Quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing

By adopting a combination design of inclined conveying mechanism and weighing mechanism in heavy calcium carbonate powder processing equipment, the problems of fluctuation in heavy calcium carbonate powder supply and inaccurate metering have been solved, realizing the miniaturization of equipment and stable material supply, and improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN224105095UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10浙江诸暨铜岩山矿业有限公司
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
浙江诸暨铜岩山矿业有限公司
Filing Date
2025-05-14
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

The existing feeding equipment for heavy calcium carbonate powder processing lacks dynamic adjustment capability, resulting in large fluctuations in the flow rate of raw materials when entering the grinding mill, which affects grinding efficiency and product fineness consistency. Manual intervention is difficult to meet the requirements of raw material supply accuracy, increasing the load on subsequent grading and screening.

Method used

The inclined conveying mechanism is combined with the weighing mechanism located directly below to form a compact integrated layout. Quantitative feeding is achieved through spiral blade conveying and weighing sensor monitoring. Combined with the stepped feeding path of the spiral weighing feeder and buffer silo, stable material conveying and accurate metering are ensured.

Benefits of technology

It achieves a continuous and stable supply of heavy calcium carbonate powder, reduces the equipment footprint, avoids metering errors and blockages, improves grinding efficiency and product consistency, and reduces equipment maintenance complexity.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of heavy calcium powder processing, and particularly relates to quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing. The conveying mechanism is arranged on the supporting base and used for conveying heavy calcium powder; the weighing mechanism is connected with the conveying mechanism and used for receiving the heavy calcium powder conveyed by the feeding mechanism and weighing the heavy calcium powder; wherein the conveying mechanism is obliquely installed, and the weighing mechanism is located below the conveying mechanism. The automatic feeding device has the beneficial effects that through physical position cooperation of the conveying mechanism and the weighing mechanism, the continuous process from conveying, weighing to quantitative discharging is achieved, and the problem of feeding fluctuation caused by structure dispersion of traditional equipment is solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of heavy calcium powder processing, and particularly relates to a quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] Heavy calcium carbonate, referred to as heavy calcium, is white powder processed from high-quality limestone by a lime grinding machine. Heavy calcium has the characteristics of high whiteness, good purity, soft color, stable chemical composition, etc. Heavy calcium is usually used as a filler and is widely used in the daily chemical industry such as artificial floor tiles, rubber, plastics, papermaking, paint, paint, ink, cable, building materials, food, medicine, textile, feed, toothpaste, etc. as a filler to increase the volume of products and reduce production costs.

[0003] The existing heavy calcium powder processing feeding equipment usually uses simple mechanical conveying (such as belt conveying or high-difference gravity feeding), which lacks dynamic adjustment capability, resulting in large flow fluctuation when the raw material enters the grinding machine. For example, when the stock bin supplies the mill through a high difference, uneven feeding is easily caused by changes in raw material bulk density or equipment vibration, which further affects the grinding efficiency and product fineness consistency. In addition, the extensive control of manual intervention cannot meet the requirements of heavy calcium powder for raw material supply precision, resulting in increased load of subsequent classification screening, and even multiple rework, which needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing, which can solve the above problems.

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing, which includes:

[0006] A support base;

[0007] A conveying mechanism arranged on the support base for conveying heavy calcium powder;

[0008] A weighing mechanism connected with the conveying mechanism for receiving and weighing the heavy calcium powder conveyed by the feeding mechanism;

[0009] Wherein, the conveying structure is installed obliquely, and the weighing mechanism is located below the conveying mechanism.

[0010] The conveying mechanism of the application adopts an inclined installation mode, can convey the heavy calcium powder from bottom to top, can effectively utilize the vertical space, reduce the equipment floor area, and ensure the continuous supply of heavy calcium powder. The weighing mechanism is directly located below the conveying mechanism, can seamlessly receive the material output by the conveying mechanism, and realizes real-time monitoring and control through weighing, avoiding the cumulative metering error caused by multiple material transfer links in traditional equipment. The conveying mechanism and the weighing mechanism are integrated through the support base, forming a compact integrated layout, reducing the equipment floor area, and facilitating on-site installation and maintenance.

[0011] The application realizes the continuous process from conveying, weighing to quantitative feeding through the physical position cooperation of the conveying mechanism and the weighing mechanism, and solves the material supply fluctuation problem caused by the dispersed structure of traditional equipment.

[0012] Further, the conveying mechanism comprises:

[0013] The feeding pipe is provided with a feeding port at one end and a discharging port at the other end;

[0014] The rotating rod is rotatably arranged in the feeding pipe, and the helical blade is fixedly connected to the rotating rod;

[0015] The driver is arranged on the feeding pipe and connected with the rotating rod, and is used for driving the rotating rod to rotate;

[0016] In the application, the heavy calcium powder is input from the feeding port, the driver drives the helical blade to rotate through rotation, and the heavy calcium powder is conveyed to the discharging port.

[0017] Through the feeding port and the discharging port of the feeding pipe and the rotary motion of the helical blade with the rotating rod, a one-way material pushing path is formed, the stable conveying of the heavy calcium powder from the feeding end to the discharging end is ensured, and the random fluctuation of the flow in the traditional free-fall feeding is avoided. At the same time, the integrated design of the feeding pipe, the rotating rod and the driver makes the overall volume of the conveying mechanism small, which can flexibly adapt to the space limitation of the production line, reduce the material transfer links, and reduce the risk of blockage. In addition, in the application, the helical blade and the inner wall of the feeding pipe are gap-fitted, which can adapt to the conveying requirements of heavy calcium powder with different particle sizes or slight caking, and prevent the agglomeration of powder caused by jamming or excessive extrusion.

[0018] Further, the weighing mechanism comprises:

[0019] The storage bin is provided with an inlet at the top, and the inlet is communicated with the storage port;

[0020] The buffer bin is vertically arranged at the bottom of the storage bin and connected with the outlet of the storage bin;

[0021] The screw weighing feeder is used for quantitative feeding, is located at the bottom of the buffer bin, the inlet of the screw weighing feeder is communicated with the outlet of the buffer bin, and the outlet of the screw weighing feeder is used for discharging the heavy calcium powder;

[0022] The outlet of the storage bin is provided with a valve, the valve is connected with a weighing sensor, and the weighing sensor is connected with the buffer bin. When the weight of the heavy calcium powder in the buffer bin is lower than a set threshold, the weighing sensor controls the valve to open, and drives the storage bin to supplement the buffer bin.

[0023] The storage bin and the buffer bin are vertically connected to form a stepped feeding path. The buffer bin serves as an intermediate temporary storage unit, which can buffer the impact of concentrated feeding of the storage bin on downstream equipment, avoid the direct impact of the spiral weighing feeder on the instantaneous large flow of the storage bin, and ensure the continuity of subsequent quantitative feeding. The outlet valve of the storage bin is linked with the weighing sensor. By monitoring the weight of the material in the buffer bin in real time, the storage bin only supplements the buffer bin when the storage amount of the buffer bin is insufficient, so as to maintain the dynamic balance of the material amount in the buffer bin and prevent weighing errors or feeding interruptions caused by excessive accumulation.

[0024] Meanwhile, the spiral weighing feeder is directly connected to the outlet of the buffer bin. Through the built-in metering function, which can be a weighing module or a flow sensor, the spiral weighing feeder can realize the accurate and continuous output of the heavy calcium powder from the buffer bin to the downstream equipment. The spiral weighing feeder is an existing device, and its specific structure is not described here.

[0025] In addition, the buffer bin is vertically located below the storage bin, which can realize natural feeding of the storage bin to the buffer bin by gravity, reducing additional power consumption. The spiral weighing feeder is located at the bottom of the buffer bin, which can effectively avoid the blockage of the discharge port caused by the deliquescence or electrostatic adsorption of the powder.

[0026] Further, the support base is provided with a support frame for supporting the buffer bin, the storage bin and the spiral weighing feeder.

[0027] In the present application, the support frame is composed of a plurality of support rods which are connected by bolts, nuts and other detachable fasteners, so as to facilitate on-site rapid assembly or adjustment of the frame size, and to adapt to the installation requirements of storage bins, buffer bins and spiral weighing feeders of different capacities. The support rods are rigidly connected to form an integral frame, which shares the load of the storage bin, the buffer bin and the spiral weighing feeder, and reduces the risk of frame deformation caused by vibration or change of material weight during equipment operation.

[0028] Further, the drive is installed at one end of the feeding pipe close to the discharge port, and is connected with the rotating rod through a belt and a belt pulley.

[0029] The driver is located at the discharge end of the material conveying pipe, and power is transmitted to the rotating rod through a belt wheel and a belt, the belt transmission has a flexible connection characteristic, can reduce the instantaneous impact force through belt slip when the spiral blade encounters large block material blockage, avoids the risk of driver burnout caused by rigid transmission, and the driver is a motor.

[0030] Further, the support base is provided with a support rod connected with the material conveying pipe and an electric telescopic rod, and the support rod and the electric telescopic rod are both hinged with the material conveying pipe.

[0031] The support rod and the electric telescopic rod are both hinged with the material conveying pipe, the inclination angle of the material conveying pipe relative to the support base is changed by adjusting the telescopic length of the electric telescopic rod, the conveying path height or inclination angle requirement of different production lines is adapted, and the electric telescopic rod is connected with an external power supply. Meanwhile, the support rod provides a rigid fixed point, the electric telescopic rod serves as an adjustable support point, and both of them cooperate to ensure that the material conveying pipe remains stable after angle adjustment, and avoid conveying vibration or deviation caused by pure flexible suspension.

[0032] The beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0033] 1. The present application realizes a continuous process from conveying, weighing to quantitative feeding by the physical position cooperation of the conveying mechanism and the weighing mechanism, and solves the material supply fluctuation problem caused by the dispersed structure of traditional equipment.

[0034] 2. The outlet valve of the storage bin is linked with the weighing sensor, the material weight in the buffer bin is monitored in real time, the storage bin only replenishes when the buffer bin inventory is insufficient, the material amount in the buffer bin is dynamically balanced, and weighing error or material supply interruption caused by excessive accumulation is prevented.

[0035] 3. The screw weighing feeder is located at the bottom of the buffer bin, and the material is forced to push by the rotation of the spiral blade, which can effectively avoid the blockage of the discharge port caused by the deliquescence or electrostatic adsorption of the powder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0036] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the present application;

[0037] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the conveying mechanism of the present application.

[0038] The figure mark is: 100, support base; 200, conveying mechanism; 210, conveying pipe; 211, feeding port; 212, discharging port; 220, rotating rod; 221, spiral blade; 230, driver; 300, weighing mechanism; 310, storage bin; 320, buffer bin; 330, spiral weighing feeder; 340, valve; 350, weighing sensor; 400, support frame; 500, electric telescopic rod; 510, support rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0040] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are usually a class, not limited to the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / ", generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are in a "or" relationship.

[0041] The quantitative feeding equipment for processing heavy calcium powder provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific examples and their application scenarios.

[0042] Embodiment 1:

[0043] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The embodiments of the present application provide a quantitative feeding equipment for processing heavy calcium powder, which comprises:

[0044] a support base 100;

[0045] a conveying mechanism 200, arranged on the support base 100, for conveying heavy calcium powder;

[0046] a weighing mechanism 300 connected with the conveying mechanism 200, for receiving and weighing the heavy calcium powder conveyed by the feeding mechanism;

[0047] Among them, the conveying structure is installed obliquely, and the weighing mechanism 300 is located below the conveying mechanism 200.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in Figure 1 The conveying mechanism 200 of the present application adopts an inclined installation method, can convey the heavy calcium powder from bottom to top, can effectively utilize the vertical space, reduce the equipment floor area, and ensure continuous supply of the heavy calcium powder. The weighing mechanism 300 is directly located below the conveying mechanism 200, can seamlessly receive the material output by the conveying mechanism 200, and realizes real-time monitoring and control through weighing, avoiding the cumulative metering error caused by multiple material transfer links in the traditional equipment. The conveying mechanism 200 and the weighing mechanism 300 are integrated through the support base 100, forming a compact integrated layout, reducing the equipment floor area, and facilitating on-site installation and maintenance.

[0049] The present application realizes the continuous process from conveying, weighing to quantitative feeding through the physical position cooperation of the conveying mechanism 200 and the weighing mechanism 300, and solves the supply fluctuation problem caused by the dispersed structure of the traditional equipment.

[0050] Embodiment 2:

[0051] The present application provides a quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing. In addition to the above technical features, the quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing of the present application also includes the following technical features.

[0052] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 The conveying mechanism 200 includes:

[0053] The material conveying pipe 210 is provided with a feeding port 211 at one end and a discharging port 212 at the other end;

[0054] The rotating rod 220 is rotatably arranged in the material conveying pipe 210, and the helical blade 221 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 220;

[0055] The driver 230 is arranged on the material conveying pipe 210 and connected with the rotating rod 220, and is used for driving the rotating rod 220 to rotate;

[0056] The heavy calcium powder is input from the feeding port 211, the driver 230 drives the helical blade 221 to rotate by rotating, and the heavy calcium powder is conveyed to the discharging port 212.

[0057] In the embodiment of the present application, the one-way material pushing path is formed by the inlet 211 and the outlet 212 of the material conveying pipe 210 and the rotation of the screw blade 221 with the rotation of the rotating rod 220, which ensures the stable conveying of the calcium carbonate powder from the inlet end to the outlet end, avoiding the random fluctuation of the flow in the traditional free-fall feeding. At the same time, the integrated design of the material conveying pipe 210, the rotating rod 220 and the driver 230 makes the overall volume of the conveying mechanism 200 small, which can be flexibly adapted to the space limitation of the production line, and at the same time reduces the material transfer link and the risk of blockage. In addition, in the present application, the gap cooperation design between the screw blade 221 and the inner wall of the material conveying pipe 210 can adapt to the conveying requirements of calcium carbonate powder of different particle sizes or slight caking, preventing powder agglomeration caused by jamming or excessive extrusion.

[0058] Further, the driver 230 is installed at one end of the material conveying pipe 210 close to the outlet 212, and is connected with the rotating rod 220 through the belt wheel and the belt.

[0059] The driver 230 is located at the outlet 212 end of the material conveying pipe 210, and transmits power to the rotating rod 220 through the belt wheel and the belt. The belt drive has the characteristics of flexible connection, which can reduce the instantaneous impact force through belt slip when the screw blade 221 encounters large blockage, avoiding the risk of burning the driver 230 caused by rigid transmission. Here, the driver 230 is a motor. At the same time, the connection of the driver 230 and the rotating rod 220 through the belt allows the motor or the belt to be detached separately, without the need to disassemble the whole structure of the material conveying pipe 210 or the rotating rod 220, reducing the complexity of equipment maintenance.

[0060] Embodiment 3:

[0061] The embodiment of the present application provides a quantitative feeding equipment for calcium carbonate powder processing. In addition to the above technical features, the quantitative feeding equipment for calcium carbonate powder processing in the embodiment of the present application also has the following technical features.

[0062] As shown in Figure 1 , the weighing mechanism 300 includes;

[0063] a storage bin 310, the top of which is provided with an inlet, and the inlet is in communication with the storage port;

[0064] a buffer bin 320, which is vertically installed at the bottom of the storage bin 310 and connected with the outlet of the storage bin 310;

[0065] a screw weighing feeder 330 for quantitative feeding, which is located at the bottom of the buffer bin 320, the inlet of which is in communication with the outlet of the buffer bin 320, and the outlet is used for discharging calcium carbonate powder;

[0066] The outlet of the storage bin 310 is provided with a valve 340, the valve 340 is connected with a weighing sensor 350, the weighing sensor 350 is connected with the buffer bin 320, when the weight of the heavy calcium powder in the buffer bin 320 is lower than a set threshold, the weighing sensor 350 controls the valve 340 to open, and drives the storage bin 310 to supplement the buffer bin 320.

[0067] In the embodiment of the application, the storage bin 310 and the buffer bin 320 are connected vertically to form a stepped feeding path, the buffer bin 320 serves as an intermediate temporary storage unit, can buffer the impact of concentrated feeding of the storage bin 310 on the downstream equipment, avoids that the spiral weighing feeder 330 is directly affected by the instantaneous large flow of the storage bin 310, and guarantees the continuity of subsequent quantitative feeding. The valve 340 at the outlet of the storage bin 310 is linked with the weighing sensor 350, by monitoring the weight of the material in the buffer bin 320 in real time, the storage bin 310 only supplements the buffer bin 320 when the storage amount of the buffer bin 320 is insufficient, maintains the dynamic balance of the material amount in the buffer bin 320, and prevents weighing errors or feeding interruption caused by excessive accumulation.

[0068] Meanwhile, the spiral weighing feeder 330 is directly connected with the outlet of the buffer bin 320, through the built-in metering function, which can be a weighing module or a flow sensor, the accurate and continuous output of the heavy calcium powder from the buffer bin 320 to the downstream equipment is realized, the spiral weighing feeder 330 here is an existing device, and the specific structure is not described here again.

[0069] In addition, the buffer bin 320 is vertically located below the storage bin 310, can realize natural feeding of the storage bin 310 to the buffer bin 320 by gravity, reduces additional power consumption, and the spiral weighing feeder 330 is located at the bottom of the buffer bin 320, forcibly pushes the material by the rotation of the spiral blade 221, which can effectively avoid the blockage of the discharge port 212 caused by deliquescence or electrostatic adsorption of the powder.

[0070] Further, a support frame 400 for supporting the buffer bin 320, the storage bin 310 and the spiral weighing feeder 330 is arranged on the support base 100.

[0071] In the application, the support frame 400 is composed of a plurality of support rods 510 which are spliced and connected by bolts, nuts and other detachable fasteners, so as to facilitate on-site rapid assembly or adjustment of the frame size, and adapt to the installation requirements of storage bins 310, buffer bins 320 and spiral weighing feeders 330 of different capacities. The support rods 510 are rigidly connected to form an integral frame, share the load of the storage bin 310, the buffer bin 320 and the spiral weighing feeder 330, and reduce the risk of frame deformation caused by vibration or change of material weight during equipment operation.

[0072] Embodiment 4:

[0073] The embodiment of the application provides a quantitative feeding equipment for heavy calcium powder processing.

[0074] As shown in the figure, the support base 100 is provided with a support rod 510 connected with the material conveying pipe 210 and an electric telescopic rod 500, and the support rod 510 and the electric telescopic rod 500 are hinged with the material conveying pipe 210. Figure 1

[0075] In the embodiment of the application, the support rod 510 and the electric telescopic rod 500 are hinged with the material conveying pipe 210, the telescopic length of the electric telescopic rod 500 is adjusted, the inclination angle of the material conveying pipe 210 relative to the support base 100 is changed, and the demand of different production lines for the conveying path height or inclination angle is adapted. Meanwhile, the support rod 510 provides a rigid fixed point, the electric telescopic rod 500 serves as an adjustable support point, and the two cooperate to ensure that the material conveying pipe 210 still remains stable after the angle adjustment, so that the conveying vibration or deviation caused by pure flexible suspension is avoided.

[0076] It should be noted that in this document, the terms "comprise", "comprising", or any other variant 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 also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without more limitations, an element defined by the statement "comprising a" does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but can also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order, for example, the described method can be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps can also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples can be combined in other examples.

[0077] The embodiments of the application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the application is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and the above specific embodiments are only illustrative, not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the application without departing from the purpose of the application and the scope protected by the claims.​

Claims

1. A quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder, characterized in that: include: Support base (100); A conveying mechanism (200) is mounted on a support base (100) and is used to convey heavy calcium carbonate powder; Weighing mechanism (300), connected to conveying mechanism (200), is used to receive heavy calcium carbonate powder conveyed by feeding mechanism and weigh it; The conveying structure is installed at an angle, and the weighing mechanism (300) is located below the conveying mechanism (200).

2. The quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (200) includes: The conveying pipe (210) has an inlet (211) at one end and an outlet (212) at the other end; A rotating rod (220) is rotatably mounted on a conveying pipe (210), and a spiral blade (221) is fixedly connected to the rotating rod (220); A driver (230) is mounted on the feed pipe (210) and connected to the rotating rod (220) for driving the rotating rod (220) to rotate; The heavy calcium carbonate powder is fed into the feed inlet (211), and the driver (230) drives the spiral blade (221) to rotate, thus conveying the heavy calcium carbonate powder to the discharge outlet (212).

3. The quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The weighing mechanism (300) includes: The storage silo (310) has an inlet at its top, which is connected to the storage port; A buffer hopper (320) is vertically installed at the bottom of the storage hopper (310) and connected to the outlet of the storage hopper (310); The screw weighing feeder (330) is used for quantitative feeding and is located at the bottom of the buffer silo (320). Its inlet is connected to the outlet of the buffer silo (320), and the outlet is used to discharge heavy calcium carbonate powder. The storage silo (310) is equipped with a valve (340) at its outlet. The valve (340) is connected to a weighing sensor (350), which is connected to a buffer silo (320). When the weight of the heavy calcium carbonate powder in the buffer silo (320) is lower than the set threshold, the weighing sensor (350) controls the valve (340) to open, driving the storage silo (310) to replenish the buffer silo (320).

4. The quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder according to claim 3, characterized in that: The support base (100) is provided with a support frame (400) for supporting the buffer bin (320), the storage bin (310) and the screw weighing feeder (330).

5. The quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driver (230) is installed at one end of the feed pipe (210) near the outlet (212) and is connected to the rotating rod (220) via a pulley and belt.

6. The quantitative feeding device for processing heavy calcium carbonate powder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support base (100) is provided with a support rod (510) and an electric telescopic rod (500) connected to the conveying pipe (210). Both the support rod (510) and the electric telescopic rod (500) are hinged to the conveying pipe (210).