Full-automatic ball feeder

By designing a fully automatic ball feeder, and utilizing components such as guide plates, anti-smashing plates, and hydraulic systems, the ball feeder can be added one by one, solving the problems of ball blockage and ball sloshing in existing ball feeders, and improving the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill.

CN223761125UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-06INO (SHENYANG) TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423250527.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2026-01-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-27

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing ball milling machines often experience ball blockage and ball slugging during the ball adding process, which affects the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill.

Method used

A fully automatic ball-adding machine was designed, including a ball chamber, a base frame, and a turntable mechanism. The grinding balls are guided and protected by components such as guide plates, anti-smashing plates, and ball-feeding plates. Combined with a hydraulic system and sensor detection, the machine can add grinding balls one by one, eliminating ball blockage or ball poking.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved automated and stable ball feeding, improved the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill, and avoided problems such as ball blockage or ball poking.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ball mills, in particular to a full-automatic ball feeder which comprises a ball bin, a bottom frame and a rotary table mechanism, and the ball bin comprises a ball loading mechanism, a guide plate, an anti-smashing plate, a ball feeding plate, a ball outlet and an adjusting plate. A guide plate forming an angle of 15-20 degrees with the horizontal plane is arranged under the ball loading mechanism, an anti-smashing plate forming an angle of 15-20 degrees with the horizontal plane is arranged below the rear portion of the guide plate, the anti-smashing plate and the ball feeding plate are arranged in an inclined plane mode, and the anti-smashing plate is arranged at the end of the ball feeding plate. And the rotary table pulls out the grinding balls one by one according to requirements, so that the ball adding function is completed, for example, the grinding balls are blocked or fluffy in the ball bin, the underframe moves the positions of the grinding balls stored in the ball bin, the conditions of blocking or fluffy balls and the like are eliminated, the normal operation of the ball adding machine is ensured, and the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill are effectively improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of ball mill technology, and in particular to a fully automatic ball adding machine. Background Technology

[0002] A search of existing Chinese patent document CN220716073U discloses a ball-feeding machine, including a ball storage bin fixed on a frame and having a ball outlet; a roller rotatably supported on the frame, with the open end of the roller communicating with the ball outlet; a drive motor fixed on the frame and connected to the roller; a ball outlet hole opened at the closed end of the roller near its side; a ball guide component including two connectors assembled together, which together define a ball passage channel; the ball outlet hole communicating with the ball passage channel; grinding balls can move into the ball mill after passing through the ball outlet hole and the ball passage channel in sequence; the device allows the grinding balls to roll into the ball passage channel when the grinding balls in the roller are aligned with the ball outlet hole; the ball passage channel is annular, and the ball outlet hole is always located inside the ball passage channel regardless of the rotation of the roller, ensuring that the grinding balls in the roller can fall accurately and reliably into the ball passage channel; the entire ball-feeding mechanism has a simple structure, relying solely on the weight of the grinding balls and the rotation of the roller to achieve ball feeding into the ball mill.

[0003] Ball mills are important mining equipment used to crush mineral materials to achieve the required particle size. The ball feeder, as a crucial auxiliary device, continuously adds grinding balls to the ball mill during operation to ensure its grinding efficiency. However, current ball feeders frequently experience issues such as ball blockage and ball bridging during the feeding process, severely impacting the ball mill's working efficiency and quality. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a fully automatic ball feeder. It aims to solve the technical problem that the current ball feeder often encounters problems such as ball blockage and ball sloshing during the ball feeding process, which seriously affects the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] This utility model discloses a fully automatic ball-loading machine, including a ball chamber, a base frame, and a turntable mechanism. The ball chamber includes a ball-loading mechanism, a guide plate, a shock-proof plate, a ball-feeding plate, a ball outlet, and an adjustment plate. A guide plate is positioned directly below the ball-loading mechanism at a 15-20 degree angle to the horizontal plane. A shock-proof plate is positioned below and behind the guide plate at a 15-20 degree angle to the horizontal plane. Both the shock-proof plate and the ball-feeding plate are inclined, with the shock-proof plate located at the end of the ball-feeding plate.

[0007] The base frame includes a drive adjustment plate, a hydraulic top plate, a hydraulic support, positioning blocks, a hydraulic sensor bracket, a hydraulic cylinder, a ball inlet, a ball inlet, and a ball detection sensor bracket. The top of the base frame is sloped, and two positioning blocks are provided on the top surface of the base frame. The hydraulic sensor bracket and the ball detection sensor bracket are both L-shaped.

[0008] The turntable mechanism includes a turntable cover, a turntable compartment, turntable side cylinders, a turntable base plate, a motor, a reducer, a turntable sensor bracket, a turntable, a ball-feeding port, and a ball-stopping plate. The turntable cover and the turntable compartment are connected and fixed by hinges. The turntable cover can be rotated 0-100 degrees. The turntable mechanism has a turntable set horizontally at 5-10 degrees inside.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0010] The ball compartment is located at the top end of the top surface of the base frame. A turntable mechanism is provided on one end surface of the ball compartment. The top of the ball loading mechanism is a square opening. The guide plate, anti-smashing plate, and adjustment plate are all rectangular plates.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0012] The base frame and the drive adjustment plate are fixedly connected, the base frame and the hydraulic support are fixedly connected, the hydraulic top plate is arranged in two symmetrical sets and placed on the inner side of the top surface of the base frame, and the hydraulic support is placed at the end of the hydraulic top plate.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0014] A hydraulic sensor bracket is provided on the bottom surface of the base frame, a hydraulic cylinder is provided on one side of the hydraulic sensor bracket, and a ball filling port is provided at the bottom of the top surface of the base frame. The ball filling port is hinged to the ball filling plate at the bottom end, and the side of the ball filling port is fixedly connected to the ball detection sensor bracket.

[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0016] The turntable chamber and the turntable side cylinder are fixed together by bolts. The turntable side cylinder is arc-shaped. A turntable base plate is provided on the bottom surface of the turntable side cylinder. A motor and a reducer are connected and fixed to the bottom surface of the turntable base plate in sequence.

[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution:

[0018] The turntable base plate and the turntable sensor bracket are fixedly connected. The turntable sensor bracket is L-shaped. The ball-pulling port and the ball-blocking plate are both rectangular grooves and rectangular blocks, and their ends are rounded.

[0019] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] In this invention, a fully automatic ball-adding method is adopted. Grinding balls are loaded into the ball chamber for storage and then rolled into the turntable mechanism. The turntable removes the grinding balls one by one as needed, thus completing the ball-adding function. If the grinding balls become stuck or sloshed in the ball chamber, the base frame will move the position of the grinding balls stored in the ball chamber to eliminate the blockage or sloshing, ensuring the normal operation of the ball-adding machine and effectively improving the working efficiency and quality of the ball mill. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the spherical compartment structure of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the sphere compartment structure of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a side view of the base frame structure of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the base frame structure of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the turntable mechanism of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the turntable structure of this utility model;

[0029] In the diagram: 1. Ball compartment; 101. Ball loading mechanism; 102. Guide plate; 103. Anti-smashing plate; 104. Ball feeding plate; 105. Ball outlet; 106. Adjustment plate; 2. Base frame; 201. Drive adjustment plate; 202. Hydraulic top plate; 203. Hydraulic support; 204. Positioning block; 205. Hydraulic sensor bracket; 206. Hydraulic cylinder; 207. Ball filling port; 208. Ball filling plate; 209. Ball detection sensor bracket; 3. Turntable mechanism; 301. Turntable cover; 302. Turntable compartment; 303. Turntable side cylinder; 304. Turntable base plate; 305. Motor; 306. Reducer; 307. Turntable sensor bracket; 308. Turntable; 309. Ball feeding port; 310. Ball blocking plate. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0031] In the attached diagram, all identical reference numerals refer to the same components.

[0032] Example 1

[0033] Reference Figure 1-7 This utility model provides an embodiment of a fully automatic ball-adding machine, including a ball chamber 1, a base frame 2, and a turntable mechanism 3. The ball chamber 1 includes a ball loading mechanism 101, a guide plate 102, an anti-smashing plate 103, a ball feeding plate 104, a ball outlet 105, and an adjusting plate 106. A guide plate 102 is positioned directly below the ball loading mechanism 101 at an angle of 15-20 degrees to the horizontal plane. An anti-smashing plate 103 is positioned below and behind the guide plate 102 at an angle of 15-20 degrees to the horizontal plane. Both the anti-smashing plate 103 and the ball feeding plate 104 are inclined surfaces, with the anti-smashing plate 103 located at the end of the ball feeding plate 104.

[0034] The base frame 2 includes a drive adjustment plate 201, a hydraulic top plate 202, a hydraulic support 203, a positioning block 204, a hydraulic sensor bracket 205, a hydraulic cylinder 206, a ball filling port 207, a ball filling plate 208, and a ball detection sensor bracket 209. The top of the base frame 2 is sloped, and two positioning blocks 204 are provided on the top surface of the base frame 2. The hydraulic sensor bracket 205 and the ball detection sensor bracket 209 are L-shaped.

[0035] The turntable mechanism 3 includes a turntable cover 301, a turntable compartment 302, a turntable side cylinder 303, a turntable base plate 304, a motor 305, a reducer 306, a turntable sensor bracket 307, a turntable 308, a ball-feeding port 309, and a ball-stopping plate 310. The turntable cover 301 and the turntable compartment 302 are connected and fixed by hinges. The turntable cover 301 can be rotated 0-100 degrees. The turntable mechanism 3 has a turntable 308 set horizontally at 5-10 degrees inside.

[0036] The ball compartment 1 is located at the top end of the top surface of the base frame 2. A turntable mechanism 3 is provided on one end surface of the ball compartment 1. The top of the ball loading mechanism 101 is a square opening. The guide plate 102, the anti-smashing plate 103, and the adjustment plate 106 are all rectangular plates.

[0037] The base frame 2 and the drive adjustment plate 201 are fixedly connected, the base frame 2 and the hydraulic support 203 are fixedly connected, the hydraulic top plate 202 is arranged in two symmetrical sets and placed on the inner side of the top surface of the base frame 2, and the hydraulic support 203 is placed at the end of the hydraulic top plate 202.

[0038] A hydraulic sensor bracket 205 is provided on the bottom surface of the base frame 2. A hydraulic cylinder 206 is provided on one side of the hydraulic sensor bracket 205. A ball filling port 207 is provided at the bottom of the top surface of the base frame 2. The ball filling port 207 is hinged to the ball filling plate 208 at the bottom. The side of the ball filling port 207 is fixedly connected to the ball detection sensor bracket 209.

[0039] The turntable chamber 302 and the turntable side cylinder 303 are fixed together by bolts. The turntable side cylinder 303 is arc-shaped. A turntable base plate 304 is provided on the bottom surface of the turntable side cylinder 303. A motor 305 and a reducer 306 are sequentially connected and fixed on the bottom surface of the turntable base plate 304.

[0040] The turntable base plate 304 and the turntable sensor bracket 307 are fixedly connected. The turntable sensor bracket 307 is L-shaped. The ball-feeding port 309 and the ball-blocking plate 310 are both rectangular grooves and rectangular blocks, and their ends are rounded.

[0041] Specifically, its structure mainly consists of a ball chamber 1, a base frame 2, and a turntable mechanism 3, forming a fully automatic ball feeding machine. The ball chamber 1 can store 5 tons of grinding balls. The ball loading mechanism 101 acts as a lifting device to lift the grinding balls into the ball chamber. The guide plate 102 guides the grinding balls into the ball chamber 1. The anti-smashing plate 103 prevents the grinding balls from impacting and damaging the inner wall of the ball chamber 1. The ball feeding plate 104 feeds the grinding balls through the ball outlet 105 into the turntable mechanism 3. The ball outlet 105 serves as the opening connecting the ball chamber 1 and the turntable mechanism 3, through which the grinding balls are transported. The size of the ball outlet 105 is controlled by the adjusting plate 106, thereby controlling the efficiency of feeding the grinding balls into the turntable mechanism 3. The base frame 2 serves as the overall base for the fully automatic ball-adding machine, ensuring its stability. The drive position, comprised of the motor 305 and reducer 306, is adjusted via the drive adjustment plate 201 to effectively drive the turntable 308. If ball blockage or sloshing occurs in the ball chamber 1, the hydraulic top plate 202 is raised to shift the relative position of the balls within the chamber, eliminating the blockage or sloshing. This is achieved through the hydraulic support 203 cooperating with the hydraulic top plate 202, and the positioning block 204 ensuring the relative position of the ball chamber 1 and the base frame 2. The position is accurate. The position of the hydraulic top plate 202 is detected by the sensor on the hydraulic sensor bracket 205. The hydraulic cylinder 206 drives the hydraulic top plate 202 to be lifted. The grinding ball is rotated to the ball filling port 207 by the ball feeding port 309. The grinding ball falls to the ball filling port 207 by its weight. The grinding ball passes through the ball filling port 207 and rolls open the ball filling plate 208. The sensor detects the ball filling plate 208 to determine whether the ball filling is successful. The position of the ball filling plate 208 is detected by the sensor on the ball detection sensor bracket 209. The turntable mechanism 3 is used to add balls one by one. The turntable cover 301 is used to prevent dust. The turntable chamber 302 buffers some of the grinding balls. After the grinding balls fall into the ball feeding port 309 through the turntable side cylinder 303, they are rotated to the ball feeding port 207. The turntable is supported by the turntable base plate 304, which is detachable for easy maintenance of the turntable mechanism 3. The turntable mechanism 3 is driven by the motor 305 and the reducer 306. The origin of the turntable mechanism 3 is detected by the turntable sensor bracket 307. The rotation of the turntable 308 causes the grinding balls in the chamber of the turntable mechanism 3 to fall into the ball feeding port 309. The ball feeding port 309 drives the falling grinding balls through the turntable side cylinder 303 and finally into the ball feeding port 207. The ball baffle 310 prevents multiple grinding balls from falling into the ball feeding port 207 at the same time, so that the fully automatic ball feeder can work automatically and effectively solve the problems of ball blockage or ball splashing, thus improving the overall practical performance.

[0042] Working principle: Grinding balls fall onto guide plate 102 via ball loading mechanism 101. Guide plate 102 guides the grinding balls to roll onto anti-smashing plate 103. Some grinding balls roll through ball outlet 105 with ball feeding plate 104 due to gravity and enter the turntable mechanism 3. Other grinding balls are blocked by adjusting plate 106 and inner wall of ball chamber 1 and temporarily stored inside ball chamber 1. Motor 305, in conjunction with reducer 306, drives turntable 308 to rotate. When ball feeding port 309 rotates to below a certain grinding ball, the grinding ball falls into ball feeding port 309 due to its weight. Ball feeding port 309 continues to rotate to below ball blocking plate 310, and the grinding ball falls into ball feeding port 207 due to gravity. The grinding ball passes through ball feeding port 207 and knocks open ball feeding plate 208 to complete the ball feeding action. If grinding balls stored inside the ball chamber 1 become clogged or sloshed, the hydraulic cylinder 206 drives the hydraulic top plate 202 to move the grinding balls inside the ball chamber 1, thus eliminating the clog or sloshing. The drive adjustment plate 201 adjusts the relative position of the motor 305 and reducer 306 with the turntable 308. The sensor detects the position of the ball feeding plate 208 to determine whether the ball feeding is successful. The ball blocking plate 310 and the ball port 309 ensure that the grinding balls enter the ball feeding port 207 one by one as required. When not in operation, the hydraulic top plate 202 is coplanar with the ball feeding plate 104, i.e., at an angle of 15-20 degrees to the horizontal plane, and the width of the hydraulic top plate 202 is smaller than the diameter of the grinding balls.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A full-automatic ball feeder, comprising a ball bin (1), a chassis (2) and a rotary table mechanism (3), characterized in that, The ball bin (1) includes a ball loading mechanism (101), a guide plate (102), a anti-throwing plate (103), a ball feeding plate (104), a ball outlet (105) and an adjusting plate (106), the ball loading mechanism (101) is provided below the guide plate (102) which is 15-20 degrees with the horizontal plane, the anti-throwing plate (103) is provided below the guide plate (102) which is 15-20 degrees with the horizontal plane, the anti-throwing plate (103) and the ball feeding plate (104) are both provided as inclined surfaces, the anti-throwing plate (103) is provided at the end of the ball feeding plate (104), The chassis (2) includes a drive adjusting plate (201), a hydraulic top plate (202), a hydraulic support (203), a positioning block (204), a hydraulic sensor support (205), a hydraulic cylinder (206), a ball adding port (207), a ball adding plate (208) and a ball detection sensor support (209), the top of the chassis (2) is provided as an inclined surface, the top surface of the top end of the chassis (2) is provided with two positioning blocks (204), the hydraulic sensor support (205) is provided as an L-shaped, and the ball detection sensor support (209) is provided as an L-shaped, The turntable mechanism (3) includes a turntable cover (301), a turntable bin (302), a turntable side cylinder (303), a turntable bottom plate (304), a motor (305), a speed reducer (306), a turntable sensor support (307), a turntable (308), a ball pushing port (309) and a ball blocking plate (310), the turntable cover (301) and the turntable bin (302) are fixedly connected by a hinge, the turntable cover (301) can be turned over by 0-100 degrees, and the inside of the turntable mechanism (3) is provided with a turntable (308) which is horizontally provided and inclined by 5-10 degrees.

2. The full-automatic ball feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ball bin (1) is provided at the top end surface of the top end of the chassis (2), one end surface of the ball bin (1) is provided with the turntable mechanism (3), the top end of the ball loading mechanism (101) is provided as a square opening, and the guide plate (102), the anti-throwing plate (103) and the adjusting plate (106) are all provided as rectangular plate pieces.

3. The full-automatic ball feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The chassis (2) and the drive adjusting plate (201) are fixedly connected, the chassis (2) and the hydraulic support (203) are fixedly connected, the hydraulic top plate (202) is provided in two symmetrical groups and is arranged inside the end of the top end surface of the chassis (2), and the hydraulic support (203) is arranged at the end of the hydraulic top plate (202).

4. The full-automatic ball feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom end surface of the chassis (2) is provided with the hydraulic sensor support (205), one side of the hydraulic sensor support (205) is provided with the hydraulic cylinder (206), the top end surface of the chassis (2) is provided with the ball adding port (207) at the bottom, the ball adding port (207) is hingedly connected with the ball adding plate (208) at the bottom end, and the side surface of the ball adding port (207) is fixedly connected with the ball detection sensor support (209).

5. The full-automatic ball feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating table bin (302) and the rotating table side cylinder (303) are fixed by bolt connection, the rotating table side cylinder (303) is arranged in arc shape, the bottom end surface of the rotating table side cylinder (303) is provided with a rotating table bottom plate (304), and the bottom end surface of the rotating table bottom plate (304) is sequentially connected and fixed with a motor (305) and a speed reducer (306).

6. The full-automatic ball feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating table bottom plate (304) and the rotating table sensor support (307) are fixedly connected, the rotating table sensor support (307) is arranged in L shape, the ball pushing port (309) and the ball blocking plate (310) are both arranged in rectangular groove and rectangular block, and the end portions are both arranged in circular arc shape.

Citation Information

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  • Ball feeder

    CN220716073U