Malt vertical bin and feeding scraper baffle assembly

Abstract

The utility model discloses a malt vertical bin and a feeding scraper baffle assembly, and relates to the technical field of malt vertical bin feeding. The material blocking row brush is arranged on the vertical malt bin, so that the malt can be prevented from being conveyed forwards when the discharging valve of the malt bin is opened, the malt passing through the material blocking row brush is decelerated and falls into the target malt bin through the discharging port, and when the discharging valve of the target malt bin is closed, the material blocking row brush cannot block the malt from moving forwards; according to the malt conveying device, the malt can continue to enter the next target malt bin forwards, the conveying speed of the scraper is not affected after the material blocking row brush is installed, and therefore the problems that in the malt conveying process, the quality of mixed materials is poor and inventory data is inaccurate are solved, and meanwhile the material blocking row brush is convenient to maintain and replace by arranging the sliding clamping block to be connected with the clamping groove in a clamped mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of malt vertical silo feeding technology, specifically a malt vertical silo feeding scraper baffle assembly. Background Technology

[0002] Malt is a key raw material in the brewing process of beer, whiskey and other products. Its storage in vertical silos and the internal material flow and distribution mechanism directly affect production efficiency and product quality. This requires the use of malt vertical silo feeding components. These components integrate advanced material conveying systems to achieve efficient feeding of granular materials such as malt. They typically include, but are not limited to: material receiving at the feed inlet, scraper or screw conveyor, adjustable speed drive system and discharge valve.

[0003] Most commercially available malt vertical silo feeding components, due to the high speed of the scraper movement, cannot accurately deliver malt into the malt silo with the discharge valve open. Some malt is carried into the malt silo located below both ends of the conveyor shell without discharge valves, resulting in the mixing of different batches and varieties of malt into that malt silo, affecting beer quality. At the same time, during inventory counts, malt silos with discharge valves often have shortages, while the two malt silos without discharge valves often have surpluses, affecting the accuracy of inventory data. Therefore, we propose a malt vertical silo feeding scraper baffle component. Utility Model Content

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a malt silo, comprising a material blocking assembly, a conveying mechanism, and a storage silo. The conveying mechanism includes an upper fixedly connected feed pipe, multiple discharge ports at the lower part, and an internally arranged annular chain. Multiple scrapers are installed on the annular chain. The annular chain is driven by a motor located at the end of the conveying mechanism. The storage silo is located below the discharge ports for collecting malt. The material blocking assembly includes multiple material blocking brushes, which are detachably mounted on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism via fixed seats.

[0005] As an alternative, the material blocking brush includes a brush base and a brush fixedly connected to the brush base, wherein the brush base has slots at both ends for engaging with the fixed base to detachably install the material blocking brush onto the inner wall of the conveying mechanism.

[0006] Alternatively, the card slot may be located on the same or different sides of both ends of the brush holder.

[0007] As an alternative, the fixing base has an overall U-shaped structure, and the inner wall of the fixing base is provided with a plurality of sliding blocks that cooperate with the slot. A handle that passes through the side wall of the fixing base is fixedly connected to the sliding block, and an elastic element is provided on the handle. The upper part of the sliding block is provided with a sliding slope to facilitate the installation of the material blocking brush.

[0008] Alternatively, the brush and the scraper may be partially overlapped.

[0009] As an alternative, the conveying mechanism includes a conveying housing, and the side of the conveying housing has multiple observation windows at the positions corresponding to where the material blocking brush is installed, for observing the material blocking brush.

[0010] As an alternative, the top of the conveying housing is provided with multiple maintenance openings, and each maintenance opening is hinged with a rotatable opening cover. The opening side of the opening cover is provided with an elastic retaining plate, and the conveying housing is provided with a corresponding fixing protrusion that engages with the elastic retaining plate.

[0011] As an alternative, the inner wall of the elastic plate is fixedly provided with a hemispherical lug, and the side wall of the fixing protrusion is correspondingly provided with a hemispherical groove that engages with the hemispherical lug.

[0012] As an alternative, the storage silo includes one or more malt silos B and one or more malt silos A disposed between the malt silos B, wherein the top of the malt silo A is provided with a discharge valve.

[0013] Alternatively, the malt bin A may be located between the malt bins B.

[0014] This utility model also provides a malt silo material blocking assembly for blocking material in a malt silo conveying mechanism. It includes multiple material blocking brushes, which are detachably mounted on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism via fixed seats provided on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism.

[0015] As an alternative, the material blocking brush includes a brush base and a brush fixedly connected to the brush base, wherein both ends of the brush base have one or more slots for cooperating with the fixed base to detachably install the material blocking brush onto the inner wall of the conveying mechanism.

[0016] Alternatively, the card slot may be located on the same or different surfaces of the brush holder.

[0017] As an optional method, the fixed base is U-shaped in general, and a plurality of sliding blocks that cooperate with the slot are correspondingly provided on the inner wall of the fixed base. A handle that penetrates the side wall of the fixed base is fixedly connected to the sliding block, and an elastic element is provided on the handle. The upper part of the sliding block is provided with a sliding slope to facilitate the installation of the material blocking brush.

[0018] This invention features a material-blocking brush. When the discharge valve above the malt hopper A (where feeding is required) is open, the brush bristles prevent the malt from continuing to move forward, slowing it down and allowing it to exit through the discharge port into the corresponding malt hopper A. When the discharge valve of the malt hopper A (where feeding is not required) is closed, the brush bristles cannot stop the malt from moving forward; instead, they are pushed forward by the scraper, allowing the malt to continue into the next hopper. The material-blocking brush does not affect the scraper's conveying speed, preventing mixing and inaccurate inventory data during malt conveying. Furthermore, the sliding block and slot design facilitates maintenance and replacement of the material-blocking brush. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the content of the drawings does not constitute any limitation on the present invention.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the structural relationship and fit between the elastic plate and the fixing protrusion of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the elastic card plate and fixing protrusion of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the structural relationship and fit between the annular chain and the scraper of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram showing the structural relationship and fit between the sliding block and the slot of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the material blocking brush of this utility model.

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[0027] from Figures 1 to 6The components include: 1. Material blocking assembly; 101. Material blocking brush; 102. Slot; 103. Brush; 104. Fixed base; 105. Sliding block; 106. Handle; 107. Elastic element; 108. Brush holder; 109. Sliding inclined surface; 2. Conveying mechanism; 201. Conveying shell; 202. Observation window; 203. Maintenance opening; 204. Opening top cover; 205. Elastic plate; 206. Fixed protrusion; 207. Feed pipe; 208. Motor; 209. Ring chain; 210. Scraper; 211. Discharge port; 212. Hemispherical lug; 213. Hemispherical groove; 3. Storage silo; 301. Malt silo A; 302. Malt silo B; 303. Discharge valve. Detailed Implementation

[0028] 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.

[0029] It should be noted that the following embodiments can be combined where there is no conflict.

[0030] Please see Figure 1-6 As shown, this utility model provides a malt storage bin, including a baffle assembly 1, a conveying mechanism 2 on the baffle assembly 1, and a plurality of storage bins 3 below the conveying mechanism 2 for receiving malt conveyed by the conveying mechanism. The baffle assembly 1 is located inside the conveying mechanism 2 and works in cooperation with the conveying mechanism to facilitate the addition of malt into the designated target storage bin.

[0031] The material blocking assembly 1 includes a material blocking brush 101. A slot 102 can be opened on each of the two opposite surfaces of the material blocking brush 101 for the installation and removal of the material blocking assembly. A brush 103 is also fixedly connected to the bottom of the material blocking brush 101 for cooperating with the scraper 210 to perform work to transport malt to the designated target storage silo. Both ends of the material blocking brush 101 are locked onto the fixed seat 104. The fixed seat 104 is installed on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism 2. Each fixed seat 104 has two relatively movable sliding blocks 105 slidably connected inside. A handle 106 is fixedly connected to the side of the two sliding blocks 105 that are far apart from each other. An elastic element 107, such as a spring or a spring sheet, is fixedly connected to the handle 106.

[0032] The handle 106 extends through the inner wall of the fixed base 104 to both sides of the fixed base 104. The end of the handle 106 near the sliding block 105 is elastically connected to the inner wall of the fixed base 104 through the elastic element 107. The sliding block 105 is engaged with the slot 102. The sliding block 105 is provided with a slope. The two fixed bases 104 are located on both sides of the brush 103, and the fixed bases 104 are in groups of two.

[0033] The above solution employs the following method: By setting up a baffle brush 101, when the discharge valve 303 above the malt silo A301 is open, the brush 103 of the baffle brush 101 will block the malt from continuing to move forward. This slows down the malt passing through the baffle brush 101 and allows it to move through the discharge port 211 into the corresponding malt silo A301. When the discharge valve 303 of the malt silo A301 is closed, because the baffle brush 103 only slows down the malt and does not completely block its movement, the brush 103 will be pushed in the direction of the malt's forward movement by the action of the malt and the scraper 210. The malt can then continue forward into the next target storage silo, such as storage silo A or B in this case. Practice has proven that the installation of the baffle brush 101 does not affect the conveying speed of the scraper 210, allowing the malt to smoothly enter the target storage silo, thereby avoiding quality problems such as malt mixing and inaccurate inventory data. Meanwhile, the sliding block 105 is designed to engage with the slot 102 to facilitate the installation, removal, and replacement of the material blocking brush 101. Specifically, pulling the handle 106 outwards from the fixed base 104 disengages the sliding block 105 from the slot 102, allowing the material blocking brush 101 to be removed by pulling it upwards. During installation, simply insert the material blocking brush 101 into the fixed base 104; during this process, the bottom of the material blocking brush 101 will press against the sliding block. The inclined surface on block 105, by pressing the inclined surface, moves the sliding block 105 into the groove of the fixed seat 104 and presses the elastic element 107. When the material blocking brush 101 is inserted into the fixed seat 104, the slot 102 on the material blocking brush 101 is aligned with the sliding block 105. At this time, the sliding block 105 will be engaged with the slot 102 under the action of the elastic force of the elastic element 107 to ensure the stable operation of the material blocking brush 101. This completes the loading, unloading and replacement.

[0034] Please see Figures 1 to 4As shown, the conveying mechanism 2 includes a conveying housing 201. The conveying housing 201 has three observation windows 202. The top of the conveying housing 201 has three maintenance openings 203. One side of each maintenance opening 203 is hinged to a rotatable opening cover 204. An elastic retaining plate 205 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the opening side of the opening cover 204 opposite to the hinge. Correspondingly, a fixing protrusion 206 is fixedly provided on the conveying housing 201. A feed pipe 207 is fixedly connected to the top of the conveying housing 201. A motor 208 is fixedly connected to the conveying housing 201. The motor 208 drives the continuous circular rotation of the annular chain 209 through the rotation of a sprocket. The sprocket and annular chain can be common in the art, such as the D14-70-18 circular chain and sprocket produced by Dongxiang Conveying Equipment Technology (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. The ring chain 209 is equipped with several scrapers 210, and the bottom of the conveyor shell 201 is provided with a discharge port 211 corresponding to the storage silo for feeding and collecting malt.

[0035] Two hemispherical lugs 212 are fixedly provided on the inner wall of the elastic plate 205. Hemispherical grooves 213 are provided on both sides of the fixed protrusion 206. The elastic plate 205 and the fixed protrusion 206 are engaged. The annular chain 209 is located inside the conveyor housing 201. Three observation windows 202 are located below three open top covers 204 respectively. The feed pipe 207 is located on the side of the open top cover 204 away from the motor 208. Three sets of fixed seats 104 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the conveyor housing 201. The interior of the conveyor housing 201 is provided with Three material-blocking brushes 101 are provided, which are located below the three open top covers 204 respectively. The scraper 210 is located above the discharge port 211. The bottom of the brush 103 abuts against the scraper 210 and the brush 103 and the scraper 210 partially overlap. That is, the scraper 210 will partially overlap with the brush 103 during operation, so that the brush 103 can block and sweep the malt transported by the ring chain 209 and the scraper 210, so that all the malt can enter the target malt bin A 301 or B 302.

[0036] The storage silo 3 may include three malt silos A301 and two malt silos B302. Of course, the malt silos A301 and B302 can also be set and adjusted according to actual needs. In this embodiment, three malt silos A301 and two malt silos B302 are used as examples. Each of the three malt silos A301 is equipped with a discharge valve 303 at the top. The three malt silos A301 are located between the two malt silos B302. The three malt silos A301 and the two malt silos B302 are respectively located below the five discharge ports 211. The three discharge valves 303 are respectively located below the three baffle brushes 101.

[0037] The above solution involves setting a maintenance opening 203 and an opening cover 204 above the material blocking brush 101, and setting an observation window 202 on the side of the conveying housing 201 corresponding to the fixed position of the material blocking brush 101. This allows staff to observe the wear condition of the brush 103 at the bottom of the material blocking brush 101, as well as the specific conditions of the corresponding discharge valve 303 and discharge port 211. This enables staff to open the opening cover 204 to replace the material blocking brush 101 as needed, thus preventing the wear of the material blocking brush 101 from affecting the material blocking effect.

[0038] The working principle and usage process of this utility model are as follows: First, rotate the top cover 204 upward to release the engagement between the elastic plate 205 and the fixed protrusion 206, thus opening the maintenance opening 203. Then, insert the bottom of the baffle brush 101 into the fixed seat 104. During this process, the bottom of the brush 103 will press the inclined surface on the sliding block 105. By pressing the inclined surface, the sliding block 105 moves into the groove of the fixed seat 104 and presses the elastic element 107. When the baffle brush 101 is inserted into the fixed seat 104, the slot 102 on the baffle brush 101 aligns with the sliding block 105. At this time, the sliding block 105 will engage with the slot 102 under the elastic force of the elastic element 107. Then, close the top cover 204.

[0039] Then, the malt is conveyed into the conveyor housing 201 through the feed pipe 207, and the motor 208 is started to make the annular chain 209 rotate inside the conveyor housing 201. The scraper 210 on the annular chain 209 drives the malt to move. When the discharge valve 303 above the malt bin A301 that needs to be fed is opened, the brush 103 of the baffle brush 101 will block the malt from continuing to be conveyed forward, causing the malt passing through the baffle brush 101 to slow down and move through the discharge port 211 to fall into the corresponding malt bin A301. When the discharge valve 303 of the malt bin A301 that does not need to be fed is closed, the brush 103 of the baffle brush 101 is... Unable to stop the malt from moving forward, the brush 103 is pushed forward by the scraper 210, allowing the malt to continue moving into the next bin. Actual operation has verified that the installation of the material blocking brush 101 does not affect the conveying speed of the scraper 210. When feeding malt bin B302 below motor 208, all three discharge valves 303 are closed, and motor 208 rotates forward, driving the annular chain 209 and malt to the right and allowing them to fall into malt bin B302 through the discharge port 211 above it. When motor 208 rotates in reverse, it will drive the annular chain 209 and malt to the left, allowing feeding malt bin B302 on the side away from motor 208.

[0040] When the staff observes wear on the brush 103 at the bottom of the material blocking brush 101 through the observation window 202, they only need to open the top cover 204 and pull the handle 106 away from the fixed seat 104 to disengage the sliding block 105 from the slot 102, and then pull the material blocking brush 101 upwards to replace it.

[0041] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this utility model without departing from the essence and scope of the technical solutions of this utility model.

Claims

1. A malt storage bin, characterized in that, The system includes a material blocking assembly (1), a conveying mechanism (2), and a storage silo (3). The conveying mechanism (2) includes a feed pipe (207) fixedly connected at the top, multiple discharge ports (211) opened at the bottom, and an internally arranged annular chain (209). Multiple scrapers (210) are installed on the annular chain (209). The annular chain (209) is driven to rotate by a motor (208) located at the end of the conveying mechanism (2). The storage silo (3) is located below the discharge port (211) for collecting malt. The material blocking assembly (1) includes multiple material blocking brushes (101). The material blocking brushes (101) are detachably installed on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2) by means of a fixed seat (104) located on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2).

2. The malt storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material blocking brush (101) includes a brush base (108) and a brush (103) fixedly connected to the brush base (108). Each end of the brush base (108) has one or more slots (102) for cooperating with the fixed base (104) to detachably install the material blocking brush (101) onto the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2).

3. The malt storage bin according to claim 2, characterized in that, The card slot (102) is formed on the same or different sides at both ends of the brush holder (108).

4. The malt storage bin according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The fixing base (104) has an overall U-shaped structure. The inner wall of the fixing base (104) is provided with a plurality of sliding blocks (105) that cooperate with the slot (102). A handle (106) that penetrates the side wall of the fixing base (104) is fixedly connected to the sliding block (105). An elastic element (107) is provided on the handle (106). The upper part of the sliding block (105) is provided with a sliding inclined surface (109) to facilitate the installation of the material blocking brush (101).

5. The malt storage bin according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The brush (103) and the scraper (210) partially overlap.

6. The malt storage bin according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism (2) includes a conveying housing (201), and the side of the conveying housing (201) has multiple observation windows (202) at the corresponding positions where the material blocking brush (101) is installed, for observing the material blocking brush (101).

7. The malt storage bin according to claim 6, characterized in that, The top of the conveying housing (201) is provided with a plurality of maintenance openings (203), and a rotatable opening top cover (204) is hinged to the maintenance opening (203). The opening top cover (204) is provided with an elastic plate (205) on the opening side, and a fixing protrusion (206) is provided on the conveying housing (201) to engage with the elastic plate (205).

8. The malt storage bin according to claim 7, characterized in that, The inner wall of the elastic plate (205) is fixedly provided with a hemispherical lug (212), and the side wall of the fixing protrusion (206) is provided with a hemispherical groove (213) that engages with the hemispherical lug (212).

9. The malt storage bin according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The storage silo (3) includes one or more malt silos B (302) and one or more malt silos A (301) disposed between the malt silos B (302), wherein a discharge valve (303) is provided on the top of the malt silo A (301).

10. A malt silo material blocking assembly for blocking material in a malt silo conveying mechanism (2), characterized in that, It includes multiple material blocking brushes (101), which are detachably mounted on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2) via a fixing seat (104) provided on the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2).

11. The malt silo baffle assembly (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that, The material blocking brush (101) includes a brush base (108) and a brush (103) fixedly connected to the brush base (108). The brush base (108) has slots (102) at both ends for cooperating with the fixed base (104) to detachably install the material blocking brush (101) onto the inner wall of the conveying mechanism (2).

12. The malt silo baffle assembly (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that, The card slot (102) is formed on the same or different surfaces of the brush holder (108).

13. The malt silo baffle assembly (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that, The fixing base (104) is U-shaped in general. The inner wall of the fixing base (104) is provided with a plurality of sliding blocks (105) that cooperate with the slot (102). A handle (106) that penetrates the side wall of the fixing base (104) is fixedly connected to the sliding block (105). An elastic element (107) is provided on the handle (106). The upper part of the sliding block (105) is provided with a sliding inclined surface (109) to facilitate the installation of the material blocking brush (101).

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