Multifunctional granulator for cat litter production

The multi-functional cat litter granulator, which integrates screening and mixing functions, solves the problems of clogging and inconsistent sizes during the cat litter forming process. It achieves automated screening and mixing, improving production efficiency and reducing manual operation.

CN223669133UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16SHANDONG RENCHONGXING PET PRODUCTS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422937872.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-29
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-29

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Technical Problem

Existing cat litter granulators are prone to clogging during the molding process and produce finished products of varying sizes, requiring manual screening, which affects production efficiency and increases labor intensity.

Method used

A multi-functional granulator was designed, integrating screening and mixing functions. It automatically screens and collects small particles, while the mixing mechanism reduces clogging of the feed hopper and reduces manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automatic screening and mixing, improves production efficiency, reduces manual operation, avoids clogging problems, and enhances the automation level of cat litter production.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cat litter production, and discloses a multifunctional granulator for cat litter production, which comprises a bottom plate, a feeding hopper body mounted at the top of a granulator body, a blanking plate arranged on the surface of the feeding hopper body, and a collecting mechanism mounted at the top of the bottom plate, the top of the collecting mechanism is provided with a storage groove and is slidably connected with a screening frame. When the cat litter granulator is used, not only can formed cat litter be sieved, but also sieved smaller particles can be collected for subsequent use, in addition, raw materials in the feeding hopper body can be stirred while the cat litter is sieved by the granulator, so that the possibility that the interior of the feeding hopper body is blocked is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. The problems that when part of existing pelletizers for cat litter production are used, cat litter is inconvenient to screen, a feeding hopper is blocked, workers need to dredge the feeding hopper, and meanwhile the pelletizing operation efficiency is affected are solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to cat litter production technical field, concretely is cat litter production's multifunctional granulator. BACKGROUND

[0002] The cat litter granulator is a kind of equipment specially used to make cat litter particles, mainly used to process cat litter raw materials into granular cat litter.

[0003] Currently, part of cat litter granulator can only process raw materials into granular cat litter when in use, but because there is certain moisture in cat litter during forming process, the raw materials in the feeding hopper of granulator are prone to blockage during this process, and the size of cat litter after forming is not uniform, and smaller particles are prone to exist in cat litter, so workers usually need to screen cat litter to remove smaller particles to improve product quality, and workers need to dredge the blocked feeding hopper and screen cat litter, which will increase working steps and affect the efficiency of cat litter production, and increase the fatigue of workers. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing cat litter production's multifunctional granulator to solve the problems in the above background.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: cat litter production's multifunctional granulator, including bottom plate, the feeding hopper body installed in the top of granulator body and the blanking plate arranged on the surface of feeding hopper body, further comprising:

[0006] The collecting mechanism is installed on the top of bottom plate, the top of collecting mechanism is provided with storage groove and is slidably connected with screening frame, the lower part of inner wall of screening frame is embedded with screening net, the bottom of screening frame is provided with reset mechanism, and the surface of screening frame is fixedly connected with U-shaped plate.

[0007] The adjusting mechanism is installed on the top plate of bottom plate, the surface of adjusting mechanism is fixedly provided with first single-groove pulley, the top of bottom plate is fixedly connected with fixed frame, the surface of fixed frame is provided with driving mechanism, the surface of driving mechanism is fixedly provided with double-groove pulley, the top of fixed frame is rotatably connected with reciprocating screw rod, the surface of reciprocating screw rod is fixedly provided with spur gear and is threadedly provided with lifting plate.

[0008] The supporting mechanism is installed on the top of bottom plate, the inside of supporting mechanism is rotatably provided with hollow cylinder, the surface of hollow cylinder is fixedly provided with second sleeve, the inside of hollow cylinder is provided with stirring mechanism, and the double-groove pulley, first single-groove pulley and second sleeve are all connected through belt transmission.

[0009] Preferably, the collecting mechanism comprises an outer frame, an inner frame and a collecting box, the outer frame is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate, the inner frame is fixedly penetrated through the top of the outer frame, the collecting box is slidably penetrated through the surface of the inner frame, the screening frame is slidably connected to the top of the outer frame, and the storage groove is arranged on the top of the outer frame.

[0010] Preferably, the reset mechanism comprises a polished rod, a reset block and a compression spring, both ends of the polished rod are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove, the reset block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the screening frame, the compression spring is sleeved on the surface of the polished rod, the surface of the reset block is slidably connected with the inner wall of the storage groove, the polished rod is slidably penetrated through the reset block, and both ends of the compression spring are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove and the surface of the reset block.

[0011] Preferably, the adjusting mechanism comprises a U-shaped plate, a long rod and a cam, the U-shaped plate is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate, the long rod is rotatably connected to the top of the U-shaped plate, the cam is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the U-shaped plate, the first sleeve is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the long rod, the surface of the cam is in contact with the inner wall of the U-shaped plate, the first single-groove belt disc is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the first sleeve, the top of the U-shaped plate is provided with a slot, and the surface of the long rod is in contact with the inner wall of the slot.

[0012] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a motor, a driving shaft, a gear disc and a third sleeve, the motor is fixedly connected to the surface of the fixed frame, the driving shaft is rotatably penetrated through the top of the fixed frame, the bottom of the driving shaft is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor, the gear disc is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft, the third sleeve is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft, the double-groove belt disc is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the third sleeve, and the gear disc is engaged with the spur gear.

[0013] Preferably, the supporting mechanism comprises a stand, a circular ring, a supporting plate and a limiting ring, the stand is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate, the circular ring is fixedly connected to the top of the stand, the supporting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the circular ring, the limiting ring is fixedly connected to one end of the supporting plate, and the hollow cylinder is rotatably sleeved in the limiting ring.

[0014] Preferably, the stirring mechanism comprises a sliding rod, a limiting strip and a stirring frame, the sliding rod is slidably penetrated through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder, the limiting strip is fixedly connected to the surface of the sliding rod, the limiting strip is slidably penetrated through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder, the stirring frame is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rod, and the sliding rod is rotatably penetrated through the surface of the lifting plate.

[0015] Preferably, the top of the sliding rod is fixedly connected with a disc, and the bottom of the disc is rotatably connected with the top of the lifting plate.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages:

[0017] The present application can not only screen the formed cat litter, but also collect the smaller particles for subsequent use. In addition, the granulator can stir the raw materials in the material hopper body while screening the cat litter, thereby reducing the possibility of blockage in the material hopper body. This process does not require manual operation, is more labor-saving, and solves the problem that the current granulator for cat litter production cannot screen the cat litter and the material hopper is blocked during use, which not only requires the staff to dredge the material hopper, but also affects the efficiency of the granulation operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 The present application has the following advantages:

[0019] Figure 2 The present application has the following advantages:

[0020] Figure 3 The present application has the following advantages:

[0021] Figure 4 The present application has the following advantages:

[0022] Figure 5 The present application has the following advantages:

[0023] Figure 6 The present application has the following advantages:

[0024] In the figure: 1, bottom plate; 2, granulator body; 3, material hopper body; 4, discharge plate; 5, collection mechanism; 51, outer frame; 52, inner frame; 53, collection box; 6, screening frame; 7, reset mechanism; 71, polished rod; 72, reset block; 73, compression spring; 8, U-shaped plate; 9, adjusting mechanism; 91, U-shaped plate; 92, long rod; 93, cam; 94, first sleeve; 10, first single-groove pulley; 11, fixed frame; 12, drive mechanism; 121, motor; 122, drive shaft; 123, gear disc; 124, third sleeve; 13, double-groove pulley; 14, reciprocating screw; 15, spur gear; 16, lifting plate; 17, support mechanism; 171, stand; 172, circular ring; 173, support plate; 174, limit ring; 18, hollow cylinder; 19, second sleeve; 20, stirring mechanism; 201, slide rod; 202, limit strip; 203, stirring frame; 21, disc. Detailed Implementation

[0025] 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 of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0026] Please see Figures 1-6 As shown, the multi-functional granulator for cat litter production includes a base plate 1, a feed hopper body 3 mounted on top of the granulator body 2, and a discharge plate 4 disposed on the surface of the feed hopper body 3. A collecting mechanism 5 is installed on the top of the base plate 1. The top of the collecting mechanism 5 has a storage groove and a slidably connected screening frame 6. A screening screen is embedded in the lower part of the inner wall of the screening frame 6. A reset mechanism 7 is installed at the bottom of the screening frame 6. A U-shaped plate 8 is fixedly connected to the surface of the screening frame 6. An adjusting mechanism 9 is installed on the top plate of the base plate 1. A first single-groove belt pulley 10 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the adjusting mechanism 9. A fixing frame 1 is fixedly connected to the top of the base plate 1. 1. A drive mechanism 12 is mounted on the surface of the fixed frame 11. A double-groove pulley 13 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the drive mechanism 12. A reciprocating screw 14 is rotatably connected to the top of the fixed frame 11. A spur gear 15 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the reciprocating screw 14 and a lifting plate 16 is threadedly sleeved thereon. A support mechanism 17 is mounted on the top of the base plate 1. A hollow cylinder 18 is rotatably sleeved inside the support mechanism 17. A second sleeve 19 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the hollow cylinder 18. A stirring mechanism 20 is provided inside the hollow cylinder 18. The double-groove pulley 13 is connected to the first single-groove pulley 10 and the second sleeve 19 by belt drive.

[0027] The collection mechanism 5 includes an outer frame 51, an inner frame 52, and a collection box 53. The outer frame 51 is fixedly connected to the top of the base plate 1, the inner frame 52 is fixedly connected through the top of the outer frame 51, the collection box 53 slides through the surface of the inner frame 52, the sieving frame 6 is slidably connected to the top of the outer frame 51, and the storage slot is opened at the top of the outer frame 51. Thus, the sieving frame 6 can be supported by the outer frame 51, and the collection box 53 can easily collect the sieving cat litter.

[0028] The reset mechanism 7 comprises a light pole 71, a reset block 72 and a compression spring 73, both ends of the light pole 71 are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove respectively, the reset block 72 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the screening frame 6, the compression spring 73 is sleeved on the surface of the light pole 71, the surface of the reset block 72 is slidably connected with the inner wall of the storage groove, the light pole 71 slides through the reset block 72, both ends of the compression spring 73 are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove and the surface of the reset block 72 respectively, after the type plate 8 drives the screening frame 6 to move, under the action of the elasticity of the compression spring 73, the reset block 72 can drive the screening frame 6 to reset, at this time, the light pole 71 guides the movement of the reset block 72 and the screening frame 6.

[0029] The adjusting mechanism 9 comprises a U-shaped plate 91, a long rod 92 and a cam 93, the U-shaped plate 91 is fixedly connected with the top of the bottom plate 1, the long rod 92 is rotatably connected with the top of the U-shaped plate 91, the cam 93 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the U-shaped plate 91, a first sleeve 94 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the long rod 92, the surface of the cam 93 is in contact with the inner wall of the type plate 8, a first single-groove belt pulley 10 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the first sleeve 94, a groove is formed in the top of the type plate 8, the surface of the long rod 92 is in contact with the inner wall of the groove, when the first single-groove belt pulley 10 rotates with the double-groove belt pulley 13, the first sleeve 94 drives the long rod 92 to rotate, at this time, the cam 93 rotates to drive the type plate 8 to reciprocate, so as to shake the screening frame 6, thereby facilitating the screening of the cat litter.

[0030] The driving mechanism 12 comprises a motor 121, a driving shaft 122 and a gear disc 123, the motor 121 is fixedly connected with the surface of the fixed frame 11, the driving shaft 122 rotatably penetrates through the top of the fixed frame 11, the bottom of the driving shaft 122 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor 121, the gear disc 123 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft 122, a third sleeve 124 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft 122, the double-groove belt pulley 13 is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the third sleeve 124, the gear disc 123 is engaged with the spur gear 15, the staff starts the motor 121, the driving shaft 122 rotates to drive the gear disc 123 and the third sleeve 124 to rotate, the gear disc 123 cooperates with the spur gear 15 to drive the reciprocating lead screw 14 to rotate, thereby driving the lifting plate 16 to move up and down, at the same time, the third sleeve 124 cooperates with the belt to drive the first single-groove belt pulley 10 and the second sleeve 19 to rotate.

[0031] The support mechanism 17 comprises a plurality of columns 171 and a plurality of circular rings 172, the columns 171 are fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate 1, the circular rings 172 are fixedly connected to the top of the columns 171, a support plate 173 is fixedly connected to the top of the circular rings 172, and a limiting ring 174 is fixedly connected to one end of the support plate 173, the hollow cylinder 18 is rotationally arranged in the limiting ring 174, and the support mechanism 17 can increase the stability of the hollow cylinder 18 during rotation.

[0032] The stirring mechanism 20 comprises a sliding rod 201, a limiting strip 202 and a stirring frame 203, the sliding rod 201 is slidably arranged through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 18, the limiting strip 202 is fixedly connected to the surface of the sliding rod 201 and slidably arranged through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder 18, the stirring frame 203 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rod 201, the sliding rod 201 is rotationally arranged through the surface of the lifting plate 16, the top of the sliding rod 201 is fixedly connected with a disc 21, the bottom of the disc 21 is rotationally connected with the top of the lifting plate 16, when the hollow cylinder 18 rotates, the sliding rod 201 drives the stirring frame 203 to rotate, so that the raw materials in the feeding hopper body 3 can be stirred, thereby reducing the possibility of clogging of the raw materials in the feeding hopper body 3, and in the process, the lifting plate 16 can drive the sliding rod 201 to move up and down, and the disc 21 can increase the stability of the disc 21.

[0033] Working principle: the staff pours the cat litter raw materials into the feeding hopper body 3, and the granulator body 2 can process the raw materials into granules and discharge them to the inside of the screening frame 6 through the discharge plate 4, in the process, the staff starts the motor 121, the driving shaft 122 drives the gear disc 123 and the third sleeve 124 to rotate, the third sleeve 124 drives the double-groove belt disc 13 to rotate, the double-groove belt disc 13 and the first single-groove belt disc 10 rotate at the same time through the belt cooperation, the double-groove belt disc 13 and the second sleeve 19 rotate at the same time through the belt cooperation, at this time, the first sleeve 94 drives the long rod 92 to rotate, the cam 93 drives the screening frame 6 to reciprocatingly move in cooperation with the L-shaped plate 8 and the reset mechanism 7, so as to screen the cat litter, the screened cat litter falls into the inside of the collecting box 53, the larger cat litter remains on the screening net, and the smaller cat litter can be collected into the inside of the collecting box 53, thereby the cat litter can be screened for subsequent processing and use, at the same time of screening the cat litter, the gear disc 123 drives the spur gear 15 to rotate, the reciprocating lead screw 14 drives the lifting plate 16 to reciprocatingly move up and down, so as to drive the stirring mechanism 20 to move up and down, at this time, the second sleeve 19 drives the hollow cylinder 18 to rotate, so as to drive the stirring mechanism 20 to rotate, and the stirring mechanism 20 rotates while moving up and down, which can reduce the possibility of clogging of the raw materials in the feeding hopper body 3.

[0034] It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting; it is not intended to exclude myriad other embodiments of the present application that other inventors can develop based on the same general inventive concepts embodied by the described embodiments. That is, although the present application is described in terms of particular embodiments and implementations, it is to be understood that the terminology used is for the purpose of descriptive clarity and that it is intended to be limited only by the words recited in the appended claims. The scope of the present application shall be limited only by the claims.

[0035] While the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Therefore, the scope of the application should not be limited by the embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A multifunctional granulator for cat litter production, comprising a bottom plate (1), a feeding hopper body (3) installed on the top of a granulator body (2), and a discharging plate (4) arranged on the surface of the feeding hopper body (3), characterized in that, Also include: The collecting mechanism (5) is installed on the top of the bottom plate (1), the top of the collecting mechanism (5) is provided with a storage groove, and the screening frame (6) is slidably connected; the inner wall of the screening frame (6) is embedded with a screening net, the bottom of the screening frame (6) is provided with a reset mechanism (7), and the surface of the screening frame (6) is fixedly connected with a box-shaped plate (8); The adjusting mechanism (9) is installed on the top plate of the bottom plate (1), the surface of the adjusting mechanism (9) is fixedly provided with a first single-groove pulley (10), the top of the bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected with a fixed frame (11), the surface of the fixed frame (11) is provided with a driving mechanism (12), the surface of the driving mechanism (12) is fixedly provided with a double-groove pulley (13), the top of the fixed frame (11) is rotatably connected with a reciprocating lead screw (14), the surface of the reciprocating lead screw (14) is fixedly provided with a spur gear (15) and threadedly provided with a lifting plate (16); The supporting mechanism (17) is installed on the top of the bottom plate (1), the inside of the supporting mechanism (17) is rotatably provided with a hollow cylinder (18), the surface of the hollow cylinder (18) is fixedly provided with a second sleeve (19), the inside of the hollow cylinder (18) is provided with a stirring mechanism (20), and the double-groove pulley (13), the first single-groove pulley (10) and the second sleeve (19) are all connected through a belt drive.

2. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting mechanism (5) includes an outer frame (51), an inner frame (52) and a collecting box (53), the outer frame (51) is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate (1), the inner frame (52) is fixedly penetrated through the top of the outer frame (51), the collecting box (53) is slidably penetrated through the surface of the inner frame (52), the screening frame (6) is slidably connected to the top of the outer frame (51), and the storage groove is formed in the top of the outer frame (51).

3. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The reset mechanism (7) includes a polished rod (71), a reset block (72) and a compression spring (73), both ends of the polished rod (71) are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove, the reset block (72) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the screening frame (6), the compression spring (73) is sleeved on the surface of the polished rod (71), the surface of the reset block (72) is slidably connected with the inner wall of the storage groove, the polished rod (71) is slidably penetrated through the reset block (72), and both ends of the compression spring (73) are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the storage groove and the surface of the reset block (72).

4. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting mechanism (9) comprises a U-shaped plate (91), a long rod (92) and a cam (93), the U-shaped plate (91) is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate (1), the long rod (92) is rotatably connected to the top of the U-shaped plate (91), the cam (93) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the U-shaped plate (91), a first sleeve (94) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the long rod (92), the surface of the cam (93) is in contact with the inner wall of the U-shaped plate (8), the first single-groove pulley (10) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the first sleeve (94), and the top of the U-shaped plate (8) is provided with a slot.

5. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism (12) comprises a motor (121), a driving shaft (122), a gear plate (123) and a third sleeve (124), the motor (121) is fixedly connected to the surface of the fixed frame (11), the driving shaft (122) is rotatably penetrated through the top of the fixed frame (11), the bottom of the driving shaft (122) is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the motor (121), the gear plate (123) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft (122), the third sleeve (124) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the driving shaft (122), and the double-groove pulley (13) is fixedly sleeved on the surface of the third sleeve (124). The gear plate (123) is engaged with the spur gear (15).

6. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting mechanism (17) comprises a stand column (171), a circular ring (172), a supporting plate (173) and a limiting ring (174), the stand column (171) is fixedly connected to the top of the bottom plate (1), the circular ring (172) is fixedly connected to the top of the stand column (171), the supporting plate (173) is fixedly connected to the top of the circular ring (172), and the limiting ring (174) is fixedly connected to one end of the supporting plate (173). The hollow cylinder (18) is rotatably sleeved in the limiting ring (174).

7. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring mechanism (20) comprises a sliding rod (201), a limiting strip (202) and a stirring frame (203), the sliding rod (201) is slidably penetrated through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder (18), the limiting strip (202) is fixedly connected to the surface of the sliding rod (201), the limiting strip (202) is slidably penetrated through the inner wall of the hollow cylinder (18), and the stirring frame (203) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rod (201). The sliding rod (201) is rotatably penetrated through the surface of the lifting plate (16).

8. The multi-functional granulator for cat litter production as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The top of the sliding rod (201) is fixedly connected with a disc (21), and the bottom of the disc (21) is rotatably connected with the top of the lifting plate (16).