Bucket elevator with buffer lock catch

The bucket elevator with a buffer lock design uses a hydraulic cylinder and brake pad system to gradually brake the conveyor belt, solving the problem of drive wheel impact caused by bucket descent, and achieving equipment protection and transportation continuity.

CN223673512UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16NANTONG FEIYUE HEAVY ENG EQUIP MFG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423171436.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-23
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-23

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Technical Problem

In the event of a power outage or equipment failure, existing bucket elevators may fail to unload material from the buckets, causing the conveyor belt to rotate in the opposite direction, directly impacting the drive wheel, damaging the equipment, and affecting transportation efficiency.

Method used

It adopts a buffer locking design, in which a hydraulic cylinder pushes the piston and brake pads to contact the brake disc. The sliding pin and dust cover work together to gradually slow down the rotation of the brake disc, avoiding direct locking of the drive wheel and preventing impact.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents the conveyor belt from reversing due to the descent of the hopper, protects the drive wheel, reduces equipment damage, and ensures the continuity and efficiency of material transportation.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of bucket elevators, and discloses a bucket elevator with a buffer lock catch, which comprises a main shell, a feed bin, a discharge end, a feeding mechanism, a brake mechanism and a second rotating shaft, the brake mechanism comprises a mounting frame fixedly mounted on one side of the main shell, a mounting shell is mounted in the mounting frame in a sliding manner, and a buffer lock catch is mounted in the mounting shell. A hydraulic cylinder is fixedly mounted in the mounting shell, a piston is arranged in the hydraulic cylinder, a first brake pad is fixedly connected to the end, away from the hydraulic cylinder, of the piston, and a brake disc is fixedly mounted at one end of the second rotating shaft. The piston is pushed to move through the hydraulic cylinder, then the first brake pad is pushed to make contact with the brake disc, then the hydraulic cylinder continues to apply pressure to the piston, the sliding pin and the dustproof cover are used in cooperation, the installation shell slides in the installation frame, and then the second brake pad is driven to move towards the brake disc. And the problem that the driving wheel is damaged due to the fact that the driving wheel is directly locked through the non-return ratchet is avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of bucket elevator technology, specifically a bucket elevator with a buffer lock. Background Technology

[0002] A bucket elevator is a continuous conveying equipment that vertically lifts materials. It mainly transports bulk materials upward in a vertical or near-vertical direction through a series of buckets fixedly connected to a conveyor belt.

[0003] The existing bucket elevators have the following main technical defects: When transporting bulk materials, if there is a power outage or equipment failure, some materials in the buckets may not be completely unloaded because the discharge port of the bucket elevator is on the upper side. Due to the different weights of the buckets suspended on both sides of the conveyor belt, the buckets carrying materials will tend to descend under the action of gravity, which will cause the conveyor belt to rotate in the opposite direction. The existing bucket elevators use anti-reverse ratchet and drive wheel to lock the drive wheel, but the buckets on the side carrying materials will continuously impact the locked drive wheel under the action of gravity. The direct impact can easily damage the drive wheel, which will affect the efficiency of subsequent material transportation and cause inconvenience to daily use. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a bucket elevator with a buffer lock to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a bucket elevator with a buffer lock, comprising a main housing, a feeding hopper fixedly installed on one side of the bottom end of the main housing, a discharge end fixedly installed on one side of the bottom end of the main housing, a feeding mechanism rotatably installed inside the main housing, and braking mechanisms symmetrically provided on both sides of the bottom end of the main housing, wherein:

[0006] The feeding mechanism includes a second rotating shaft rotatably installed inside the main housing;

[0007] The braking mechanism includes a mounting bracket fixedly installed on one side of the main housing, a mounting housing slidably installed inside the mounting bracket, a hydraulic cylinder fixedly installed inside the mounting housing, a piston inside the hydraulic cylinder, a first brake pad fixedly connected to the end of the piston away from the hydraulic cylinder, and a brake disc fixedly installed at one end of the second rotating shaft.

[0008] Furthermore, the braking mechanism also includes sliding pins symmetrically arranged on one side of the mounting housing, with a dust cover fixedly connected to one end of the sliding pin, and a second brake pad fixedly connected to the side of the mounting housing away from the hydraulic cylinder.

[0009] Further, one end of the sliding pin away from the dust cover is fixedly installed on the side of the mounting rack away from the main shell, the sliding pin is slidably connected to the mounting shell, and the first brake pad and the second brake pad are respectively located on the two sides of the brake disc and are symmetrically arranged about the brake disc.

[0010] Further, the upper end of the main shell is fixedly installed with a mounting plate, a feeding port is formed in one side of the bottom end of the main shell, a control panel is fixedly installed on the side of the main shell away from the feeding bin, and one side of the feeding mechanism is provided with an electromagnetic induction sensor.

[0011] Further, the feeding mechanism further comprises a driving motor fixedly installed on the mounting plate, a transmission assembly fixedly connected to the output end of the driving motor, a first rotating shaft fixedly connected to the other end of the transmission assembly, a conveying belt rotatably connected to the outer sides of the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, and uniformly distributed feeding hoppers fixedly installed on the outer side of the conveying belt.

[0012] Further, the first rotating shaft is located in the main shell, the first rotating shaft is rotatably connected with the electromagnetic induction sensor at the end away from the transmission assembly, and the second rotating shaft penetrates to the outer side of the main shell.

[0013] Further, the dust cover is an elastic member.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the bucket elevator with the buffer lock has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The bucket elevator moves the piston by the hydraulic cylinder, then pushes the first brake pad to contact one side of the brake disc, and then the hydraulic cylinder continues to apply pressure to the piston, and the sliding pin is used in cooperation with the dust cover, so that the mounting shell slides in the mounting rack, and then drives the second brake pad to move towards the brake disc, and through the cooperation of the two brake pads, the brake disc is gradually slowed down and stopped by the friction force, avoiding the problem that the driving wheel is directly locked by the reverse stop, which is easy to cause damage to the driving wheel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is an internal structure schematic diagram of the main shell of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the brake mechanism of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 It is an internal structure explosion diagram of the brake mechanism of the utility model.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Main housing; 2. Feeding hopper; 21. Feed inlet; 3. Discharge end; 4. Mounting plate; 5. Feeding mechanism; 51. Transmission assembly; 52. Drive motor; 53. First rotating shaft; 54. Conveyor belt; 55. Feeding hopper; 56. Second rotating shaft; 6. Electromagnetic induction sensor; 7. Braking mechanism; 71. Mounting bracket; 72. Mounting housing; 73. Sliding pin; 74. Dust cover; 75. Hydraulic cylinder; 76. Piston; 77. First brake pad; 78. Second brake pad; 79. Brake disc; 8. Control panel. Detailed Implementation

[0022] 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. Example

[0023] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 5 A bucket elevator with a buffer lock includes a main housing 1. A feeding hopper 2 is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main housing 1, and a discharge end 3 is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main housing 1. A feeding mechanism 5 is rotatably installed inside the main housing 1. Braking mechanisms 7 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the bottom of the main housing 1.

[0024] The feeding mechanism 5 includes a second rotating shaft 56 rotatably installed inside the main housing 1;

[0025] The braking mechanism 7 includes a mounting bracket 71 fixedly installed on one side of the main housing 1, a mounting housing 72 slidably installed inside the mounting bracket 71, a hydraulic cylinder 75 fixedly installed inside the mounting housing 72, a piston 76 provided inside the hydraulic cylinder 75, a first brake pad 77 fixedly connected to one end of the piston 76 away from the hydraulic cylinder 75, and a brake disc 79 fixedly installed at one end of the second rotating shaft 56.

[0026] Furthermore, the braking mechanism 7 also includes a sliding pin 73 symmetrically arranged on one side of the mounting housing 72, a dust cover 74 fixedly connected to one end of the sliding pin 73, and a second brake pad 78 fixedly connected to the side of the mounting housing 72 away from the hydraulic cylinder 75.

[0027] Further, one end of the sliding pin 73 is fixedly installed on the mounting rack 71 away from the main shell 1, the sliding pin 73 is in sliding connection with the mounting shell 72, the first brake pad 77 and the second brake pad 78 are respectively located on both sides of the brake disc 79 and are symmetrically arranged about the brake disc 79, and the mounting rack 71 is used to fix and install other structures of the brake mechanism 7.

[0028] Further, the mounting plate 4 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the main shell 1, the feeding port 21 is formed on one side of the bottom end of the main shell 1, the control panel 8 is fixedly installed on the side of the main shell 1 away from the feeding bin 2, and the electromagnetic induction sensor 6 is arranged on one side of the feeding mechanism 5.

[0029] Further, the feeding mechanism 5 further comprises a driving motor 52 fixedly installed on the mounting plate 4, a transmission assembly 51 fixedly connected to the output end of the driving motor 52, a first rotating shaft 53 fixedly connected to the other end of the transmission assembly 51, a conveying belt 54 rotatably connected to the outer side of the first rotating shaft 53 and the second rotating shaft 56, and a plurality of feeding hoppers 55 fixedly installed on the outer side of the conveying belt 54 and uniformly distributed, the feeding hoppers 55 are used to collect and transport materials according to the conveying belt 54.

[0030] Further, the first rotating shaft 53 is located in the main shell 1, the electromagnetic induction sensor 6 is rotatably connected to one end of the first rotating shaft 53 away from the transmission assembly 51, and the second rotating shaft 56 penetrates to the outer side of the main shell 1.

[0031] Further, the dust cover 74 is an elastic member, the dust cover 74 protects the sliding pin 73 and can elastically stretch and contract when the sliding pin 73 slides.

[0032] The specific use and role of the embodiment are as follows:

[0033] In use, first, the worker checks the equipment and prepares the material to be processed, then starts the driving motor 52, drives the first rotating shaft 53 to rotate through the driving motor 52, drives the conveying belt 54 to rotate through the first rotating shaft 53, drives the second rotating shaft 56 to rotate through the conveying belt 54, drives the brake disc to rotate through the second rotating shaft 56, and drives the feeding hopper 55 to rotate through the conveying belt 54, then the worker places the material to be conveyed into the feeding bin 2, the material is thrown out through the feeding port 21 at the bottom of the feeding bin 2, the thrown-out material is caught by the feeding hopper 55, the conveying belt 54 rotates with the feeding hopper 55, and transports the feeding hopper 55 to the discharge end 4, and the material in the feeding hopper 55 is thrown out through the discharge end 4 to be collected through the rotating force.

[0034] Further, when the power supply is suddenly interrupted or the equipment is suddenly stopped due to malfunction, the feeding hopper 55 without discharging materials is subjected to the downward movement under the action of gravity and drives the reversing of the conveying belt 54, at this time, the electromagnetic induction sensor 6 monitors the reversing of the first rotating shaft 53, then transmits the data to the control panel 8, then the control panel 8 analyzes the received information and transmits the signal to the brake mechanism 7;

[0035] Further, the piston 76 is driven to move by the hydraulic cylinder 75, and the first brake pad 77 is driven to move towards the brake disc 79 by the piston 76, when the first brake pad 77 contacts one side of the brake disc 79, the hydraulic cylinder 75 continues to drive the piston 76, and then the mounting shell 72 is driven to slide in the mounting frame 71 by the sliding pin 73, and the second brake pad 78 is driven to move towards the brake disc by the mounting shell 72, then the two groups of brake pads are used in cooperation, the rotation of the brake disc 79 is gradually reduced by the friction force, until the brake disc 79 stops rotating, and then the second rotating shaft 56 and the conveying belt 54 stop rotating, the two groups of brake pads gradually stop the rotation of the brake disc 79 by the friction force, so as to prevent the feeding hopper 55 from driving the conveying belt 54 to reverse and continuously impact the driving wheel, and then cause the damage of the driving wheel;

[0036] Further, after the conveying belt 54 is fixed by the cooperation of the brake mechanism 7 and the second rotating shaft 56, the staff can check the equipment, when the faulty parts are found, the damaged parts are repaired in time, and after the repair is completed, the subsequent material conveying task can be carried out.

[0037] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A bucket elevator with a buffer lock, comprising a main shell (1), the bottom end of the main shell (1) is fixedly installed with a feeding bin (2), the bottom end of the main shell (1) is fixedly installed with a discharging end (3), characterized in that, The main shell (1) is internally rotatably installed with a feeding mechanism (5), the main shell (1) is symmetrically provided with a brake mechanism (7) at the bottom end, wherein: The feeding mechanism (5) comprises a second rotating shaft (56) rotatably installed in the main shell (1); The brake mechanism (7) comprises a mounting bracket (71) fixedly installed on one side of the main shell (1), a mounting shell (72) slidably installed in the mounting bracket (71), a hydraulic cylinder (75) fixedly installed in the mounting shell (72), a piston (76) provided in the hydraulic cylinder (75), a first brake pad (77) fixedly connected to one end of the piston (76) away from the hydraulic cylinder (75), and a brake disc (79) fixedly installed at one end of the second rotating shaft (56).

2. A bucket elevator with a buffer lock according to claim 1, characterized in that: The brake mechanism (7) further comprises a sliding pin (73) symmetrically provided on one side of the mounting shell (72), wherein one end of the sliding pin (73) is fixedly connected with a dust cover (74), and the mounting shell (72) is fixedly connected with a second brake pad (78) on the side away from the hydraulic cylinder (75).

3. A bucket elevator with a buffer latch as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the sliding pin (73) away from the dust cover (74) is fixedly installed on the side of the mounting bracket (71) away from the main shell (1), and the sliding pin (73) is slidably connected to the mounting shell (72), and the first brake pad (77) and the second brake pad (78) are respectively located on both sides of the brake disc (79) and symmetrically arranged about the brake disc (79).

4. A bucket elevator with a buffer latch as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The main shell (1) is fixedly installed with a mounting plate (4) at the upper end, a feeding port (21) is formed at one side of the bottom end of the main shell (1), a control panel (8) is fixedly installed on the side of the main shell (1) away from the feeding bin (2), and an electromagnetic induction sensor (6) is provided on one side of the feeding mechanism (5).

5. A bucket elevator with a buffer latch as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (5) further comprises a driving motor (52) fixedly installed on the mounting plate (4), a transmission assembly (51) fixedly connected to the output end of the driving motor (52), a first rotating shaft (53) fixedly connected to the other end of the transmission assembly (51), a conveying belt (54) rotatably connected to the outer sides of the first rotating shaft (53) and the second rotating shaft (56), and uniformly distributed feeding hoppers (55) fixedly installed on the outer side of the conveying belt (54).

6. A bucket elevator with a buffer latch as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The first rotating shaft (53) is located in the main shell (1), one end of the first rotating shaft (53) away from the transmission assembly (51) is rotatably connected with the electromagnetic induction sensor (6), and the second rotating shaft (56) penetrates to the outer side of the main shell (1).

7. A bucket elevator having a buffer latch as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The dust cover (74) is an elastic member.