Automatic maintenance equipment for cement test blocks

By designing automated cement test block curing equipment, the entire process of cement test block operation was automated, solving the problems of low efficiency, inaccurate temperature and humidity control, and poor data comparability of manual curing, thus improving production efficiency and the accuracy of quality control.

CN120985801APending Publication Date: 2025-11-21SHANGHAI ZHIZHI TECH CO LTD +2
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Application Number
CN202511395724.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2025-09-28
Publication Date
2025-11-21

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Abstract

The invention discloses cement test block automatic curing equipment, and relates to the technical field of curing equipment, the cement test block automatic curing equipment comprises a base, the base is connected with a support, each layer of the support is provided with a curing mechanism for curing a cement test block, and the front side of the support is connected with a carrying mechanism for clamping and carrying the cement test block; the transferring mechanism is installed on the base and used for transferring and staying cement test blocks which are about to be stored and maintained or taken out for detection, and the cement test blocks can be conveniently clamped by the carrying mechanism and the mechanical arm. During sample storage, the test blocks are transferred to the transferring mechanism through the mechanical arm, and after the posture is adjusted through cooperation of overturning, clamping and locking air cylinders, the test blocks are transferred to the transferring mechanism through the mechanical arm; the maintenance liquid is grabbed and immersed by a parallel opening and closing type pneumatic claw; during sampling, the operations of moving the pneumatic claw, pushing and returning the curing box, blowing water by the air knife, returning the test block to the transfer mechanism and the like are all automatically completed, so that the curing operation efficiency is effectively improved, and the labor intensity of operators is greatly reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of maintenance equipment, and in particular to an automatic cement test block maintenance equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the cement production process, quality control requires sampling and analysis of materials at each link. For example, in cement test block detection, the test block is placed in a standardized temperature and humidity environment (20±1℃, humidity≥90%) for maintenance, ensuring that the cement hydration reaction proceeds fully. A multi-cycle strength detection method of 3 days, 7 days and 28 days can comprehensively grasp the early and late strength development law of the cement. These detection data can accurately reflect the quality status of the batch of cement and be fed back to the production link in time to guide the adjustment of process parameters, thereby realizing closed-loop control from quality detection to production optimization and effectively ensuring the quality stability of the cement product.

[0003] The cement industry currently mainly relies on manual maintenance of cement test blocks. Manual maintenance is usually carried out in a special maintenance room or maintenance box, and the operator needs to manually complete a series of maintenance operations, including placing the formed cement test block into the maintenance equipment, adjusting the temperature and humidity parameters of the maintenance environment, regularly checking the test block state, and taking out the test block for detection after the maintenance is completed. However, there are many problems: low efficiency and high labor intensity; inaccurate temperature and humidity control affecting detection accuracy; non-standard operation leading to poor data comparability; outdated recording method prone to errors and difficult to interface with the production system; lack of supervision may cause test block damage or data falsification; difficult to discover abnormal situations in time, increasing quality risk. These problems seriously restrict the improvement of production efficiency and quality control level, and therefore an automatic cement test block maintenance equipment is proposed. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to solve the problems in the prior art and proposes an automatic cement test block maintenance equipment.

[0005] An automatic cement test block maintenance equipment includes a base, a support connected to the base, a maintenance mechanism provided on each layer of the support for maintaining cement test blocks, a handling mechanism connected to the front side of the support for clamping and handling cement test blocks, and a transfer mechanism installed on the base for transferring and stopping cement test blocks that are about to be stored for maintenance or taken out for detection, facilitating the handling mechanism and the mechanical arm to clamp.

[0006] Preferably, each maintenance mechanism includes a maintenance box and a linear module, the rear side wall of the maintenance box is connected with two extension frames, the bottom of the maintenance box and the two extension frames are jointly connected with two parallel slide rails, two pairs of fixing seats are installed on the support and are in sliding connection with the two slide rails, and the linear module is installed on the support for driving the linear sliding of the maintenance box.

[0007] Preferably, the outer wall of the curing box is connected with a water outlet pipe and a water inlet pipe, a pneumatic valve is arranged on the pipeline of the water outlet pipe, and a solenoid valve is arranged on the pipeline of the water inlet pipe.

[0008] Preferably, the carrying mechanism comprises two belt modules and a driving motor, the two belt modules are vertically symmetrically installed on the front side of the support, the moving sliders on the two belt modules are commonly connected with a horizontal transverse screw rod module, the driving motor is installed on the base and used for driving the synchronous rotation of the belts on the two belt modules to control the lifting of the screw rod module, the moving slider of the screw rod module is connected with a moving frame, the bottom of the moving frame is connected with a parallel opening and closing type air claw, and the claw ends of the parallel opening and closing type air claw are both connected with a chuck.

[0009] Preferably, the chuck is installed with an air knife.

[0010] Preferably, the transfer mechanism comprises a mounting table, one end of the mounting table is connected with a fixing frame, the end of the mounting table away from the fixing frame is connected with a pair of rotating bases, the rotating bases are rotatably connected with a rotating frame and a clamping frame, the two ends of the rotating frame are both provided with limiting holes, the two ends of the clamping frame are both installed with clamping cylinders, the movable ends of the clamping cylinders are both connected with limiting rods, the limiting rods are matched with the limiting holes in size, the bottom of the mounting table is rotatably connected with a turnover air cylinder through a pin shaft, the mounting table is provided with a through hole, the clamping frame is connected with a connecting piece, and the movable end of the turnover air cylinder is rotatably connected with the connecting piece through the through hole and the pin shaft.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the rotating frame is connected with a lock catch, a lock plate is installed at the middle position of the mounting table, and a locking air cylinder is installed at the bottom of the mounting table and used for driving the rotation of the lock plate.

[0012] Preferably, the fixing frame, the rotating frame and the clamping frame are all made of stainless steel or aluminum alloy.

[0013] Preferably, the control unit is further connected with the curing mechanism, the carrying mechanism and the transfer mechanism, the control unit is used for receiving preset instructions or external input signals and controlling the operation of the mechanisms according to preset programs, so as to realize the automatic control of the automatic cement test block curing device.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages: 1. The cement test block storage and retrieval full-process automation is realized: when storing samples, the mechanical arm transfers the test block to the transfer mechanism, adjusts the posture after turning over, clamping and locking the cylinder, and then the parallel opening and closing type air claw is grabbed and immersed in the curing liquid; when taking samples, the air claw moves, the curing box is pushed out and returned, the air knife blows water, and the test block is returned to the transfer mechanism, and the like, which are automatically completed, effectively improving the curing operation efficiency and greatly reducing the labor intensity of the operator.

[0015] 2. The device adopts a multi-layer structure, each layer is provided with a curing mechanism, can accommodate thousands of cement test blocks, facilitates management, reduces the occupied space, improves the space utilization rate, and is suitable for large-scale cement test block curing needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 is a structural diagram of the curing mechanism in the present application.

[0018] Figure 3 is a bottom structure diagram of the curing mechanism in the present application.

[0019] Figure 4 is a structure diagram of the conveying mechanism in the present application.

[0020] Figure 5 is a structure diagram of the parallel opening and closing type air claw part in the present application.

[0021] Figure 6 is a structure diagram of the transfer mechanism in the present application.

[0022] Figure 7 is a structure sectional view of the transfer mechanism in the present application.

[0023] In the figure: 1 base, 11 support, 2 curing mechanism, 21 curing box, 22 extension frame, 23 sliding rail, 231 fixed seat, 24 linear module, 25 water outlet pipe, 26 water inlet pipe, 27 pneumatic valve, 28 electromagnetic valve, 3 conveying mechanism, 31 belt module, 32 screw module, 33 moving frame, 34 drive motor, 35 parallel opening and closing type air claw, 36 chuck, 37 air knife, 4 transfer mechanism, 41 mounting table, 42 fixed frame, 43 rotating seat, 44 rotating frame, 441 limiting hole, 442 lock catch, 45 clamping frame, 46 clamping cylinder, 461 limiting rod, 47 turning cylinder, 48 locking cylinder, 481 locking piece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the technical means, creative features, purposes and effects realized by the present application easy to understand, the present application is further described below in combination with specific embodiments.

[0025] Referring to Figures 1-7 As shown in the figure, an automatic curing equipment for cement test blocks comprises a base 1, a support 11 connected to the base 1, curing mechanisms 2 arranged on each layer of the support 11 for curing cement test blocks, a carrying mechanism 3 connected to the front side of the support 11 for clamping and carrying cement test blocks, and a transfer mechanism 4 installed on the base 1 for transferring cement test blocks to be stored, cured, or taken out for detection, facilitating the carrying mechanism 3 and the mechanical arm to clamp, the support 11 is made of high-strength steel material and has sufficient rigidity and stability to bear the weight of the equipment mechanisms and the cement test blocks, and liftable moving wheels are installed on the bottom of the base 1 to increase the portability of the entire equipment.

[0026] In this embodiment, each of the curing mechanisms 2 comprises a curing box 21 and a linear module 24, two extension frames 22 are connected to the rear side wall of the curing box 21, two parallel slide rails 23 are commonly connected to the bottom of the curing box 21 and the two extension frames 22, two pairs of fixing seats 231 are installed on the support 11 and are in sliding connection with the two slide rails 23 respectively, and the linear module 24 is installed on the support 11 for driving the curing box 21 to slide linearly, the linear module 24 adopts a high-precision ball screw and a motor and has the characteristics of stable movement and high positioning accuracy, facilitating the cement test blocks to be placed at a specified position.

[0027] In this embodiment, a water outlet pipe 25 and a water inlet pipe 26 are connected to the outer wall of the curing box 21, a pneumatic valve 27 is arranged on the pipeline of the water outlet pipe 25, and a solenoid valve 28 is arranged on the pipeline of the water inlet pipe 26, the opening and closing of the pneumatic valve 27 and the solenoid valve 28 can be controlled to automatically control the water level in the curing box 21. When it is necessary to inject water into the curing box 21, the solenoid valve 28 is opened, and water enters the curing box 21 through the water inlet pipe 26; when the water level in the curing box 21 reaches a set value, the solenoid valve 28 is closed. When it is necessary to drain water, the pneumatic valve 27 is opened, and the water in the curing box 21 is drained through the water outlet pipe 25.

[0028] In this embodiment, the carrying mechanism 3 comprises two belt modules 31 and a driving motor 34, the two belt modules 31 are vertically and symmetrically installed on the front side of the support 11, a screw module 32 is horizontally and transversely arranged on the moving sliders of the two belt modules 31, the driving motor 34 is installed on the base 1 for driving the belts of the two belt modules 31 to rotate synchronously and controlling the lifting of the screw module 32, a moving frame 33 is connected to the moving slider of the screw module 32, a parallel opening and closing type air claw 35 is connected to the bottom of the moving frame 33, and a chuck 36 is connected to the claw end of the parallel opening and closing type air claw 35.

[0029] In the embodiment, the chuck 36 is provided with an air knife 37, which can remove the moisture on the surface of the cement test block during the conveying process.

[0030] In the embodiment, the transfer mechanism 4 comprises a mounting table 41, one end of the mounting table 41 is connected with a fixing frame 42, one end of the mounting table 41 away from the fixing frame 42 is connected with a pair of rotating seats 43, the rotating seats 43 are rotatably connected with a rotating frame 44 and a clamping frame 45, the rotating frame 44 is provided with a limiting hole 441 at both ends, the clamping frame 45 is provided with a clamping cylinder 46 at both ends, the movable end of each clamping cylinder 46 is connected with a limiting rod 461, the limiting rod 461 is matched with the limiting hole 441 in size, the bottom of the mounting table 41 is rotatably connected with a turnover cylinder 47 through a pin shaft, the mounting table 41 is provided with a through hole, the clamping frame 45 is connected with a connecting piece 471, the movable end of the turnover cylinder 47 is rotatably connected with the connecting piece 471 through the through hole and the pin shaft.

[0031] In the embodiment, the bottom of the rotating frame 44 is connected with a lock buckle 442, the middle position of the mounting table 41 is provided with a lock piece 481, and the bottom of the mounting table 41 is provided with a locking cylinder 48 for driving the lock piece 481 to rotate.

[0032] In the embodiment, the fixing frame 42, the rotating frame 44 and the clamping frame 45 are in long-term contact with the cement test block, so the fixing frame 42, the rotating frame 44 and the clamping frame 45 are made of stainless steel or aluminum alloy, which has good corrosion resistance and improves the service life of the equipment.

[0033] In the embodiment, a control unit is further included, which is electrically connected with the curing mechanism 2, the conveying mechanism 3 and the transfer mechanism 4, respectively, and is used for receiving a preset instruction or an external input signal and controlling the mechanisms to operate according to a preset program, so as to realize the automatic control of the automatic cement test block curing equipment.

[0034] The working process and principle of the application are as follows: When the cement test block is stored, the mechanical arm first transfers the cement test block to the transfer mechanism 4 and lays the cement test block horizontally on the fixing frame 42 and the rotating frame 44, at this time, the turnover cylinder 47 is opened to push the clamping frame 45 connected thereto to rotate around the rotating seat 43, with the rotation of the clamping frame 45 to the position, the clamping cylinders 46 on both sides start to act, the movable end of the clamping cylinder 46 extends to drive the limiting rod 461 installed on the movable end to move to the direction of the cement test block, when the limiting rod 461 is inserted into the limiting hole 441 opened at both ends of the rotating frame 44, the rotating frame 44 and the clamping frame 45 are integrated, then the locking cylinder 48 starts to work to drive the locking piece 481 to rotate, so that the locking piece 481 originally inserted into the locking buckle 442 at the bottom of the rotating frame 44 is withdrawn, the rotation restriction of the rotating frame 44 is released, then the turnover cylinder 47 is started again to pull the clamping frame 45 and the rotating frame 44 to rotate counterclockwise by 90°, since the cement test block is clamped between the clamping frame 45 and the rotating frame 44, with the rotation of the rotating frame 44, the posture of the cement test block is adjusted from the horizontal state to the vertical state, the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 is precisely positioned according to the preset coordinates and path under the driving of the belt module 31 and the screw module 32, after moving to the position, the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 and the chuck 36 at the claw end thereof firmly grasp the cement test block in the vertical state, after the grasping is completed, the cement test block is moved to a safe position (the safe position refers to a position that does not interfere with other components during subsequent operation and can ensure safe and reliable operation), when the cement test block reaches the safe position, the curing tank 21 of the target layer starts to extend under the driving of the linear module 24, immerses the grasped cement test block into the curing liquid to complete the feeding, after the feeding is completed, the curing tank 21 automatically retreats to the original position, completing the storage of the cement test block.

[0035] When sampling and detecting, after the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 moves to the specified position under the driving of the belt module 31 and the screw module 32, the target layer curing tank 21 is pushed out by the linear module 24, the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 lifts the cement test block, the curing tank 21 retreats to the original position, the air knife 37 on the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 is started, blows out a thin and uniform air flow downward, precisely acts on the surface of the cement test block to blow off the moisture on the surface of the cement test block, the conveying mechanism 3 starts to work, drives the parallel opening and closing type gas claw 35 and the cement test block clamped thereby, precisely moves the cement test block to the transfer mechanism 4 according to the set path, after the vertical cement test block is turned over to the horizontal state by the transfer mechanism 4, the mechanical arm is waited for to grasp and transfer.

[0036] It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application can be implemented by other embodiments without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary in all aspects and are not the only ones. All changes within the scope of the present application or within the scope equivalent to the present application are intended to be included in the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks, characterized by: The utility model provides a cement test block curing device, including base (1), be connected with support (11) on base (1), be provided with curing mechanism (2) for the curing of cement test block every layer on support (11), the front side of support (11) is connected with handling mechanism (3) for the clamping handling of cement test block, the installation of transfer mechanism (4) for the transfer of cement test block that will deposit conservation or take out detection is in base (1), the handling mechanism (3) and mechanical arm are convenient for clamping to take.

2. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each curing mechanism (2) includes a curing box (21) and a linear module (24), the rear side wall of the curing box (21) is connected with two extension frames (22), the bottom of the curing box (21) and the two extension frames (22) are commonly connected with two parallel slide rails (23), two pairs of fixing seats (231) are installed on the support (11), and the two pairs of fixing seats (231) are respectively connected with the two slide rails (23) in a sliding manner, and the linear module (24) is installed on the support (11) to drive the linear sliding of the curing box (21).

3. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer wall of the curing box (21) is connected with a water outlet pipe (25) and a water inlet pipe (26), the pipeline of the water outlet pipe (25) is provided with a pneumatic valve (27), and the pipeline of the water inlet pipe (26) is provided with a solenoid valve (28).

4. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handling mechanism (3) includes two belt modules (31) and a drive motor (34), the two belt modules (31) are vertically and symmetrically installed on the front side of the support (11), the moving blocks of the two belt modules (31) are commonly connected with a horizontal transverse screw module (32), the drive motor (34) is installed on the base (1) to drive the synchronous rotation of the belts of the two belt modules (31) to control the lifting of the screw module (32), the moving block of the screw module (32) is connected with a moving frame (33), the bottom of the moving frame (33) is connected with a parallel opening and closing type air claw (35), and the claw ends of the parallel opening and closing type air claw (35) are connected with chuck heads (36).

5. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 4, characterized in that: The chuck head (36) is installed with an air knife (37).

6. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer mechanism (4) includes a mounting table (41), one end of the mounting table (41) is connected with a fixing frame (42), one end of the mounting table (41) away from the fixing frame (42) is connected with a pair of rotating seats (43), the rotating seats (43) are rotatably connected with a rotating frame (44) and a clamping frame (45), the two ends of the rotating frame (44) are provided with limiting holes (441), the two ends of the clamping frame (45) are provided with clamping cylinders (46), the movable end of each clamping cylinder (46) is connected with a limiting rod (461), the limiting rod (461) has a size matched with the size of the limiting hole (441), the bottom of the mounting table (41) is rotatably connected with a turnover air cylinder (47) through a pin shaft, the mounting table (41) is provided with a through hole, the clamping frame (45) is connected with a connecting piece (471), and the movable end of the turnover air cylinder (47) is rotatably connected with the connecting piece (471) through the through hole and the pin shaft.

7. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bottom of the rotating frame (44) is connected with a lock catch (442), the middle position of the mounting table (41) is provided with a lock piece (481), and the bottom of the mounting table (41) is provided with a locking cylinder (48) for driving the lock piece (481) to rotate.

8. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fixing frame (42), the rotating frame (44) and the clamping frame (45) are all made of stainless steel or aluminum alloy.

9. The automatic curing apparatus for cement test blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: Further comprising a control unit, which is electrically connected with the curing mechanism (2), the carrying mechanism (3) and the transfer mechanism (4) respectively, is used for receiving preset instructions or external input signals, and controls each mechanism to operate according to preset programs, so as to realize the automatic control of the automatic cement test block curing equipment.