Carbon rod control mechanism

By designing a carbon rod control mechanism driven by servo cylinder in the ladle casting equipment, the problem of single carbon rod driving in existing equipment is solved, and the accuracy of carbon rod height adjustment and automatic safety when the equipment is powered off is achieved. Protection improves the safety and operation efficiency of the equipment.

CN222448254UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-11CHANGZHOU ZUOXIAN MASCH MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421211645.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-30
Publication Date
2025-02-11
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-30

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Technical Problem

Among the existing ladle casting equipment, the driving mechanism of the carbon rod is relatively single, and the cylinder cannot be accurately positioned and feedback in real time, resulting in the equipment being unable to close the casting port in time when the power is cut off, which poses a safety hazard.

Method used

A carbon rod control mechanism is designed, using a servo cylinder to drive the lifting mechanism. Through the cooperation of the slide rod and the sliding column, the precise lifting of the carbon rod is achieved, and the safety cylinder automatically falls when the equipment is powered off to ensure the casting port. Close it in time.

Benefits of technology

The precise adjustment of the height of the carbon rod is achieved, the control of the molten iron flow rate is ensured, the strength of manual operation by workers is reduced, manpower is saved, and the safety problem of the inability to close the casting port in time when the equipment is powered off is prevented.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of steel ladle pouring equipment, in particular to a carbon rod control mechanism which comprises a stand column body, a lifting protection box is arranged on the surface of the side wall of one side of the stand column body in a sliding mode, a driving protection box is arranged on the surface of the upper end of a box body of the lifting protection box, and a lifting mechanism is arranged in the lifting protection box. The carbon rod installed on the clamping jaw is matched with driving of the servo electric cylinder above the clamping jaw, the height of the carbon rod can be adjusted, the servo motor can conveniently and rapidly adjust the height of the carbon rod, and the effect of controlling the molten iron flow is achieved. And through the automatic mechanical structure, manual operation of workers is not needed, the working intensity of the workers can be effectively reduced, manpower is saved, and the safety air cylinder is arranged, so that it can be guaranteed that the safety air cylinder automatically falls when the equipment is suddenly powered off. And the equipment safety problem caused by the fact that a casting ladle sprue cannot be closed in time when equipment is powered off is solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ladle pouring equipment, in particular to a carbon rod control mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Casting refers to the process of pouring molten metal into a specific mold for solidification. Generally speaking, casting is divided into manual casting and automatic casting. The principle is to use a mold to pour liquid metal, and after the metal solidifies, a casting with a certain shape and size can be obtained. Steel casting includes a ladle casting machine, which is an automatic casting equipment that uses an automatic control system for casting.

[0003] The ladle pouring equipment includes a ladle, and in order to control the opening and closing of the ladle mouth, a carbon rod is often set to block the ladle mouth, but many of them are manually operated mechanical structures to block the carbon rod. Even if some carbon rods are driven by machines, the driving mechanism of these carbon rods is relatively simple. Most of them are driven by cylinders, but the cylinders cannot accurately position and provide real-time feedback. Moreover, sometimes when the equipment is powered off, some carbon rods with simple structures cannot fall in time, so that the ladle mouth cannot be closed in time. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to solve the shortcomings in the prior art and proposes a carbon rod control mechanism.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The carbon rod control mechanism comprises a column body, a lifting protection box is slidably arranged on the side wall surface of one side of the column body, a driving protection box is arranged on the upper end surface of the lifting protection box body, and a lifting mechanism is arranged in the lifting protection box;

[0007] The lifting mechanism includes a sliding rod, which is symmetrically arranged in the lifting protection box. A sliding column is slidably arranged on the sliding rod. A first mounting plate is arranged on the upper end surface of the sliding column. A second mounting plate is arranged on the bottom end surface of the sliding column away from the first mounting plate. The first mounting plate is above.

[0008] In addition, a preferred structure is that a rocker cylinder is provided on the upper surface of the first mounting plate.

[0009] In addition, a preferred structure is that a servo electric cylinder is arranged on the upper surface of the column body and located in the drive protection box, and the servo electric cylinder includes a drive rod arranged at the bottom output end.

[0010] In addition, a preferred structure is that the driving rod body extends into the lifting protection box at the bottom, and the other end of the driving rod body away from the output end of the servo electric cylinder is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first mounting plate.

[0011] In addition, a preferred structure is that an oil pump is installed on a side wall of one side of the column body.

[0012] In addition, a preferred structure is that a safety cylinder is provided on the side wall surface of the column body where a lifting protection box is provided, the safety cylinder is provided at the bottom of the lifting protection box, and the piston rod body at the upper end of the safety cylinder is connected to the bottom end surface of the lifting protection box body.

[0013] In addition, a preferred structure is that a claw is provided on the bottom end surface of the second mounting plate body.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: through the provided lifting mechanism, the carbon rod installed on the claw cooperates with the driving of the servo electric cylinder above to adjust the height of the carbon rod, and the servo motor can adjust the height of the carbon rod conveniently and quickly to achieve the effect of controlling the flow of molten iron. Moreover, through this automated mechanical structure, it is realized that there is no need for workers to operate manually, which can effectively reduce the work intensity of workers and save manpower, and the safety cylinder provided can ensure that the safety cylinder automatically falls when the equipment is suddenly powered off. Prevent equipment safety problems caused by the ladle gate not being able to be closed in time when the equipment is powered off. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the carbon rod control mechanism;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the carbon rod control mechanism;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure inside the lifting protection box.

[0018] In the figure: 1 column body, 2 dust cover, 3 lifting protection box, 4 drive protection box, 5 oil pump, 6 swing arm cylinder, 7 claw, 8 safety cylinder, 9 lifting mechanism, 91 sliding rod, 92 sliding column, 93 first mounting plate, 94 second mounting plate, 10 servo electric cylinder, 101 drive rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0020] Reference Figure 1-3, a carbon rod control mechanism, comprising a column body 1, a lifting protection box 3 is slidably arranged on the side wall surface of one side of the column body 1, a driving protection box 4 is arranged on the upper end surface of the lifting protection box 3, and a lifting mechanism 9 is arranged in the lifting protection box 3;

[0021] The lifting mechanism 9 includes a sliding rod 91, which is symmetrically arranged in the lifting protection box 3. A sliding column 92 is slidably arranged on the sliding rod 91. A first mounting plate 93 is arranged at the upper end surface of the sliding column 92. A second mounting plate 94 is arranged at the bottom end surface of the sliding column 92 away from the first mounting plate 93. The first mounting plate 93 is connected to the upper surface.

[0022] Among them, a rocker cylinder 6 is arranged on the upper surface of the first mounting plate 94. The rocker cylinder 6 pushes its connecting rod through the cylinder to make the rocker arm move left and right to achieve the effect of docking with the ladle plug rod.

[0023] In addition, a servo electric cylinder 10 is arranged on the upper surface of the column body 1 and located in the drive protection box 4. The servo electric cylinder 10 includes a drive rod 101 arranged at the bottom output end. The drive rod 101 extends into the bottom lifting protection box 3, and the other end of the drive rod 101 away from the output end of the servo electric cylinder 10 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first mounting plate 93. The servo electric cylinder 10 drives the lifting mechanism 9 to lift and lower, thereby realizing the lifting and lowering of the carbon rod on the claw 7.

[0024] In addition, an oil pump 5 is installed on a side wall of the column body 1 , and the oil pump 5 can allow lubricating oil to enter the lifting protection box 3 to lubricate the sliding rod 91 .

[0025] Moreover, a safety cylinder 8 is provided on the side wall surface of the column body 1 where the lifting protection box 3 is provided. The safety cylinder 8 is provided at the bottom of the lifting protection box 3, and the piston rod body at the upper end of the safety cylinder 8 is connected to the bottom end surface of the lifting protection box 3. After the power is cut off, the telescopic rod of the safety cylinder 8 will automatically fall down, so that the lifting protection box 3 will drop as a whole, thereby automatically blocking the pouring mouth of the ladle with the carbon rod to prevent safety problems.

[0026] In addition, a claw 7 is provided on the bottom surface of the second mounting plate 94, and the claw 7 can fix the carbon rod. The claw 7 and the carbon rod are both existing technologies and are technical means well known to personnel in the field of ladle pouring machines. There is no need to elaborate on the specific installation method and structure.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the main supporting structure of the carbon rod control mechanism adopts a heavy steel material including but not limited to, which can increase the stability and durability of the equipment, and the electric equipment of the carbon rod control mechanism is controlled by PLC. When working, the servo electric cylinder 10 drives the driving rod 101 to move, so that the first mounting plate 93 drives the sliding column 92 and the second mounting plate 94 to slide on the sliding rod 91, thereby realizing the lifting of the carbon rod installed at the claw 7 on the second mounting plate 94, and the effect of controlling the flow rate of molten iron is achieved by adjusting the height of the carbon rod.

[0028] And compared with the hydraulic cylinder drive, the servo electric cylinder 10 has its irreplaceable advantages. The servo electric cylinder 10 can provide more precise positioning and fast real-time feedback, which increases the service life of the ladle carbon rod and the feel during operation to a certain extent.

[0029] In addition, the safety cylinder is set to ensure that when the equipment is powered off, the safety cylinder will automatically fall, thereby realizing the overall fall of the lifting protection box 3, so that the carbon rod can close the ladle pouring mouth in time, thereby preventing the equipment safety problem caused by the ladle pouring mouth not being able to be closed in time when the equipment is powered off.

[0030] In the utility model, the carbon rod installed on the claw 7 can be driven by the servo electric cylinder 10 above by the lifting mechanism 9, and the height of the carbon rod can be adjusted, and the servo motor can adjust the height of the carbon rod conveniently and quickly to achieve the effect of controlling the flow of molten iron. Moreover, through this automated mechanical structure, it is realized that there is no need for workers to operate manually, which can effectively reduce the work intensity of workers and save manpower, and the safety cylinder 8 can ensure that the safety cylinder 8 automatically falls when the equipment is suddenly powered off. Prevent equipment safety problems caused by the ladle gate not being able to be closed in time when the equipment is powered off.

[0031] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention according to the technical scheme and the utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A carbon rod control mechanism, comprising a column body (1), characterized in that: A lifting protection box (3) is slidably arranged on the side wall surface of one side of the column body (1); a driving protection box (4) is arranged on the upper end surface of the lifting protection box (3); and a lifting mechanism (9) is arranged inside the lifting protection box (3); The lifting mechanism (9) comprises a sliding rod (91), the sliding rod (91) is symmetrically arranged in the lifting protection box (3), a sliding column (92) is slidably arranged on the sliding rod (91), a first mounting plate (93) is arranged at the upper end surface of the sliding column (92), a second mounting plate (94) is arranged at the bottom end surface of the sliding column (92) away from the first mounting plate (93), and the first mounting plate (93) is connected to the upper surface.

2. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rocker cylinder (6) is provided on the upper surface of the first mounting plate (93).

3. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A servo electric cylinder (10) is arranged on the upper surface of the column body (1) and located inside the drive protection box (4), and the servo electric cylinder (10) comprises a drive rod (101) arranged at the bottom output end.

4. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving rod (101) extends into the bottom lifting protection box (3), and the other end of the driving rod (101) away from the output end of the servo electric cylinder (10) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the first mounting plate (93).

5. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: An oil pump (5) is installed on a side wall of one side of the column body (1).

6. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The column body (1) is provided with a safety cylinder (8) on the side wall surface where the lifting protection box (3) is provided. The safety cylinder (8) is provided at the bottom of the lifting protection box (3), and the piston rod body at the upper end of the safety cylinder (8) is connected to the bottom end surface of the lifting protection box (3).

7. The carbon rod control mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A clamping claw (7) is provided on the bottom surface of the second mounting plate (94).