Feeding mechanism of smelting furnace

By designing an automated smelting furnace feeding mechanism, the automatic feeding of aluminum ingots was achieved using inclined supports and lifting devices, solving the problems of high labor intensity and low production efficiency caused by manual material handling, and improving the production efficiency of aluminum alloy smelting.

CN223580602UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21DARE WHEEL MFG
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Application Number
CN202423053463.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

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Technical Problem

The current aluminum alloy smelting production process requires manual handling of materials, which is labor-intensive and has low production efficiency.

Method used

A smelting furnace feeding mechanism was designed, which includes an inclined support, a conveying hopper, a lifting device, and an infrared sensor. The lifting device automatically flips the material from the placement trough into the smelting furnace, reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved automated feeding, reduced labor intensity, and improved production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a smelting furnace feeding mechanism which comprises an installation base, two inclined supports, a conveying hopper and a lifting device, the inclined supports are installed on the installation base, a certain included angle is formed between the inclined supports and the installation base, and the inclined supports are provided with first sliding channels; the conveying hopper is provided with a containing groove, at least one clamping assembly is further installed in the containing groove, the clamping assembly comprises a spring hinge and a movable clamping plate, the movable clamping plate is installed on the inner wall of the containing groove through the spring hinge, and the movable clamping plate is suitable for being overturned downwards by a certain angle when the movable clamping plate is pressed by external force. A material turning support is further arranged on the inclined support, and a material turning channel is formed in the material turning support; the conveying hopper is suitable for being matched in the first sliding channel and / or the material turning channel in a sliding mode, the requirement for manual carrying can be reduced, the labor intensity can be lowered, the carrying time can be shortened, and therefore the production efficiency is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a kind of smelting furnace feeding mechanism, belong to smelting furnace equipment technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present in aluminum alloy smelting production, generally for gas heating melting furnace, need to melt into the furnace in actual production Melting Chamber inputs aluminum ingot, heats aluminum ingot and melts, aluminum water flows into holding chamber, after refining is qualified, water is sent to the next process. Through chain transmission, the dolly is sent to the feeding tower, the dolly is turned over, and the aluminum ingot in the dolly falls into the melting chamber. After searching, a kind of feeding device for smelting furnace is disclosed in Chinese patent with announcement number CN220911984U. In the patent, the staff adds the material to be melted into the feeding frame through the feeding port, starts the two lifting cylinders to drive the supporting rod to move, and lifts the feeding frame to the upper side of the smelting furnace body. Then, the moving cylinder is started to push the mounting frame to move the feeding frame horizontally to the upper side of the smelting furnace body. The rotating motor drives the feeding frame to rotate, and the material is poured into the smelting furnace body through the feeding port. However, in the patent, the material needs to be manually carried into the feeding frame, which is labor-intensive, time-consuming and low in production efficiency. SUMMARY

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art, and provide a smelting furnace feeding mechanism, which can reduce the need for manual carrying, reduce labor intensity, shorten carrying time, and improve production efficiency.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme of the utility model is:

[0005] A smelting furnace feeding mechanism, comprising:

[0006] A mounting base;

[0007] Two inclined supports, the inclined supports are installed on the mounting base, the inclined supports and the mounting base form a certain angle, and the inclined supports are provided with a first sliding channel;

[0008] A conveying hopper is provided with a placing groove, and at least one clamping assembly is installed in the placing groove. The clamping assembly comprises a spring hinge and a movable clamping plate. The movable clamping plate is installed on the inner wall of the placing groove through the spring hinge. When subjected to external pressure, the movable clamping plate is adapted to turn down by a certain angle;

[0009] The inclined support is also provided with a material turning support, and the material turning support is provided with a material turning channel;

[0010] The conveying hopper is adapted to be slidably matched with the first sliding channel and / or the material turning channel;

[0011] The lifting device comprises a lifting drive machine, a first lifting wheel, a second lifting wheel and a lifting rope, the lifting drive machine is installed on the installation base, the first lifting wheel is rotatably installed at the top of the first sliding channel, the first lifting wheel and the second lifting wheel are coaxially arranged, the lifting rope is adapted to be wound on the first lifting wheel and connected with the feeding hopper, and the movable end of the lifting drive machine is connected with the second lifting wheel through a synchronous belt.

[0012] The lifting drive machine is adapted to drive the first lifting wheel to rotate to drive the feeding hopper to move upward along the first sliding channel to a specific position, and the feeding hopper is turned over in cooperation with the turning channel to pour the materials in the placing groove into the smelting furnace.

[0013] Further, two first sliding wheel sets are further arranged on the feeding hopper, each first sliding wheel set comprises a first support, a first connecting shaft and a first sliding wheel, the first support is installed on the feeding hopper, the first connecting shaft is installed on the first support, and the first sliding wheel is connected with the first connecting shaft and slidably arranged in the corresponding first sliding channel, the lifting rope is adapted to connect the first lifting wheel and the first sliding wheel, and a baffle is further arranged at the top of the first sliding channel.

[0014] Further, two second sliding wheel sets are further arranged on the feeding hopper, each second sliding wheel set comprises a second support, a second connecting shaft and a second sliding wheel, the second support is installed on the feeding hopper, the second connecting shaft is installed on the second support, and the second sliding wheel is connected with the second connecting shaft and slidably arranged in the first sliding channel and / or the turning channel.

[0015] Further, in order to make the aluminum ingot smoothly slide from the placing groove to the smelting furnace, a slope is arranged at the top of the feeding hopper, and a certain inclination angle is formed between the slope and the placing groove to facilitate the sliding of the materials from the placing groove to the smelting furnace.

[0016] Further, in order to prevent the materials in the placing groove from falling during the conveying process, a sliding door is further arranged on the feeding hopper, a handle is arranged on the sliding door for convenient holding, and the sliding door is adapted to be opened to fill the materials into the placing groove.

[0017] Further, in order to facilitate the turning of the feeding hopper, a third support is further arranged on the feeding hopper, the third support is installed at the bottom of the feeding hopper, and a pushing hole is arranged on the third support.

[0018] Further, in order to accurately detect the position of the feeding hopper and ensure that the overturning action is performed at a suitable position, an infrared sensor is arranged in the first sliding channel, and the infrared sensor is adapted to sense the second sliding wheel and is adapted to be connected with an external controller.

[0019] Further, in order to automatically perform the overturning action of the feeding hopper, a mounting plate is further arranged on the inclined support, and a electric push rod is hingedly arranged on the mounting plate, when the feeding hopper slides to a predetermined position and the infrared sensor senses the second sliding wheel, the infrared sensor sends a signal to the external controller, and the external controller controls the electric push rod to extend into the pushing hole of the third support, thereby pushing the third support to move so as to make the second sliding wheel slide into the material overturning channel.

[0020] After the above technical scheme is adopted, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] In the utility model, when the equipment is in an initial state and the feeding hopper is located at the lowest position of the inclined support, an operator opens the sliding door, and a forklift is used to lift the tray loaded with aluminum ingots and place the tray into the placing groove of the feeding hopper, the forklift places the tray loaded with aluminum ingots from top to bottom, the tray presses the movable clamping plate downward so that the tray can be placed at the bottom of the placing groove, and after the tray passes through the movable clamping plate, the movable clamping plate is lifted to the initial position due to the force of the spring hinge, thereby limiting the tray at the bottom of the placing groove.

[0022] After the sliding door is closed, the lifting device starts to work, the lifting drive machine drives the first lifting wheel and the second lifting wheel to rotate through the synchronous belt, thereby driving the lifting rope wound on the first lifting wheel to move the feeding hopper upward along the first sliding channel.

[0023] The upward movement of the feeding hopper drives the first sliding wheel and the second sliding wheel to move upward, the first sliding wheel is blocked by the baffle when the first sliding wheel slides to the top of the first sliding channel, at this time, the infrared sensor in the first sliding channel senses the second sliding wheel and sends a signal to the external controller, the external controller controls the electric push rod to act, the electric push rod extends into the pushing hole of the third support, the third support is pushed due to the force of the electric push rod, thereby driving the second sliding wheel to slide into the material overturning channel, and the feeding hopper is overturned about the first sliding wheel as the fulcrum, when the feeding hopper is overturned to a certain extent, the opening of the placing groove faces the external smelting furnace, and the material falls from the placing groove into the smelting furnace.

[0024] After the feeding of the material is completed, the electric push rod is retracted, the feeding hopper is returned to the normal state due to the gravity of the feeding hopper, the second sliding wheel slides from the material overturning channel into the first sliding channel, and thus one feeding is completed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1A perspective view of a smelting furnace feeding mechanism Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 2 A perspective view of a smelting furnace feeding mechanism Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 3 A plan view of a smelting furnace feeding mechanism

[0028] Figure 4 A structural schematic view of a feeding hopper and an inclined support

[0029] Figure 5 A structural schematic view of an inclined support DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the content of the utility model more easily and clearly understood, the utility model is further explained in detail below according to specific embodiments and in conjunction with the drawings.

[0031] As Figures 1-5 shown, a smelting furnace feeding mechanism comprises:

[0032] a mounting base 1;

[0033] two inclined supports 2, the inclined supports 2 are mounted on the mounting base 1, the inclined supports 2 form a certain angle with the mounting base 1, and the inclined supports 2 are provided with first sliding channels 21;

[0034] a feeding hopper 3, the feeding hopper 3 is provided with a placing groove 31, and two clamping assemblies are further mounted in the placing groove 31, the clamping assemblies comprise spring hinges 32 and movable clamping plates 33, the movable clamping plates 33 are mounted on the inner wall of the placing groove 31 through the spring hinges 32, and the movable clamping plates 33 are adapted to overturn a certain angle downward when subjected to external pressure;

[0035] the inclined supports 2 are further provided with turning-over supports 22, and the turning-over supports are provided with turning-over channels 221;

[0036] the feeding hopper 3 is adapted to be slidably matched on the first sliding channels 21 and / or the turning-over channels 221;

[0037] a lifting device, the lifting device comprises a lifting drive machine 41, a first lifting wheel 42, a second lifting wheel 43 and a lifting rope, the lifting drive machine 41 is mounted on the mounting base 1, the first lifting wheel 42 is rotatably mounted at the top end of the first sliding channel 21, the first lifting wheel 42 and the second lifting wheel 43 are coaxially arranged, the lifting rope is adapted to be wound on the first lifting wheel 42 and connected with the feeding hopper 3, and the movable end of the lifting drive machine 41 is connected with the second lifting wheel 43 through a synchronous belt;

[0038] The lifting drive is adapted to drive the first lifting wheel 42 to rotate so as to move the conveying hopper 3 upward along the first sliding channel 21 to a specific position. When it is in conjunction with the tipping channel 221, the conveying hopper 2 flips to put the material in the placement trough 31 into the smelting furnace.

[0039] Specifically, such as Figures 1-5 As shown, the conveying hopper 3 is also provided with two first sliding wheel sets. The first sliding wheel set includes a first support 51, a first connecting shaft 52 and a first sliding wheel 53. The first support 51 is installed on the conveying hopper 3, the first connecting shaft 52 is installed on the first support 51, and the first sliding wheel 53 is connected to the first connecting shaft 52. The first sliding wheel 53 is slidably fitted in the corresponding first sliding channel 21. The lifting rope is suitable for connecting the first lifting wheel 42 and the first sliding wheel 53. The top of the first sliding channel 21 is also provided with a baffle 211. When the first sliding wheel 53 slides to the predetermined position, it is blocked by the baffle 211.

[0040] Specifically, such as Figures 1-5 As shown, the conveying hopper 3 is also provided with two second sliding wheel sets. The second sliding wheel set includes a second support 61, a second connecting shaft 62 and a second sliding wheel 63. The second support 61 is installed on the conveying hopper 3, the second connecting shaft 62 is installed on the second support 61, and the second sliding wheel 63 is connected to the second connecting shaft 62. The second sliding wheel 63 is suitable for sliding in the first sliding channel 21 and / or the turning channel 221.

[0041] In this embodiment, the first support 51 is a bearing seat, and the second support 61 is a fixed seat.

[0042] Specifically, such as Figures 1-5 As shown, the top of the conveying hopper 3 is provided with a section of inclined surface 34, and the inclined surface 34 and the placement groove 31 form a certain inclination angle to facilitate the material to slide from the placement groove 31 into the smelting furnace.

[0043] In this embodiment, the inclined surface 34 ensures that the aluminum ingot can smoothly slide from the placement groove 31 onto the inclined surface 34 and roll into the smelting furnace when the conveying hopper 3 tilts and flips, thus accelerating the material conveying process.

[0044] Specifically, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the conveying hopper 3 is also provided with a sliding door 35, which has a handle 351 for easy gripping. The sliding door 35 is suitable for opening to fill materials into the placement slot 31.

[0045] Specifically, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the conveying hopper 3 is also provided with a third support 71, which is installed at the bottom of the conveying hopper 3 and has a pushing hole.

[0046] Specifically, such as Figure 5As shown, the first sliding channel 21 is provided with an infrared sensor, the infrared sensor is suitable for sensing the second sliding wheel 63, and the infrared sensor is suitable for being connected with an external controller.

[0047] Specifically, as shown in the drawings, Figures 1-5 As shown, the inclined support 2 is further provided with a mounting plate 23, the mounting plate 23 is hinged with an electric push rod 231, when the feeding hopper 3 slides to a predetermined position, the infrared sensor senses the second sliding wheel 63, the infrared sensor sends a signal to the external controller, and the external controller controls the electric push rod 231 to extend to the pushing hole 711 on the third support 7, and the third support 71 is moved to make the second sliding wheel 63 slide into the material turning channel 221.

[0048] In the embodiment, the infrared sensor can be an infrared sensor, which is a prior art, and the structure and implementation principle of the infrared sensor will not be described here. The electric push rod 231 is installed on the mounting plate 23 through a hinge seat, when the lifting device lifts the feeding hopper 3, the second sliding wheel 63 also rises with the feeding hopper 3, and the second sliding wheel 63 is sensed by the infrared sensor when the second sliding wheel 63 rises to a predetermined position.

[0049] In the utility model, when the equipment is in the initial state, the feeding hopper 3 is located at the lowest part of the inclined support 2, the operator opens the sliding door 35, and places the tray loaded with aluminum ingots into the placing groove 31 of the feeding hopper 3 through the forklift, the forklift places the tray loaded with aluminum ingots from top to bottom, the tray presses down the movable clamping plate 33 so that the tray can be placed at the bottom of the placing groove 31, when the tray passes through the movable clamping plate 33, the movable clamping plate 33 is popped up to the initial position due to the action force of the spring hinge 32, and the tray is limited at the bottom of the placing groove 31, and the forklift is extracted from the bottom of the placing groove 31;

[0050] After the sliding door 35 is closed, the lifting device starts to work, the lifting drive machine 41 drives the first lifting wheel 42 and the second lifting wheel 43 to rotate through the synchronous belt, so that the lifting rope wound on the first lifting wheel 42 moves the feeding hopper 3 upwards along the first sliding channel 21;

[0051] When the feeding hopper 3 moves upward, the first sliding wheel 53 and the second sliding wheel 63 are driven to move upward, and when the first sliding wheel 53 slides to the top of the first sliding channel 21, it is blocked by the baffle 211, at this time, the infrared sensor in the first sliding channel 21 senses the second sliding wheel 63 and sends a signal to the external controller, the external controller controls the electric push rod 231 to act, the electric push rod 231 extends into the push hole 711 on the third support 71, and due to the action force of the electric push rod 231, the third support 71 is pushed to drive the second sliding wheel 63 to slide into the material turning channel 221, so that the feeding hopper 3 is turned over with the first sliding wheel 53 as the fulcrum, and when the feeding hopper 3 is turned over to a certain extent, the opening of the placing groove 31 faces the external smelting furnace, and the material falls from the placing groove 31 into the smelting furnace.

[0052] After the material feeding is completed, the electric push rod 231 is retracted, the feeding hopper 3 is turned back due to its own gravity, the second sliding wheel 63 slides from the material turning channel 221 to the first sliding channel 21, and thus one feeding is completed.

[0053] The above specific embodiments further illustrate the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects solved by the utility model, and it should be understood that the above is only a specific embodiment of the utility model and is not used to limit the utility model, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A charging mechanism for a smelting furnace, characterized in that The utility model relates to a kind of material feeding device, including: Mounting base (1); Two inclined supports (2), the inclined support (2) is installed on the mounting base (1), the inclined support (2) is included with the mounting base (1) Angle, the inclined support (2) is equipped with first sliding channel (21); Conveying hopper (3), the conveying hopper (3) is equipped with placing groove (31), at least one clamping assembly is further installed in the placing groove (31), the clamping assembly includes spring hinge (32) and movable clamping plate (33), the movable clamping plate (33) is installed on the inner wall of the placing groove (31) by spring hinge (32), when being pressed by external force, the movable clamping plate (33) is adapted to overturn a certain angle downward; The inclined support (2) is further equipped with material turning support (22), and the material turning support is equipped with material turning channel (221); The conveying hopper (3) is adapted to be slidably fitted on the first sliding channel (21) and / or the material turning channel (221); Lifting device, the lifting device includes lifting drive machine (41), first lifting wheel (42), second lifting wheel (43) and lifting rope, the lifting drive machine (41) is installed on the mounting base (1), the first lifting wheel (42) is rotatably installed at the top of the first sliding channel (21), the first lifting wheel (42) and the second lifting wheel (43) are coaxially arranged, the lifting rope is adapted to be wound on the first lifting wheel (42) and connected with the conveying hopper (3), and the movable end of the lifting drive machine (41) is connected with the second lifting wheel (43) by synchronous belt; The lifting drive machine is adapted to drive the first lifting wheel (42) to rotate to drive the conveying hopper (3) to move upwards along the first sliding channel (21) to a specific position, cooperate the material turning channel (221) to overturn the conveying hopper (3) to pour the material in the placing groove (31) into the smelting furnace.

2. A smelting furnace charging mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying hopper (3) is further equipped with two first sliding wheel sets, the first sliding wheel set includes first support (51), first connecting shaft (52) and first sliding wheel (53), the first support (51) is installed on the conveying hopper (3), the first connecting shaft (52) is installed on the first support (51), the first sliding wheel (53) is connected with the first connecting shaft (52), the first sliding wheel (53) is slidably fitted in the corresponding first sliding channel (21), the lifting rope is adapted to connect the first lifting wheel (42) and the first sliding wheel (53), and the top of the first sliding channel (21) is further equipped with baffle (211), the first sliding wheel (53) is blocked by the baffle (211) when sliding to predetermined position.

3. A smelting furnace charging mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding hopper (3) is further provided with two second sliding wheel sets, each of which comprises a second support (61), a second connecting shaft (62) and a second sliding wheel (63), wherein the second support (61) is installed on the feeding hopper (3), the second connecting shaft (62) is installed on the second support (61), and the second sliding wheel (63) is connected with the second connecting shaft (62) and is slidably arranged in the first sliding channel (21) and / or the material turning channel (221).

4. The smelting furnace charging mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The feeding hopper (3) is provided with a slope (34) at the top, and an inclination angle is formed between the slope (34) and the placing groove (31) to facilitate the sliding of the material from the placing groove (31) to the smelting furnace.

5. The smelting furnace charging mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The feeding hopper (3) is further provided with a sliding door (35), and the sliding door (35) is provided with a handle (351) for easy gripping, and the sliding door (35) is adapted to be opened to fill the material into the placing groove (31).

6. A smelting furnace charging mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding hopper (3) is further provided with a third support (71), which is installed at the bottom of the feeding hopper (3), and the third support (71) is provided with a pushing hole (711).

7. A smelting furnace charging mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first sliding channel (21) is provided with an infrared sensor, which is adapted to sense the second sliding wheel (63) and is adapted to be connected with an external controller.

8. A smelting furnace charging mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The inclined support (2) is further provided with a mounting plate (23), and the mounting plate (23) is hingedly provided with an electric push rod (231), when the feeding hopper (3) slides to a predetermined position and the infrared sensor senses the second sliding wheel (63), the infrared sensor sends a signal to the external controller, and the external controller controls the electric push rod (231) to extend to the pushing hole (711) on the third support (71) to push the third support (71) to move so that the second sliding wheel (63) slides into the material turning channel (221).

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  • Feeding device for smelting furnace

    CN220911984U