Proportion-adjustable material distributing device

By designing an adjustable material distribution device, material weight identification and distribution are achieved using a guide plate and a weighing sensor. This solves the problems of item accumulation and inability to sort by weight in existing technologies, and improves sorting efficiency and weighing accuracy.

CN119590775AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-11JIAOZUO CREATION HEAVY IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411876515.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2025-03-11
Estimated Expiration
2044-12-19

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, belt conveyors are prone to causing item accumulation when transporting large volumes of goods, and they cannot screen or individually unload materials based on their weight, thus reducing sorting efficiency.

Method used

An adjustable proportion material diversion device was designed, including a material diversion tee, a feeding conveyor belt, a guide plate, and a weighing sensor. By moving the guide plate and detecting the weight of the material, the weight of the material is identified, and the discharge direction of the material diversion hopper is adjusted according to the weight to achieve material diversion.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise material sorting based on material weight, improves sorting efficiency, ensures the stability and weighing accuracy of the material transfer process, and avoids the influence of the external environment on weighing.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a material proportion-adjustable distributing device, which relates to the technical field of material conveying and comprises a distributing tee joint, a feeding conveyor belt, a discharging conveyor belt, a guide plate, a support plate, a support arm, a movable arm and a weighing sensor. By arranging the feeding conveying belts and the material distribution tee joint, materials can fall into the material distribution tee joint through conveying of the feeding conveying belts, material distribution is completed under guiding of a material distribution barrel in the material distribution tee joint, and in the process that the materials pass through the two feeding conveying belts, a material guide plate can transfer and convey the materials through swinging; in the material transferring process of the material guide plate, the material generates downward pressure on the material guide plate, the weighing sensor can detect the downward pressure so as to detect the weight of the material, the discharging direction of the material distributing barrel can be adjusted according to the weight of the material, and therefore the effect of distributing the material according to the weight of the material is achieved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of material conveying, and in particular to a material flow diversion device with adjustable proportion. Background Art

[0002] In the existing technology, the belt conveyor has only a single conveying function. When the amount of goods transported is large, it is easy to cause the goods to pile up, causing trouble for the sorting personnel and reducing work efficiency.

[0003] The publication number is CN113682784A, which is an intelligent belt conveyor with a multi-point blanking function, belonging to the technical field of belt conveyors. An intelligent belt conveyor with a multi-point blanking function, comprising: a screening mechanism for removing defective products, and also comprising: a multi-point blanking mechanism arranged at one end of the screening mechanism, a rotating mechanism coaxially arranged outside the multi-point blanking mechanism, and a bracket for supporting the screening mechanism and the multi-point blanking mechanism. When there are enough people, the first ring plate and the second ring plate do not rotate, and multiple workers directly sort the items, thereby improving the sorting efficiency. When there are not enough people, the workers stand on the same side, the second motor starts and drives the gear to rotate through the rotating rod, and the gear drives the first ring plate and the second ring plate to rotate through the outer gear ring, so that all items pass through the workers to prevent items from being missed. When the height sensor senses that the staff is short, the bending cylinder moves downward to the fourth conveyor below, which is convenient for short employees to sort.

[0004] The above technical solution has some problems in practical application. Although the technical solution can realize multi-point blanking of products, it cannot realize the screening and individual blanking of products. During the production and transportation process, it is often necessary to screen and blank the products according to the weight of the materials.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to invent a material adjustable ratio diversion device to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a material flow dividing device with adjustable ratio to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a material flow distribution device with adjustable ratio, comprising: A material distribution tee, with a feed inlet at the top and two symmetrically distributed discharge outlets at the bottom; A feed conveyor belt, which is provided with two groups and both are located above the material dividing tee, one end of the feed conveyor belt of one group is located above the feed port at the top end of the material dividing tee, each group of the feed conveyor belts is provided with a plurality of feed conveyor belts, and gaps are provided between the plurality of feed conveyor belts; The unloading conveyor belt is provided with two groups and is respectively located below the two discharge ports at the bottom of the material distribution tee; A guide plate, which is provided in plurality and is located in the gap between the plurality of feed conveyor belts, wherein the guide plate can move between two sets of feed conveyor belts; A support plate and a support arm, wherein two support plates are provided and are respectively located at two ends of the lower surface of the material guide plate, and the support arm is rotatably arranged at the bottom end of the support plate through a pin shaft; A movable arm, which is located at the bottom end of the support arm; The weighing sensor is located between the support arm and the movable arm. The weighing sensor can detect and identify the weight of the material above the support plate when the support arm is in a vertical state.

[0008] Preferably, a support frame, which is located outside the feed conveyor belt; A driving roller, which is located at one end of the inner part of the support frame; A feeding motor is located inside the support frame, and the output shaft of the feeding motor is drivingly connected to one end of the driving roller through a reduction gear set; A plurality of driven rollers are provided and are respectively located at the inner sides of the plurality of feed conveyor belts.

[0009] Preferably, a transmission shaft is located at the bottom end of the movable arm and is rotatably disposed inside the support frame; A drive shaft, which is located between the two transmission shafts and is rotatably disposed inside the support frame; The transmission gear and the driving gear are located at one end of the transmission shaft, and the driving gear is located at one end of the driving shaft, and the driving gear is meshed with the transmission gear.

[0010] Preferably, the worm wheel and the worm are located in the middle of the driving shaft, the worm is located inside the support frame and meshes with the worm wheel, and a stepper motor is provided at one end of the worm, and the stepper motor is located inside the support frame.

[0011] Preferably, a material distribution barrel is located inside the material distribution tee and can rotate, and the bottom end of the material distribution barrel can be rotated to a position corresponding to the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the material distribution tee; A swing arm, which is located outside the material distribution tee and connected to the top of the material distribution barrel; A pneumatic push rod is located outside the material distribution tee and is rotatably connected to one end of a swing arm through a pin shaft. The other end of the pneumatic push rod is connected to the outer wall of the material distribution tee through a pin rod. The pneumatic push rod can push the swing arm to drive the material distribution barrel to rotate.

[0012] Preferably, the outer side of the active roller is provided with a plurality of grooves corresponding to the feed conveyor belt; Support arms are rotatably provided on both sides of the driven roller via bearings, and the support arms are located inside the support frame.

[0013] Preferably, the transmission shaft can drive the guide plate to swing through the movable arm and the support arm, and the guide plate can move between the two feeding conveyor belts to achieve material transfer, and the guide plate moves between the two feeding conveyor belts in an intermittent motion manner.

[0014] Preferably, both ends of the material guide plate are provided with extension parts, and the extension parts are configured as inclined structures.

[0015] Preferably, a sliding rod is provided at one end of the movable arm, and the sliding rod is slidably arranged in a sliding hole opened at one end of the supporting arm.

[0016] Preferably, a base is provided below the material dividing tee, the feeding conveyor belt and the unloading conveyor belt.

[0017] Technical effects and advantages of the present invention: 1. The present invention provides a feed conveyor belt and a material dividing tee. The material can fall into the material dividing tee after being conveyed by the feed conveyor belt, and the material dividing is completed under the guidance of the material dividing barrel in the material dividing tee. When the material passes through the two feed conveyor belts, the guide plate can realize the transfer and conveying of the material by swinging. When the guide plate transfers the material, the material generates downward pressure on the guide plate. The weighing sensor can detect the downward pressure to realize the detection of the material weight. The material dividing barrel can adjust its discharging direction according to the weight of the material, thereby achieving the effect of dividing the material according to the weight of the material. 2. The present invention provides a feed conveyor belt, wherein two groups of feed conveyor belts are provided, and each group of feed conveyor belts is provided with a plurality of feed conveyor belts, and gaps are provided between the plurality of feed conveyor belts, and the guide plate can move in the gaps, thereby realizing the transfer of materials above the feed conveyor belts, and the materials can be weighed during the transfer process, and the weighing of the materials will not be affected by the external environment, thereby effectively ensuring the detection accuracy of the device for the material weight, and further ensuring the material distribution accuracy of the device; 3. The present invention arranges a support plate and a movable plate below the guide plate. The support plate, the movable plate and the guide plate form a parallelogram structure. The parallelogram structure can ensure that the guide plate always maintains a horizontal state during the movement, thereby ensuring the stability of the material transfer process. A transmission shaft is arranged at the bottom end of the movable plate, and the transmission shaft can be driven by the drive shaft, and the drive shaft can be driven by a worm gear and a worm. The worm gear and the worm gear cooperate to lock the position of the transmission shaft while ensuring the transmission effect, so as to ensure that the guide plate can be suspended between the two feed conveyor belts, so that the weighing sensor can weigh the stationary material, thereby preventing the force generated by the transfer of the material from affecting the weighing accuracy of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a side schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the material distribution tee structure of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the material distribution tee structure of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feeding conveyor belt of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a bottom view schematic diagram of the feeding conveyor belt structure of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a side schematic diagram of the feeding conveyor belt structure of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the support frame structure of the present invention.

[0026] Fig. 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the material guide plate of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1. material distribution tee; 2. feeding conveyor belt; 3. unloading conveyor belt; 4. material guide plate; 5. support frame; 6. active roller; 7. driven roller; 8. base; 11. material distribution barrel; 12. swing arm; 13. pneumatic push rod; 14. pin rod; 41. support plate; 42. support arm; 43. movable arm; 431. slide rod; 44. weighing sensor; 45. transmission shaft; 46. transmission gear; 47. drive shaft; 471. worm wheel; 472. worm; 473. stepping motor; 48. driving gear; 49. extension; 61. groove; 62. feeding motor; 63. reduction gear set; 71. support arm. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 9As shown, a material adjustable proportion diversion device provided according to the present invention is essentially a combination of a feed conveyor belt 2 and a material dividing tee 1. The material can enter the material dividing tee 1 under the guidance of the feed conveyor belt 2 and be guided by the material dividing tee 1 to complete the material dividing. In the process of the material passing through the feed conveyor belt 2, the guide plates 4 staggered with the feed conveyor belt 2 can realize the transfer of the material. In the process of the guide plates 4 transferring the material, the material will generate downward pressure on the guide plates 4, and the weighing sensor 44 under the guide plates 4 can detect the downward pressure, thereby realizing the weighing of the material, and the dividing barrel 11 in the material dividing tee 1 can adjust the direction of its bottom outlet according to the weight of the material, so that materials of different weights are respectively guided to the corresponding unloading conveyor belt 3, thereby achieving the effect of dividing the material according to the weight of the material; In terms of specific structural installation, the structural body can be constructed according to the inventive concept of this embodiment, and no special limitation is made in this embodiment.

[0030] In this embodiment, a material flow distribution device with adjustable ratio includes: A material distribution tee 1, with a feed inlet at the top and two symmetrically distributed discharge outlets at the bottom; A material distribution barrel 11, which is located inside the material distribution tee 1 and can rotate, and the bottom end of the material distribution barrel 11 can be rotated to a position corresponding to the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the material distribution tee 1; A swing arm 12 is located outside the material distribution tee 1 and connected to the top of the material distribution barrel 11. A pneumatic push rod 13 is located outside the material distribution tee 1 and is rotatably connected to one end of the swing arm 12 through a pin shaft. The other end of the pneumatic push rod 13 is connected to the outer wall of the material distribution tee 1 through a pin rod 14. The pneumatic push rod 13 can push the swing arm 12 to drive the material distribution barrel 11 to rotate. The feeding conveyor belt 2 is provided with two groups and both are located above the material dividing tee 1. One end of one group of feeding conveyor belts 2 is located above the feeding port at the top of the material dividing tee 1. Each group of feeding conveyor belts 2 is provided with multiple feeding conveyor belts, and gaps are provided between the multiple feeding conveyor belts 2. The unloading conveyor belt 3 is provided with two groups and is respectively located below the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the material distribution tee 1; A plurality of guide plates 4 are provided and are located in the gaps between the plurality of feed conveyor belts 2. The guide plates 4 can move between two groups of feed conveyor belts 2. Both ends of the guide plates 4 are provided with extensions 49, and the extensions 49 are arranged in an inclined structure. The arrangement of the extensions 49 facilitates the guide plates 4 to lift the product from the bottom to the top, and can prevent the end of the guide plates 4 from colliding with the product. A support plate 41 and a support arm 42, wherein two support plates 41 are provided and are respectively located at two ends of the lower surface of the guide plate 4, and the support arm 42 is rotatably arranged at the bottom end of the support plate 41 through a pin shaft; The movable arm 43 is located at the bottom end of the support arm 42. A sliding rod 431 is provided at one end of the movable arm 43, and the sliding rod 431 is slidably arranged in a sliding hole provided at one end of the support arm 42. The sliding hole cooperates with the sliding rod 431 to ensure the stability of the movable arm 43 in the process of driving the support arm 42. A weighing sensor 44 is located between the support arm 42 and the movable arm 43. The weighing sensor 44 can detect and identify the weight of the material above the support plate 41 when the support arm 42 is in a vertical state; A transmission shaft 45, which is located at the bottom end of the movable arm 43 and is rotatably disposed inside the support frame 5; The transmission shaft 45 can drive the guide plate 4 to swing through the movable arm 43 and the support arm 42. The guide plate 4 can move between the two feeding conveyor belts 2 to achieve material transfer. The guide plate 4 moves between the two feeding conveyor belts 2 in an intermittent motion manner. A driving shaft 47, which is located between the two transmission shafts 45 and is rotatably disposed inside the support frame 5; A transmission gear 46 and a driving gear 48, wherein the transmission gear 46 is located at one end of the transmission shaft 45, and the driving gear 48 is located at one end of the driving shaft 47, and the driving gear 48 is meshed with the transmission gear 46; A worm wheel 471 and a worm 472, wherein the worm wheel 471 is located in the middle of the driving shaft 47, the worm 472 is located inside the supporting frame 5 and meshes with the worm wheel 471, a stepper motor 473 is provided at one end of the worm 472, and the stepper motor 473 is located inside the supporting frame 5, the stepper motor 473 can realize the driving of the movable arm 43, and when the movable arm 43 is vertical to the ground, the stepper motor 473 can stop working temporarily to facilitate the weighing of the product; A support frame 5, which is located outside the feed conveyor belt 2; The driving roller 6 is located at one end of the inner part of the supporting frame 5; The feed motor 62 is located inside the support frame 5. The output shaft of the feed motor 62 is connected to one end of the active roller 6 through a reduction gear set 63. The feed motor 62 can realize intermittent driving of the feed conveyor belt 2. The driven roller 7 is provided with a plurality of them and respectively located on the inner sides of the plurality of feed conveyor belts 2. The outer side of the active roller 6 is provided with a plurality of grooves 61 corresponding to the feed conveyor belts 2. The grooves 61 can ensure the guiding stability of the active roller 6 on the feed conveyor belt 2. Both sides of the driven roller 7 are provided with support arms 71 through bearings for rotation. The support arms 71 are located inside the support frame 5. The support arms 71 can realize the support of the driven roller 7. A base 8 is provided below the material dividing tee 1, the feeding conveyor belt 2 and the unloading conveyor belt 3, and the base 8 can support the above components.

[0031] When using a material adjustable proportional diversion device of the present embodiment, the material can be transported through the feed conveyor belt 2. When the material moves to one end of the feed conveyor belt 2, the feed conveyor belt 2 stops moving. At this time, the stepper motor 473 drives the drive shaft 47 to rotate through the worm 472 and the worm gear 471. The drive shaft 47 drives the transmission shaft 45 to rotate through the drive gear 48 and the transmission gear 46. The transmission shaft 45 can drive the movable arm 43 to rotate. The movable arm 43, the support arm 42 and the guide plate 4 form a parallelogram structure. When the movable arm 43 and the support arm 42 are connected, the movable arm 43 and the support arm 42 are connected. When the support arm 42 rotates following the transmission shaft 45, the guide plate 4 moves between the two groups of feed conveyor belts 2. At this time, the guide plate 4 can move the material from one group of feed conveyor belts 2 to the other group of feed conveyor belts 2. In this process, when the material follows the guide plate 4 to move between the two groups of feed conveyor belts 2, the stepper motor 473 stops working temporarily. At this time, the movable arm 43 and the support arm 42 are both vertical to the ground. At this time, the material generates downward pressure on the guide plate 4 under the action of gravity, and the weighing sensor 44 can detect the downward pressure to achieve the effect of detecting the weight of the product; After the product weight detection is completed, the pneumatic push rod 13 can drive the swing arm 12 to move, so that the swing arm 12 drives the distribution barrel 11 to rotate, so that the discharge port at the bottom end of the distribution barrel 11 switches between the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the distribution tee 1, and the product follows the feed conveyor belt 2 to fall into the distribution tee 1 after weighing, and completes the distribution under the guidance of the distribution barrel 11. The product after distribution can be transferred by the unloading conveyor belt 3.

[0032] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, it is still possible for those skilled in the art to modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or to make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material adjustable ratio diversion device, characterized in that: include: A material distribution tee (1) having a material inlet at the top and two symmetrically distributed material outlets at the bottom; A feed conveyor belt (2), which is provided with two groups and is located above the material distribution tee (1), one end of the feed conveyor belt (2) of one group is located above the feed port at the top of the material distribution tee (1), each group of the feed conveyor belts (2) is provided with a plurality of feed conveyor belts (2), and gaps are provided between the plurality of feed conveyor belts (2); A material discharge conveyor belt (3), which is provided with two groups and is respectively located below the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the material distribution tee (1); A plurality of guide plates (4) are provided and are located in the gaps between the plurality of feed conveyor belts (2), wherein the guide plates (4) can move between two groups of feed conveyor belts (2); A support plate (41) and a support arm (42), wherein two support plates (41) are provided and are respectively located at two ends of the lower surface of the material guide plate (4), and the support arm (42) is rotatably arranged at the bottom end of the support plate (41) via a pin shaft; A movable arm (43) located at the bottom end of the support arm (42); A weighing sensor (44) is located between the support arm (42) and the movable arm (43), and the weighing sensor (44) can detect and identify the weight of the material above the support plate (41) when the support arm (42) is in a vertical state.

2. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A support frame (5) located outside the feed conveyor belt (2); An active roller (6) located at one end of the inner part of the support frame (5); A feeding motor (62) is located inside the support frame (5), and an output shaft of the feeding motor (62) is drivingly connected to one end of the driving roller (6) via a reduction gear set (63); A plurality of driven rollers (7) are provided and are respectively located on the inner sides of the plurality of feed conveyor belts (2).

3. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: A transmission shaft (45) located at the bottom end of the movable arm (43) and rotatably disposed inside the support frame (5); A drive shaft (47), which is located between the two transmission shafts (45) and is rotatably disposed inside the support frame (5); A transmission gear (46) and a driving gear (48), wherein the transmission gear (46) is located at one end of the transmission shaft (45), and the driving gear (48) is located at one end of the driving shaft (47), and the driving gear (48) is meshed with the transmission gear (46).

4. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A worm wheel (471) and a worm (472), wherein the worm wheel (471) is located in the middle of the drive shaft (47), the worm (472) is located inside the support frame (5) and meshes with the worm wheel (471), and a stepping motor (473) is provided at one end of the worm (472), and the stepping motor (473) is located inside the support frame (5).

5. The material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A material distribution barrel (11) is located inside the material distribution tee (1) and can rotate, and the bottom end of the material distribution barrel (11) can rotate to a position corresponding to the two discharge ports at the bottom end of the material distribution tee (1); A swing arm (12), which is located outside the material distribution tee (1) and connected to the top of the material distribution barrel (11); A pneumatic push rod (13) is located outside the material distribution tee (1) and is rotatably connected to one end of the swing arm (12) via a pin shaft. The other end of the pneumatic push rod (13) is connected to the outer wall of the material distribution tee (1) via a pin rod (14). The pneumatic push rod (13) can push the swing arm (12) to drive the material distribution barrel (11) to rotate.

6. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: The outer side of the active roller (6) is provided with a plurality of grooves (61) corresponding to the feed conveyor belt (2); Support arms (71) are rotatably provided on both sides of the driven roller (7) via bearings, and the support arms (71) are located inside the support frame (5).

7. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: The transmission shaft (45) can drive the guide plate (4) to swing via the movable arm (43) and the support arm (42); the guide plate (4) can move between the two feeding conveyor belts (2) to achieve material transfer; the guide plate (4) moves between the two feeding conveyor belts (2) in an intermittent motion manner.

8. The material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: Both ends of the material guide plate (4) are provided with extension parts (49), and the extension parts (49) are arranged as inclined structures.

9. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A sliding rod (431) is provided at one end of the movable arm (43), and the sliding rod (431) is slidably disposed in a sliding hole opened at one end of the supporting arm (42).

10. A material adjustable ratio flow dividing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A base (8) is provided below the material dividing tee (1), the feeding conveyor belt (2) and the unloading conveyor belt (3).

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