A feeding mechanism for aluminum chip smelting furnace

By designing a feeding mechanism for spraying cleaner and fan in the feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace for drying, the problems of impurities residues and harmful gases caused by failure to clean during the aluminum chip smelting process are solved, and the smelting purity and environmental health of the aluminum chip are improved.

CN222703800UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-01MAANSHAN GUANGYANG NONFERROUS METALS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420967166.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-07
Publication Date
2025-04-01
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-07

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Technical Problem

During the aluminum chip smelting production process, the screw conveyor cannot clean the aluminum chip, resulting in dirt, grease or oxide remaining on the surface of the uncleaned aluminum chip, reducing the purity and quality of the aluminum material, and producing harmful gases, polluting the environment and affecting the health of the operators.

Method used

A feeding mechanism of an aluminum chip smelting furnace is designed, including the first and second feed chambers. The spray head sprays a cleaning agent in the first feed chamber to clean the surface of the aluminum chips. After cleaning, it is dried in the second feed chamber through a fan to ensure that the aluminum chips are cleaned and air-dried before smelting.

Benefits of technology

Through cleaning and air-drying treatment, the smelting purity of aluminum chips is improved, the generation of harmful gases is reduced, and the environment and operator health is improved.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace, and relates to the technical field of aluminum chip processing. The utility model discloses a feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace, which is applied to a furnace body, and includes a feeding box and a water tank. The feeding box is installed at the upper end of the furnace body, and a first feeding chamber, a second feeding chamber, a water storage tank and a drying chamber are provided inside the feeding box. The first feeding chamber and the second feeding chamber are connected through a guide port, and spiral feeding rods are movably installed in the first feeding chamber and the second feeding chamber. In order to solve the defect that the aluminum chip feeding mechanism cannot clean the aluminum chips, when the aluminum chips are transported in the first feeding chamber, the utility model sprays a cleaning agent from a nozzle to clean the surface of the aluminum chips. After cleaning, the aluminum chips continue to be transported through the second feeding chamber, and the fan dries them at this time, so that the aluminum chips can be cleaned and dried before smelting, thereby improving the smelting purity and reducing the production of harmful gases.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of aluminum chip processing, in particular to a feeding mechanism of an aluminum chip smelting furnace. Background Art

[0002] In the process of aluminum chip smelting production, a screw conveyor is needed to transport aluminum chips to the smelting furnace to achieve continuous and automatic aluminum chip smelting. However, the screw conveyor cannot clean the aluminum chips when conveying them. Dirt, grease or oxides will remain on the surface of uncleaned aluminum chips. These impurities will increase the impurity content in the smelting furnace, thereby reducing the purity and quality of the aluminum material. At the same time, impurities will decompose at high temperatures, produce harmful gases, pollute the environment and affect the health of operators.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve the defect that the aluminum chip feeding mechanism cannot clean the aluminum chips, it is necessary to propose a feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace. When the aluminum chips are transported in a first feeding chamber, a nozzle sprays a cleaning agent to clean the surface of the aluminum chips. After cleaning, the aluminum chips continue to be transported through a second feeding chamber. At this time, a fan dries the aluminum chips, so that the aluminum chips can be cleaned and dried before smelting, thereby improving the smelting purity and reducing the production of harmful gases, so as to solve the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

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

[0006] A feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace, applied to a furnace body, comprises a feeding box and a water tank, wherein the feeding box is installed at the upper end of the furnace body, and a first feeding cavity, a second feeding cavity, a water storage tank and a drying cavity are provided inside the feeding box, the first feeding cavity and the second feeding cavity are connected through a material guide port, and spiral feeding rods are movably installed in the first feeding cavity and the second feeding cavity;

[0007] A nozzle is installed at the upper end of the inner wall of the first feeding cavity, and the nozzle is sealed and connected to a water pipe, and the water pipe is fixedly installed on the top of the feeding box, and the water pipe is sealed and connected to a first water pump through a hose;

[0008] A plurality of fans are movably installed in the drying chamber, and the back end of the fan is connected to a first bevel gear through a rotating shaft. The first bevel gear is located outside the loading box. A driving shaft is also movably installed outside the loading box, and a second bevel gear is fixed on the driving shaft. The second bevel gear is meshingly connected with the first bevel gear.

[0009] Preferably, a feed port is provided at the top end of the first feeding cavity, a discharge port is provided at the bottom end of the second feeding cavity, and the feed box is connected to the inside of the furnace body through the discharge port.

[0010] Preferably, there are two spiral feeding rods, the surface of the spiral feeding rod at the upper end is covered with wire brushes, and the surface of the spiral feeding rod at the lower end is covered with sponge strips.

[0011] Preferably, the water storage tank is arranged at the lower end of the first feeding cavity, and a water filter hole is provided on the partition between the water storage tank and the first feeding cavity, a water outlet is provided at the side end of the water storage tank, and the water outlet is sealed and connected to the second water pump through a hose.

[0012] Preferably, the drying chamber is arranged at a side end of the second feeding chamber, and a partition between the drying chamber and the second feeding chamber is provided with ventilation holes.

[0013] Preferably, one end of the spiral feeding rod and the driving shaft are both fixedly connected to a motor.

[0014] Preferably, the water tank is divided into a recovery tank and a water storage tank on the left and right sides. The recovery tank is sealed and connected to the second water pump through a hose, and the water storage tank is sealed and connected to the first water pump through a hose.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0016] 1. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace, when the aluminum chips are transported inside the first feeding chamber, the nozzle will spray the cleaning agent on the surface of the aluminum chips. Under the flushing of the wire brush, the impurities adhering to the surface of the aluminum chips can be cleaned. At this time, the cleaning agent passes through the water filter hole into the water storage tank and is introduced into the recovery tank for recovery through the second water pump;

[0017] 2. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace, the cleaned aluminum chips enter the second feeding chamber from the guide port, at this time, the motor is started to drive the driving shaft to rotate, the driving shaft drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the meshing action of the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, and the rotating shaft then drives the fan fixed thereto to rotate, so as to air-dry the aluminum chips, and the air-dried aluminum chips are then fed into the furnace body from the discharge port, so as to improve the smelting purity and reduce the generation of harmful gases. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a front structural stereogram of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a front view of the feed box of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a sectional side view of the loading box of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4This is a three-dimensional diagram of the back structure of the utility model;

[0022] In the figure: 1. furnace body; 2. loading box; 21. first feeding chamber; 211. feeding port; 212. nozzle; 22. second feeding chamber; 221. discharging port; 23. guiding port; 24. water storage tank; 241. water outlet; 25. spiral loading rod; 26. drying chamber; 261. fan; 262. rotating shaft; 263. first bevel gear; 264. driving shaft; 265. second bevel gear; 27. water pipe; 28. first water pump; 29. ​​second water pump; 210. water tank; 2101. recovery tank; 2102. water storage tank. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 A feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace is applied to a furnace body 1, including a feeding box 2 and a water tank 210. The feeding box 2 is installed at the upper end of the furnace body 1. A first feeding chamber 21, a second feeding chamber 22, a water storage tank 24 and a drying chamber 26 are provided inside the feeding box 2. A feeding port 211 is provided at the top end of the first feeding chamber 21, and a discharge port 221 is provided at the bottom end of the second feeding chamber 22. The feeding box 2 is connected to the inside of the furnace body 1 through the discharge port 221.

[0025] Aluminum chips are fed into the first feeding chamber 21 from the feed port 211, can be cleaned while being transported in the first feeding chamber 21, and can be air-dried while being transported in the second feeding chamber 22. The cleaned and air-dried aluminum chips are finally fed into the furnace body 1 from the discharge port 221 for smelting.

[0026] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 The first feeding chamber 21 and the second feeding chamber 22 are connected by a guide port 23. A spiral feeding rod 25 is movably installed in the first feeding chamber 21 and the second feeding chamber 22. There are two spiral feeding rods 25 and one end of each spiral feeding rod 25 is fixedly connected to a motor. The surface of the spiral feeding rod 25 at the upper end is covered with a wire brush, and the surface of the spiral feeding rod 25 at the lower end is covered with sponge strips.

[0027] Among them, when aluminum chips are transported in the first feeding chamber 21, the wire brush on the surface of the spiral feeding rod 25 can flush the surface of the aluminum chips to improve the cleaning effect. After cleaning, the aluminum chips enter the second feeding chamber 22 from the guide port 23. At this time, the sponge strip on the surface of the spiral feeding rod 25 can absorb moisture on the surface of the aluminum chips to improve the air-drying effect.

[0028] In order to solve the technical problem of how to clean aluminum chips by the feeding mechanism, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 , this embodiment provides the following technical solutions:

[0029] A nozzle 212 is installed at the upper end of the inner wall of the first feeding cavity 21, and the nozzle 212 is sealed with a water pipe 27, which is fixedly installed on the top of the loading box 2, and the water pipe 27 is sealed with a first water pump 28 through a hose.

[0030] The water storage tank 24 is arranged at the lower end of the first feeding cavity 21, and a water filter hole is provided on the partition between the water storage tank 24 and the first feeding cavity 21, and a water outlet 241 is provided at the side end of the water storage tank 24, and the water outlet 241 is sealed and connected to the second water pump 29 through a hose.

[0031] The water tank 210 is divided into a recovery tank 2101 and a water storage tank 2102 on the left and right. The recovery tank 2101 is sealedly connected to the second water pump 29 through a hose, and the water storage tank 2102 is sealedly connected to the first water pump 28 through a hose.

[0032] Specifically, when aluminum chips are transported in the first feeding chamber 21, the first water pump 28 is started, and the first water pump 28 pumps the cleaning agent in the water storage tank 2102 into the water pipe 27. The cleaning agent in the water pipe 27 is then sprayed out from the nozzle 212 under the action of gravity to spray and rinse the surface of the aluminum chips. The cleaning agent passes through the water filter hole and enters the water storage tank 24. The second water pump 29 is started, and the second water pump 29 pumps the cleaning agent in the water storage tank 24 out of the water outlet 241 and pumps it into the recovery tank 2101 for recovery.

[0033] In order to solve the technical problem of how to air dry the aluminum chips in the feeding mechanism, please refer to Figure 2-Figure 3 , this embodiment provides the following technical solutions:

[0034] The drying chamber 26 is arranged at the side end of the second feeding chamber 22, and the partition between the drying chamber 26 and the second feeding chamber 22 is provided with ventilation holes. A plurality of fans 261 are movably installed in the drying chamber 26. The back end of the fan 261 is connected to the first bevel gear 263 through a rotating shaft 262. The first bevel gear 263 is located outside the loading box 2. A driving shaft 264 is also movably installed outside the loading box 2. One end of the driving shaft 264 is fixedly connected to a motor. A second bevel gear 265 is fixedly provided on the driving shaft 264. The second bevel gear 265 is meshingly connected with the first bevel gear 263.

[0035] Specifically, when aluminum chips enter the second feeding chamber 22 from the guide port 23, the starting motor drives the driving shaft 264 to rotate, and the driving shaft 264 drives the second bevel gear 265 fixed thereto to rotate, and the second bevel gear 265 then drives the first bevel gear 263 meshing therewith to rotate, and the first bevel gear 263 then drives the fan 261 to rotate via the rotating shaft 262, and the wind force generated by the rotation of the fan 261 passes through the ventilation holes to dry the aluminum chips.

[0036] Working principle: When the feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace is used, aluminum chips are put into the first feeding chamber 21 from the feeding port 211, and the first water pump 28 is started. The first water pump 28 pumps the cleaning agent in the water storage tank 2102 into the water pipe 27, and then sprays it from the nozzle 212 to flush the surface of the aluminum chips. The flushed cleaning agent flows into the water storage tank 24 from the water filter hole, and then the second water pump 29 is started to pump the cleaning agent in the water storage tank 24 into the recovery tank 2101 for The aluminum chips are recycled, and the cleaned aluminum chips enter the second feeding chamber 22 from the guide port 23 for transportation. The motor is started to drive the driving shaft 264 to rotate, and the driving shaft 264 drives the second bevel gear 265 fixed thereto to rotate. The second bevel gear 265 then drives the rotating shaft 262 to rotate through the first bevel gear 263, and the rotating shaft 262 drives the fan 261 to rotate. The generated wind force passes through the ventilation holes to dry the aluminum chips. The cleaned and dried aluminum chips enter the furnace body 1 from the discharge port 221.

[0037] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0038] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A feeding mechanism for an aluminum chip smelting furnace, applied to a furnace body (1), comprising a feeding box (2) and a water tank (210), wherein the feeding box (2) is installed at the upper end of the furnace body (1), and is characterized in that: The loading box (2) is provided with a first feeding chamber (21), a second feeding chamber (22), a water storage tank (24) and a drying chamber (26); the first feeding chamber (21) and the second feeding chamber (22) are connected via a guide port (23); and a spiral loading rod (25) is movably installed in each of the first feeding chamber (21) and the second feeding chamber (22); A nozzle (212) is installed at the upper end of the inner wall of the first feeding cavity (21), the nozzle (212) is sealedly connected to a water pipe (27), the water pipe (27) is fixedly installed on the top of the feeding box (2), and the water pipe (27) is sealedly connected to a first water pump (28) via a hose; A plurality of fans (261) are movably mounted in the drying chamber (26); the back ends of the fans (261) are connected to a first bevel gear (263) via a rotating shaft (262); the first bevel gear (263) is located outside the loading box (2); a driving shaft (264) is also movably mounted outside the loading box (2); a second bevel gear (265) is fixedly mounted on the driving shaft (264); and the second bevel gear (265) is meshingly connected to the first bevel gear (263).

2. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The top end of the first feeding cavity (21) is provided with a feeding port (211), the bottom end of the second feeding cavity (22) is provided with a discharging port (221), and the feeding box (2) is connected to the interior of the furnace body (1) via the discharging port (221).

3. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: There are two spiral feeding rods (25), the surface of the spiral feeding rod (25) located at the upper end is covered with a wire brush, and the surface of the spiral feeding rod (25) located at the lower end is covered with a sponge strip.

4. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The water storage tank (24) is arranged at the lower end of the first feeding cavity (21), and a water filter hole is provided on a partition between the water storage tank (24) and the first feeding cavity (21). A water outlet (241) is provided at a side end of the water storage tank (24), and the water outlet (241) is sealed and connected to a second water pump (29) via a hose.

5. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The drying chamber (26) is arranged at a side end of the second feeding chamber (22), and a partition between the drying chamber (26) and the second feeding chamber (22) is provided with ventilation holes.

6. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: One end of the spiral loading rod (25) and the driving shaft (264) are both fixedly connected to a motor.

7. The feeding mechanism of the aluminum chip smelting furnace according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The water tank (210) is divided into a recovery tank (2101) and a water storage tank (2102) on the left and right sides. The recovery tank (2101) is sealedly connected to the second water pump (29) via a hose, and the water storage tank (2102) is sealedly connected to the first water pump (28) via a hose.