Buffer device for EPP particle foaming kettle body

By using a fan and a discharger in the buffer device to adjust the airflow speed, the problem of air volume variation caused by unstable high-pressure airflow was solved, ensuring the stable operation of the buffer tank.

CN223604834UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28HONGYI NEW MATERIAL TECH (GUANGDONG) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423319046.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

When the foamed particles are fed into the buffer tank, the unstable airflow of the high-pressure gas causes changes in the amount of air, which affects the working stability of the buffer tank.

Method used

A buffer device is adopted, including a buffer tank, a feed pipe, an air supply pipe, and a fan. The speed of the unloader is adjusted by changing the speed of the fan to ensure a stable ratio of air to particles in the buffer tank. A speed reducer and a filter screen are used to prevent particle blockage.

Benefits of technology

This achieves a stable ratio of air to particles within the buffer tank, ensuring the tank's operational stability and preventing shocks caused by changes in air volume.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a buffer device for EPP particle foaming kettle body, including buffer tank, feed pipe, blast pipe and wind wheel, one end of feed pipe is communicated with the feed port of buffer tank, the other end is used for being communicated with the discharge port of prepressing tank, the feed pipe is internally provided with unloader, one end of blast pipe is communicated with air source, and the other end of blast pipe is used for being communicated with the discharge port of prepressing tank. One end of the air supply pipe is communicated with the buffer tank, the other end of the air supply pipe is communicated with the feeding pipe, the communication positions are distributed on the side, close to the buffer tank, of the discharger, a transmission shaft of the discharger extends out of the feeding pipe and extends into the air supply pipe, and the wind wheel is arranged in the air supply pipe and coaxially and fixedly installed on the transmission shaft. When air flow in the air supply pipe fluctuates, the rotating speed of the wind wheel changes, and the rotating speed of the wind wheel changes according to the speed of the air flow, so that the rotating speed of the unloader is adjusted, the amount of particles fed by the unloader is matched with the speed of the air flow, and it is guaranteed that the proportion of the air and the particles fed into the buffer tank is kept stable; therefore, the working stability of the buffer tank is ensured.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of internal pressure forming generated by material internal pressure, for example, swelling, foaming, and particularly relates to a kind of EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device. BACKGROUND

[0002] After being loaded with pressure, the primary foaming particles are transported to the secondary foaming kettle through the transportation pipeline, and after being in contact with the hot gas in the secondary foaming kettle and being heated and expanded, the secondary foaming particles are obtained. In order to prevent the high-pressure gas from directly impacting the secondary foaming kettle, the manufacturer will make the feed inlet of the secondary foaming kettle communicate with the buffer tank when the secondary foaming of the primary foaming particles is carried out, and then the primary foaming particles in the buffer tank are sent into the secondary foaming kettle.

[0003] However, the primary foaming particles are sent into the buffer tank under the positive pressure of the high-pressure gas, and when the input airflow of the high-pressure gas is unstable, the amount of air sent into the buffer tank will change. When the primary foaming particles carry a large amount of air, and the exhaust amount does not change, too much air will also impact the buffer tank, affecting the working stability of the buffer tank. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a kind of EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device, which adopts the technical scheme comprising:

[0005] A kind of EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device, comprising a buffer tank, a feed pipe, a supply air pipe and a wind wheel, one end of the feed pipe is communicated with the feed inlet of the buffer tank, the other end is used to communicate with the discharge port of the pre-pressing tank, a discharger is arranged in the feed pipe, one end of the supply air pipe is communicated with the gas source, the other end is communicated with the feed pipe and the communication place is distributed on the side of the discharger close to the buffer tank, the transmission shaft of the discharger extends out of the feed pipe and extends into the supply air pipe, and the wind wheel is arranged in the supply air pipe and coaxially fixedly installed on the transmission shaft.

[0006] In one embodiment of the present application, a reducer is further arranged on the feed pipe, and the transmission shaft is drivingly connected with the wind wheel through the reducer.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present application, the discharger is a star-shaped discharging valve.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, the buffer tank is further provided with an exhaust pipe, a discharge pipe and an air inlet pipe which are communicated with the inside of the buffer tank, and a filter screen for blocking particles is arranged at the exhaust pipe and the air inlet pipe.

[0009] The technical scheme adopted by the embodiment of the utility model for solving the technical problem is that the filter screen is annular, the filter screen is coaxially fixedly installed in the buffer tank, the filter screen outer wall and the buffer tank inner wall form an exhaust space, the feed pipe and the discharge pipe are communicated with the ring of the filter screen, and the exhaust pipe is communicated with the exhaust space.

[0010] The technical scheme adopted by the embodiment of the utility model for solving the technical problem is that the mesh of the filter screen is 30-60 mesh.

[0011] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect that when the airflow in the air supply pipe produces fluctuation, the rotating speed of the wind wheel will change, the rotating speed of the wind wheel will change according to the airflow speed, thereby adjusting the rotating speed of the unloader, making the amount of the particle sent by the unloader match the airflow speed, guaranteeing that the proportion of the air and the particle sent into the buffer tank remains stable, thereby being favorable for guaranteeing the working stability of the buffer tank. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0012] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, with reference to the following drawings, in which:

[0013] Fig. 1 It is the structural schematic drawing of the buffer device for the EPP particle foaming kettle body of the application embodiment;

[0014] Fig. 2 It is the structural schematic drawing of the unloader of the application embodiment;

[0015] Fig. 3 It is the cross-sectional view of the buffer tank of the application embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the utility model in detail, and the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, and the drawings are used to supplement the description of the text part in the form of graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the utility model, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.

[0017] In the description of the utility model, the meaning of multiple is two or more than two, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as not including the number, above, below, etc. are understood as including the number. If there is a description of the first, the second is only used for distinguishing technical features for the purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0018] In the description of the utility model, need understanding, relate to the direction description, for example, the direction or position relation of indication such as upper, lower, front, back, left, right is based on the direction or position relation shown in drawing, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a particular orientation, a particular orientation and operation, therefore it can not be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

[0019] In the utility model, unless otherwise expressly limited, the words such as '' set up '' '' install '' '' connect '' should be broadly understood, for example, can be directly connected, also can be indirectly connected through intermediate medium, can be fixedly connected, can be detachably connected, can also be integrally formed, can be mechanically connected, can be the communication or interaction of two elements inside two elements. The skilled in the art can determine the specific meaning of the above words in the utility model in combination with the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0020] Refer to Figs. 1-3 The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device described in the embodiment of the present application comprises a buffer tank 10, a feeding pipe 20, a air supply pipe 30 and a wind wheel 40, one end of the feeding pipe 20 is communicated with the feeding port of the buffer tank 10, the other end is used for being communicated with the discharge port of the pre-press tank 50, a discharger 60 is arranged in the feeding pipe 20, one end of the air supply pipe 30 is communicated with the air source, the other end is communicated with the feeding pipe 20, and the communication place is distributed on the side of the discharger 60 close to the buffer tank 10, the transmission shaft 61 of the discharger 60 extends out of the feeding pipe 20 and extends into the air supply pipe 30, and the wind wheel 40 is arranged in the air supply pipe 30 and is coaxially fixedly installed on the transmission shaft 61.

[0021] When the buffer tank 10 is fed, the discharge port of the pre-press tank 50 is opened, one end of the air supply pipe 30 is communicated with the air compressor, the other end is communicated with the feeding pipe 20, when the air compressor generates high-pressure air and sends it into the air supply pipe 30, the wind wheel 40 rotates under the action of high-pressure air, and the wind wheel 40 drives the discharger 60 to rotate through the transmission shaft 61, and the rotating discharger 60 sends particles into the buffer tank 10, and the particles are sent to the buffer tank 10 under the action of high-pressure air after passing through the discharger 60.

[0022] When the air flow in the air supply pipe 30 fluctuates, the rotating speed of the wind wheel 40 changes, and the rotating speed of the wind wheel 40 changes according to the air flow speed, so as to adjust the rotating speed of the discharger 60, so that the amount of particles sent by the discharger 60 matches the air flow speed, the proportion of air and particles sent into the buffer tank 10 is kept stable, and the working stability of the buffer tank 10 is ensured.

[0023] In this embodiment, the discharger 60 is a star-shaped discharging valve. The star-shaped discharging valve comprises a transmission shaft rotatably installed on the feeding pipe 20 and a plurality of discharging plates fixedly installed on the transmission shaft and uniformly distributed along the circumference of the transmission shaft.

[0024] Further, a speed reducer 80 is installed on the feeding pipe 20, the transmission shaft 61 is in driving connection with the wind wheel 40 through the speed reducer 80, and the speed reducer 80 adjusts the rotating speed of the wind wheel 40 to a rotating speed suitable for the rotation of the discharger 60.

[0025] The skilled in the art can select different speed reducers 80 according to actual conditions, and the speed reducer 80 belongs to the prior art in the art, and the working principle and specific structure thereof will not be described in detail.

[0026] The buffer tank 10 is further provided with an exhaust pipe 11, a discharge pipe 12 and an air inlet pipe 13 in communication with the inside of the buffer tank 10, and the exhaust pipe 11 and the air inlet pipe 13 are each provided with a filter screen 70 for blocking particles.

[0027] The exhaust pipe 11, the discharge pipe 12, the air inlet pipe 13 and the feeding pipe 20 are each provided with a valve, when the buffer tank 10 is fed, the valves on the feeding pipe 20 and the exhaust pipe 11 are opened, and the valves on the discharge pipe 12 and the air inlet pipe 13 are closed, so that the primary foaming particles entering the buffer tank 10 can be stored in the buffer tank 10, and the air entering the primary foaming particles is discharged through the exhaust pipe 11;

[0028] When the buffer tank 10 feeds the secondary foaming kettle body, the valves on the air inlet pipe 13 and the discharge pipe 12 are opened, and the valves on the feeding pipe 20 and the exhaust pipe 11 are closed, the pressurized gas is delivered into the buffer tank 10 through the air inlet pipe 13, and the primary foaming particles stored in the buffer tank 10 are sent into the secondary foaming kettle body under the action of the pressurized gas.

[0029] Preferably, the filter screen 70 is annular, the filter screen 70 is coaxially and fixedly installed in the buffer tank 10, the outer wall of the filter screen 70 and the inner wall of the buffer tank 10 form an exhaust space 14, the feeding pipe 20 and the discharge pipe 12 are in communication with the ring of the filter screen 70, and the exhaust pipe 11 is in communication with the exhaust space 14.

[0030] The filter screen 70 in this embodiment is designed to be annular, with the delivery of the primary foaming particles, the primary foaming particles gradually accumulate in the buffer tank 10, and the gas in the buffer tank 10 gradually passes through the exhaust space 14 from bottom to top along the filter screen 70, avoiding that the accumulated primary foaming particles block the exhaust pipe 11.

[0031] Of course, the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make equivalent transformations or replacements without departing from the spirit of the utility model, and these equivalent transformations and replacements are all included in the range defined by the claims of the application.

Claims

1. A buffer device for an EPP particle foaming kettle, characterized by, The device comprises a buffer tank (10), a feeding pipe (20), a blowing pipe (30) and a wind wheel (40), one end of the feeding pipe (20) is communicated with a feeding port of the buffer tank (10), the other end is used for being communicated with a discharging port of a pre-pressing tank (50), a discharger (60) is arranged in the feeding pipe (20), one end of the blowing pipe (30) is communicated with a gas source, the other end is communicated with the feeding pipe (20) and the communication position is distributed on a side of the discharger (60) close to the buffer tank (10), a transmission shaft (61) of the discharger (60) extends out of the feeding pipe (20) and extends into the blowing pipe (30), the wind wheel (40) is arranged in the blowing pipe (30) and is coaxially fixedly installed on the transmission shaft (61).

2. The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The device further comprises a speed reducer (80), the speed reducer (80) is installed on the feeding pipe (20), the transmission shaft (61) is drivingly connected with the wind wheel (40) through the speed reducer (80).

3. The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The discharger (60) is a star type discharging valve.

4. The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The buffer tank (10) is further provided with an exhaust pipe (11), a discharging pipe (12) and an air inlet pipe (13) communicated with the inside of the buffer tank (10), the exhaust pipe (11) and the air inlet pipe (13) are both provided with a filter screen (70) for blocking particles.

5. The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The filter screen (70) is annular, the filter screen (70) is coaxially fixedly installed in the buffer tank (10), an outer wall of the filter screen (70) and an inner wall of the buffer tank (10) form an exhaust space (14), the feeding pipe (20) and the discharging pipe (12) are communicated with an inner ring of the filter screen (70), the exhaust pipe (11) is communicated with the exhaust space (14).

6. The EPP particle foaming kettle buffer device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The filter screen (70) has a mesh of 30-60 meshes.