Charging mechanism for EPS foam forming

By designing a feeding mechanism for EPS foam forming including a linear module, a connecting rod, a servo motor and a push column, the problem of adhesion and blockage of EPS foam in the conveying pipeline is solved, and the feeding efficiency is improved.

CN222946061UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-06BAILUO ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (SUZHOU) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421115849.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-22
Publication Date
2025-06-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-22

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Technical Problem

During the pipeline transportation process, EPS foam contains impurities or particles and is sticky, which causes it to adhere to the inside of the transportation pipeline and may be blocked, affecting the feeding efficiency.

Method used

A feeding mechanism for EPS foam forming is designed, including a linear module, a connecting rod, a servo motor and a push column. Through the synergistic action of these components, the push column slides left and right inside the feed pipe to clean up the adhered materials and improve the feeding efficiency of EPS foam.

Benefits of technology

It effectively solves the problem of adhesion and blockage of EPS foam in the conveying pipeline, improves the efficiency of EPS foam feeding, and improves the overall working efficiency.

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Abstract

A feeding mechanism for EPS foam forming belongs to the technical field of EPS foam processing and comprises an EPS foam forming machine, a discharging pipe, a feeding box, a valve and two flanges, the feeding mechanism and a supporting assembly are arranged on the left side of the EPS foam forming machine, and the feeding mechanism comprises a mounting side plate fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left side of the EPS foam forming machine; a feeding pipe is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the left side of the flange on the left side, and a linear module is fixedly mounted at the top of the mounting side plate. According to the feeding mechanism for EPS foam forming, a pushing column is conveniently driven to move left and right under the action of a linear module and a connecting rod, the pushing column is conveniently driven to rotate under the action of a servo motor, the pushing column rotates while sliding left and right in a feeding pipe, and EPS foam raw materials in the feeding pipe are pushed into an EPS foam forming machine; and meanwhile, the pushing column rotates to clean materials attached to the inner circumferential wall of the feeding pipe, and the EPS foam feeding efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of EPS foam processing, in particular to a feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding. Background Art

[0002] EPS foam, the full name of which is Expandable Polystyrene (EPS), is a thermoplastic foam. Its basic material is polystyrene, which is processed by adding a physical foaming agent to form a material with the advantages of light weight, excellent thermal insulation, strong impact resistance, waterproof and moisture-proof. The preparation process of EPS foam usually includes mixing polystyrene resin with a foaming agent, foaming it by heating and pressurizing, and finally making a foam plastic with a closed-cell structure. EPS foam is widely used in various fields due to its unique properties. In the field of construction, it is often used as a material for external wall insulation system (EWI), roof insulation, ground insulation, cold storage, refrigerated trucks, ship insulation, pipeline insulation, heating equipment insulation and other projects. In the field of packaging, EPS foam is widely used in shockproof packaging materials for mechanical equipment, instruments and meters, household electrical appliances, handicrafts and other fragile and valuable products, as well as the packaging of fast food. In addition, EPS foam is also widely used in transportation, agriculture, electronics, sports, toys, medicine, art and environmental protection.

[0003] At present, during the process of pipeline transportation, EPS foam contains impurities or particles, and EPS foam also contains viscosity, which causes EPS foam to adhere to the inside of the transportation pipeline and cause part of EPS foam to be blocked in the transportation pipeline, resulting in poor or interrupted feeding. Therefore, a feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the utility model provides a feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding, which has the advantages of improving the efficiency of EPS foam feeding and conveying, and solves the problem that the EPS foam contains impurities or particles and the EPS foam also contains viscosity, which causes the EPS foam to adhere to the inside of the conveying pipe and causes part of the EPS foam to be blocked in the conveying pipe.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding, comprising an EPS foam molding machine, a discharge pipe, a feed box, a valve and two flanges, wherein the left side of the EPS foam molding machine is provided with a feeding mechanism and a support assembly;

[0006] The feeding mechanism includes a mounting side plate fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine, a feed pipe is fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the left flange, a linear module is fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting side plate, a connecting rod is fixedly mounted on the movable shaft of the linear module, a servo motor is fixedly mounted on the side of the connecting rod away from the linear module, a push pin is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the servo motor, a feed seat is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the feed box, and two guide plates are fixedly mounted on the bottom inner wall of the feed seat.

[0007] Furthermore, the support assembly includes two support rods fixedly installed on the top outer wall of the mounting side panel, the top outer wall of the support rods is fixedly installed with a support ring, the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine is fixedly installed with a support plate, the top outer wall of the support plate is fixedly installed on the bottom outer wall of the mounting side panel, and the bottom outer wall of the mounting side panel is fixedly installed with a support seat.

[0008] Furthermore, the support ring is fixedly mounted on the outer peripheral wall of the feed pipe, and the feed seat is located between the two support rings.

[0009] Furthermore, the diameter of the push pin is the same as the inner diameter of the feed pipe, the push pin is slidably connected inside the feed pipe, and the maximum distance that the push pin can move to the right is greater than the length of the feed pipe.

[0010] Furthermore, the guide plate is in the shape of a right triangle, and the shortest distance between the outer walls on opposite sides of the two guide plates is the same as the diameter of the feed seat.

[0011] Furthermore, the length of the push pin is greater than the maximum distance between the feed seat and the flange.

[0012] Furthermore, the discharge pipe is fixedly installed at the bottom of the EPS foam molding machine, the feed box is located on the left side of the EPS foam molding machine, a valve is installed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe, and the two flanges are respectively installed on the outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine on the opposite side of the feed pipe.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding can drive the push column to move left and right through the action of the linear module and the connecting rod, and can drive the push column to rotate through the action of the servo motor, so that the push column can slide left and right inside the feed pipe and rotate at the same time, so as to push the EPS foam raw material inside the feed pipe into the EPS foam molding machine. At the same time, the push column rotates to clean the material adhered to the inner wall of the feed pipe, thereby improving the efficiency of EPS foam feeding and improving the overall work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

[0016] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 Look at the structural diagram;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the feed pipe and the support ring of the utility model.

[0018] In the figure: 1. EPS foam molding machine; 2. discharge pipe; 3. feed box; 4. mounting side panel; 5. feed pipe; 6. linear module; 7. connecting rod; 8. servo motor; 9. push column; 10. feed seat; 11. guide plate; 12. support rod; 13. support ring; 14. support plate; 15. support seat; 16. valve; 17. flange. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] 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.

[0020] See also Figure 1-3 In this embodiment, a feeding mechanism for EPS foam molding includes an EPS foam molding machine 1, a discharge pipe 2, a feed box 3, a valve 16 and two flanges 17. The left side of the EPS foam molding machine 1 is provided with a feeding mechanism and a supporting assembly.

[0021] The discharge pipe 2 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the EPS foam molding machine 1, the feed box 3 is located on the left side of the EPS foam molding machine 1, a valve 16 is installed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe 2, and two flanges 17 are respectively installed on the outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine 1 on the opposite side of the feed pipe 5.

[0022] The feeding mechanism includes a mounting side plate 4 fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine 1, a feed pipe 5 fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the left flange 17, a linear module 6 fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting side plate 4, a connecting rod 7 fixedly mounted on the movable shaft of the linear module 6, a servo motor 8 fixedly mounted on the side of the connecting rod 7 away from the linear module 6, a push pin 9 fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the servo motor 8, the diameter of the push pin 9 is the same as the inner diameter of the feed pipe 5, the push pin 9 is slidably connected to the inside of the feed pipe 5, and the farthest distance that the push pin 9 can move to the right is greater than the length of the feed pipe 5.

[0023] A feed seat 10 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the feed box 3, the length of the push column 9 is greater than the maximum distance between the feed seat 10 and the flange 17, and two guide plates 11 are fixedly installed on the bottom inner wall of the feed seat 10. The guide plates 11 are right-angled triangles, and the shortest distance between the outer walls on opposite sides of the two guide plates 11 is the same as the diameter of the feed seat 10.

[0024] The support assembly includes two support rods 12 fixedly installed on the top outer wall of the mounting side plate 4, a support ring 13 fixedly installed on the top outer wall of the support rod 12, the support ring 13 fixedly installed on the outer peripheral wall of the feed pipe 5, the feed seat 10 is located between the two support rings 13, a support plate 14 fixedly installed on the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine 1, the top outer wall of the support plate 14 fixedly installed on the bottom outer wall of the mounting side plate 4, and a support seat 15 fixedly installed on the bottom outer wall of the mounting side plate 4.

[0025] In this embodiment, the guide plate 11 facilitates guiding the EPS foam inside the feed box 3 to the inside of the feed pipe 5 .

[0026] In this embodiment, when the push rod 9 moves to the right, the push rod 9 will block the feed seat 10, and the EPS foam inside the feed box 3 cannot move downward, so a certain amount of EPS foam can be stored inside the feed box 3, and the speed at which the EPS foam is input into the feed seat 10 is the same as the speed at which the feed seat 10 is output.

[0027] In this embodiment, the support plate 14 and the support seat 15 improve the stability of the installation of the side plate 4.

[0028] The electrical components appearing in the text are all electrically connected to the controller and the power supply. The control method of the utility model is controlled by the controller. The control circuit of the controller can be realized by simple programming by technicians in this field. The provision of power supply is also common knowledge in this field. The utility model is mainly used to protect mechanical devices, so the utility model will no longer explain the control method and circuit connection in detail.

[0029] The working principle of the above embodiment is:

[0030] First, EPS foam is input into the feed box 3. At this time, the EPS foam in the feed box 3 is input into the feed pipe 5 through the guide plate 11 and the feed seat 10. When a certain amount of EPS foam is accumulated in the feed pipe 5, the linear module 6 starts to drive the connecting rod 7, the servo motor 8 and the push column 9 to move to the right. At the same time, the servo motor 8 drives the push column 9 to rotate. At this time, the push column 9 drives the EPS foam accumulated in the feed pipe 5 to move to the right. At this time, the EPS foam will be input into the EPS foam forming machine 1. When the EPS foam in the feed pipe 5 is input, the linear module 6 starts again and drives the push column 9 to move to the left. At this time, the EPS foam in the feed box 3 flows into the feed pipe 5 again.

[0031] 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. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0032] 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 EPS foam molding, comprising an EPS foam molding machine (1), a discharge pipe (2), a feed box (3), a valve (16) and two flanges (17), characterized in that: The EPS foam forming machine (1) is provided with a feeding mechanism and a supporting assembly on the left side; The feeding mechanism comprises a mounting side plate (4) fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine (1), a feed pipe (5) fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the left flange (17), a linear module (6) fixedly mounted on the top of the mounting side plate (4), a connecting rod (7) fixedly mounted on the movable shaft of the linear module (6), a servo motor (8) fixedly mounted on the side of the connecting rod (7) away from the linear module (6), a push column (9) fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the servo motor (8), a feed seat (10) fixedly mounted on the bottom of the feed box (3), and two guide plates (11) fixedly mounted on the bottom inner wall of the feed seat (10).

2. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support assembly comprises two support rods (12) fixedly mounted on the top outer wall of the mounting side plate (4), a support ring (13) fixedly mounted on the top outer wall of the support rod (12), a support plate (14) fixedly mounted on the left outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine (1), the top outer wall of the support plate (14) fixedly mounted on the bottom outer wall of the mounting side plate (4), and a support seat (15) fixedly mounted on the bottom outer wall of the mounting side plate (4).

3. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support ring (13) is fixedly mounted on the outer peripheral wall of the feed pipe (5), and the feed seat (10) is located between the two support rings (13).

4. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The diameter of the push pin (9) is the same as the inner diameter of the feed pipe (5), and the push pin (9) is slidably connected inside the feed pipe (5). The maximum distance that the push pin (9) can move to the right is greater than the length of the feed pipe (5).

5. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate (11) is in the form of a right triangle, and the shortest distance between the outer walls of two opposite sides of the guide plates (11) is the same as the diameter of the feed seat (10).

6. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the push pin (9) is greater than the maximum distance between the feed seat (10) and the flange (17).

7. The EPS foam molding feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge pipe (2) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the EPS foam molding machine (1), the feed box (3) is located on the left side of the EPS foam molding machine (1), a valve (16) is installed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe (2), and the two flanges (17) are respectively installed on the outer wall of the EPS foam molding machine (1) on the side opposite to the feed pipe (5).