Multi-green-body color system ceramic raw material processing system and method

Abstract

The invention provides a multi-green body color system ceramic raw material processing system and method, and the system comprises a plurality of automatic batching devices which are connected in parallel; a plurality of basic pulp pools, wherein each basic pulp pool is respectively communicated with the corresponding automatic batching device; the plurality of color paste pools are used for storing color pastes with different colors; the mixed pulp tank is communicated with the basic pulp tank and the color pulp tank; the automatic spraying device is communicated with the mixed slurry tank and is used for spraying the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder; the automatic batching device, the basic pulp pools, the color paste pools, the mixed pulp pool and the automatic spraying device are all in communication connection with the control device, and the control device is used for determining a target basic pulp pool in the basic pulp pools, determining a target color paste pool in the color paste pools and determining the basic pulp output quantity and the color paste output quantity. According to the invention, efficient and accurate preparation of multi-formula raw materials is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of ceramic production technology, and in particular to a multi-body color system and method for processing ceramic raw materials. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of the ceramics industry and the diversification of market demand, the production model of multiple specifications, multiple varieties, and small batches has gradually become the mainstream. This has led to increasingly higher requirements for the customization, intelligence, and efficiency of raw material processing. Traditional raw material processing equipment and methods face three major technical challenges when dealing with diverse formula production: First, the production of blanks with a single color scheme leads to serious backlogs in the slurry tank and powder silo: Traditional production lines use fixed base blanks (such as single gray blanks), which require pre-mixing colorants to produce fixed-color blanks. Dedicated slurry tanks and silos occupy a lot of space, and the low powder turnover rate results in high inventory pressure and low efficiency in color scheme switching; Secondly, the precision of raw material preparation is insufficient. When adding color paste manually, there is a ±3% ratio error, affecting the consistency of the body's color. Although multi-silo designs have been proposed in ceramic production, the problem of the coordinated dynamic ratio of the base body and color paste has not been solved.

[0003] Third, customized production is difficult: the addition of pigments and auxiliary materials is not flexible enough, making it difficult to quickly respond to different product needs and unsuitable for diversified, multi-specification, multi-variety, and small-batch ceramic production.

[0004] In summary, existing ceramic raw material production methods cannot efficiently and accurately prepare multiple formulations of raw materials.

[0005] Therefore, existing technologies have shortcomings and need to be improved and developed. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a multi-body color system and method for processing ceramic raw materials, which addresses the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art and aims to solve the problem that the production of ceramic raw materials in the prior art cannot efficiently and accurately prepare multiple formulation raw materials.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve the technical problem is as follows: A multi-body color ceramic raw material processing system, wherein the system comprises: Several automatic batching devices are connected in parallel to provide base pulp with different whiteness. Several basic slurry tanks, each of which is connected to a corresponding automatic batching device, are used to store basic slurry of corresponding whiteness provided by the automatic batching device; Several color paste tanks are used to store color pastes of different colors; A mixing tank, connected to the base slurry tank and the color slurry tank, is used to mix the base slurry and the color slurry to obtain a mixed slurry. An automatic spraying device is connected to the mixing slurry tank and is used to spray the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder. The automatic batching device, the base slurry tank, the color slurry tank, the mixing slurry tank, and the automatic spraying device are all communicatively connected to the control device. The control device is used to determine the target base slurry tank among several base slurry tanks, to determine the target color slurry tank among several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of base slurry and the output volume of color slurry.

[0008] In one embodiment of this application, the system further includes: Several color paste ball milling devices are connected in parallel to each other to provide color pastes of different colors, and each color paste tank is connected to a color paste ball milling device.

[0009] In one embodiment of this application, the system further includes: A powder weighing device is installed at the outlet of the automatic spraying device.

[0010] In one embodiment of this application, both the base slurry tank and the color slurry tank are equipped with an online colorimeter.

[0011] In one embodiment of this application, the basic pulp tank corresponding to each whiteness includes: a plurality of first capacity sub-pulp tanks connected in series, and a second capacity sub-pulp tank connected to any one or more sub-pulp tanks.

[0012] This application also provides a method based on the multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system described above, wherein the method includes: The control device receives order demand information, determines the target basic slurry tank from several basic slurry tanks and the target color slurry tank from several color slurry tanks based on the order demand information, and determines the output volume of basic slurry and the output volume of color slurry. The target base slurry tank outputs base slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the base slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the base slurry and color slurry are mixed in the mixing tank to form a mixed slurry, it is fed into the automatic spraying device, which sprays out the ceramic body powder.

[0013] In one embodiment of this application, the control device receives order demand information, determines a target basic slurry tank from a plurality of basic slurry tanks and a target color slurry tank from a plurality of color slurry tanks based on the order demand information, and determines the basic slurry output volume and the color slurry output volume, including: The control device receives order demand information and determines the required basic paste whiteness, the required color paste color, and the mixing ratio of basic paste and color paste based on the order demand information. The control device acquires a first correspondence between the preset base slurry whiteness and the base slurry pool, and obtains the target base slurry pool corresponding to the current required base slurry whiteness based on the first correspondence. The control device acquires a second correspondence between preset color paste colors and color paste pools, and obtains the target color paste pool corresponding to the currently required color paste color based on the second correspondence. The control device determines the current production mode and, based on the current production mode and the ratio of base paste to color paste, determines the output of base paste and color paste.

[0014] In one embodiment of this application, the method further includes: The control device pre-establishes a formula database, which includes a third correspondence between basic pulp formulas and basic pulp brightness.

[0015] In one embodiment of this application, the method further includes: The control device searches the third correspondence to obtain the target base slurry formula corresponding to the currently required base slurry whiteness; The control device determines the target automatic batching device corresponding to the currently required basic pulp whiteness among several automatic batching devices; The target automatic batching device performs batching and ball milling according to the target basic slurry formula to obtain basic slurry, and then transports the basic slurry to the target basic slurry tank for storage.

[0016] In one embodiment of this application, the mixing tank includes: a first mixing tank and a second mixing tank; The target base slurry tank outputs base slurry to the mixing tank according to the base slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume, including: The control device determines the current production mode; If the current production mode is pilot-scale or intermediate-scale, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume. If the current production mode is large-scale production mode, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume.

[0017] This invention provides a multi-body color system and method for processing ceramic raw materials. The system includes: several automatic batching devices connected in parallel to provide base slurries of different whiteness; several base slurry tanks, each connected to a corresponding automatic batching device for storing base slurries of the corresponding whiteness provided by the automatic batching device; several color slurry tanks for storing color slurries of different colors; a mixing slurry tank connected to the base slurry tanks and color slurry tanks for mixing the base slurries and color slurries to obtain a mixed slurry; an automatic spraying device connected to the mixing slurry tanks for spraying the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder; and a control device, wherein the automatic batching devices, base slurry tanks, color slurry tanks, mixing slurry tanks, and automatic spraying device are all communicatively connected to the control device. The control device is used to determine a target base slurry tank among the several base slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank among the several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of the base slurry and the output volume of the color slurry. This application uses a control device to determine a target basic slurry tank among several basic slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank among several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of basic slurry and color slurry. The target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the mixing tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the mixing tank mixes the basic slurry and color slurry into a mixed slurry, it is input into an automatic spraying device, which sprays out ceramic body powder, thus achieving efficient and precise preparation of multiple formulation raw materials. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a structural block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the multi-body color ceramic raw material processing system of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the ball mill batching automation module and the basic slurry primary proportioning module in a specific embodiment.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of a modular color paste two-stage proportioning module and an automated spraying module in a specific embodiment.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a logic block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer and more explicit, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0023] Existing ceramic raw material production methods cannot efficiently and accurately prepare multiple formulations of raw materials. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an automated and intelligent two-stage proportioning and processing system of "multi-base body slurry + modular color paste" to achieve efficient and accurate preparation of multiple formulations of raw materials, thereby reducing slurry inventory, improving efficiency, and addressing the diverse, multi-specification, multi-variety, and small-batch ceramic production needs.

[0024] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system of the present invention. The system includes: Several automatic batching devices 10 are connected in parallel to provide base pulp with different whiteness; Several basic slurry tanks 20 are provided, and each of the basic slurry tanks 20 is connected to a corresponding automatic batching device 10 for storing basic slurry of corresponding whiteness provided by the automatic batching device 10. Several color paste tanks 30 are used to store color pastes of different colors; The mixing tank 40 is connected to the base slurry tank 20 and the color slurry tank 30, and is used to mix the base slurry and the color slurry to obtain a mixed slurry. An automatic spraying device 50 is connected to the mixing slurry tank 40 and is used to spray the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder. The automatic batching device, the basic slurry tank, the color slurry tank, the mixing slurry tank, and the automatic spraying device are all communicatively connected to the control device.

[0025] Here, whiteness (e.g., 30°, 40°, 60°, etc.) refers to the whiteness of the green body. The higher the degree, the whiter the green body. It can be detected using a dedicated whiteness tester. This application includes several automatic batching devices and several basic slurry tanks to facilitate the preparation of basic slurries with different whitenesses. Color pastes, as a color matching module, include: black, dark gray, light gray, etc.

[0026] For example, this application selects at least three different whiteness corresponding to automatic batching devices and basic slurry tanks. This application may divide the whiteness of the slurry blank into several ranges, with each range corresponding to an automatic batching device and a basic slurry tank.

[0027] This application uses a control device to determine a target basic slurry tank among several basic slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank among several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of basic slurry and color slurry. The target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the mixing tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the mixing tank mixes the basic slurry and color slurry into a mixed slurry, it is input into an automatic spraying device, which sprays out ceramic body powder, thus achieving efficient and precise preparation of multiple formulation raw materials.

[0028] In this embodiment of the application, the system further includes: a plurality of color paste ball milling devices 60, which are arranged in parallel to each other to provide color pastes of different colors, and each color paste pool 30 is connected to the color paste ball milling device 60.

[0029] Specifically, the number of pigment ball milling units can be less than the number of pigment tanks. For example, two pigment ball milling units can be set up: one for dark pigments and one for light pigments. Dark pigments mainly refer to black, bright red, dark brown, etc., and all dark pigments are ball milled in the dark pigment ball milling unit. Light pigments mainly refer to light pink, peach, light gray, etc., and all light pigments are ball milled in the light pigment ball milling unit. After ball milling, they are sent to different corresponding pigment tanks. The selection of pigments is determined according to the order requirements, and one or more pigments can be selected to be mixed with the base pigment.

[0030] In one embodiment of this application, the system further includes a powder weighing device 70, which is disposed at the outlet of the automatic spraying device 50.

[0031] This application uses a powder weighing device 70 to automatically weigh the powder, thereby producing ceramic products of the required specifications.

[0032] In this embodiment of the application, both the base slurry tank and the color slurry tank are equipped with online colorimeters.

[0033] Specifically, an online colorimeter is installed in the base slurry tank to measure the color of the base slurry at predetermined intervals (e.g., ≤10s), and the measured base slurry colorimeter data is transmitted to the online colorimeter monitoring system in the control device for backup. Similarly, an online colorimeter is installed in the color paste tank to measure the color of the color paste at predetermined intervals (e.g., ≤10s), and the measured color paste colorimeter data is transmitted to the online colorimeter monitoring system in the control device for backup.

[0034] This application embodiment achieves closed-loop control based on colorimetric feedback by installing online colorimetric detectors in both the basic slurry tank and the color slurry tank.

[0035] In this embodiment of the application, the basic pulp tank corresponding to each whiteness includes: a plurality of first capacity sub-pulp tanks connected in series, and a second capacity sub-pulp tank connected to any one or more sub-pulp tanks.

[0036] For example, each basic slurry tank is constructed by connecting four 300-ton slurry tanks in series. The slurry flows through the four tanks by stirring, and is finally pumped into the fifth 900-ton slurry tank for mixing and stirring again. This achieves homogenization of slurries milled by different ball mills into the same batch, ensuring that the fineness and flow rate of the slurry in the same basic slurry are consistent.

[0037] In one specific embodiment, a primary ball mill mixing tank is set up to store 30°, 40°, and 60° base slurries. A secondary processing colorant ball mill is set up to connect to six types of colorant slurries (three each of dark and light colors). The output of the secondary processing ball mill is connected to six independent colorant slurry tanks. The colorant slurry tanks and the base slurry tanks are arranged with parallel slurry pipes. The base slurry is combined with different colorants to form basic blanks such as black blanks, dark gray blanks, and light gray blanks. This innovatively realizes a two-stage mixing system of "multi-base blank slurry + modular colorant". According to the order requirements, the system can immediately produce the required amount of slurry, thereby meeting the market demand for diversified, multi-specification, multi-variety, and small-batch rapid conversion production mode and reducing production waste. Among them, 30° billet refers to billet whiteness between 26-35°, 40° billet refers to billet whiteness between 36-45°, 60° billet refers to billet whiteness between 56-65°, and special product billets above 60°, such as 70° billets, are generally whitened by adding whitening paste to the 60° base billet, such as color paste with whitening components of alumina and magnesium oxide. The whiteness of various billets is tested by a whiteness meter.

[0038] The central controller 100 includes: an automatic batching module 110, an automatic color recognition module 120, and an online color paste detection module 130.

[0039] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the ball mill automated batching module 200 includes: a fully automatic intelligent batching device 210, a continuous coarse grinding and intermittent fine grinding device 220, a first flow meter 230, and a first electric ball valve 240.

[0040] The basic slurry primary proportioning module 300 includes: a 30° billet basic slurry tank 310; 30° billet 300-ton slurry tanks 311, 312, 313, and 314; a 30° billet 900-ton mixing slurry tank 315; a second electric ball valve 316; a second flow meter 317; a 40° billet basic slurry tank 320; 40° billet 300-ton slurry tanks 321, 322, 323, and 324; a 40° billet 900-ton mixing slurry tank 325; a 60° billet basic slurry tank 330; 60° billet 300-ton slurry tanks 331, 332, 333, and 334; and a 60° billet 900-ton mixing slurry tank 335.

[0041] The modular color paste secondary proportioning module 400 includes: a 3.5T ball mill for dark color 410; a 3.5T ball mill for light color 420; a pilot and intermediate-scale slurry tank 430; a 600-ton mixing slurry tank for large-scale production 440; third electric ball valves 411, 421, 432, 433, and 441; and third flow meters 412, 422, 434, and 442.

[0042] The automated spraying module 500 includes: a spray tower 510, an automatic powder weighing and metering device 520, a conveyor belt 530, and a feeding hopper 540.

[0043] The fully automatic intelligent batching device 210, the first flow meter 230, the second flow meter 317, the dark 3.5T ball mill 410, the light 3.5T ball mill 420, the pilot and intermediate test slurry tanks 430, the large-scale production 600-ton mixing slurry tank 440, and the spray tower 510 are all connected to the central controller 100 via the data transmission line 140.

[0044] Understandably, the six colors of the dark-colored slurry tanks S1, S2, and S3, and the light-colored slurry tanks Q1, Q2, and Q3, are not fixed and are adjusted according to the different requirements for the color of the billet.

[0045] This application utilizes a two-stage proportioning system of "multi-base body slurry + modular color paste" to process raw materials for multi-body colored ceramics. Furthermore, through modular silo design, dynamic weighing and proportioning, and an integrated mixing and spraying process, it enables rapid switching between production scenarios for multi-color ceramics such as black, dark gray, and light gray bodies. By designing an intelligent proportioning device for base bodies of different chromaticities and colorants, it achieves precise proportioning and efficient utilization of raw materials, solving the problems of intelligent, precise, and rapid batching in multi-color ceramic production. This addresses issues such as silo and raw material slurry accumulation, low powder turnover, and the inaccuracy of formulations caused by excessive manual intervention.

[0046] This application also provides a method based on the multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system described above, the method comprising: Step S100: The control device receives order demand information, determines the target basic slurry tank from a number of basic slurry tanks and the target color slurry tank from a number of color slurry tanks based on the order demand information, and determines the output volume of basic slurry and the output volume of color slurry. Step S200: The target base slurry tank outputs base slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the base slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume; Step S300: After the base slurry and color slurry are mixed in the mixing tank to form a mixed slurry, it is fed into the automatic spraying device, which sprays out the ceramic body powder.

[0047] Specifically, order requirement information can be slab samples and / or order details provided by the customer.

[0048] Based on order requirements, this application determines a target basic slurry tank from several basic slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank from several color slurry tanks, and the output volumes of basic slurry and color slurry. The target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the mixing tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the mixing tank mixes the basic slurry and color slurry into a mixed slurry, it is fed into an automatic spraying device, which sprays out ceramic body powder, thus achieving efficient and precise preparation of multiple formulation raw materials.

[0049] In this embodiment of the application, step S100 specifically includes: Step S110: The control device receives order demand information and determines the required whiteness of the base paste, the required color of the pigment paste, and the mixing ratio of the base paste and the pigment paste based on the order demand information. Step S120: The control device obtains the first correspondence between the preset base slurry whiteness and the base slurry pool, and obtains the target base slurry pool corresponding to the current required base slurry whiteness according to the first correspondence. Step S130: The control device obtains the second correspondence between the preset color paste color and the color paste pool, and obtains the target color paste pool corresponding to the currently required color paste color according to the second correspondence. Step S140: The control device determines the current production mode and determines the output volume of the base paste and the output volume of the color paste based on the current production mode and the ratio of base paste to color paste.

[0050] Specifically, this application automatically determines the required whiteness of the base slurry, the required color of the color paste, and the ratio of the base slurry to the color paste through a control device, thereby achieving precise proportioning and efficient utilization of raw materials. This solves the problems of intelligent, precise, and rapid batching in the production of multi-color ceramics, and addresses issues such as stockpiling in silos and raw material slurry pools, low powder turnover, and excessive manual intervention leading to low formulation accuracy.

[0051] This application achieves high-precision color matching with a color difference ΔE≤0.5 by determining the ratio of base paste to color paste and realizing a dual-channel intelligent matching algorithm for green body and color paste.

[0052] In this embodiment of the application, the method further includes: The control device pre-establishes a formula database, which includes a third correspondence between basic pulp formulas and basic pulp brightness.

[0053] Specifically, such as Figure 4As shown, the central controller integrates a digital information-based formula database. The formula database includes a billet color and pigment formula BOM list established based on the whiteness of the billet body identified by the automatic billet color recognition system, as well as a large-scale production raw material formula and slurry primary and secondary proportioning scheme established based on orders and formula BOM.

[0054] In this embodiment of the application, the method further includes: The control device searches the third correspondence to obtain the target base slurry formula corresponding to the currently required base slurry whiteness; The control device determines the target automatic batching device corresponding to the currently required basic pulp whiteness among several automatic batching devices; The target automatic batching device performs batching and ball milling according to the target basic slurry formula to obtain basic slurry, and then transports the basic slurry to the target basic slurry tank for storage.

[0055] Specifically, based on Figure 2 Based on order requirements and after process trial production, the central control system 100 establishes a formula database after completing automatic batching and automatic billet color recognition. This data is then transmitted to the ball mill automated batching module 200 and the basic slurry primary proportioning module 300 via data transmission line 140. The ball mill automated batching module 200 begins operation, and the fully automatic intelligent batching device 210 supplies raw materials to the continuous coarse grinding and intermittent fine grinding devices 220 according to the standard formula batching table. The ball mills operate, and the three sets of ball mills can operate independently to produce basic slurries of different billet colors, or simultaneously produce 30°, 40°, and 60° basic slurries. Each set of ball mill slurry transport pipelines is equipped with a first electric ball valve 240 and a first flow meter 230 in designated areas to control the flow of basic slurries of different billet colors to designated slurry tanks. The first flow meter 230 calculates the inventory of each basic slurry and inputs it into the central controller 100 for backup, thereby achieving the basic slurry primary proportioning task.

[0056] based on Figure 3 According to the order requirements, after the central controller 100 completes automatic batching and automatic color identification, it sends the data to the modular color paste secondary proportioning module 400 via the data transmission line 140. Dark-colored colorants are fed into the dark 3.5T ball mill 410 and begin operation, while light-colored colorants are fed into the light 3.5T ball mill 420 and begin operation. The transport pipelines of the dark 3.5T ball mill 410 and the light 3.5T ball mill 420 are respectively equipped with third electric ball valves 411 and 421, and third flow meters 412 and 422. Electric ball valve 411 controls the dark color paste to enter the dark color paste tanks S1, S2, and S3; electric ball valve 421 controls the light color paste to enter the light color paste tanks Q1, Q2, and Q3. The third flow meters 412 and 422 calculate the inventory of each color paste and input the data into the central controller 100 for backup, thereby realizing the modular color paste secondary proportioning task.

[0057] The color paste pipeline is connected in parallel with the base paste pipeline. Specifically, the 600-ton large-scale production mixing tank 440 receives the mixed slurry of base paste and color paste, and has a built-in agitator to ensure uniform mixing of the slurry. The automated spraying module 500 is connected to the 600-ton large-scale production mixing tank 440 through a suction pipe to achieve customized spraying.

[0058] The central controller 100 dynamically starts and stops the base paste, color paste, powder and adjusts the ratio according to the formula instructions.

[0059] The discharge pipelines of six pigment slurry tanks (S1, S2, S3, Q1, Q2, Q3) and the basic slurry tanks (310, 320, 330) are set up in parallel. According to the formula, the basic slurry tanks can be matched with one or more of the six pigment slurry tanks for discharge. After entering the same pipeline, the material flows into the pilot and intermediate-scale slurry tank 430 and the large-scale production 600-ton mixing slurry tank 440. Automatic metering and weighing systems are installed at the outlets of the basic slurry tanks and the six pigment slurry tanks to accurately measure the weight of the material discharged from each tank and slurry tank, precisely controlling the slurry output according to the preset formula requirements. Agitators are installed in both the pilot and intermediate-scale slurry tanks 430 and the large-scale production 600-ton mixing slurry tank 440 to ensure uniform slurry distribution. The mixing tanks and pools are connected to the automated spraying module 500 via extraction pipes to achieve spraying operations.

[0060] In this embodiment of the application, the mixing tank includes: a first mixing tank and a second mixing tank; step S200 specifically includes: The control device determines the current production mode; If the current production mode is pilot-scale or intermediate-scale, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume. If the current production mode is large-scale production mode, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume.

[0061] Specifically, to prevent batch quality losses due to unqualified body color, a small-batch trial production will be conducted before mass production spraying. For example, to produce 1000㎡ of light gray ceramic products with specifications of 1200*2600*9, a pilot test of 5 pieces will be conducted. The central controller 100 will activate the automatic batching module 110 and the automatic body color recognition module 120. The formula database will show that 868.7kg of 30° base slurry and 1.57kg of black pigment S1 are required, which can spray 560kg of powder to meet the production of 5 pieces of 15.6㎡ products. After the system starts, the 1.57kg of black pigment S1 and the 30° base slurry, totaling 868.7kg of slurry, will flow into the pilot and pilot slurry tanks 430 after being connected in series and paralleled. After being stirred evenly, the data will be recorded by the online colorimeter and input into the system. Then, the mixing tank will be automatically connected to the automated spraying module 500 through the extraction pipe to realize the spraying operation. Then, after pressing five pieces, the blank color is compared with the customer's standard plate. If they match, the blank is signed for confirmation and enters the mass production material batching stage. The relevant confirmation data is entered into the database of the central controller.

[0062] When mass-producing mixed slurry spraying, the formula is entered according to the order product requirements, and the base material (such as 30° base slurry + specific color paste) and other color pastes to be used and their corresponding amounts are selected.

[0063] The automatic weighing system and discharge program are started. The base slurry and other matching color slurries are discharged and mixed according to the set slurry volume and flow into the mixing slurry tank. The stirring device is started and continuously stirred until the slurry in the tank is uniform.

[0064] The material pump is started to deliver the mixed slurry to the spray tower. The spray tower sprays the material according to the conventional process to produce the corresponding ceramic body powder. During the process, the parameters of each link are monitored in real time and adjusted as needed to ensure stable production and product quality.

[0065] For example, taking the production of 1000㎡ of light gray ceramic products with specifications of 1200*2600*9 as an example. After the pilot sample is confirmed to be qualified, production of 1000㎡ of products begins. The central controller 100 starts the automatic batching module 110 and the automatic body color recognition module 120. Based on the pilot test results and the corresponding expanded formula ratio, the central controller calculates the production of 321 products for 1000㎡, requiring 35918.4kg of powder, 55687.5kg of 30° base slurry, and 155.92kg of black pigment S1. After the system is started, 155.92 kg of black pigment S1 and 55687.5 kg of 30° base pigment are connected in series and piped into the 600-ton mixing tank 440 for large-scale production. After being mixed evenly, the online colorimeter records the data and inputs it into the system for comparison with the pilot pigment. After they are basically consistent, the mixing tank is automatically connected to the automated spraying module 500 through the extraction pipe. The spray tower performs spraying operation according to the conventional process, completing the production task of 321 pieces of 1000㎡ powder in a small batch.

[0066] This application, through modular silo design, dynamic weighing and proportioning, and integrated mixing and spraying process, enables rapid switching between production scenarios for multi-color ceramics such as black, dark gray, and light gray blanks. By establishing an intelligent proportioning device for basic blanks of different hues and colorants, it achieves precise proportioning and efficient utilization of raw materials, solving the problems of intelligent, precise, and rapid batching in multi-color ceramic production. It also addresses issues such as silo and raw material slurry pool accumulation, low powder turnover rate, and low formulation accuracy due to excessive manual intervention. At the same time, it reduces various wastes in the process of small-batch, diversified production, achieving a cost saving rate of over 30%.

[0067] In summary, the present invention discloses a multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system and method. The system includes: several automatic batching devices connected in parallel to provide base slurries of different whiteness; several base slurry tanks, each of which is connected to a corresponding automatic batching device for storing base slurries of the corresponding whiteness provided by the automatic batching device; several color slurry tanks for storing color slurries of different colors; a mixing slurry tank connected to the base slurry tanks and color slurry tanks for mixing the base slurries and color slurries to obtain a mixed slurry; an automatic spraying device connected to the mixing slurry tanks for spraying the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder; and a control device, wherein the automatic batching devices, base slurry tanks, color slurry tanks, mixing slurry tanks, and automatic spraying device are all communicatively connected to the control device. The control device is used to determine a target base slurry tank among the several base slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank among the several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of the base slurry and the output volume of the color slurry. This application uses a control device to determine a target basic slurry tank among several basic slurry tanks, a target color slurry tank among several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of basic slurry and color slurry. The target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the mixing tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the mixing tank mixes the basic slurry and color slurry into a mixed slurry, it is input into an automatic spraying device, which sprays out ceramic body powder, thus achieving efficient and precise preparation of multiple formulation raw materials.

[0068] It should be understood that the application of the present invention is not limited to the examples above. Those skilled in the art can make improvements or modifications based on the above description, and all such improvements and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A multi-body color ceramic raw material processing system, characterized in that, The system includes: Several automatic batching devices are connected in parallel to provide base pulp with different whiteness. Several basic slurry tanks, each of which is connected to a corresponding automatic batching device, are used to store basic slurry of corresponding whiteness provided by the automatic batching device; Several color paste tanks are used to store color pastes of different colors; A mixing tank, connected to the base slurry tank and the color slurry tank, is used to mix the base slurry and the color slurry to obtain a mixed slurry. An automatic spraying device is connected to the mixing slurry tank and is used to spray the mixed slurry to obtain ceramic body powder. The automatic batching device, the base slurry tank, the color slurry tank, the mixing slurry tank, and the automatic spraying device are all communicatively connected to the control device. The control device is used to determine the target base slurry tank among several base slurry tanks, to determine the target color slurry tank among several color slurry tanks, and to determine the output volume of base slurry and the output volume of color slurry.

2. The multi-body color ceramic raw material processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The system also includes: Several color paste ball milling devices are connected in parallel to each other to provide color pastes of different colors, and each color paste tank is connected to a color paste ball milling device.

3. The multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The system also includes: A powder weighing device is installed at the outlet of the automatic spraying device.

4. The multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the basic slurry tank and the color slurry tank are equipped with online colorimeters.

5. The multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each whiteness level corresponds to a basic pulp tank comprising: several first-capacity sub-pulp tanks connected in series, and a second-capacity sub-pulp tank connected to any one or more of the sub-pulp tanks.

6. A method based on the multi-body color system ceramic raw material processing system as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The method includes: The control device receives order demand information, determines the target basic slurry tank from several basic slurry tanks and the target color slurry tank from several color slurry tanks based on the order demand information, and determines the output volume of basic slurry and the output volume of color slurry. The target base slurry tank outputs base slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the base slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume. After the base slurry and color slurry are mixed in the mixing tank to form a mixed slurry, it is fed into the automatic spraying device, which sprays out the ceramic body powder.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The control device receives order demand information, determines a target basic slurry tank from a number of basic slurry tanks, determines a target color slurry tank from a number of color slurry tanks, and determines the output volume of basic slurry and the output volume of color slurry based on the order demand information, including: The control device receives order demand information and determines the required basic paste whiteness, the required color paste color, and the mixing ratio of basic paste and color paste based on the order demand information. The control device acquires a first correspondence between the preset base slurry whiteness and the base slurry pool, and obtains the target base slurry pool corresponding to the currently required base slurry whiteness based on the first correspondence. The control device acquires a second correspondence between preset color paste colors and color paste pools, and obtains the target color paste pool corresponding to the currently required color paste color based on the second correspondence. The control device determines the current production mode and, based on the current production mode and the ratio of base paste to color paste, determines the output of base paste and color paste.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: The control device pre-establishes a formula database, which includes a third correspondence between basic pulp formulas and basic pulp brightness.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The method further includes: The control device searches the third correspondence to obtain the target base slurry formula corresponding to the currently required base slurry whiteness; The control device determines the target automatic batching device corresponding to the currently required basic pulp whiteness among several automatic batching devices; The target automatic batching device performs batching and ball milling according to the target basic slurry formula to obtain basic slurry, and then transports the basic slurry to the target basic slurry tank for storage.

10. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The mixing tank includes: a first mixing tank and a second mixing tank; The target base slurry tank outputs base slurry to the mixing tank according to the base slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the mixing tank according to the color slurry output volume, including: The control device determines the current production mode; If the current production mode is pilot-scale or intermediate-scale, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the first mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume. If the current production mode is large-scale production mode, the target basic slurry tank outputs basic slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the basic slurry output volume, and the target color slurry tank outputs color slurry to the second mixing slurry tank according to the color slurry output volume.

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