between the first heat-conducting frame (52) and the second heat-conducting frame (53). A heat-conducting fan (55) is fixedly installed in the second heat-conducting frame (53). A ventilation and drying plate (56) is fixedly installed in the third heat-conducting frame (54).

4. The ceramic green body drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Worm gears (47) are fixedly installed at both ends of the flipping shaft (42), and worm gears (471) are meshed with the outer side of the worm gears (47). The worm gears (471) are rotatably installed on the top of the flipping frame (41).

5. A ceramic green body drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top of the tilting frame (41) is fixedly installed with a first motor (472), and the drive end of the first motor (472) and the bottom end of the corresponding worm gear (471) are fixedly installed.

6. A device for drying ceramic green bodies as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The transport mechanism (2) includes two symmetrically distributed transport side frames (21). The transport side frames (21) are fixedly installed on the top of the base plate (1). Transport rollers (22) are rotatably installed at both ends of the two transport side frames (21). A conveyor belt (23) is movably sleeved on the outer side of the two transport rollers (22). A second motor (24) is fixedly installed at one end of one of the transport side frames (21). The drive end of the second motor (24) is fixedly installed at one end of the corresponding transport roller (22).

7. A device for drying ceramic green bodies according to claim 6, characterized in that: Support rods (31) are fixedly installed at the four corners of the bottom of the drying frame (3). The support rods (31) are fixedly installed at the top of the two transport side frames (21). The material guiding mechanism (4) is fixedly installed at the middle of the top of the two transport side frames (21) through the flipping longitudinal frame (41). The recycling mechanism (5) is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the two transport side frames (21) through the preheating and insulation frame (51).

8. A drying method using the ceramic green body drying apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by, Includes the following steps: Step 1: Place the ceramic blanks to be dried evenly in rows on the conveyor belt (23). Drive one of the transport rollers (22) to rotate by controlling the second motor (24), which will drive the conveyor belt (23) to transport the ceramic blanks on the conveyor belt (23) automatically until the ceramic blanks are transported to the bottom of the drying frame (3) and the transport stops. Step 2: Control the first motor (472) to drive the corresponding worm gear (471) to rotate, thereby driving the worm wheel (47) to rotate, which in turn controls the flipping shaft (42) and the cross mounting bracket (43) to flip, thereby driving the two material placement components (44) to flip. Among them, the first sprocket (46) is fixed and does not rotate. Under the transmission limit action of the transmission chain (4610), the second sprocket (462) rotates, controlling the material placement horizontal shaft (443) to rotate, and causing multiple material clamps (445) in the two material placement components (44) to rotate. Always keep it horizontal, so that one of the multiple material clamps (445) in the lower material placement part (44) is forked and placed from one side of multiple ceramic blanks. Then, continue to control the material placement part (44) to flip, and multiple ceramic blanks are separated from the conveyor belt (23). Multiple forked ceramic blanks are stably transferred to the drying frame (3). At the same time, the bottom sealing plate (45) is movably locked to the bottom of the drying frame (3) to seal the bottom of the drying frame (3). The drying frame (3) is used to automatically control the temperature and dry the ceramic blanks. During the drying process, evaporation will generate moisture. By controlling the activation of the heat-conducting fan (55), the moisture generated during drying and evaporation can be discharged through the exhaust frame (301) and carried by heat to the drying frame (3). The moisture is then introduced into the third heat-conducting frame (54) through the first heat-conducting frame (52). After drying through the ventilation drying plate (56), the heat generated after drying is introduced into the preheating and heat preservation frame (51) through the second heat-conducting frame (53) and the connecting frame (511) to preheat and dry the ceramic blank transported before drying, thereby effectively recovering and utilizing the heat. Step three, after drying, control the two material placing parts (44) to flip again, the multiple material placing clamps (445) in the bottom position material placing part (44) are forked from one side of the multiple ceramic blanks again to place for subsequent drying, and the dried multiple ceramic blanks are transported to the lower side and fall on the conveying belt (23) again. With the transmission of the conveying belt (23), the multiple ceramic blanks are automatically discharged from the material placing clamps (445).

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