Removable discharging hopper device

By designing a removable hopper device, the pulley assembly of the rail pulley mechanism is used to support the pulley assembly to snap into the track groove, which can easily remove and clean the outgoing hopper, solving the problem of inefficiency caused by frequent cleaning of the lower hopper in the prior art, improving work efficiency and maintaining metrological accuracy.

CN222906966UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-27ZHUZHOU GEMAN TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421982746.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-15
Publication Date
2025-05-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-15

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the lower hopper needs to be frequently removed and cleaned, resulting in low working efficiency. Since the outlet hopper is hung on the sensor, two people need to be moved out and cleaned, which increases the labor intensity.

Method used

A removable hopper device is designed, including a feeding mechanism, a hopper mechanism and a rail pulley mechanism. The telescopic rod support pulley assembly of the rail pulley mechanism is snapped into the track groove, so that the hopper is easily removed and cleaned.

Benefits of technology

This device can conveniently and effectively solve the problem of user cleaning troubles and difficulties, greatly improve work efficiency, and has a simple structure and does not affect the measurement accuracy.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a removable hopper device which comprises a feeding mechanism, a hopper mechanism and a track pulley mechanism, the feeding mechanism is used for feeding materials, and the feeding mechanism comprises a weighing sensor; the hopper mechanism comprises a discharging hopper hung on the weighing sensor; the rail pulley mechanism comprises rails symmetrically and fixedly arranged on the two sides of the discharging hopper, mounting plates arranged on the two sides of the discharging hopper, pulley assemblies with one ends hinged to the mounting plates and telescopic rods with one ends hinged to the pulley assemblies. The other end of the telescopic rod is hinged to the mounting plate; the pulley assembly is matched with the track; in a weighing state, the pulley assembly is in a put-down state; in the cleaning state, the telescopic rod stretches out to support the pulley assembly to be clamped into the rail groove of the rail. The problem that cleaning is troublesome and difficult for users can be conveniently and effectively solved, and efficiency is greatly improved. The utility model has the advantages that the structure is simple, the hopper cleaning problem is effectively solved, and the metering precision is not influenced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of material discharging hoppers, in particular to a removable material discharging hopper device. Background Art

[0002] Under existing technical conditions, the lower hopper needs to be frequently removed and cleaned. Since there are many batches of materials to be weighed and the types are different, in order to avoid cross contamination, the hopper needs to be taken out and cleaned before work can be carried out. Since the discharge hopper is directly hung on the sensor, two people are needed to move it out and clean it when it is removed, which greatly affects work efficiency and cannot meet user needs. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a removable hopper device, comprising:

[0004] A feeding mechanism, used for feeding materials, the feeding mechanism comprising a weighing sensor;

[0005] A hopper mechanism, comprising a discharge hopper suspended on the weighing sensor;

[0006] The track pulley mechanism comprises tracks symmetrically fixedly arranged on both sides of the discharge hopper, mounting plates arranged on both sides of the discharge hopper, a pulley assembly hingedly arranged at one end to the mounting plate, and a telescopic rod hingedly arranged at one end to the pulley assembly; the other end of the telescopic rod is hingedly arranged to the mounting plate; the pulley assembly is adapted to the track;

[0007] In the weighing state, the pulley assembly is in a lowered state;

[0008] In the cleaning state, the telescopic rod extends out to support the pulley assembly to be clamped into the track groove of the track.

[0009] In one embodiment, the track pulley mechanism further includes a limiting assembly, and the limiting assembly includes a limiting column arranged on the track and a limiting groove extending from the upper end of the pulley assembly.

[0010] In one embodiment, the hopper mechanism is connected to the feeding mechanism via a snap-fit ​​connection.

[0011] In one embodiment, there are four weighing sensors.

[0012] In one embodiment, the telescopic rod includes a sleeve, a telescopic shaft disposed in the sleeve, through holes disposed on the sleeve and the telescopic shaft respectively, and a quick latch disposed in the through hole.

[0013] In one embodiment, a handle is provided on one side of the discharge hopper.

[0014] In one embodiment, the weighing sensor is connected to the feeding mechanism by using an elastic structural member.

[0015] In one embodiment, the elastic structural member is a rubber shock-absorbing pad or a spring connecting member.

[0016] Beneficial effects of the utility model

[0017] The utility model provides a removable hopper device, including a feeding mechanism, a hopper mechanism and a track pulley mechanism. In the weighing state, the pulley assembly is in a lowered state; when the hopper needs to be cleaned, the telescopic rod extends to support the pulley assembly to be inserted into the track groove of the track. It can conveniently and effectively solve the problem of difficult cleaning for users and greatly improve efficiency. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, effectively solving the hopper cleaning problem and not affecting the metering accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the weighing state of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cleaning state of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the hopper mechanism of the utility model;

[0021] Among them, 10, feeding mechanism; 20, hopper mechanism; 21, discharging hopper; 22, buckle; 23, handle; 30, track pulley mechanism; 31, track; 32, mounting plate; 33, pulley assembly; 34, telescopic rod; 35, sleeve; 36, telescopic shaft; 37, quick latch; 40, limit assembly; 41, limit column; 42, limit groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments. The following embodiments will help those skilled in the art to further understand the utility model, but do not limit the utility model in any form. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model. These all fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0023] Reference Figures 1 to 3The utility model provides a removable hopper device, the utility model provides a removable hopper device, including a feeding mechanism 10, a hopper mechanism 20 and a track pulley mechanism 30, the feeding mechanism 10 is used for feeding materials, and the feeding mechanism 10 includes a weighing sensor; the hopper mechanism 20 includes a discharge hopper 21 suspended on the weighing sensor; the track pulley mechanism 30 includes tracks 31 symmetrically fixed on both sides of the discharge hopper 21, mounting plates 32 arranged on both sides of the discharge hopper 21, a pulley assembly 33 hinged to the mounting plate 32 at one end, and a telescopic rod 34 hinged to the pulley assembly 33 at one end; the other end of the telescopic rod 34 is hinged to the mounting plate 32; the pulley assembly 33 is adapted to the track 31; in the weighing state, the pulley assembly 33 is in a lowered state; to avoid affecting the weighing accuracy. In the cleaning state, when the discharge hopper 21 needs to be cleaned, the telescopic rod 34 extends to support the pulley assembly 33 to be inserted into the track groove of the track 31, and the telescopic rod 34 props up the pulley assembly 33, loosens the discharge hopper 21 suspended on the weighing sensor, and pulls the discharge hopper 21 out along the guide of the track 31 and the pulley assembly 33, and pulls it out smoothly, and then the cleaning operation can be carried out. After the cleaning is completed, the discharge hopper 21 is pushed back to a position along the guide of the track 31, the telescopic rod 34 is retracted, and the pulley assembly 33 falls down to prevent contact with the hopper and affect the measurement accuracy.

[0024] In one embodiment, the track pulley mechanism 30 also includes a limit assembly 40, and the limit assembly 40 includes a limit column 41 arranged on the track 31 and a limit groove 42 extending from the upper end of the pulley assembly 33. The opening of the limit groove is located away from the pulling direction of the discharge hopper 21. When the discharge hopper 21 is pulled out, the limit column 41 is inserted into the limit groove to achieve limitation, thereby preventing the track 31 of the discharge hopper 21 from pulling out the pulley assembly 33.

[0025] In one embodiment, the hopper mechanism 20 is connected to the feeding mechanism 10 via a buckle 22. When the hopper mechanism 20 needs to be cleaned, it can be quickly disassembled and then quickly installed after cleaning.

[0026] In one embodiment, there are four weighing sensors, which form four-point support for the discharge hopper 21, so that the discharge hopper 21 is stably installed. In another embodiment, there are one or two weighing sensors, which form four-point support with the discharge hopper 21 through a connection structure.

[0027] In one embodiment, the telescopic rod 34 includes a sleeve 35, a telescopic shaft 36 disposed in the sleeve 35, through holes disposed on the sleeve 35 and the telescopic shaft 36, and a quick-release pin 37 disposed in the through hole. When cleaning is required, the pulley assembly 33 is propped up, the telescopic shaft 36 extends out of the sleeve 35, the quick-release pin 37 is inserted, the buckle 22 is loosened, and the discharge hopper 21 can be pulled out for cleaning. After cleaning, the discharge hopper 21 is returned to the designated position, the quick-release pin 37 is removed, the telescopic shaft 36 is retracted, and the pulley assembly 33 is lowered.

[0028] In one embodiment, a handle 23 is provided on one side of the discharge hopper 21 , and the discharge hopper 21 is pulled out by the handle 23 .

[0029] In one embodiment, the weighing sensor is connected to the feeding mechanism 10 by using an elastic structural member.

[0030] In one embodiment, the elastic structural member is a rubber shock-absorbing pad or a spring connector to prevent the vibration of the discharge hopper 21 from being quickly eliminated during the material addition process, so as not to affect the output data of the weighing sensor.

[0031] Beneficial effects of the utility model

[0032] The utility model provides a removable hopper device, comprising a feeding mechanism 10, a hopper mechanism 20 and a track pulley mechanism 30. In the weighing state, the pulley assembly 33 is in a lowered state; when the discharge hopper 21 needs to be cleaned, the telescopic rod 34 extends to support the pulley assembly 33 to be inserted into the track groove of the track 31. It can conveniently and effectively solve the problem of difficult cleaning by users and greatly improve efficiency. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, effectively solving the hopper cleaning problem and not affecting the measurement accuracy.

[0033] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0034] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0035] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0036] The above contents are further detailed descriptions of the present invention in combination with specific implementation methods, and it cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention.

Claims

1. A removable hopper device, characterized in that: include: A feeding mechanism, used for feeding materials, the feeding mechanism comprising a weighing sensor; A hopper mechanism, comprising a discharge hopper suspended on the weighing sensor; The track pulley mechanism comprises tracks symmetrically fixedly arranged on both sides of the discharge hopper, mounting plates arranged on both sides of the discharge hopper, a pulley assembly hingedly arranged at one end to the mounting plate, and a telescopic rod hingedly arranged at one end to the pulley assembly; the other end of the telescopic rod is hingedly arranged to the mounting plate; the pulley assembly is adapted to the track; In the weighing state, the pulley assembly is in a lowered state; In the cleaning state, the telescopic rod extends out to support the pulley assembly to be clamped into the track groove of the track.

2. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The track pulley mechanism further comprises a limiting assembly, wherein the limiting assembly comprises a limiting column arranged on the track and a limiting groove extending from the upper end of the pulley assembly.

3. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper mechanism is connected to the feeding mechanism via a buckle.

4. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are four weighing sensors.

5. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic rod comprises a sleeve, a telescopic shaft arranged in the sleeve, through holes respectively arranged on the sleeve and the telescopic shaft, and a quick latch arranged in the through hole.

6. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle is provided on one side of the discharge hopper.

7. A removable hopper device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The weighing sensor is connected to the feeding mechanism by using an elastic structural member.

8. A removable hopper device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The elastic structural member is a rubber shock-absorbing pad or a spring connecting member.