Graphite electrode drying machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a graphite electrode drying machine which comprises a supporting frame, supporting legs are arranged at the four corners of the lower surface of the supporting frame, a drying box is arranged on the upper surface of the supporting frame, a sealing cover is rotationally arranged on the front side of the drying box, and two sliding columns which are symmetrically distributed up and down are welded and fixed to the inner wall of the rear side of the drying box. A movable plate is arranged between the two sliding columns in a sliding mode, a plurality of evenly-distributed sliding rails are arranged on the front side face of the movable plate, a tray is arranged between every two transversely-adjacent sliding rails in a sliding mode, the trays are fixedly connected with the adjacent sliding rails through bolts, and the drying box is further provided with a drying module used for drying graphite electrodes. The drying box is further provided with an electric control module used for driving the movable plate to move. According to the graphite electrode drying machine, hot air can be quickly and uniformly blown to the graphite electrode which continuously reciprocates back and forth from various angles through the rotating air guide opening, and the graphite electrode can be quickly and efficiently dried.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of graphite electrode processing, in particular to a graphite electrode drying machine. Background Art

[0002] Graphite electrode is a high-temperature resistant conductive component made of high-purity graphite material. It is mainly used in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking, aluminum electrolysis, yellow phosphorus production, industrial silicon smelting, abrasive smelting and other fields. Graphite electrode plays a key role in many high-temperature metallurgical and electrochemical processes due to its unique physical and chemical properties and excellent electrothermal performance. With the development of science and technology, its application fields will be further expanded.

[0003] The existing graphite electrode dryer evenly places the graphite electrodes on the placement rack in the dryer and then quickly dries the graphite electrodes on the placement rack by the cooperation of a heating tube and a fan. However, in actual use, since the blowing positions of the graphite electrodes and the hot air are fixed, the hot air that can be exposed to various positions of the graphite electrodes is uneven, and complete drying takes a certain amount of time, resulting in poor drying efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the utility model aims at the deficiencies of the prior art and provides a graphite electrode dryer. Hot air can be quickly and evenly blown from all angles to the graphite electrode that is constantly moving back and forth through a rotating air guide port, so that the graphite electrode can be dried quickly and efficiently.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: a graphite electrode dryer, including a support frame, the four corners of the lower surface of the support frame are provided with supporting feet, the upper surface of the support frame is provided with a drying box, the front side of the drying box is rotatably provided with a cover, and the rear inner wall of the drying box is welded and fixed with two sliding columns symmetrically distributed up and down, a movable plate is slidably provided between the two sliding columns, and a front side surface of the movable plate is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed slide rails, and trays are respectively slidably provided between two laterally adjacent slide rails, and the trays are respectively fixed to the adjacent slide rails by bolts, and a drying module for drying the graphite electrode is also provided on the drying box, and an electric control module for driving the movable plate to move is also provided on the drying box; the electric control module includes two left-right symmetrically distributed adjusting screws rotatably provided on the rear inner wall of the drying box, the two adjusting screws are both threadedly connected to the movable plate, and two left-right symmetrically distributed motors are provided on the rear side of the drying box, and the output shafts of the motors are respectively fixed to the adjacent adjusting screws by couplings.

[0006] As a further improvement of the present utility model, the drying module includes heating boxes arranged on the left and right sides of the drying box, a filter is arranged on the side of the heating box away from the vertical center of the drying box, a plurality of evenly distributed heating tubes are arranged on the side of the heating box close to the vertical center of the drying box, two fans symmetrically distributed up and down are arranged in the middle of the interior of the heating box, and an air guide unit for uniform heating is also arranged on the drying box; the air guide unit includes a rotating seat arranged on the inner walls of the front and rear sides of the drying box, a rotating cylinder is rotatably arranged between the two rotating seats, a plurality of evenly distributed air guide ports are opened on the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder, the front and rear sides of the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder are fixedly sleeved with helical gear rings, two rotating shafts symmetrically distributed front and back are rotatably arranged on the top end of the interior of the drying box, the lower ends of the outer arc surfaces of the rotating shafts are fixedly sleeved with helical gears, the helical gears are respectively meshed and connected with adjacent helical gear rings, and a driving component for driving the rotating cylinder to rotate is also arranged on the drying box.

[0007] As a further improvement of the utility model, the driving assembly includes a driving shaft rotatably arranged in the middle of the inner top of the drying box, a synchronous pulley 2 is provided on the fixed sleeve at the lower end of the outer arc surface of the driving shaft, a synchronous pulley 1 is provided on the fixed sleeve at the upper end of the outer arc surface of the rotating shaft, the synchronous pulley 1 and the synchronous pulley 2 are connected by a transmission synchronous belt, a motor 2 is arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the drying box, and the output shaft of the motor 2 is fixed to the driving shaft by a coupling; a control panel is arranged on the right side of the drying box, and the motor 1, the heating tube, the fan and the motor 2 are all electrically connected to the control panel.

[0008] As a further improvement of the utility model, a glass observation window is arranged in the avoidance groove opened on the upper side of the cover.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0010] First, slide the tray filled with graphite electrodes between two adjacent slide rails, and use external tools to tighten the bolts to fix the tray and the slide rails, so that the graphite electrodes that need to be dried can be quickly placed and installed.

[0011] Secondly, the output shafts of the two motors rotate in a forward and reverse cycle, so that the adjusting screw drives the movable plate threadedly connected to it to slide back and forth between the two sliding columns, and the fan blows hot air into the interior of the drying box through the air guide port on the rotating cylinder, so as to quickly and evenly heat and dry the graphite electrodes moving back and forth.

[0012] Thirdly, the transmission relationship between synchronous pulley 2, synchronous pulley 1 and the transmission synchronous belt drives the synchronous pulley 1 on the front and rear sides to rotate. When hot air is blown to the graphite electrode, the rotating rotating cylinder drives the air guide port on its outer arc surface to rotate, so that the hot air can be blown quickly and evenly from all angles to the graphite electrode that is constantly moving back and forth through the rotating air guide port, so that the graphite electrode can be dried quickly and efficiently.

[0013] Fourthly, the drying condition of the graphite electrode in the drying box can be observed through the glass observation window on the upper side of the cover, so as to better control the drying of the graphite electrode during the drying process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal cross-sectional structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of point A of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the internal plane structure of the utility model.

[0019] In the figure: 101, support frame; 102, support foot; 103, drying box; 104, cover; 105, glass observation window; 106, slide column; 107, movable plate; 108, adjustment screw; 109, slide rail; 110, tray; 111, motor one; 201, heating box; 202, filter screen; 203, heating tube; 204, fan; 205, rotating seat; 206, rotating cylinder; 207, bevel gear ring; 208, rotating shaft; 209, synchronous pulley one; 210, synchronous pulley two; 211, transmission synchronous belt; 212, bevel gear; 213, motor two; 301, control panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to better understand the present invention, the content of the present invention is further clearly described below in conjunction with the embodiments, but the protection content of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following description, a large number of specific details are given in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented without one or more of these details.

[0021] like Figure 1 , 24, comprising a support frame 101, wherein four corners of the lower surface of the support frame 101 are provided with supporting legs 102, a drying box 103 is provided on the upper surface of the support frame 101, a cover 104 is rotatably provided on the front side of the drying box 103, two sliding posts 106 symmetrically distributed up and down are welded and fixed to the inner wall of the rear side of the drying box 103, a movable plate 107 is slidably provided between the two sliding posts 106, a plurality of evenly distributed slide rails 109 are provided on the front side surface of the movable plate 107, trays 110 are respectively slidably provided between two laterally adjacent slide rails 109, the trays 110 are respectively fixed to the adjacent slide rails 109 by bolts, a drying module for drying the graphite electrode is further provided on the drying box 103, and an electric control module for driving the movable plate 107 to move is further provided on the drying box 103.

[0022] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in , 4, the electric control module includes two symmetrically distributed adjusting screws 108 rotatably arranged on the inner wall of the rear side of the drying box 103, the two adjusting screws 108 are both threadedly connected to the movable plate 107, and two symmetrically distributed motors 111 are arranged on the rear side of the drying box 103, and the output shafts of the motors 111 are respectively fixed to the adjacent adjusting screws 108 through couplings.

[0023] like Figure 2 , 3As shown in , 4, the drying module includes a heating box 201 arranged on the left and right sides of the drying box 103, a filter screen 202 is arranged on the side of the heating box 201 away from the vertical center of the drying box 103, a plurality of evenly distributed heating tubes 203 are arranged on the side of the heating box 201 close to the vertical center of the drying box 103, two fans 204 symmetrically distributed up and down are arranged in the middle of the interior of the heating box 201, and an air guide unit for uniform heating is also arranged on the drying box 103; the air guide unit includes a rotating seat 205 arranged on the inner walls of the front and rear sides of the drying box 103, a rotating cylinder 206 is rotatably arranged between the two rotating seats 205, a plurality of evenly distributed air guide ports are opened on the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder 206, and a bevel gear ring 207 is fixedly sleeved on the front and rear sides of the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder 206, The top of the drying box 103 is rotatably provided with two rotating shafts 208 which are symmetrically distributed front and back. The lower ends of the outer arc surfaces of the rotating shafts 208 are fixedly sleeved with bevel gears 212, which are respectively meshed and connected with adjacent bevel gear rings 207. The drying box 103 is also provided with a driving assembly for driving the rotating cylinder 206 to rotate; the driving assembly includes a driving shaft rotatably arranged in the middle of the top of the drying box 103, the lower end of the outer arc surface of the driving shaft is fixedly sleeved with a synchronous pulley 2 210, the upper end of the outer arc surface of the rotating shaft 208 is fixedly sleeved with a synchronous pulley 1 209, the synchronous pulley 1 209 and the synchronous pulley 2 210 are connected through a transmission synchronous belt 211, and a motor 213 is arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the drying box 103, and the output shaft of the motor 213 is fixed to the driving shaft through a coupling.

[0024] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, a control panel 301 is disposed on the right side of the drying box 103 , and the motor 1 111 , the heating tube 203 , the fan 204 and the motor 2 213 are all electrically connected to the control panel 301 .

[0025] During the processing of graphite electrodes, when the graphite electrodes need to be dried, the personnel place a suitable number of graphite electrodes on the tray 110, and then slide the tray 110 filled with graphite electrodes between two adjacent slide rails 109, and fix the tray 110 and the slide rails 109 by tightening the bolts with an external tool, so that the graphite electrodes to be dried can be quickly placed and installed, and the cover 104 is rotated so that the cover 104 closes the drying box 103; the operation of the motor 111, the heating tube 203, the fan 204 and the motor 213 is controlled by the control panel 301, and the output shafts of the two motors 111 rotate forward and reverse in a cycle, so that the output shafts of the two motors 111 respectively drive the adjusting screw rods 108 connected thereto to rotate forward and reverse in a cycle, so that the adjusting screw rod 108 drives the movable plate 107 threadedly connected thereto to slide back and forth between the two slide columns 106, thereby driving the graphite electrodes placed on the tray 110 to move back and forth; the air around it is heated by the heating tube 203 through heat transfer, and then the fan The hot air is blown into the drying box 103 through the air guide port on the rotating cylinder 206 by the output shaft of the motor 213, and the graphite electrode moving back and forth is quickly and evenly heated and dried. The output shaft of the motor 213 drives the synchronous pulley 210 connected to it to rotate, and then the synchronous pulley 210 on the front and rear sides is driven to rotate through the transmission relationship between the synchronous pulley 210, the synchronous pulley 1 209 and the transmission synchronous belt 211, so that the synchronous pulley 1 209 respectively drives the synchronous pulley 210 located on the same rotating shaft 20 The bevel gear 212 on 8 rotates, and the meshing relationship between the bevel gear 212 and the bevel gear ring 207 drives the bevel gear ring 207 to rotate, and the bevel gear ring 207 drives the rotating cylinder 206 to rotate. In the process of hot air blowing toward the graphite electrode, the rotating rotating cylinder 206 drives the air guide port on its outer arc surface to rotate, so that the hot air can be quickly and evenly blown from all angles to the graphite electrode that is constantly moving back and forth through the rotating air guide port, so that the graphite electrode can be dried quickly and efficiently.

[0026] According to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 , 2 As shown, a glass observation window 105 is provided in the avoidance groove opened on the upper side of the cover 104. During the drying process of the graphite electrode, personnel can observe the drying condition of the graphite electrode in the drying box 103 through the glass observation window 105 on the upper side of the cover 104, so as to better control the drying of the graphite electrode.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Other modifications or equivalent substitutions made to the technical solution of the utility model by ordinary technicians in this field should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. A graphite electrode dryer, comprising a support frame (101), wherein four corners of the lower surface of the support frame (101) are provided with support feet (102), characterized in that: A drying box (103) is arranged on the upper surface of the support frame (101), a cover (104) is rotatably arranged on the front side of the drying box (103), two sliding columns (106) symmetrically distributed up and down are welded and fixed to the inner wall of the rear side of the drying box (103), a movable plate (107) is slidably arranged between the two sliding columns (106), a front side surface of the movable plate (107) is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed slide rails (109), a tray (110) is slidably arranged between two laterally adjacent slide rails (109), and the tray (110) is fixed to the adjacent slide rails (109) by bolts, a drying module for drying graphite electrodes is also arranged on the drying box (103), and an electric control module for driving the movable plate (107) to move is also arranged on the drying box (103).

2. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric control module comprises two left-right symmetrically distributed adjusting screws (108) rotatably arranged on the inner wall of the rear side of the drying box (103), the two adjusting screws (108) are both threadedly connected to the movable plate (107), and the rear side of the drying box (103) is provided with two left-right symmetrically distributed motors (111), and the output shafts of the motors (111) are respectively fixed to adjacent adjusting screws (108) through couplings.

3. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The drying module comprises a heating box (201) arranged on the left and right sides of a drying box (103); a filter screen (202) is arranged on a side of the heating box (201) away from the vertical center of the drying box (103); a plurality of evenly distributed heating tubes (203) are arranged on a side of the heating box (201) close to the vertical center of the drying box (103); two fans (204) symmetrically distributed up and down are arranged in the middle of the heating box (201); and an air guide unit for even heating is also arranged on the drying box (103).

4. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air guide unit comprises a rotating seat (205) arranged on the inner walls of the front and rear sides of the drying box (103); a rotating cylinder (206) is rotatably arranged between the two rotating seats (205); a plurality of evenly distributed air guide ports are provided on the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder (206); a helical gear ring (207) is fixedly sleeved on the front and rear sides of the outer arc surface of the rotating cylinder (206); two rotating shafts (208) symmetrically distributed front and back are rotatably arranged at the top end of the interior of the drying box (103); a helical gear (212) is fixedly sleeved on the lower end of the outer arc surface of the rotating shaft (208); the helical gears (212) are respectively meshed and connected with adjacent helical gear rings (207); and a driving component for driving the rotating cylinder (206) to rotate is also arranged on the drying box (103).

5. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a driving shaft rotatably arranged in the middle of the inner top of the drying box (103); a second synchronous pulley (210) is fixedly sleeved at the lower end of the outer arc surface of the driving shaft; a first synchronous pulley (209) is fixedly sleeved at the upper end of the outer arc surface of the rotating shaft (208); the first synchronous pulley (209) and the second synchronous pulley (210) are connected to each other through a transmission synchronous belt (211); a second motor (213) is arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the drying box (103); and an output shaft of the second motor (213) is fixed to the driving shaft through a coupling.

6. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 5, characterized in that: A control panel (301) is provided on the right side of the drying box (103), and the motor 1 (111), the heating tube (203), the fan (204) and the motor 2 (213) are all electrically connected to the control panel (301).

7. The graphite electrode dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A glass observation window (105) is provided in the avoidance groove opened on the upper side of the cover (104).

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