Automatic flattening and material arranging device for bean squat silo

By designing an automated leveling and material handling device, and utilizing a combination of components such as servo motors, sprockets, and chains, the device enables flexible movement, sweeping, and throwing of materials in shallow circular silos for beans. This solves the problems of low efficiency and easy tipping over of existing leveling robots on steep slopes, and improves leveling efficiency and convenience.

CN121609128APending Publication Date: 2026-03-06ZHENJIANG HUIYITONG TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511876049.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-12-12
Publication Date
2026-03-06

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Technical Problem

Existing robots for leveling shallow circular silos for beans are inefficient and prone to tipping over on steep slopes, making them difficult to use.

Method used

An automated material leveling and sorting device was designed, comprising a walking mechanism, a sweeping mechanism, a throwing mechanism, and a leveling mechanism. It utilizes components such as servo motors, sprockets and chains, sweeping plates, spiral walking rollers, and throwing conveyor belts to achieve flexible walking, sweeping, throwing, and leveling functions.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and flexibility of warehouse leveling, can work normally under different slope conditions, ensures the flatness of materials in the warehouse, and enhances the ease of use.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of leveling and material arranging devices, and discloses an automatic leveling and material arranging device for a bean squat silo, which solves the problem of poor use effect of the existing leveling and material arranging device, and comprises a rack, a walking mechanism I is arranged on one side of the bottom end of the rack, and a walking mechanism II is arranged on the other side of the bottom end of the rack; a material sweeping mechanism located between the first walking mechanism and the second walking mechanism is arranged in the middle of the bottom end of the rack, an electricity storage type intelligent wireless controller and a material throwing mechanism are arranged at one end of the top of the rack, and a material flattening mechanism is arranged at the other end of the top of the rack. The material sweeping mechanism is composed of a first servo motor, a belt transmission assembly, a first chain wheel, a second chain wheel, a chain and a plurality of material sweeping plates. By means of the device, multi-mode leveling operation can be achieved, and using flexibility and convenience are improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of leveling and sorting devices, specifically an automated leveling and sorting device for shallow round silos used for beans. Background Technology

[0002] Shallow circular silos for beans typically employ leveling robots for leveling operations. Existing leveling robots usually consist of two spiral rollers and a pusher plate. The spiral rollers can move within the silo, and the pusher plate pushes the beans to achieve the leveling function. However, this type of leveling robot has low working efficiency. When the slope of the beans in the silo is large, conventional leveling robots cannot work properly and are prone to tipping over, resulting in poor usability. Therefore, this application improves upon existing leveling robots and proposes an automated leveling and balancing device for shallow circular silos for beans. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the above situation and to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an automated leveling and sorting device for shallow round silos for beans, which effectively solves the problem of poor performance of existing leveling and sorting devices.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an automated leveling and material handling device for shallow round silos of beans, comprising a frame, a first walking mechanism provided on one side of the bottom end of the frame, a second walking mechanism provided on the other side of the bottom end of the frame, a sweeping mechanism located between the first and second walking mechanisms at the middle position of the bottom end of the frame, a power storage type intelligent wireless controller and a throwing mechanism provided at one end of the top of the frame, and a leveling mechanism provided at the other end of the top of the frame;

[0005] The material sweeping mechanism consists of a servo motor, a belt drive assembly, a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a chain, and several sweeping plates. The servo motor is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the frame. The first and second sprockets are rotatably connected to the middle positions of the bottom ends of the frame, respectively. The belt drive assembly is connected between the servo motor and the first sprocket. The chain is sleeved on the first and second sprockets. The sweeping plates are fixedly connected to the chain. Each sweeping plate consists of a plate sleeve, a counterweight plate, a lifting plate, and a limiting plate. The counterweight plate is located inside the plate sleeve, and the lifting plate is fixedly connected to one end of the counterweight plate and slides through the plate. The sleeve has a limiting plate fixedly connected to the end of the lifting plate away from the counterweight plate. Both sides of the counterweight plate are rotatably equipped with ball bearings that fit against the inner wall of the sleeve. Rubber buffer blocks are fixedly installed at the top and bottom of the counterweight plate. The sleeve is fixedly connected to the side of the chain by rivets. A diagonal plate is fixedly installed on one side of the sleeve. The diagonal plate is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft on the chain through a bearing. A buckle groove is opened on one side of the lifting plate. A swing rod is hinged to one side inside the sleeve. One end of the swing rod is fixedly equipped with a buckle that matches the buckle groove. The other side of the swing rod is connected to the inner wall of the sleeve through a spring.

[0006] Preferably, both the first walking mechanism and the second walking mechanism are composed of a second servo motor, a reducer, and a spiral walking roller. The reducer is fixedly connected to one end of the frame, the second servo motor is fixedly connected to the top of the reducer, the output shaft of the second servo motor is fixedly connected to the input shaft of the reducer, and the spiral walking roller is rotatably connected to the side inside the frame and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the reducer.

[0007] Preferably, the throwing mechanism comprises a support frame, a throwing conveyor belt assembly, an electric telescopic rod one, a support arm one, a support arm two, a sleeve, an electric telescopic rod two, a servo motor three, and a spiral conveyor rod. The support frame is fixedly connected to the top of the machine frame. One end of the throwing conveyor belt assembly is hinged to the top of the support frame. The electric telescopic rod one is hinged between the support frame and the other end of the throwing conveyor belt assembly. Support arm one and support arm two are fixedly connected to the top and bottom ends of the support frame, respectively. The sleeve is hinged to support arm one. The electric telescopic rod two is hinged between the sleeve and support arm two. The servo motor three is fixedly connected to one end of the sleeve. The spiral conveyor rod is rotatably connected inside the sleeve and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor three. An inclined plate is fixedly provided at one end of the support frame. Two slots are opened at the bottom end of the side of the sleeve.

[0008] Preferably, the material leveling mechanism consists of two L-shaped support arms, a material leveling plate, a mounting base, and an electric telescopic rod. The two L-shaped support arms are fixedly connected to both sides of the frame, the mounting base is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the frame, the material leveling plate is hinged between the two L-shaped support arms, and the electric telescopic rod is hinged between the mounting base and the material leveling plate.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0010] (1) In operation, by setting up two walking mechanisms consisting of a servo motor, a reducer and a spiral walking roller, the device can move normally in the warehouse, improving the flexibility of use.

[0011] (2) By setting up a sweeping mechanism consisting of a servo motor, a belt drive assembly, a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a chain and several sweeping plates, sweeping can be carried out during the movement of the device, thereby improving the leveling efficiency. The sweeping process can achieve fast sweeping and low-speed sweeping by controlling the rotation speed. When sweeping at low speed, the sweeping plates can be expanded to further improve the leveling efficiency.

[0012] (3) By setting up a throwing mechanism consisting of a support frame, a throwing conveyor belt assembly, an electric telescopic rod one, a support arm one, a support arm two, a pipe sleeve, an electric telescopic rod two, a servo motor three, and a spiral conveyor rod, it is possible to throw the beans when the slope is large, thereby improving the flexibility of use and adapting to different scenarios.

[0013] (4) By setting up a material leveling mechanism consisting of two L-shaped support arms, a material leveling plate, a mounting base and an electric telescopic rod, material leveling can be carried out in the final stage of material leveling, so that the top surface inside the warehouse is flat. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the invention to explain the invention and do not constitute a limitation thereof.

[0015] In the attached diagram:

[0016] Figure 1 This is a top view of the automated leveling and sorting device for shallow round silos used for soybeans according to the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a side view of the automated leveling and sorting device for shallow round silos used in the present invention for soybeans;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a partial top view of the automated leveling and sorting device for shallow round silos used for soybeans according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the sweeping mechanism of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the sweeping plate and the chain in this invention;

[0021] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 5 A magnified view of a section at point A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the material throwing mechanism of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the flattening mechanism of the present invention;

[0024] In the diagram: 1. Frame; 2. Traveling Mechanism 1; 3. Traveling Mechanism 2; 4. Sweeping Mechanism; 5. Energy-Storing Intelligent Wireless Controller; 6. Throwing Mechanism; 7. Leveling Mechanism; 8. Servo Motor 1; 9. Belt Drive Assembly; 10. First Sprocket; 11. Second Sprocket; 12. Chain; 13. Sweeping Plate; 14. Plate Sleeve; 15. Counterweight Plate; 16. Lifting Plate; 17. Limiting Plate; 18. Ball Bearing; 19. Rubber Buffer Block; 20. Slanted Tie Plate; 21. Clip Groove; 22. 23. Swing rod; 24. Buckle; 25. Spring; 26. Servo motor II; 27. Reducer; 28. Spiral traveling roller; 29. ​​Support frame; 30. Material throwing conveyor belt assembly; 31. Electric telescopic rod I; 32. Support arm I; 33. Support arm II; 34. Pipe sleeve; 35. Electric telescopic rod II; 36. Servo motor III; 37. Spiral conveyor rod; 38. Inclined plate; 39. Groove; 40. L-shaped support arm; 41. Flat material plate; 42. Mounting base; 43. Electric telescopic rod III. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] Implementation examples, by Figures 1 to 8 The present invention provides an automated leveling and material handling device for shallow round silos for beans, comprising a frame 1, a traveling mechanism 2 on one side of the bottom end of the frame 1, a traveling mechanism 3 on the other side of the bottom end of the frame 1, a sweeping mechanism 4 located between the traveling mechanism 2 and the traveling mechanism 3 at the middle position of the bottom end of the frame 1, an energy-storing intelligent wireless controller 5 and a throwing mechanism 6 on one end of the top of the frame 1, and a leveling mechanism 7 on the other end of the top of the frame 1;

[0027] Walking mechanism 1 2 and walking mechanism 2 3 realize the walking function. Sweeping mechanism 4 sweeps materials during the movement of the device to improve the leveling efficiency. When the slope inside the warehouse is large, the throwing mechanism 6 realizes the throwing operation. In the later stage of leveling, the leveling mechanism 7 can level the beans inside the warehouse.

[0028] The material sweeping mechanism 4 consists of a servo motor 8, a belt drive assembly 9, a first sprocket 10, a second sprocket 11, a chain 12, and several material sweeping plates 13. The servo motor 8 is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the frame 1. The first sprocket 10 and the second sprocket 11 are rotatably connected to the middle positions of the two ends of the bottom of the frame 1, respectively. The belt drive assembly 9 is connected between the servo motor 8 and the first sprocket 10. The chain 12 is sleeved on the first sprocket 10 and the second sprocket 11. The material sweeping plates 13 are fixedly connected to the chain 12. The material sweeping plates 13 consist of a plate sleeve 14, a counterweight plate 15, a lifting plate 16, and a limiting plate 17. The counterweight plate 15 is located inside the plate sleeve 14. The lifting plate 16 is fixedly connected to one end of the counterweight plate 15 and slides through the plate sleeve 17. The sleeve 14 and the limiting plate 17 are fixedly connected to the end of the lifting plate 16 away from the counterweight plate 15. Both sides of the counterweight plate 15 are rotatably provided with ball bearings 18 that fit against the inner sidewall of the sleeve 14. The top and bottom ends of the counterweight plate 15 are fixedly provided with rubber buffer blocks 19. The sleeve 14 is fixedly connected to the side of the chain 12 by rivets. A diagonal pull plate 20 is fixedly provided on one side of the sleeve 14. The diagonal pull plate 20 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft on the chain 12 by bearings. A buckle groove 21 is opened on one side of the lifting plate 16. A swing rod 22 is hinged to one side inside the sleeve 14. One end of the side of the swing rod 22 is fixedly provided with a buckle 23 that matches the buckle groove 21. The other side of the swing rod 22 is connected to the inner sidewall of the sleeve 14 by a spring 24.

[0029] When the sweeping mechanism 4 is working, the servo motor 8 drives the first sprocket 10 to rotate via the belt drive assembly 9. The first sprocket 10 and the second sprocket 11 work together to drive the chain 12 to rotate. The chain 12 drives multiple sweeping plates 13 to move, and the sweeping plates 13 sweep the beans, causing the beans to be scattered in the opposite direction of the device's movement. When the servo motor 8 rotates at a high speed, it can achieve rapid sweeping. At this time, the swing rod 22 is deflected by inertia, the spring 24 is stretched, and the buckle 23 fits into the buckle groove 21, thereby limiting the lifting plate 16. At this time, the lifting plate 16 does not... When the servo motor 18 moves slowly, the sweeping plate 13 moves at a low speed. At this time, the swing arm 22 is subjected to a small inertial force. With the tension of the spring 24, the swing arm 22 will not move. The buckle 23 and the buckle groove 21 are in a separated state. Therefore, when the sweeping plate 13 is at the bottom of the chain 12, the counterweight plate 15, the lifting plate 16 and the limiting plate 17 move down under their own weight. At this time, the amount of material pushed can be increased, and the leveling efficiency can be further improved. The ball bearing 18 can reduce the friction, and the rubber buffer block 19 can play a buffering role and reduce the impact force.

[0030] Both the first walking mechanism 2 and the second walking mechanism 3 are composed of a second servo motor 25, a reducer 26 and a spiral walking roller 27. The reducer 26 is fixedly connected to one end of the frame 1, the second servo motor 25 is fixedly connected to the top of the reducer 26, the output shaft of the second servo motor 25 is fixedly connected to the input shaft of the reducer 26, and the spiral walking roller 27 is rotatably connected to the side inside the frame 1 and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the reducer 26.

[0031] When moving, the servo motor 25 and the reducer 26 drive the spiral walking roller 27 to rotate, and the spiral walking roller 27 enables stable movement within the bin;

[0032] The material throwing mechanism 6 consists of a support frame 28, a material throwing conveyor belt assembly 29, an electric telescopic rod 30, a support arm 31, a support arm 32, a sleeve 33, an electric telescopic rod 34, a servo motor 35, and a spiral conveyor rod 36. The support frame 28 is fixedly connected to the top of the frame 1. One end of the material throwing conveyor belt assembly 29 is hinged to the top of the support frame 28. The electric telescopic rod 30 is hinged between the support frame 28 and the other end of the material throwing conveyor belt assembly 29. The support arm 31 and the support arm 32 are connected to the top of the support frame 28. Arm 2 32 is fixedly connected to one end of the top and bottom of the support frame 28 respectively. The sleeve 33 is hinged to the support arm 1 31. The electric telescopic rod 2 34 is hinged between the sleeve 33 and the support arm 2 32. The servo motor 35 is fixedly connected to one end of the sleeve 33. The spiral conveying rod 36 is rotatably connected to the inside of the sleeve 33 and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor 35. An inclined plate 37 is fixedly provided at one end of the support frame 28. Two slots 38 are opened at the bottom of the side of the sleeve 33.

[0033] When the slope of the bean pile in the warehouse is large, the throwing mechanism 6 is used to throw the bean. The servo motor 35 drives the spiral conveyor 36 to rotate. The spiral conveyor 36 cooperates with the sleeve 33 to transport the bean to the top of the throwing conveyor belt assembly 29. The long-distance throwing is achieved by the rapid rotation of the throwing conveyor belt assembly 29. The electric telescopic rod 24 can adjust the angle of the sleeve 33, and the electric telescopic rod 1 30 can adjust the angle of the throwing conveyor belt assembly 29 to improve flexibility and adaptability. The inclined plate 37 can guide the falling material, and the trough 38 can facilitate the bean to enter the inside of the sleeve 33.

[0034] The leveling mechanism 7 consists of two L-shaped support arms 39, a leveling plate 40, a mounting base 41, and an electric telescopic rod 42. The two L-shaped support arms 39 are fixedly connected to both sides of the frame 1, the mounting base 41 is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the frame 1, the leveling plate 40 is hinged between the two L-shaped support arms 39, and the electric telescopic rod 42 is hinged between the mounting base 41 and the leveling plate 40.

[0035] During the final stage of leveling the material, the electric telescopic rod 42 drives the leveling plate 40 to rotate and be in a vertical position, thus leveling the material in the bin. When sweeping the material, in order not to affect the material being thrown out, the electric telescopic rod 42 drives the leveling plate 40 to rotate and be in a horizontal position.

[0036] During operation, the device is equipped with two walking mechanisms, consisting of a servo motor, a reducer, and a spiral walking roller, enabling it to move normally within the silo and improving its operational flexibility. A material-sweeping mechanism, consisting of a servo motor, a belt drive assembly, a first sprocket, a second sprocket, a chain, and several material-sweeping plates, allows for material sweeping during the device's movement, improving silo leveling efficiency. The sweeping process allows for both fast and low-speed sweeping by controlling the rotation speed. During low-speed sweeping, the material-sweeping plates can be expanded to further enhance silo leveling efficiency. A material-throwing mechanism, consisting of a support frame, a material-throwing conveyor belt assembly, an electric telescopic rod, support arms, a sleeve, an electric telescopic rod, a servo motor, and a spiral conveyor, enables material throwing even when the bean pile has a steep slope, improving operational flexibility and adapting to different scenarios. Finally, a material-leveling mechanism, consisting of two L-shaped support arms, a material-leveling plate, a mounting base, and an electric telescopic rod, allows for material leveling during the final stage of silo leveling, ensuring a flat top surface within the silo.

Claims

1. An automated flat storage material arrangement device for legume silos, comprising a frame (1), characterized in that: The one side of the bottom end of the rack (1) is provided with a walking mechanism one (2), the other side of the bottom end of the rack (1) is provided with a walking mechanism two (3), the middle position of the bottom end of the rack (1) is provided with a sweeping mechanism (4) between the walking mechanism one (2) and the walking mechanism two (3), one end of the top of the rack (1) is provided with a storage type intelligent wireless controller (5) and a throwing mechanism (6), the other end of the top of the rack (1) is provided with a leveling mechanism (7); The sweeping mechanism (4) is composed of a servo motor one (8), a belt drive assembly (9), a first chain wheel (10), a second chain wheel (11), a chain (12) and a plurality of sweeping plates (13), the servo motor one (8) is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the rack (1), the first chain wheel (10) and the second chain wheel (11) are rotatably connected to the middle positions of the two ends of the bottom of the rack (1), the belt drive assembly (9) is connected between the servo motor one (8) and the first chain wheel (10), the chain (12) is sleeved on the first chain wheel (10) and the second chain wheel (11), and the sweeping plates (13) are fixedly connected to the chain (12).

2. An automatic levelling and raking device for bean flat silos according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sweeping plate (13) is composed of a plate sleeve (14), a counterweight plate (15), a lifting plate (16) and a limiting plate (17), the counterweight plate (15) is located in the inside of the plate sleeve (14), the lifting plate (16) is fixedly connected to one end of the counterweight plate (15) and slidably penetrates the plate sleeve (14), and the limiting plate (17) is fixedly connected to one end, away from the counterweight plate (15), of the lifting plate (16).

3. An automatic levelling and raking device for flat storage of leguminous crops according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two sides of the counterweight plate (15) are rotatably provided with the ball bearings (18) abutting the inner side walls of the plate sleeve (14), and the top end and the bottom end of the counterweight plate (15) are fixedly provided with the rubber buffer blocks (19).

4. The automatic levelling and material arranging device for bean flat silos according to claim 2, characterized in that: The plate sleeve (14) is fixedly connected with the side edges of the chain (12) through rivets, one side of the plate sleeve (14) is fixedly provided with an inclined pull plate (20), and the inclined pull plate (20) is rotatably connected with the connecting shaft on the chain (12) through a bearing.

5. The automatic levelling and material arranging device for bean flat silos according to claim 2, characterized in that: One side of the lifting plate (16) is provided with a buckle groove (21), one side in the inside of the plate sleeve (14) is hingedly provided with an oscillating rod (22), one end of the side edge of the oscillating rod (22) is fixedly provided with a buckle head (23) matched with the buckle groove (21), and the other side of the oscillating rod (22) is connected with the inner side wall of the plate sleeve (14) through a spring (24).

6. An automatic levelling and material arranging device for bean flat silos according to claim 1, characterized in that: The walking mechanism one (2) and the walking mechanism two (3) are both composed of a servo motor two (25), a speed reducer (26) and a spiral walking roller (27), the speed reducer (26) is fixedly connected to one end of the rack (1), the servo motor two (25) is fixedly connected to the top end of the speed reducer (26), the output shaft of the servo motor two (25) is fixedly connected with the input shaft of the speed reducer (26), and the spiral walking roller (27) is rotatably connected to the side edge in the inside of the rack (1) and is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the speed reducer (26).

7. The automatic levelling and material arranging device for bean flat silos according to claim 1, characterized in that: The throwing mechanism (6) is composed of a support frame (28), a throwing conveying belt assembly (29), an electric telescopic rod one (30), a support arm one (31), a support arm two (32), a sleeve (33), an electric telescopic rod two (34), a servo motor three (35) and a spiral conveying rod (36), the support frame (28) is fixedly connected to the top end of the rack (1), one end of the throwing conveying belt assembly (29) is hingedly connected to the top end of the support frame (28), the electric telescopic rod one (30) is hingedly connected between the other end of the support frame (28) and the throwing conveying belt assembly (29), the support arm one (31) and the support arm two (32) are respectively fixedly connected to one end of the top and the bottom of the support frame (28), the sleeve (33) is hingedly connected with the support arm one (31), the electric telescopic rod two (34) is hingedly connected between the sleeve (33) and the support arm two (32), the servo motor three (35) is fixedly connected to one end of the sleeve (33), and the spiral conveying rod (36) is rotatably connected to the inside of the sleeve (33) and fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor three (35).

8. An automatic levelling and raking device for bean flat silos according to claim 7, characterized in that: One end of the support frame (28) is fixedly provided with an inclined plate (37).

9. An automatic levelling and raking device for bean flat silos according to claim 7, characterized in that: Two notches (38) are formed in the bottom end of the side edge of the sleeve (33).

10. The automatic levelling and material arranging device for bean flat silos according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flat material mechanism (7) is composed of two L-shaped arms (39), a flat material plate (40), a mounting seat (41) and an electric telescopic rod three (42), the two L-shaped arms (39) are respectively fixedly connected to the two sides of the rack (1), the mounting seat (41) is fixedly connected to one end of the top of the rack (1), the flat material plate (40) is hingedly connected between the two L-shaped arms (39), and the electric telescopic rod three (42) is hingedly connected between the mounting seat (41) and the flat material plate (40).