Auxiliary feeding structure of thickener and thickener

By designing a flocculant feeding component and regulating valve mechanism in the thickener, the problem of difficulty in controlling the amount of flocculant added was solved, enabling precise addition of flocculant and improving the sedimentation effect of the thickener.

CN223504903UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04淮北市协力重型机器有限责任公司
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Application Number
CN202423034249.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-10
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-10

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Technical Problem

In thickeners, the amount of flocculant added is difficult to control. Too much flocculant will result in too many flocs that are difficult to handle, while too little flocculant will result in poor flocculation and affect the settling effect of suspended sludge.

Method used

An auxiliary feeding structure for a thickener was designed, including a flocculant feeding component and a regulating valve mechanism. The amount of flocculant added can be precisely controlled by rotating the handle to adjust the angle between the through hole of the valve body and the wall of the discharge pipe.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise control of flocculant addition, improves flocculation effect, promotes flocculation and sedimentation of micro-particle sludge, and improves the settling performance of the thickener.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of thickener equipment, and particularly relates to an auxiliary feeding structure of a thickener and the thickener. The concentrate feeding assembly is mounted at the side end of the thickener body and is used for feeding; the flocculating agent feeding assembly is mounted at the upper end part of the thickener body and is used for adding a flocculating agent, a discharging pipe is mounted at the lower end part of the flocculating agent feeding assembly, and one end, far away from the flocculating agent feeding assembly, of the discharging pipe extends to a feeding hole of the thickener; an adjusting valve mechanism is mounted in the discharging pipe and comprises a mounting block, a valve body, a connecting rod and a rotating handle, the mounting block is mounted on the outer side of the discharging pipe, the valve body is mounted in the discharging pipe, the valve body is of a spherical structure, a through hole is formed in the side end of the valve body, and the valve body can freely rotate in the discharging pipe; one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected with the valve body, the end, away from the valve body, of the connecting rod penetrates through the mounting block and is located over the mounting block, and a rotating handle is fixedly mounted at the upper end of the connecting rod.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the thickener equipment technical field, concretely is a kind of thickener auxiliary feeding structure and thickener. BACKGROUND

[0002] Thickener is mainly composed of circular thickening pool and rake type mud scraper two parts.It is generally used for concentrate thickening or tailings dewatering before filtration in concentrator, and can also be used for the thickening and purification of solid slurry in coal, chemical industry, building materials and water source and sewage treatment industries.Sometimes, middlings are also thickened in order to improve the ore concentration of subsequent operation and improve the separation effect.

[0003] Due to the extremely fine particle size of the slurry, the settling speed is slow, in order to improve the settling condition of this kind of suspended slurry, flocculating agent is usually added to make the dispersed fine particle slurry flocculate and accelerate the settling.In the process of adding flocculating agent, the amount of flocculating agent is difficult to control, and excessive flocculating agent will lead to too much flocculating alum flower, which is not convenient for later treatment, and too little flocculating agent will lead to poor flocculation effect.

[0004] Therefore, we propose a kind of thickener auxiliary feeding structure and thickener. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a kind of thickener auxiliary feeding structure and thickener.

[0006] The purpose of the utility model can be realized by the following technical solutions:

[0007] A kind of thickener auxiliary feeding structure, comprising:

[0008] Thickener body;

[0009] Fine ore feeding assembly for feeding is installed in the side end of thickener body;

[0010] Flocculating agent feeding assembly for adding flocculating agent is installed on the upper end of thickener body, the lower end of flocculating agent feeding assembly is provided with discharge pipe, the discharge pipe is extended to the feed inlet of thickener at the end away from flocculating agent feeding assembly;

[0011] Adjusting valve mechanism is installed in the discharge pipe, the adjusting valve mechanism includes mounting block, valve body, connecting rod and handle, the mounting block is installed on the outside of discharge pipe, the valve body is installed inside the discharge pipe, the valve body is spherical structure, the valve body is provided with through hole from side end, the valve body can rotate freely in the discharge pipe, one end of connecting rod is fixedly connected with valve body, the end away from valve body of connecting rod passes through mounting block and is located above mounting block, handle is fixedly installed on the upper end of connecting rod.

[0012] Preferably, the diameter of the valve body of the spherical structure is equal to the inner diameter of the discharge pipe.

[0013] Preferably, the concentrate feeding assembly comprises a barrel, a first motor, a rotating shaft, a spiral blade, and a plurality of support columns; the barrel is arranged in an inclined state, the rotating shaft is installed in the barrel, the spiral blade is installed at the side end of the rotating shaft, the first motor is installed at the end of the rotating shaft close to the ground, and the support columns are installed at the lower end of the barrel for supporting the barrel.

[0014] Preferably, the barrel is provided with a discharge port at the end close to the thickener body, and the discharge port is located directly above the feed inlet of the thickener body; the upper end of the end of the barrel away from the thickener body is provided with a first feeding port.

[0015] Preferably, the flocculating agent feeding assembly comprises a storage tank, a stirring tank, a water tank, a second motor, a stirring shaft, stirring blades, a water pump, and a water delivery pipe; the stirring tank is installed at the upper end of the thickener body through a base, the storage tank is installed at the upper end of the stirring tank, the second motor is installed at the center of the upper end of the stirring tank, the stirring shaft is located in the stirring tank and one end of the stirring shaft is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the second motor, the stirring blades are fixedly installed at the side end of the stirring shaft, the water tank is installed at the side end of the thickener body, the water pump is installed in the water tank, one end of the water delivery pipe is sealingly connected with the water pump, and the other end of the water delivery pipe is sealingly connected with the stirring tank.

[0016] Preferably, a material delivery pipe is sealingly connected between the storage tank and the stirring tank.

[0017] Preferably, the side end of the storage tank and the side end of the stirring tank are both provided with a scale bar.

[0018] A thickener comprises the auxiliary feeding structure of the thickener.

[0019] The following is an explanation of the nouns, conjunctions, or adjective parts involved in the above technical solutions:

[0020] Fixed connection: refers to the connection of parts or components after being fixed, without any relative movement. It is divided into two types: detachable connection and non-detachable connection.

[0021] (1) Detachable connection: use screws, splines, and wedge pins to fix the parts together. This connection can be disassembled during maintenance and will not damage the parts. However, the specifications of the connecting parts must be correct (such as the length of the bolts, keys, and wedge pins), and they must be tightened properly.

[0022] (2) Non-detachable connection: mainly refers to welding, riveting and over tenon cooperation, etc. Since the maintenance or replacement needs to be forged, sawed or oxygen cut to disassemble, so the spare parts generally cannot be used twice. At the same time, attention should be paid to the process quality, technical detection and remedial measures (such as correction, polishing, etc.) when connecting.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the utility model are: the device is installed with the adjusting valve mechanism in the discharge pipe which is in communication between the flocculant feeding assembly and the concentrator body, the valve body in the discharge pipe is driven to rotate through rotating the handle, so as to adjust the included angle between the through hole on the valve body and the discharge pipe wall, so as to adjust the flow size of the flocculant solution, so as to adjust the adding amount of the flocculant. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description will be briefly introduced as follows, and obviously, other drawings can be obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art without creative labor on the premise of not paying the creative labor.

[0025] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic diagram of the embodiment of the utility model as a whole;

[0026] Figure 2 It is the sectional view of the embodiment of the utility model as a whole;

[0027] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic diagram of the adjusting valve mechanism of the embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 4 It is the sectional view of the adjusting valve mechanism and the discharge pipe of the embodiment of the utility model when being connected Figure 1 ;

[0029] Figure 5 It is the sectional view of the adjusting valve mechanism and the discharge pipe of the embodiment of the utility model when being connected Figure 2 ;

[0030] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic diagram of the flocculant feeding assembly of the embodiment of the utility model.

[0031] Reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Concentrator body; 2. Concentrate feeding assembly; 3. Flocculant feeding assembly; 4. Discharge pipe; 5. Feed inlet; 6. Mounting block; 7. Valve body; 8. Connecting rod; 9. Rotary handle; 10. Through hole; 11. Material cylinder; 12. First motor; 13. Rotating shaft; 14. Spiral blade; 15. Support column; 16. Discharge port; 17. First feeding port; 18. Storage tank; 19. Mixing tank; 20. Water tank; 21. Second motor; 22. Mixing shaft; 23. Mixing blade; 24. Water pump; 25. Water supply pipe; 26. Material supply pipe; 27. Scale bar; 28. Base. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0033] An auxiliary feeding structure for a concentrator, such as Figures 1-5 As shown, it includes:

[0034] Thickener body 1; Thickener body 1 is used to thicken and dewater sludge.

[0035] A concentrate feeding assembly 2 is installed on the side of the thickener body 1 for feeding materials; the concentrate feeding assembly 2 is used to transport the sludge into the thickener body 1.

[0036] A flocculant feeding assembly 3 is installed at the upper end of the thickener body 1 for adding flocculant. A discharge pipe 4 is installed at the lower end of the flocculant feeding assembly 3. The end of the discharge pipe 4 away from the flocculant feeding assembly 3 extends to the thickener inlet 5. The flocculant feeding assembly 3 is used to add flocculant into the thickener body 1, so that the flocculant mixes with the sludge, causing the microparticle sludge to flocculate and settle.

[0037] The adjusting valve mechanism is arranged in the discharge pipe 4, and comprises a mounting block 6, a valve body 7, a connecting rod 8 and a handle 9, the mounting block 6 is arranged outside the discharge pipe 4, the valve body 7 is arranged inside the discharge pipe 4, the valve body 7 is in a spherical structure, a through hole 10 is formed in the valve body 7 from the side end, the valve body 7 can rotate freely in the discharge pipe 4, one end of the connecting rod 8 is fixedly connected with the valve body 7, the other end of the connecting rod 8 is arranged above the mounting block 6 through the mounting block 6, and the handle 9 is fixedly arranged on the upper end of the connecting rod 8. The adjusting valve mechanism is used for adjusting the flow of the flocculating agent solution, and when the adjusting valve mechanism is adjusted, the handle 9 is only rotated to adjust the included angle between the through hole 10 of the valve body 7 and the wall of the discharge pipe 4; when the through hole 10 is not in contact with the wall, the flow is the largest; when the through hole 10 overlaps with the wall, at this moment, the valve body 7 seals the discharge pipe 4. The smaller the overlapping part between the through hole 10 and the wall is, the larger the flow is, and the larger the overlapping part between the through hole 10 and the wall is, the smaller the flow is.

[0038] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, Figure 5 As shown in the figure, the diameter of the valve body 7 in the spherical structure is equal to the inner diameter of the discharge pipe 4.

[0039] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the concentrate feeding assembly 2 comprises a cylinder 11, a first motor 12, a rotating shaft 13, a spiral blade 14 and a support column 15, the cylinder 11 is arranged in an inclined state, the rotating shaft 13 is arranged in the cylinder 11, the spiral blade 14 is arranged at the side end of the rotating shaft 13, the first motor 12 is arranged at one end of the rotating shaft 13 close to the ground, and the support column 15 is arranged at the lower end of the cylinder 11 for supporting the cylinder 11. The cylinder 11 is provided with a discharge port 16 at one end close to the thickener body 1, the discharge port 16 is arranged above the feed inlet 5 of the thickener body 1, and the upper end of the other end of the cylinder 11 is provided with a first feeding port 17. The concentrate feeding assembly 2 is used for conveying the sludge into the thickener body 1, the sludge enters the cylinder 11 through the first feeding port 17, then the first motor 12 is started, after the first motor 12 is started, the rotating shaft 13 drives the spiral blade 14 to rotate, and the sludge in the cylinder 11 is conveyed to the discharge port 16 of the cylinder 11 through the spiral blade 14, and then falls into the feed inlet 5 of the thickener body 1 at the upper end of the thickener body 1 to enter the thickener body 1.

[0040] As a preferred scheme of the embodiment of the utility model, Figure 2 , Figure 6As shown in the figure, the flocculating agent feeding assembly 3 comprises a storage tank 18, a stirring tank 19, a water tank 20, a second motor 21, a stirring shaft 22, stirring blades 23, a water pump 24, and a water delivery pipe 25. The stirring tank 19 is installed at the upper end of the thickener body 1 through a base 28. The storage tank 18 is installed at the upper end of the stirring tank 19. The second motor 21 is installed at the center of the upper end of the stirring tank 19. The stirring shaft 22 is located inside the stirring tank 19, and one end of the stirring shaft 22 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the second motor 21. The stirring blades 23 are fixedly installed at the side end of the stirring shaft 22. The water tank 20 is installed at the side end of the thickener body 1. The water pump 24 is installed inside the water tank 20. One end of the water delivery pipe 25 is sealingly connected with the water pump 24, and the other end of the water delivery pipe 25 is sealingly connected with the stirring tank 19. In the device, the storage tank 18 is used for storing flocculating agent, the water tank 20 is used for storing clean water, and the stirring tank 19 is used for stirring the flocculating agent and the clean water delivered into the stirring tank 19, so that the flocculating agent is dissolved, thereby facilitating the mixing of the flocculating agent and the sludge in the thickener body 1. The clean water in the water tank 20 is pumped into the stirring tank 19 through the water pump 24.

[0041] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, as shown in the figure, Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the storage tank 18 and the stirring tank 19 are sealingly connected with a material delivery pipe 26. The material delivery pipe 26 is arranged to facilitate the flow of the flocculating agent in the storage tank 18 into the stirring tank 19 through the material delivery pipe 26.

[0042] As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, as shown in the figure, Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the side end of the storage tank 18 and the stirring tank 19 is provided with a scale bar 27. The side end of the storage tank 18 and the stirring tank 19 is provided with a scale bar 27, which is convenient for directly observing the amount of flocculating agent in the storage tank 18 and the amount of clean water in the water tank 20 pumped into the stirring tank 19.

[0043] It should be noted that the storage tank 18 and the stirring tank 19 are made of transparent glass material.

[0044] A thickener comprises the auxiliary feeding structure of the thickener.

[0045] The working principle and use process of the utility model are as follows: when the device is used, first, the ore slurry is delivered into the thickener body 1 through the concentrate feeding assembly 2, specifically: the ore slurry enters the barrel 11 through the first feeding port 17, then the first motor 12 is started, after the first motor 12 is started, the rotating shaft 13 will drive the spiral blade 14 to rotate, and the ore slurry in the barrel 11 will be delivered to the discharge port 16 of the barrel 11 through the spiral blade 14, and then falls from the discharge port 16 of the barrel 11 to the feeding port 5 at the upper end of the thickener body 1 and enters the thickener body 1. Then the clean water in the water tank 20 is pumped into the stirring box 19 through the water pump 24, at the same time, the flocculating agent in the storage tank 18 is delivered into the stirring box 19, then the second motor 21 is started, the stirring shaft 22 and the stirring blade 23 are driven to rotate through the second motor 21, so that the clean water and the flocculating agent in the stirring box 19 are stirred, the flocculating agent is completely dissolved, after the preparation of the flocculating agent solution is completed, the flocculating agent solution is delivered into the thickener body 1 through the stirring box 19 by the adjusting valve mechanism. When the flocculating agent solution is added into the thickener body 1, the flow rate in the discharge pipe 4 can be adjusted by rotating the handle 9; when the through hole 10 is not in contact with the pipe wall, the flow rate is the largest; when the through hole 10 overlaps with the pipe wall, at this time, the valve body 7 closes the discharge pipe 4. The smaller the overlapping part between the through hole 10 and the pipe wall is, the larger the flow rate is, and the larger the overlapping part between the through hole 10 and the pipe wall is, the smaller the flow rate is. The amount of the flocculating agent added is controlled by controlling the flow rate of the flocculating agent solution.

[0046] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0047] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the utility model, and various changes and improvements can be made to the utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed.

Claims

1. A concentrator-assisted feeding structure, characterized by, The utility model relates to a concentrate thickener, which comprises the following components: a concentrate thickener body (1); a concentrate feeding assembly (2) installed at the side end of the concentrate thickener body (1) for feeding; a flocculating agent feeding assembly (3) installed at the upper end of the concentrate thickener body (1) for adding flocculating agent, wherein the lower end of the flocculating agent feeding assembly (3) is provided with a discharge pipe (4) that extends to the concentrate thickener feeding port (5) at the end away from the flocculating agent feeding assembly (3); the discharge pipe (4) is provided with an adjusting valve mechanism, which comprises a mounting block (6), a valve body (7), a connecting rod (8), and a handle (9), wherein the mounting block (6) is installed on the outside of the discharge pipe (4), the valve body (7) is installed inside the discharge pipe (4), the valve body (7) has a spherical structure, the valve body (7) is provided with a through hole (10) at the side end, the valve body (7) can rotate freely inside the discharge pipe (4), one end of the connecting rod (8) is fixedly connected with the valve body (7), the end of the connecting rod (8) away from the valve body (7) penetrates through the mounting block (6) and is located directly above the mounting block (6), and the upper end of the connecting rod (8) is fixedly provided with the handle (9).

2. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The diameter of the spherical valve body (7) is equal to the inner diameter of the discharge pipe (4).

3. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The concentrate feeding assembly (2) comprises a hopper (11), a first motor (12), a rotating shaft (13), a spiral blade (14), and a support column (15), wherein the hopper (11) is arranged in an inclined state, the rotating shaft (13) is installed inside the hopper (11), the spiral blade (14) is installed at the side end of the rotating shaft (13), the first motor (12) is installed at the end of the rotating shaft (13) close to the ground, and the support column (15) is provided in plurality and is installed at the lower end of the hopper (11) for supporting the hopper (11).

4. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as claimed in claim 3, wherein, The hopper (11) is provided with a discharge port (16) at the end close to the concentrate thickener body (1), the discharge port (16) is located directly above the concentrate thickener body (1) feeding port (5), and the upper end of the end of the hopper (11) away from the concentrate thickener body (1) is provided with a first feeding port (17).

5. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as defined in claim 1, wherein The flocculant feeding assembly (3) comprises a storage tank (18), a stirring tank (19), a water tank (20), a second motor (21), a stirring shaft (22), stirring blades (23), a water pump (24), and a water delivery pipe (25). The stirring tank (19) is installed at the upper end of the thickener body (1) through a base (28), the storage tank (18) is installed at the upper end of the stirring tank (19), the second motor (21) is installed at the center of the upper end of the stirring tank (19), the stirring shaft (22) is located inside the stirring tank (19) and one end of the stirring shaft (22) is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the second motor (21), the stirring blades (23) are fixedly installed at the side end of the stirring shaft (22), the water tank (20) is installed at the side end of the thickener body (1), the water pump (24) is installed inside the water tank (20), one end of the water delivery pipe (25) is sealingly connected with the water pump (24), and the other end of the water delivery pipe (25) is sealingly connected with the stirring tank (19).

6. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, A material delivery pipe (26) is sealingly connected between the storage tank (18) and the stirring tank (19).

7. A feeder-assist structure for a concentrator as claimed in claim 5, wherein, The side end of the storage tank (18) and the side end of the stirring tank (19) are both provided with a scale bar (27).

8. A concentrator characterized by, The auxiliary feeding structure of the thickener comprises the auxiliary feeding structure of the thickener according to any one of claims 1-7.