Automatic material control device

By working together with components such as flow sensors and servo motors, and combining the signal transmission of laser emitters and gravity sensors, the problem of inaccurate material control in traditional material control devices has been solved, enabling quantitative feeding and blocking, and improving production efficiency.

CN224104897UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10CHENGDE TIANRUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHENGDE TIANRUNDA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-29
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Traditional automatic material control devices cannot stop the flow in time when there is a large amount of material and the demand is small, resulting in the material feeding amount exceeding the preset value. In addition, when the material has good flowability, it is easy to cause the problem of instantaneous over-release.

Method used

It employs components such as flow sensors, servo motors, cylinders, and gravity sensors to work together, achieving precise material control through multiple material dispensing and gravity detection. This includes a combined design of feed pipes, dispensing pipes, storage pipes, rotating shafts, dispensing plates, and rectangular plates, combined with signal transmission from laser emitters and receivers to achieve quantitative dispensing and blocking.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise quantitative feeding and blocking of materials, avoiding excessive feeding at one time, and improving control accuracy and production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of material control devices, and provides an automatic material control device which comprises a feeding pipe, a material distributing pipe is welded to the lower portion of the feeding pipe, and a material storage pipe is welded to the lower portion of the material distributing pipe. According to the automatic material control device, materials are poured from the position of the feeding pipe, the flow sensor detects the capacity of the materials in the feeding pipe, quantitative materials are sequentially put between the inner sides of the vertical plates, and when the gravity reaches a preset value, the air cylinder retracts the rectangular plate to enable the materials to be discharged. According to the automatic material control device, firstly, quantitative materials are sequentially divided into multiple groups to be put between the inner sides of the vertical plates, after multiple times of putting, a rectangular plate is drawn back by an air cylinder to enable the materials to be discharged when the materials reach a preset value, so that the situation that the materials are difficult to accurately cut off due to excessive one-time discharging is prevented, and use is convenient; by means of the technical scheme, the technical problem that in the related technology, blocking cannot be conducted in time due to excessive single-time discharging is solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the technical field of material control device, in particular, to an automatic material control device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automatic material control device is an intelligent device for automatically controlling material conveying, distribution, metering or mixing in industrial production lines or processing equipment. Its core goal is to precisely manage the flow, ratio or supply of materials through the coordinated work of sensors, controllers and actuators, thereby improving production efficiency, reducing waste and ensuring process stability.

[0003] The traditional automatic material control device has the following disadvantages: in use, the traditional automatic material control device generally monitors the material quantity, flow rate, position and other information in real time through a weight sensor (weighing module), a flow meter, a photoelectric sensor, a material level meter and the like; converts the detection data into an electrical signal and transmits it to a control system; a PLC or a special controller receives the sensor signal, compares it with the preset parameters; and controls the opening and closing of the material through a valve or a baffle to control the on-off of the material. However, when there is a large amount of material and the required amount is small each time, the material quickly falls due to gravity or bin pressure, the control system cannot timely cut off due to response delay (sensor feedback lag, actuator action time), resulting in actual discharge amount exceeding the preset value. When the material flowability is good (such as powder and particles), the discharge port may form a "collapse mode" flow due to sudden pressure increase, releasing an excessive amount of material at once. It is difficult to accurately cut off, and therefore, improvement is needed. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] To overcome the above-mentioned defects, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an automatic material control device, which solves the technical problem of excessive single discharge in the related art that cannot be timely blocked.

[0005] According to one aspect, at least one embodiment of the present disclosure provides an automatic material control device, which comprises a feeding pipe, a distribution pipe welded below the feeding pipe, a storage pipe welded below the distribution pipe, a rotating shaft installed inside the distribution pipe, a distribution plate uniformly welded on the outer side of the rotating shaft, a vertical plate fixedly installed inside the storage pipe, a rectangular plate slidingly installed between the inner sides of the two vertical plates, a table body welded on the outer side of the storage pipe, a gas cylinder fixedly installed inside the table body, and the output end of the gas cylinder fixedly connected to the rear side of the rectangular plate.

[0006] According to another aspect, at least one embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an automatic material control device, which comprises a flow sensor fixedly installed inside the feeding pipe, a groove formed in the top end of the distribution pipe and the inner side of the bottom end of the feeding pipe, a rotating shaft rotatably installed inside the groove, and a baffle fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft.

[0007] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: a servo motor two is fixedly installed on the rear side of the feeding pipe, and the output end of the servo motor two is fixedly connected to the front end of the round shaft.

[0008] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: the flow sensor is electrically connected with the servo motor two, and the length of the baffle is consistent with the length of the groove.

[0009] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: a laser emitter is fixedly installed on the inner side of the material distribution pipe, and a receiving plate is fixedly installed on the rear side of the material distribution plate.

[0010] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: the top end of the vertical plate is in a triangular structure, the surface of the rectangular plate is provided with a gravity sensor, and the gravity sensor is electrically connected with the air cylinder.

[0011] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: when the receiving plate moves to the outside of the laser emitter, the openings of the two material distribution plates above are just below the baffle.

[0012] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: the width of the rectangular plate is consistent with the spacing between the vertical plate, and when the air cylinder drives the rectangular plate to contract to the inside of the table body, the rectangular plate just separates from the inside of the storage pipe.

[0013] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: the front end of the material distribution plate is attached to the inner wall of the material distribution pipe, and the number of the material distribution plates is five.

[0014] According to another aspect, the present disclosure at least one embodiment further provides an automatic material control device, comprising: the laser emitter is electrically connected with the receiving plate, and the receiving plate is electrically connected with the servo motor one.

[0015] The embodiment of the present disclosure has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The automatic material control device in the present disclosure detects the material capacity in the feeding pipe by pouring the material from the feeding pipe, and sequentially puts the quantitative material between the inner sides of the vertical plates, and when the gravity reaches the predetermined value, the cylinder withdraws the rectangular plate to discharge the material. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some of the example embodiments of the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the content of the example embodiments of the present disclosure and the drawings without creative labor.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the vertical section of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at A in the middle;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the horizontal section of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the material distribution plate of the present utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1, feeding pipe; 2, material distribution pipe; 3, material storage pipe; 4, table body; 5, flow sensor; 6, servo motor one; 7, rotating shaft; 8, material distribution plate; 9, receiving plate; 10, laser emitter; 11, circular shaft; 12, baffle; 13, groove; 14, vertical plate; 15, rectangular plate; 16, cylinder; 17, servo motor two. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present disclosure will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. It can be understood that the specific examples described here are only used to explain the present disclosure, and not to limit the present disclosure.

[0025] For the purpose of clarity, only the parts of the apparatus that are pertinent to the disclosure have been shown in the drawings, and they do not necessarily represent the actual size or shape of the product. In addition, for the purpose of clarity, in some of the drawings, only one of the parts having the same structure or function has been shown schematically, or only one of them has been labeled. In this document, "one" means not only "only one", but also "more than one", and "several" includes "two" and "more than two".

[0026] In this document, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mount", "connected", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral connection; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be direct connection, can also be indirect connection through an intermediate medium, can be internal communication of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] In this disclosure, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "on" or "under" the first feature of the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, "on", "above" and "above" of the first feature of the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The "below", "below" and "below" of the first feature of the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0028] In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and other orientation or position relationship are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0029] In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0030] As Figures 1-5As shown in the figure, it shows an automatic material control device in an embodiment of the present disclosure, which comprises a feeding pipe 1, a distribution pipe 2 is welded below the feeding pipe 1, a storage pipe 3 is welded below the distribution pipe 2, a rotating shaft 7 is rotatably installed in the distribution pipe 2, a distribution plate 8 is uniformly welded on the outer side of the rotating shaft 7, a vertical plate 14 is fixedly installed in the storage pipe 3, a rectangular plate 15 is slidingly installed between the inner sides of the two vertical plates 14, a table body 4 is welded on the outer side of the storage pipe 3, a gas cylinder 16 is fixedly installed in the table body 4, and the output end of the gas cylinder 16 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the rectangular plate 15.

[0031] In some examples, in use, the material is first poured from the feeding pipe 1, the material capacity poured into the feeding pipe 1 is calculated by the flow sensor 5, when the material accumulates to the flow sensor 5, just reaches the predetermined value, the PLC sends a signal to the controller, the servo motor two 17 is started by the controller, the servo motor two 17 drives the rotating shaft 11 to rotate, the rotating shaft 11 drives the baffle 12 to rotate, so that the baffle 12 moves to the inside of the groove 13, at this time the material falls between the inner sides of the two distribution plates 8, after a short delay, the servo motor two 17 drives the rotating shaft 11 to rotate, the baffle 12 returns to the original position to block the material in the feeding pipe 1, at this time the servo motor one 6 rotates to drive the rotating shaft 7 to rotate, the rotating shaft 7 drives the distribution plate 8 to rotate, so that when the next receiving plate 9 moves to the laser emitter 10, the receiving plate 9 receives the signal transmission of the laser emitter 10 to the PLC, the PLC stops the operation of the servo motor one 6 by the controller, when the material moves below the distribution pipe 2, the material will fall between the inner sides of the vertical plates 14, the weight of the material is detected by the gravity sensor on the rectangular plate 15, when the weight reaches the predetermined value, the gravity sensor transmits a signal to the PLC, the PLC drives the gas cylinder 16 to move by the controller, the gas cylinder 16 retracts the rectangular plate 15, so that the material is discharged through the storage pipe 3, realizing the process of automatic material control.

[0032] By pouring the material from the feeding pipe 1, the flow sensor 5 detects the material capacity in the feeding pipe 1, and the quantitative material is sequentially placed between the inner sides of the vertical plates 14, when the gravity reaches the predetermined value, the gas cylinder 16 retracts the rectangular plate 15 to discharge the material. Compared with the traditional automatic material control device, this automatic material control device first divides the quantitative material into multiple groups and sequentially places them between the inner sides of the vertical plates 14, after multiple placements, when the material reaches the predetermined value, the gas cylinder 16 retracts the rectangular plate 15 to discharge the material, thereby preventing the material from being discharged too much at one time and being difficult to accurately cut, and facilitating use.

[0033] As Figures 2-4As shown, an automatic material control device is shown in another embodiment of the present disclosure. A flow sensor 5 is fixedly installed inside the feed pipe 1. A groove 13 is provided on the inner side of the top end of the distribution pipe 2 and the bottom end of the feed pipe 1. A round shaft 11 is rotatably installed inside the groove 13. A baffle 12 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the round shaft 11.

[0034] In some examples, the flow sensor 5 detects the material volume in the feed pipe 1 to ensure that the amount of material falling into the distribution pipe 2 is equal each time.

[0035] like Figures 1-4 As shown, an automatic material control device is illustrated in another embodiment of the present disclosure. A servo motor 2 17 is fixedly installed on the rear side of the feed pipe 1, and the output end of the servo motor 2 17 is fixedly connected to the front end of the round shaft 11.

[0036] In some examples, when the quantity detected by the flow sensor 5 reaches a predetermined value, the servo motor 2 17 drives the circular shaft 11 to rotate, causing the material to fall into the inside of the distribution pipe 2 for quantitative feeding.

[0037] like Figures 1-4 As shown, an automatic material control device is illustrated in another embodiment of this disclosure, wherein the flow sensor 5 is electrically connected to the servo motor 17, and the length of the baffle 12 matches the length of the groove 13.

[0038] In some examples, the flow sensor 5 sends a signal to the PLC, which receives the signal from the flow sensor 5 and passes it to the controller. The controller then controls the servo motor 17 to drive the circular shaft 11 to rotate.

[0039] like Figure 3 As shown, an automatic material control device is illustrated in another embodiment of this disclosure, wherein a laser emitter 10 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the material distribution pipe 2, and a receiving plate 9 is fixedly installed on the rear side of the material distribution plate 8.

[0040] In some examples, when the receiving board 9 moves to the outside of the laser emitter 10, the laser emitter 10 releases an electrical signal which is received by the receiving board 9. The receiving board 9 transmits the electrical signal to the PLC, and the PLC drives the servo motor 6 to stop running through the controller.

[0041] like Figure 2 As shown, an automatic material control device is illustrated in another embodiment of the present disclosure. The top of the vertical plate 14 has a triangular structure, and a gravity sensor is provided on the surface of the rectangular plate 15. The gravity sensor is electrically connected to the cylinder 16.

[0042] In some examples, by setting the top of the vertical plate 14 in a triangular structure, material accumulation on the top of the vertical plate 14 is effectively prevented.

[0043] As Figures 1-5 shown, it shows an automatic material control device in another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the receiving plate 9 moves to the outside of the laser emitter 10, the openings of the two upper material distribution plates 8 are just below the baffle 12.

[0044] In some examples, when the receiving plate 9 overlaps with the laser emitter 10, the servo motor 6 stops moving, so that the openings of the material distribution plates 8 are below the feeding pipe 1, thereby facilitating the receiving of the material.

[0045] As Figures 2-4 shown, it shows an automatic material control device in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the width of the rectangular plate 15 matches the spacing between the vertical plates 14, and when the rectangular plate 15 is driven by the air cylinder 16 to shrink into the inside of the table body 4, the rectangular plate 15 just leaves the inside of the material storage pipe 3.

[0046] In some examples, the material between the vertical plates 14 is blocked by the rectangular plate 15, and when the material above the rectangular plate 15 reaches a set value, the controller drives the rectangular plate 15 to shrink into the inside of the table body 4 through the air cylinder 16.

[0047] As Figure 4 shown, it shows an automatic material control device in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the front end of the material distribution plate 8 is attached to the inner wall of the material distribution pipe 2, and the number of the material distribution plate 8 is five.

[0048] In some examples, by setting five material distribution plates 8, when one material distribution plate 8 moves to the lower side, there are just two material distribution plates 8 above the rotating shaft 7 to receive the material.

[0049] As Figures 1-3 shown, it shows an automatic material control device in another embodiment of the present disclosure, the laser emitter 10 is electrically connected with the receiving plate 9, and the receiving plate 9 is electrically connected with the servo motor 6.

[0050] In some examples, after the receiving plate 9 receives the signal of the laser emitter 10, the signal is transmitted to the controller through the plc, and the controller drives the servo motor 6 to stop running.

[0051] The working principle and use process of the utility model:

[0052] In use, first, the material is poured from the inlet pipe 1, the material capacity poured into the inlet pipe 1 is calculated by the flow sensor 5, when the material is accumulated to the flow sensor 5, just reaches the predetermined value, the PLC sends a signal to the controller, the servo motor two 17 is started by the controller, the servo motor two 17 drives the circular shaft 11 to rotate, the circular shaft 11 drives the baffle 12 to rotate, so that the baffle 12 moves to the inside of the groove 13, at this time the material falls between the inside of the two side distribution plates 8, after a short delay, the servo motor two 17 drives the circular shaft 11 to rotate, the baffle 12 returns to the original position to block the material in the inlet pipe 1, at this time the servo motor one 6 rotates to drive the rotating shaft 7 to rotate, the rotating shaft 7 drives the distribution plate 8 to rotate, so that when the next receiving plate 9 moves to the laser emitter 10, the receiving plate 9 receives the signal transmission of the laser emitter 10 to the PLC, the PLC stops the operation of the servo motor one 6 by the controller, when the material moves below the distribution pipe 2, the material will fall between the inside of the vertical plate 14, the weight of the material is detected by the gravity sensor on the rectangular plate 15, when the weight reaches the predetermined value, the gravity sensor transmits a signal to the PLC, the PLC drives the cylinder 16 to move by the controller, the cylinder 16 retracts the rectangular plate 15, so that the material is discharged through the storage pipe 3, realizing the process of automatic material control.

[0053] It should be noted that the relational terms herein such as first and second and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another entity or action, without necessarily requiring or implying any actual relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0054] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those ordinary skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made thereto without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0055] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure and not limit the present disclosure, although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be modified or replaced equivalently without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and all should be covered in the scope of the claims of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An automatic material control device comprising a material inlet pipe (1), characterized in that: The lower part of the feeding pipe (1) is welded with a distribution pipe (2), the lower part of the distribution pipe (2) is welded with a storage pipe (3), the inside of the distribution pipe (2) is rotatably installed with a rotating shaft (7), the outer side of the rotating shaft (7) is uniformly welded with a distribution plate (8), the inside of the storage pipe (3) is uniformly fixedly installed with a vertical plate (14), the inside of the two vertical plates (14) is slidably installed with a rectangular plate (15), the outer side of the storage pipe (3) is welded with a table body (4), the inside of the table body (4) is uniformly fixedly installed with a cylinder (16), and the output end of the cylinder (16) is fixedly connected to the rear side of the rectangular plate (15).

2. The automatic material control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the feeding pipe (1) is fixedly installed with a flow sensor (5), the top end of the distribution pipe (2) and the inside of the bottom end of the feeding pipe (1) are provided with a groove (13), the inside of the groove (13) is rotatably installed with a circular shaft (11), and the outer side of the circular shaft (11) is fixedly sleeved with a baffle (12).

3. The automatic material control device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rear side of the feeding pipe (1) is fixedly installed with a servo motor two (17), and the output end of the servo motor two (17) is fixedly connected to the front end of the circular shaft (11).

4. The automatic material control device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flow sensor (5) and the servo motor two (17) are electrically connected, and the length of the baffle (12) is consistent with the length of the groove (13).

5. The automatic material control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the distribution pipe (2) is fixedly installed with a laser emitter (10), and the rear side of the distribution plate (8) is fixedly installed with a receiving plate (9).

6. The automatic material control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top end of the vertical plate (14) is of a triangular structure, the surface of the rectangular plate (15) is provided with a gravity sensor, and the gravity sensor is electrically connected with the cylinder (16).

7. The automatic material control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: When the receiving plate (9) moves to the outside of the laser emitter (10), the openings of the two distribution plates (8) are just below the baffle (12).

8. The automatic material control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the rectangular plate (15) is consistent with the spacing between the vertical plates (14), and when the cylinder (16) drives the rectangular plate (15) to shrink into the inside of the table body (4), the rectangular plate (15) just escapes from the inside of the storage pipe (3).

9. The automatic material control device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the distribution plate (8) is attached to the inner wall of the distribution pipe (2), and the number of the distribution plate (8) is five.

10. The automatic material control device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The laser emitter (10) and the receiving plate (9) are electrically connected, and the receiving plate (9) and the servo motor one (6) are electrically connected.