Mixer for metal powder
By designing a metal powder mixer with an automatic feeding and stirring system, the problems of low production efficiency and potential safety hazards caused by manual feeding in the existing technology are solved, automatic feeding and sufficient stirring are achieved, and production efficiency and safety are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422863957.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing metal powder mixers need to stop running during the feeding process to manually add materials, resulting in low production efficiency and safety hazards.
A metal powder mixer was designed, which adopted a multi-motor driven worm gear and gear transmission system to realize automatic feeding and container capacity control. Combined with a stirring ring and scraper structure, it realized automatic feeding and sufficient stirring.
It realizes automatic addition of powder during the mixing process, controls the container capacity, improves production efficiency, reduces safety hazards of manual operation, and ensures mixing uniformity and production safety.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of metal smelting equipment, in particular to a mixer for metal powder. Background Art
[0002] A metal powder mixer is a device specifically used to mix different types of metal powders. It mechanically mixes different powders evenly to ensure that the composition of the mixed metal powder is consistent. It is suitable for 3D printing, metal injection molding and other fields.
[0003] Metal powder mixers are used to evenly mix metal powders of different types or particle sizes to ensure consistent powder composition, improve their fluidity, and enhance the quality and performance of the final product. They can effectively improve production efficiency, reduce deviations, control powder ratios, and ensure the safety of the production environment during the metal powder production process. They are essential equipment in fields such as metal 3D printing and powder metallurgy.
[0004] The metal powder mixers currently on the market are all manually fed into the mixer. In this way, if powder that needs to be added midway is encountered during the feeding process, the machine must be stopped and then manually fed. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also reduces production efficiency. Workers may also encounter safety accidents during operation. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the utility model provides a metal powder mixer, which aims to improve the problem that when powder needs to be added midway during the feeding process, the machine must be stopped and then the feeding must be done manually. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also reduces production efficiency, and workers may also encounter safety accidents during operation.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0007] A mixer for metal powder comprises a shell, the inner wall of the shell is fixedly connected to a first motor, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected to a first worm, the outer wall of the first worm is meshedly connected to a first worm wheel, the inner wall of the first worm wheel is fixedly connected to a half gear, the lower surface of the half gear is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell, the outer wall of the half gear is meshedly connected to the first gear, the lower surface of the first gear is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell, the upper surface of the first gear is rotatably connected to a protective cover, the outer wall of the first gear is fixedly connected to a turntable, the outer wall of the turntable is slidably connected to a first sleeve, the outer wall of the first sleeve is rotatably connected to an opening and closing cover, the outer wall of the opening and closing cover is slidably connected to a ring, the upper surface of the ring is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the first sleeve, and a lifting assembly is provided on the upper surface of the shell, and the lifting assembly is used to control the size of the container capacity.
[0008] Preferably, the lifting assembly includes a protective shell, the inner wall of the protective shell is fixedly connected to the second motor, the output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to the second worm, the outer wall of the second worm is meshedly connected to the second worm wheel, the inner wall of the second worm wheel is fixedly connected to the support column, the outer wall of the support column is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the protective shell, the outer wall of the support column is fixedly connected to the second gear, the outer wall of the second gear is meshedly connected to the pillar, the folded edge of the pillar is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ring, the outer wall of the pillar is fixedly connected to the second sleeve, and the inner wall of the second sleeve is slidably connected to the outer wall of the first gear.
[0009] Preferably, a mixing barrel is provided on the lower surface of the first sleeve, and a fixing ring is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the mixing barrel.
[0010] Preferably, the outer wall of the fixing ring is fixedly connected to a round shell, the upper surface of the round shell is fixedly connected to the third motor, and the output end of the third motor is fixedly connected to the first connecting column.
[0011] Preferably, the outer wall of the first connecting column is fixedly connected to a disc, the outer wall of the disc is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the circular shell, and the inner wall of the disc is rotatably connected to the second connecting column.
[0012] Preferably, the outer wall of the second connecting column is fixedly connected to the third gear, the outer wall of the third gear is meshedly connected to the ring gear, and the outer wall of the ring gear is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the circular shell.
[0013] Preferably, a connecting ring is threadedly connected to the lower surface of the second connecting column, and a stirring ring is threadedly connected to the inner wall of the connecting ring.
[0014] Preferably, a scraper is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the stirring ring, and the scraper is slidably connected to the inner wall of the mixing barrel.
[0015] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] 1. In the utility model, the first motor drives the first worm to drive the first worm wheel to drive the half gear to rotate, the half gear drives the first gear to drive the turntable to drive the first sleeve to rotate to achieve the effect of automatic feeding and adding powder during the stirring process, the second motor drives the second worm to drive the second worm wheel to drive the support column to rotate, the support column drives the second gear to drive the pillar to move, the movement of the pillar drives the second sleeve to drive the turntable to move to achieve the effect of controlling the capacity of the container.
[0017] 2. In the present invention, the rotation of the third motor drives the first connecting column to drive the disc to rotate. The rotation of the disc drives the second connecting column to drive the third gear to rotate on the ring gear. The rotation of the ring gear drives the second connecting column to rotate and drives the stirring ring to rotate, thereby achieving the effect of fully stirring the metal powder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of a metal powder mixer proposed in the present invention;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of a protective cover of a metal powder mixer proposed in the present invention;
[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of a circular ring of a metal powder mixer proposed in the present invention;
[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of a support column of a metal powder mixer proposed in the present invention;
[0022] Figure 5 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of a stirring ring of a metal powder mixer.
[0023] Legend:
[0024] 1. Outer casing; 101. First motor; 102. First worm; 103. First worm gear; 104. Half gear; 105. First gear; 106. Protective cover; 107. Turntable; 108. First sleeve; 109. Opening and closing cover; 110. Circular ring; 2. Protective casing; 21. Second motor; 22. Second worm; 23. Second worm gear; 24. Support column; 25. Second gear; 26. Support column; 27. Second sleeve; 3. Mixing barrel; 4. Fixed ring; 5. Circular casing; 51. Third motor; 52. First connecting column; 53. Disc; 54. Second connecting column; 55. Third gear; 56. Gear ring; 57. Connecting ring; 58. Stirring ring; 59. Scraper. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings of the specification of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0026] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 4 The utility model provides an embodiment of a metal powder mixer, comprising a shell 1, an inner wall of the shell 1 is fixedly connected to a first motor 101, an output end of the first motor 101 is fixedly connected to a first worm 102, an outer wall of the first worm 102 is meshedly connected to a first worm gear 103, an inner wall of the first worm gear 103 is fixedly connected to a half gear 104, a lower surface of the half gear 104 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell 1, an outer wall of the half gear 104 is meshedly connected to a first gear 105, a lower surface of the first gear 105 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the shell 1, a protective cover 106 is rotatably connected to the upper surface of the first gear 105, a turntable 107 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the turntable 107, a first sleeve 108 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the first sleeve 108, an opening and closing cover 109 is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the opening and closing cover 109, and an outer wall of the opening and closing cover 109 slides. It is dynamically connected with a ring 110, and the upper surface of the ring 110 is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the first sleeve 108. A lifting assembly is provided on the upper surface of the outer shell 1, and the lifting assembly is used to control the size of the container capacity. The lifting assembly includes a protective shell 2, and the inner wall of the protective shell 2 is fixedly connected to the second motor 21, and the output end of the second motor 21 is fixedly connected to the second worm 22, and the outer wall of the second worm 22 is meshedly connected to the second worm gear 23, and the inner wall of the second worm gear 23 is fixedly connected to the support column 24, and the outer wall of the support column 24 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the protective shell 2, and the outer wall of the support column 24 is fixedly connected to the second gear 25, and the outer wall of the second gear 25 is meshedly connected to the pillar 26, and the folded edge of the pillar 26 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ring 110, and the outer wall of the pillar 26 is fixedly connected to the second sleeve 27, and the inner wall of the second sleeve 27 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the first gear 105.
[0027] Specifically, the first motor 101 supported by the housing 1 is started, and the rotation of the first motor 101 drives the first worm 102 to drive the first worm gear 103 to rotate, which has the effect of providing power to a given amount of unloading mechanism in use, and the rotation of the first worm gear 103 drives the half gear 104 to drive the first gear 105 to rotate half a circle each time, which has the effect of providing sufficient feeding and unloading time for a given amount of unloading mechanism in use, and the first gear 105 drives the turntable 107 to rotate during the rotation of the protective cover 106, which has the effect of accurately positioning the unloading port and the feeding port in use, and the rotation of the turntable 107 drives the first sleeve 108 and the opening and closing cover 109 to slide on the ring 110, which is a The undulating shape has the effect of automatically opening the opening and closing cover 109 when it reaches the position of the notch during use. There is also a lifting component on the upper surface of the shell 1 to control the capacity of the unloading mechanism. When it is used, first start the second motor 21 supported by the protective shell 2. The rotation of the second motor 21 drives the second worm 22 to drive the second worm gear 23 to rotate, which has the effect of providing power for the lifting component. The second worm gear 23 drives the support column 24 to drive the second gear 25 to rotate. In use, it has the effect of adjusting the height of the lifting component. The second gear 25 rotates to drive the pillar 26 to drive the second sleeve 27 to move, which has the effect of pushing the first sleeve 108 to control the capacity of the container.
[0028] Reference Figure 5 A mixing barrel 3 is provided on the lower surface of the first sleeve 108, the outer wall of the mixing barrel 3 is fixedly connected to a fixing ring 4, the outer wall of the fixing ring 4 is fixedly connected to a circular shell 5, the upper surface of the circular shell 5 is fixedly connected to a third motor 51, the output end of the third motor 51 is fixedly connected to a first connecting column 52, the outer wall of the first connecting column 52 is fixedly connected to a disc 53, the outer wall of the disc 53 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the circular shell 5, and the inner wall of the disc 53 is rotatably connected to the second connecting column 54.
[0029] Specifically, after the powder enters the mixing barrel 3 supported by the fixing ring 4, the third motor 51 supported by the fixing ring 4 and the round shell 5 is started. The rotation of the third motor 51 drives the first connecting column 52 to drive the disc 53 to rotate, which provides power for the powder mixing mechanism during use. The rotation of the disc 53 drives the second connecting column 54 to rotate.
[0030] Reference Figure 5 The outer wall of the second connecting column 54 is fixedly connected to the third gear 55, the outer wall of the third gear 55 is meshed with a gear ring 56, the outer wall of the gear ring 56 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the round shell 5, the lower surface of the second connecting column 54 is threadedly connected to a connecting ring 57, the inner wall of the connecting ring 57 is threadedly connected to a stirring ring 58, the outer wall of the stirring ring 58 is fixedly connected to a scraper 59, and the scraper 59 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the mixing barrel 3.
[0031] Specifically, the rotation of the second connecting column 54 drives the third gear 55 to rotate on the ring gear 56, which has the effect of allowing the stirring ring 58 to not only rotate around the first connecting column 52 but also rotate on its own during the rotation process. The rotation of the second connecting column 54 drives the connecting ring 57 and the stirring ring 58 to rotate together. The connecting ring 57 can be used to conveniently replace stirring rings 58 of different types and sizes. The rotation of the stirring ring 58 drives the scraper 59 to rotate, which has the effect of preliminarily cleaning the mixing barrel 3 in use.
[0032] Working principle: When the device needs to be used, the second motor 21 protected by the protective shell 2 is first started. The rotation of the second motor 21 drives the second worm 22 to rotate, which drives the second worm gear 23 to rotate, thereby providing power for the lifting assembly. The rotation of the second worm gear 23 drives the support column 24 to rotate and drives the second gear 25 to rotate. The rotation of the second gear 25 drives the support column 26 to drive the second sleeve 27 to slide on the first gear 105 to control the container capacity of the quantitative unloading mechanism. After adjusting the size of the container capacity, the first motor 101 supported by the outer shell 1 is started again. The rotation of the first motor 101 drives the first worm 102 to drive the first worm gear 103 to rotate, which provides power for the quantitative unloading mechanism. The rotation of the first worm gear 103 drives the half gear 104 to drive the first gear 105 to rotate. The half gear 104 drives the first gear 105 to rotate half each time, which provides sufficient time for container feeding and discharging. The first gear 105 rotates in the protective cover 106, driving the turntable 107 to rotate, which accurately locates the unloading position. The rotary disk 107 drives the first sleeve 108 to slide on the circular ring 110. The circular ring 110 is a circular ring with undulations 110, which plays an effect of automatically controlling the opening and closing of the opening and closing cover 109. When all the powder enters the mixing barrel 3 supported by the fixed ring 4, the third motor 51 supported by the circular shell 5 is started again. The rotation of the third motor 51 drives the first connecting column 52 to drive the circular disk 53 to rotate in the circular shell 5, which plays an effect of providing power for the stirring mechanism. The rotation of the circular disk 53 drives the second connecting column 54 to rotate, which drives the third gear 55 to rotate on the gear ring 56, which plays an effect of allowing the stirring ring 58 to rotate while rotating around the first connecting column 52. The second connecting column 54 is connected to the stirring ring 58 through the connecting ring 57. The connecting ring 57 plays an effect of quickly replacing stirring rings 58 of different sizes and shapes. The rotation of the stirring ring 58 drives the scraper 59 to rotate, which plays an effect of preliminary cleaning of the mixing barrel 3. During use, the equipment can not only achieve automatic feeding, but also add powder during the stirring process, control the capacity of the container, but also achieve the effect of fully stirring the metal powder.
[0033] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A metal powder mixer, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: The inner wall of the housing (1) is fixedly connected to a first motor (101), the output end of the first motor (101) is fixedly connected to a first worm (102), the outer wall of the first worm (102) is meshedly connected to a first worm wheel (103), the inner wall of the first worm wheel (103) is fixedly connected to a half gear (104), the lower surface of the half gear (104) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the housing (1), the outer wall of the half gear (104) is meshedly connected to a first gear (105), the lower surface of the first gear (105) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the housing (1), and the first The upper surface of the gear (105) is rotatably connected to a protective cover (106); the outer wall of the first gear (105) is fixedly connected to a turntable (107); the outer wall of the turntable (107) is slidably connected to a first sleeve (108); the outer wall of the first sleeve (108) is rotatably connected to an opening and closing cover (109); the outer wall of the opening and closing cover (109) is slidably connected to a ring (110); the upper surface of the ring (110) is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the first sleeve (108); and a lifting assembly is provided on the upper surface of the shell (1), and the lifting assembly is used to control the size of the container capacity.
2. A metal powder mixer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly comprises a protective shell (2), the inner wall of the protective shell (2) is fixedly connected to a second motor (21), the output end of the second motor (21) is fixedly connected to a second worm (22), the outer wall of the second worm (22) is meshedly connected to a second worm wheel (23), the inner wall of the second worm wheel (23) is fixedly connected to a support column (24), the outer wall of the support column (24) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the protective shell (2), the outer wall of the support column (24) is fixedly connected to a second gear (25), the outer wall of the second gear (25) is meshedly connected to a pillar (26), the folded edge of the pillar (26) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ring (110), the outer wall of the pillar (26) is fixedly connected to a second sleeve (27), and the inner wall of the second sleeve (27) is slidably connected to the outer wall of the first gear (105).
3. The metal powder mixer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mixing barrel (3) is provided on the lower surface of the first sleeve (108), and a fixing ring (4) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the mixing barrel (3).
4. A metal powder mixer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the fixing ring (4) is fixedly connected to a circular shell (5), the upper surface of the circular shell (5) is fixedly connected to a third motor (51), and the output end of the third motor (51) is fixedly connected to a first connecting column (52).
5. The metal powder mixer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer wall of the first connecting column (52) is fixedly connected to a disc (53), the outer wall of the disc (53) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the circular shell (5), and the inner wall of the disc (53) is rotatably connected to a second connecting column (54).
6. The metal powder mixer according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer wall of the second connecting column (54) is fixedly connected to a third gear (55), the outer wall of the third gear (55) is meshedly connected to a gear ring (56), and the outer wall of the gear ring (56) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the circular shell (5).
7. The metal powder mixer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lower surface of the second connecting column (54) is threadedly connected to a connecting ring (57), and the inner wall of the connecting ring (57) is threadedly connected to a stirring ring (58).
8. The metal powder mixer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer wall of the stirring ring (58) is fixedly connected with a scraper (59), and the scraper (59) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the mixing barrel (3).