Bulk material six-way distributing device
By using a six-way bulk material distribution device, which utilizes an electro-hydraulic actuator to drive a flap valve and control system, the problems of complex equipment, large space occupation, and uneven material distribution in existing technologies have been solved, achieving a compact structure, rapid response, and uniform material distribution.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 鹿新梅
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing belt conveyor material distribution devices suffer from problems such as complex equipment, large space occupation, and uneven material distribution leading to hopper tilting.
The bulk material distribution device adopts a six-way branch chute and four sets of flap valves. It uses an electro-hydraulic actuator as the driving device and combines it with a control system to achieve remote control and ensure uniform material distribution in the silo.
It features a compact structure, small footprint, simple operation, and fast response speed, enabling simultaneous material distribution in symmetrical hoppers and preventing hopper tilting due to uneven material distribution.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to bulk material conveying technical field especially relates to a bulk material six-way distributing device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Belt conveyor is the common equipment of conveying bulk material, and there are three ways to distribute bulk material to five silos through the belt conveyor:
[0003] 1) Set a buffer bin under the head of the belt conveyor, the buffer bin is provided with five discharge ports and corresponding gates, and the five silos are evenly arranged in the circumferential direction. However, this way has the problems of large space occupation, many required devices, easy silo blocking in the buffer bin, etc., and each silo can only be distributed separately, which is easy to cause the silo to tilt due to uneven distribution.
[0004] 2) Four silos are arranged in a ring shape under the head of the belt conveyor, and a center silo is arranged at the center, and a reversible rotary distributor is used for distribution. The reversible rotary distributor distributes to the four peripheral silos when rotating forward, and distributes to the center silo when rotating reversely. This way has good distribution uniformity, but the equipment is complex, the investment is large, and the reversible rotary distributor has many fault points of the rotating mechanism and the reversible running mechanism, which leads to unstable system operation.
[0005] 3) A four-way distributor (such as the "flap type four-way switching distributor" disclosed in the Chinese utility model patent with the authorized announcement number CN 202499539 U) and two reversible belt conveyors are arranged under the head of the belt conveyor. One discharge port of the four-way distributor at the center distributes to the center silo, and the other two discharge ports distribute to the other four silos through two vertically arranged reversible belt conveyors. The disadvantage of this way is that more equipment is invested, and the space occupation is large. SUMMARY
[0006] The utility model provides a bulk material six-way distributing device, the layout of bulk material six-way distributing device and 5 silos is reasonable, the structure is compact, and the space occupation is small, adopts electro -hydraulic push rod as the driving arrangement of flap valve, and the operation is simple, and the response speed is fast, can realize remote control through the control system, can realize the simultaneous distribution of symmetrical silos, and effectively avoids the silo from tilting due to uneven distribution.
[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0008] Bulk material six-way distribution device, including six-way bifurcated chute and four groups of flap valve, top of six-way bifurcated chute is equipped with feed inlet, bottom is equipped with center outlet, feed inlet and center outlet are connected by rectangular cylinder, four sides of rectangular cylinder are respectively equipped with one side outlet, four side outlets are divided into upper layer outlet one, upper layer outlet two, lower layer outlet one and lower layer outlet two, upper layer outlet one and upper layer outlet two are oppositely arranged, lower layer outlet one and lower layer outlet two are oppositely arranged, four side outlets are respectively connected with corresponding inclined chute, and one group of flap valve is arranged at the connecting position, corresponding bin A is arranged below center outlet, corresponding bin B is arranged below lower layer outlet one, corresponding bin D is arranged below lower layer outlet two, corresponding bin C is arranged below upper layer outlet one, and corresponding bin E is arranged below upper layer outlet two, bin B, bin C, bin D and bin E are sequentially arranged in the periphery of bin A along the circumference, and the whole bin is formed into square cross section.
[0009] Further, the flap valve is composed of electro-hydraulic push rod, flap, flap shaft and swing lever, the electro-hydraulic push rod is arranged outside the corresponding inclined chute, the flap is arranged at the corresponding side outlet, the lower end of the flap is hinged to the six-way bifurcated chute through the flap shaft, one end of the flap shaft extends out of the six-way bifurcated chute and is connected with the extension end of the electro-hydraulic push rod through the swing lever, and the corresponding side outlet is closed when the flap is in vertical state.
[0010] Further, the inner side of the rectangular cylinder is provided with a groove, and the flap is embedded in the corresponding groove when the flap is in vertical state.
[0011] Further, the rectangular cylinder above the groove is provided with a compressed air cleaning pipe, and one end of the compressed air cleaning pipe is connected with an external compressed air conveying pipe.
[0012] Further, the inclined chute is provided with a maintenance door on the side opposite to the electro-hydraulic push rod.
[0013] The bulk material six-way distribution device further comprises a control system, and the control system is composed of a main controller and four travel switches, the extension end outside of the electro-hydraulic push rod of the four groups of flap valves is respectively provided with a travel switch, the signal output end of the travel switch is connected with the main controller, and the control end of the four electro-hydraulic push rods is additionally connected with the main controller.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the bulk material six-way distribution device has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] 1) The bulk material six-way distribution device and the five bins are reasonable in layout, compact in structure and small in space occupation.
[0016] 2) The electro-hydraulic push rod is used as the driving device of the flap valve, and the operation is simple and the response speed is fast.
[0017] 3) Remote control can be realized by controlling system; symmetrical material bin can be realized simultaneously, and effective slope of material bin due to uneven distribution of material can be avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 is a plane layout of the bulk material six-way distribution device and the material bin of the utility model.
[0019] Figure 2 is a working position schematic view of the turnover plate.
[0020] Figure 3 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 1 (distributing material to the material bin A).
[0021] Figure 3a is Figure 3 a side view.
[0022] Figure 4 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 2 (distributing material to the material bin B).
[0023] Figure 4a is Figure 4 a side view.
[0024] Figure 5 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 3 (distributing material to the material bin C).
[0025] Figure 5a is Figure 5 a side view.
[0026] Figure 6 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 4 (distributing material to the material bin D).
[0027] Figure 6a is Figure 6 a side view.
[0028] Figure 7 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 5 (distributing material to the material bin E).
[0029] Figure 7a is Figure 7 a side view.
[0030] Figure 8 is a use state schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device Figure 6(Simultaneously distribute materials to bunker B and bunker D).
[0031] Figure 8a is a side view of Figure 8 .
[0032] Figure 9 is a schematic view of the bulk material six-way distribution device in use Figure 7 (Simultaneously distribute materials to bunker C and bunker E).
[0033] Figure 9a is a side view of Figure 9 .
[0034] In the figure: 1. six-way branched chute 2. electro-hydraulic push rod 3. flap one 4. flap two 5. flap three 6. flap four 7. travel switch 8. compressed air cleaning pipe 9. access door A, B, C, D, E. bunker DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] The specific embodiments of the utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings:
[0036] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 3a , the utility model discloses a bulk material six-way distribution device, including six-way branched chute 1 and four sets of flap valve, the top of six-way branched chute 1 is equipped with feed inlet, and the bottom is equipped with center discharge port, and the feed inlet is connected with the center discharge port through rectangular cylinder, and four lateral surfaces of rectangular cylinder are equipped with one side discharge port respectively, and four side discharge ports are divided into upper layer discharge port one, upper layer discharge port two, lower layer discharge port one and lower layer discharge port two again, and upper layer discharge port one and upper layer discharge port two are oppositely arranged, and lower layer discharge port one and lower layer discharge port two are oppositely arranged, and four side discharge ports are connected with corresponding inclined chute respectively, and 1 set of flap valve is arranged at the connecting place respectively, and the lower side of center discharge port is correspondingly provided with bunker A, and the lower side of lower layer discharge port one is correspondingly provided with bunker B, and the lower side of lower layer discharge port two is correspondingly provided with bunker D, and the lower side of upper layer discharge port one is correspondingly provided with bunker C, and the lower side of upper layer discharge port two is correspondingly provided with bunker E, and bunker B, bunker C, bunker D and bunker E are sequentially arranged along the circumference of the periphery of bunker A, and form the overall bunker with square cross section.
[0037] Further, the flap valve is composed of electro-hydraulic push rod 2, flap, flap shaft and swing lever, electro-hydraulic push rod 2 is arranged at the outside of corresponding inclined chute, flap is arranged at corresponding side discharge port, and the lower end of flap is hinged with six-way branched chute 1 through flap shaft, and one end of flap shaft is stretched out of six-way branched chute and is connected with the stretching end of electro-hydraulic push rod 2 through swing lever, and corresponding side discharge port is closed when flap is in vertical state.
[0038] Further, the inner side of the rectangular cylinder is provided with a groove, and the flap is embedded in the corresponding groove in the vertical state.
[0039] Further, a compressed air cleaning pipe 8 is arranged in the rectangular cylinder above the groove, and one end of the compressed air cleaning pipe 8 is connected with an external compressed air conveying pipe.
[0040] Further, the inclined chute is provided with an inspection door 9 on the side opposite to the electro-hydraulic push rod 2.
[0041] The bulk material six-way distributing device also comprises a control system; the control system is composed of a main controller and four travel switches 7; the travel switches 7 are correspondingly arranged on the outer side of the extension end of the four groups of electro-hydraulic push rods 2; the signal output end of the travel switch 7 is connected with the main controller, and the main controller is additionally connected with the control end of the four electro-hydraulic push rods 2.
[0042] When the upstream material conveying device feeds the bulk material six-way distributing device through the feeding port, the main controller controls the action of each group of flap valves to distribute the material to one of the five hoppers or simultaneously distribute the material to the two hoppers on the periphery.
[0043] 1) When distributing the material to the hopper A, the four groups of flap valves are all in the fully closed state (as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 3a ) ;
[0044] 2) When distributing the material to the hopper B, the corresponding flap valve above the lower outlet of the hopper B is fully opened, and the remaining three groups of flap valves are in the fully closed state (as shown in Figure 4 、 Figure 4a ) ;
[0045] 3) When distributing the material to the hopper C, the corresponding flap valve above the upper outlet of the hopper C is fully opened, and the remaining three groups of flap valves are in the fully closed state (as shown in Figure 5 、 Figure 5a ) ;
[0046] 4) When distributing the material to the hopper D, the corresponding flap valve above the lower outlet of the hopper D is fully opened, and the remaining three groups of flap valves are in the fully closed state (as shown in Figure 6 、 Figure 6a ) ;
[0047] 5) When distributing the material to the hopper E, the corresponding flap valve above the upper outlet of the hopper E is fully opened, and the remaining three groups of flap valves are in the fully closed state (as shown in Figure 7 、 Figure 7a ) ;
[0048] 6) When simultaneously feeding to bin B and bin D, the corresponding lower outlet one and lower outlet two of bin B and bin D are half opened by the centering of the flap valve, and the corresponding upper outlet one and upper outlet two of bin C and bin E are fully closed (as shown in Figure 8 、 Figure 8a );
[0049] 7) When simultaneously feeding to bin C and bin E, the corresponding upper outlet one and upper outlet two of bin C and bin E are half opened by the centering of the flap valve, and the corresponding lower outlet one and lower outlet two of bin B and bin D are fully closed (as shown in Figure 9 、 Figure 9a ).
[0050] As a preferred solution, the bulk material six-way distribution device comprises a six-way branched chute 1, four sets of electro-hydraulic push rods 2, flap one 3, flap two 4, flap three 5, flap four 6 and four sets of travel switches 7. The flap one 3 and the flap two 4 are arranged in the same layer and opposite to each other, corresponding to open or close the lower outlet one and the lower outlet two, the flap three 5 and the flap four 6 are arranged in the same layer and opposite to each other, corresponding to open or close the upper outlet one and the upper outlet two, and the flap one 3, the flap two 4, the flap three 5 and the flap four 6 are arranged in staggered layers.
[0051] The flap one 3, the flap two 4, the flap three 5 and the flap four 6 are respectively installed at the side outlet of the top of the four inclined chutes of the six-way branched chute 1, and are hinged at the bottom of the branched point; each flap is embedded in the corresponding groove of the rectangular cylinder when it is in a vertical state.
[0052] The electro-hydraulic push rod 2 is respectively installed on the side of the four inclined chutes. The four travel switches 7 are respectively installed on the corresponding inclined chute side in the corresponding travel area of the electro-hydraulic push rod 2. The extension end of the four electro-hydraulic push rods 2 is respectively connected with the flap shaft of the corresponding flap one 3, flap two 4, flap three 5 and flap four 6. The main controller can control the opening and closing of the flap one 3, the flap two 4, the flap three 5 and the flap four 6 by controlling the action of the four electro-hydraulic push rods 2, so as to realize the feeding of one belt conveyor through the six-way branched chute 1 to five bins. And it can realize the simultaneous feeding of two opposite bins, avoiding the imbalance of the single bin feeding.
[0053] As shown in Figure 2 , each flap has three working states, i.e. fully open state (the top of the flap is at the X point in the figure), half open state (the top of the flap is at the Z point in the figure) and fully closed state (the top of the flap is at the S point in the figure).
[0054] The rectangular cylinder corresponding to the turnover plate one 3, the turnover plate two 4, the turnover plate three 5 and the turnover plate four 6 is respectively provided with a compressed air cleaning pipe 8 above the groove, which is used for removing the material attached to the periphery of the side of the turnover plate one 3, the turnover plate two 4, the turnover plate three 5 and the turnover plate four 6.
[0055] The six-way branched chute 1 is provided with one maintenance door 9 on each side of the four inclined chutes, which is used for maintaining the corresponding turnover plate one 3, the turnover plate two 4, the turnover plate three 5 and the turnover plate four 6 and removing foreign matters.
[0056] The above is only the preferred specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A bulk material six-way distribution device, characterized in that, It includes six-way branched chute and four groups of flap valves; the top of the six-way branched chute is provided with a feeding port, and the bottom is provided with a central discharge port; the feeding port and the central discharge port are connected through a rectangular cylinder, and four sides of the rectangular cylinder are respectively provided with a side discharge port; the four side discharge ports are divided into upper layer discharge port one, upper layer discharge port two, lower layer discharge port one and lower layer discharge port two; the upper layer discharge port one and the upper layer discharge port two are oppositely arranged, and the lower layer discharge port one and the lower layer discharge port two are oppositely arranged; the four side discharge ports are respectively connected with corresponding inclined chutes, and one group of flap valves is arranged at the connection; a silo A is arranged below the central discharge port; A silo B is arranged below the lower layer discharge port one, and a silo D is arranged below the lower layer discharge port two; a silo C is arranged below the upper layer discharge port one, and a silo E is arranged below the upper layer discharge port two; the silo B, the silo C, the silo D and the silo E are sequentially arranged at the periphery of the silo A in the circumferential direction, forming a whole silo with a square cross section.
2. A bulk material six-way distribution device according to claim 1, wherein, The flap valve is composed of an electro-hydraulic push rod, a flap, a flap shaft and a swing rod; the electro-hydraulic push rod is arranged outside the corresponding inclined chute, the flap is arranged at the corresponding side discharge port, and the lower end of the flap is hinged to the six-way branched chute through the flap shaft; one end of the flap shaft extends out of the six-way branched chute and is connected with the extension end of the electro-hydraulic push rod through the swing rod; when the flap is in a vertical state, the corresponding side discharge port is closed.
3. A bulk material six-way distribution device according to claim 1, wherein, The inner side of the rectangular cylinder is provided with a groove, and the flap is embedded in the corresponding groove when it is in a vertical state.
4. A bulk material six-way distribution device according to claim 3, wherein, A compressed air cleaning pipe is arranged in the rectangular cylinder above the groove, and one end of the compressed air cleaning pipe is connected with an external compressed air conveying pipeline.
5. A bulk material six-way distribution device according to claim 1, wherein, The inclined chute is provided with a maintenance door on the side opposite to the electro-hydraulic push rod.
6. A bulk material six-way distribution device according to claim 1, wherein, It also includes a control system; the control system is composed of a main controller and four travel switches; the extension end outside of the electro-hydraulic push rod of the four groups of flap valves is respectively provided with a travel switch; the signal output end of the travel switch is connected with the main controller, and the main controller is additionally connected with the control end of the four electro-hydraulic push rods.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Plate turnover type four-way switching distributor
CN202499539U