Cat litter countercurrent cooling equipment

By introducing a feeding wheel and an arc-shaped cooling pipe into the counter-current cooling equipment, the problem of insufficient cooling caused by the lack of a material distribution mechanism at the feed inlet was solved, and the cat litter was fully cooled.

CN223896380UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-10QINGDAO KEJIE BIOLOGICAL ENG CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423246609.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2026-02-10
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-27

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Technical Problem

When the countercurrent cooling equipment cools a large number of particles, the lack of a feeding mechanism at the inlet causes too many particles to enter the cooling pipe at one time, resulting in insufficient cooling.

Method used

Design a cat litter counter-current cooling device, which adopts a conveying wheel and mounting plate structure in a rotating trough. By separating the conveying trough and the storage trough, the amount of cat litter entering the cooling pipe is controlled, and the arc-shaped cooling pipe is used to increase the cooling time and efficiency.

Benefits of technology

The design of the cat litter ensures thorough cooling of the litter within the cooling pipes, thereby improving cooling efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of cooling equipment, in particular to cat litter countercurrent cooling equipment which comprises a shell, a cavity is formed in the shell, a feeding port is formed over the shell, a rotating groove communicated with the feeding port is formed under the feeding port, the rotating groove is of a circular structure with symmetrical openings in the side wall, and the bottom of the rotating groove is communicated with the cavity. A material conveying wheel is rotatably mounted in the rotating groove, the side wall of the material conveying wheel is tightly attached to the side wall of the rotating groove, a plurality of material conveying grooves are formed in the arc-shaped side wall of the material conveying wheel in an annular array mode, mounting plates a are slidably mounted in the material conveying grooves, and a material storage groove is formed in the mounting block b. The cat litter countercurrent cooling equipment is provided with a rotating groove, a material conveying wheel is rotationally installed in the rotating groove, a plurality of material conveying grooves are formed in the side wall of the material conveying wheel in an annular array mode, a mounting plate a is slidably installed in each material conveying groove, and the depth of each material conveying groove is adjusted through the corresponding mounting plate a so that cat litter can be controlled to be conveyed into the corresponding material conveying groove; and the cat litter enters the storage groove through rotation of the conveying groove.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cooling equipment, and in particular to a cat litter counterflow cooling device. Background Technology

[0002] Counter-flow cooling equipment, through its rationally designed structure, causes cooling water and air to flow in opposite directions, thereby increasing heat exchange efficiency. The cooling pipes are the core component where heat exchange occurs; the high-temperature medium flows inside the pipes, while the low-temperature medium flows outside.

[0003] When cooling a large number of particles, the existing countercurrent cooling equipment directly pours the material into the cooling pipe from the feed inlet. The feed inlet lacks a material distribution mechanism, which results in insufficient cooling due to too many particles entering the cooling pipe at once. In view of this, a countercurrent cooling equipment for cat litter is provided. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of this utility model is to provide a cat litter counter-current cooling device to solve the problem in the related technology that when cooling a large number of particles, the original equipment directly pours the material into the cooling pipe from the feed inlet, and the feed inlet lacks a material distribution mechanism, resulting in insufficient cooling due to too many particles entering the cooling pipe at one time.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, according to one aspect of this utility model, a cat litter counter-current cooling device is provided, comprising a shell, a cavity inside the shell, a feed inlet at the top of the shell, and a rotating groove communicating with the feed inlet at the bottom of the feed inlet. The rotating groove is cylindrical in shape, and its bottom communicates with the cavity. A conveying wheel is rotatably mounted inside the rotating groove, and the sidewall of the conveying wheel is tightly fitted with the sidewall of the rotating groove. The arc-shaped sidewall of the conveying wheel has a plurality of conveying grooves arranged in a ring array. An installation plate a is slidably mounted inside the conveying groove. The device also includes an installation block b, which has a storage groove inside the installation block b. A partition is fixedly provided at the center of the storage groove, and the partition is used to divide the storage groove into two distribution grooves. A cooling pipe is fixedly installed at the bottom of each distribution groove.

[0006] Furthermore, a rotating shaft is fixedly installed at the center of the conveying wheel. The rotating shaft is rotatably installed inside the housing, with one end of the rotating shaft passing through the housing and exposed to the outside.

[0007] Furthermore, the side wall of the conveying wheel is provided with a sliding groove that connects to the conveying channel, a slider is fixedly installed at the center of the lower surface of the mounting plate a, and a mounting plate b is fixedly installed on the side wall of the slider. The mounting plate b is slidably installed in the sliding groove.

[0008] Furthermore, the lower surface of the mounting block b has several through holes that connect to the storage grooves, one end of which is connected to a cooling pipe, which has an arc-shaped structure.

[0009] Furthermore, the mounting plate b has an L-shaped structure, and a threaded hole is provided through one side of the mounting plate b, with a bolt installed in the threaded hole.

[0010] Furthermore, one end of the cooling pipe passes through the shell and is exposed to the outside. Several mounting blocks a are symmetrically fixed on the side wall of the shell. The mounting blocks a are located directly below the cooling pipe, and a discharge trough is opened in the mounting block a.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] 1. The cat litter counter-current cooling device is provided with a rotating trough, in which a conveying wheel is rotatably installed. The side wall of the conveying wheel is provided with several conveying troughs in a circular array. An installation plate a is slidably installed in the conveying trough. The depth of the conveying trough is adjusted by the installation plate a to control the conveying of cat litter into the conveying trough. The cat litter is fed into the storage tank by rotating the conveying trough.

[0013] 2. The cat litter counter-current cooling device is equipped with a storage tank, a partition is fixedly installed in the storage tank, and several cooling pipes are fixedly installed on the lower surface of the mounting block b. The bottom surface of the storage tank has a through hole that connects to the cooling pipes. The cat litter enters different cooling pipes through the partition. The cooling pipes have an arc-shaped structure to ensure that the cat litter in the cooling pipes is fully cooled. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cat litter counterflow cooling device in a preferred embodiment of this utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the cat litter counter-flow cooling device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material conveyor wheel structure in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the feed wheel structure in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure at point A in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating groove structure in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] 1. Shell; 11. Bracket; 12. Inlet; 13. Mounting block a; 14. Cavity; 15. Rotating groove; 131. Discharge groove;

[0021] 2. Feeding wheel; 21. Feeding trough; 22. Rotating shaft; 23. Sliding groove; 211. Mounting plate a; 212. Slider; 213. Mounting plate b; 214. Threaded hole;

[0022] 3. Installation block b; 31. Cooling pipe; 32. Material storage tank; 321. Partition plate. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To further illustrate the technical means and effects adopted by this utility model in order to achieve the intended utility model purpose, the following detailed description of the specific implementation methods, structure, features and effects of this utility model is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0024] Please see Figures 1-6 As shown, the purpose of this embodiment is to provide a cat litter counter-current cooling device, including a shell 1, a cavity 14 inside the shell 1, a feed inlet 12 at the top of the shell 1, and a rotating groove 15 communicating with the feed inlet 12 at the bottom of the feed inlet 12. The rotating groove 15 has a cylindrical structure, and its bottom communicates with the cavity 14. A conveying wheel 2 is rotatably installed inside the rotating groove 15. The conveying wheel 2 is tightly fitted with the side wall of the rotating groove 15. The arc-shaped side wall of the conveying wheel 2 has a plurality of conveying grooves 21 arranged in a ring array. An installation plate a211 is slidably installed inside the conveying grooves 21. [The last sentence appears to be incomplete and possibly contains errors.] The device includes a mounting block b3, which has a storage trough 32. A partition 321 is fixedly installed at the center of the storage trough 32. The partition 321 is used to divide the storage trough 32 into two distribution troughs. A cooling pipe 31 is fixedly installed at the bottom of each distribution trough. The rotating conveyor wheel 2 causes the cat litter in the conveyor trough 21 to enter the storage trough 32. The top of the partition 321 is symmetrically provided with an angle to prevent material from accumulating on the top of the partition 321, so that the cat litter in the storage trough 32 enters different cooling pipes 31. A bracket 11 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the housing 1 to support the housing 1.

[0025] A rotating shaft 22 is fixedly installed at the center of the conveyor wheel 2. The rotating shaft 22 is rotatably installed inside the housing 1. One end of the rotating shaft 22 passes through the housing 1 and is exposed to the outside. A motor is fixedly installed at one end of the rotating shaft 22. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 22 to provide power to the rotating shaft 22.

[0026] The side wall of the conveying wheel 2 is provided with a sliding groove 23 that connects to the conveying trough 21. A slider 212 is fixedly installed at the center of the lower surface of the mounting plate a211. A mounting plate b213 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the slider 212. The mounting plate b213 is slidably installed in the sliding groove 23. The sliding mounting plate b213 controls the sliding of the mounting plate a211.

[0027] The lower surface of the mounting block b3 has several through holes that connect to the storage tank 32. One end of each through hole is connected to a cooling pipe 31. The cooling pipe 31 has an arc-shaped structure. The cat litter in the storage tank 32 enters the cooling pipe 31 through the through holes. The arc-shaped cooling pipe 31 increases the distance of the cat litter in the cooling pipe 31, allowing the cat litter to be cooled sufficiently.

[0028] Mounting plate b213 has an L-shaped structure. A threaded hole 214 is provided through one side of mounting plate b213. A bolt is installed in the threaded hole 214. Tightening the bolt tightens it against the side wall of the conveyor wheel 2 to fix the position of mounting plate a211.

[0029] One end of the cooling pipe 31 passes through the housing 1 and is exposed to the outside. Several mounting blocks a13 are symmetrically fixed on the side wall of the housing 1. The mounting blocks a13 are located directly below the cooling pipe 31. A discharge trough 131 is opened in the mounting block a13. The cooled cat litter flows out of the cooling pipe 31 and enters the discharge trough 131.

[0030] In practical use, cat litter is fed into the feed port 12 above the housing 1. A portion of the cat litter enters the feed trough 21. The sliding mounting plate b213 is used to adjust the mounting plate a211, thereby adjusting the depth of the feed trough 21 to control the amount of feed. The feed wheel 2 is rotated to allow the cat litter to enter the storage trough 32. The partition plate 321 is used to divide the storage trough 32 into two distribution troughs. The angle above the partition plate 321 allows the cat litter to enter the two distribution troughs. The arc-shaped cooling pipe 31 allows the cat litter to be fully cooled.

[0031] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A cat litter counter-current cooling device, comprising a shell (1), a cavity (14) formed inside the shell (1), and a feed inlet (12) formed at the top of the shell (1), characterized in that, A rotating groove (15) communicating with the feed inlet (12) is provided directly below the feed inlet (12). The rotating groove (15) is a cylindrical structure. The bottom of the rotating groove (15) communicates with the cavity (14). A conveying wheel (2) is rotatably installed in the rotating groove (15). The side wall of the conveying wheel (2) is tightly fitted with the side wall of the rotating groove (15). The arc-shaped side wall of the conveying wheel (2) is provided with several conveying grooves (21) in a ring array. An installation plate a (211) is slidably installed in the conveying groove (21). The rotating groove (15) also includes: Mounting block b (3) has a storage trough (32) inside. A partition (321) is fixedly installed at the center of the storage trough (32). The partition (321) is used to divide the storage trough (32) into two distribution troughs, and a cooling pipe (31) is fixedly installed at the bottom of each distribution trough.

2. The cat litter counter-current cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feed wheel (2) has a rotating shaft (22) fixedly installed at its center. The rotating shaft (22) is rotatably installed inside the housing (1), and one end of the rotating shaft (22) passes through the housing (1) and is exposed to the outside.

3. The cat litter counter-current cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side wall of the feeding wheel (2) is provided with a sliding groove (23) that connects to the feeding groove (21). A slider (212) is fixedly installed at the center of the lower surface of the mounting plate a (211). A mounting plate b (213) is fixedly installed on the side wall of the slider (212). The mounting plate b (213) is slidably installed in the sliding groove (23).

4. The cat litter counter-current cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting block b (3) has several through holes on its lower surface that connect to the storage groove (32). One end of each through hole is connected to a cooling pipe (31), which has an arc-shaped structure.

5. The cat litter counter-current cooling device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The mounting plate b (213) has an L-shaped structure, and a threaded hole (214) is provided through one side of the mounting plate b (213). A bolt is installed in the threaded hole (214).

6. The cat litter counter-current cooling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the cooling pipe (31) passes through the shell (1) and is exposed to the outside. Several mounting blocks a (13) are symmetrically fixed on the side wall of the shell (1). The mounting blocks a (13) are located directly below the cooling pipe (31). A discharge trough (131) is opened in the mounting block a (13).