Refractory material batching device

By designing an automated refractory material batching device, utilizing an intermittent rotating mechanism and a weighing sensor, the problems of high labor intensity and low efficiency caused by manual batching were solved, and a highly efficient automated batching process was achieved.

CN224142118UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-21XINMI ZHENGXING REFRACTORY MATERIAL CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
XINMI ZHENGXING REFRACTORY MATERIAL CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-10
Publication Date
2026-04-21

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Technical Problem

The current process of preparing refractory materials for industrial silicon electric furnaces relies on manual operation, resulting in high labor intensity and low efficiency.

Method used

A refractory material batching device was designed, which uses an intermittent rotating mechanism and a weighing sensor, combined with a solenoid valve and a single-chip microcomputer control, to achieve automated batching and reduce manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

It has automated the batching of refractory materials, reduced the intensity of manual labor, and improved the efficiency of batching work.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a refractory material batching device which comprises a machine table, a support is arranged on the rear side of the upper end of the machine table, evenly-distributed storage bins are arranged at the upper end of the support, an electromagnetic valve is connected in series with the middle of a discharging pipe at the lower end of each storage bin, and the refractory material batching device further comprises an intermittent rotating mechanism. The intermittent rotating mechanism comprises a rotating column, a rotating disc, a circular cover, a weighing sensor and a sliding plate, the rotating column is rotationally connected to the bottom wall of the machine table, the rotating disc is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating column, the circular cover is arranged on the edge of the upper end of the rotating disc, the weighing sensor is arranged on the bottom wall of the circular cover, and the sliding plate is fixedly connected to the upper end of the weighing sensor; according to the refractory material proportioning device, when the refractory material raw materials are proportioned, the refractory material raw materials are automatically proportioned, the labor intensity is reduced, the refractory material proportioning device is convenient to use, and the working efficiency of proportioning the refractory material raw materials is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of industrial silicon electric furnace production technology, specifically a refractory material batching device. Background Technology

[0002] An industrial silicon electric furnace is a specialized electric furnace used to produce industrial silicon. It primarily utilizes resistance heating to convert electrical energy into heat energy, thereby heating and melting the industrial silicon. Electrical input: Industrial silicon electric furnaces typically use a three-phase AC power supply. Resistance heating: Electrical energy is transmitted through resistance wires to generate heat. These resistance wires are generally made of high-resistivity materials such as nickel-chromium alloys. Heat transfer: The heat generated by the resistance wires is transferred to the industrial silicon raw materials through radiation, convection, and conduction. Melting process: The industrial silicon raw materials melt at high temperatures to form liquid silicon, which then undergoes further chemical reactions and purification. Control: Equipped with an advanced control system, it achieves precise control of parameters such as temperature and current, ensuring the stability and safety of the production process.

[0003] Industrial silicon electric furnaces mostly use refractory materials with high load softening temperature. In some existing raw material batching processes, the raw materials for refractory materials are weighed and batched manually.

[0004] Currently, the raw materials for high-load soft refractory materials used in industrial silicon electric furnaces are manually prepared by workers, which results in high labor intensity, inconvenience, and reduced efficiency in the preparation of refractory raw materials. Therefore, we propose a refractory material preparation device. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to overcome the existing defects and provide a refractory material batching device that can automatically batch refractory material raw materials, reduce the intensity of manual labor, facilitate use, and improve the efficiency of refractory material batching. This can effectively solve the problems in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a refractory material batching device, including a machine base, a support provided on the upper rear side of the machine base, a uniformly distributed storage bin provided on the upper end of the support, a solenoid valve connected in series in the middle of the discharge pipe at the lower end of the storage bin, and also including an intermittent rotation mechanism.

[0007] Intermittent Rotation Mechanism: It includes a rotating column, a turntable, a circular cover, a weighing sensor, and a sliding plate. The rotating column is rotatably connected to the bottom wall of the machine platform, and the turntable is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating column. A circular cover is provided at the upper edge of the turntable. A weighing sensor is provided on the bottom wall of the circular cover. A sliding plate is fixedly connected to the upper end of the weighing sensor. The outer wall of the sliding plate is slidably connected to the inner wall of the circular cover. A dispensing cylinder is provided at the upper end of the sliding plate. When dispensing refractory raw materials, the mechanism realizes automatic dispensing of refractory raw materials, reduces manual labor intensity, is easy to use, and improves the efficiency of refractory raw material dispensing.

[0008] Furthermore, a microcontroller is installed on the outside of the machine tool. The input terminal of the microcontroller is electrically connected to an external power source. The solenoid valve and the weighing sensor are both bidirectionally electrically connected to the microcontroller, providing electrical connections for each electrical component.

[0009] Furthermore, the intermittent rotation mechanism also includes a drive assembly, which includes a rotating shaft, a quarter gear, and a gear. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected between the upper and lower inner walls of the machine base. The quarter gear is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating shaft, and the gear is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating column. The quarter gear and the gear are fitted together to provide a rotatable connection.

[0010] Furthermore, the drive assembly also includes a worm and a worm wheel. The worm wheel is fixedly sleeved on the upper outer side of the rotating shaft, and the worm is rotatably connected to the left side wall of the machine tool. The worm and the worm wheel are meshed and connected to provide a rotatable connection.

[0011] Furthermore, the drive assembly also includes a motor, which is located at the left end of the machine base. The right end of the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the left end of the worm gear, and the input end of the motor is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller to provide rotation drive.

[0012] Furthermore, the top wall of the storage silo is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft, and the outer wall of the rotating shaft is provided with uniformly distributed stirring rods. The lower end of the rotating shaft is fixedly fitted with spiral blades to facilitate material feeding.

[0013] Furthermore, the upper end of the storage silo is equipped with a second motor. The lower end of the output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertically adjacent rotating shaft. The input end of the second motor is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller to provide stirring drive.

[0014] Furthermore, each of the material storage bins is equipped with a feed pipe at the feed inlet at the upper end for easy feeding.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This refractory material batching device has the following advantages:

[0016] Driven by motor one, the rotating shaft drives the teeth of the quarter gear and the gear to rotate the rotating column through the worm gear and meshing worm wheel. The rotating column drives the feeding cylinder at the top of the turntable to the bottom of the storage bin. The weighing sensor will weigh the feeding cylinder. When the feeding cylinder reaches a certain weight, the quarter gear continues to rotate. After rotating a certain degree, the quarter gear continues to mesh with the gear, which will then drive the feeding cylinder to the bottom of the next storage bin for feeding. When feeding refractory raw materials, the feeding of refractory raw materials is automatically achieved, reducing the intensity of manual labor, making it easy to use, and improving the efficiency of refractory raw material feeding. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the upper side of this utility model.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Machine base, 2. Support frame, 3. Storage silo, 4. Solenoid valve, 5. Intermittent rotation mechanism, 51. Drive assembly, 511. Motor 1, 512. Worm gear, 513. Worm wheel, 514. Rotating shaft, 515. Quarter gear, 516. Gear, 52. Rotating column, 53. Turntable, 54. Circular cover, 55. Weighing sensor, 56. Slide plate, 6. Feeding cylinder, 7. Motor 2, 8. Rotating shaft, 9. Stirring rod, 10. Spiral blade, 11. Feed pipe, 12. Microcontroller. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0022] Please see Figure 1-3This embodiment provides a technical solution: a refractory material batching device, including a machine base 1, a support 2 on the upper rear side of the machine base 1, a uniformly distributed storage bin 3 on the upper end of the support 2, a solenoid valve 4 connected in series in the middle of the discharge pipe at the lower end of the storage bin 3, and an intermittent rotation mechanism 5. A single-chip microcomputer 12 is provided outside the machine base 1, the input end of the single-chip microcomputer 12 is electrically connected to an external power supply, the solenoid valve 4 and the weighing sensor 55 are both bidirectionally electrically connected to the single-chip microcomputer 12, a rotating shaft 8 is rotatably connected to the top wall of the storage bin 3, a uniformly distributed stirring rod 9 is provided on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 8, a spiral blade 10 is fixedly sleeved on the lower end of the rotating shaft 8, and a second motor 7 is provided at the upper end of the storage bin 3. The lower end of the output shaft is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertically adjacent rotating shaft 8. The input end of the second motor 7 is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller 12. The inlet of the upper end of the storage bin 3 is provided with a feed pipe 11. Then, by controlling the microcontroller 12, the solenoid valve 4 and the second motor 7 operate simultaneously. The output shaft of the second motor 7 drives the rotating shaft 8 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating shaft 8 will drive the stirring rod 9 to rotate. The rotation of the stirring rod 9 will stir the refractory material raw material inside the storage bin 3. When the rotating shaft 8 rotates, it will drive the spiral blade 10 to rotate. The rotation of the spiral blade 10 will drive the refractory material raw material inside the storage bin 3 to move downward. Then the solenoid valve 4 opens and the material falls from the discharge pipe at the lower end of the storage bin 3 into the inside of the mixing cylinder 6.

[0023] Intermittent rotation mechanism 5: It includes a rotating column 52, a turntable 53, a circular cover 54, a weighing sensor 55, and a sliding plate 56. The rotating column 52 is rotatably connected to the bottom wall of the machine base 1. The turntable 53 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rotating column 52. A circular cover 54 is provided at the upper edge of the turntable 53. A weighing sensor 55 is provided on the bottom wall of the circular cover 54. A sliding plate 56 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the weighing sensor 55. The outer wall of the sliding plate 56 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the circular cover 54. A feeding cylinder 6 is provided at the upper end of the sliding plate 56. The intermittent rotation mechanism 5 also includes a drive assembly 51, which includes a rotating shaft 514, a quarter gear 515, and a gear 516. The rotating shaft 514 is rotatably connected between the upper and lower inner walls of the machine base 1. A quarter gear 515 is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating shaft 514, and a gear 516 is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating column 52. The quarter gear 515 and the gear 516 are fitted together. The drive assembly 51 also includes a worm 512 and a worm wheel 513. The worm wheel 513 is fixedly sleeved on the upper outer side of the rotating shaft 514. The worm 512 is rotatably connected to the left side wall of the machine base 1. The worm 512 and the worm wheel 513 are meshed together. The drive assembly 51 also includes a motor 511. The motor 511 is located at the left end of the machine base 1. The right end of the output shaft of the motor 511 is fixedly connected to the left end of the worm 512. The input end of the motor 511 is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller 12. When batching the refractory raw materials, the refractory materials are first... Raw materials are injected into the storage silo 3. Then, the dispensing cylinder 6 is placed on top of the slide plate 56. Next, the microcontroller 12 is activated, and motor 511 operates. The output shaft of motor 511 drives the worm gear 512 to rotate. The rotation of the worm gear 512 drives the meshing worm wheel 513 to rotate. The rotation of the worm wheel 513 drives the rotating shaft 514 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating shaft 514 drives the meshing gear 516 to rotate via a quarter gear 515. When the teeth of the quarter gear 515 mesh with the gear 516, it drives the gear 516 to rotate. The rotation of the gear 516 drives the rotating column 52 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating column 52 drives the turntable 53 to rotate. The rotation of the turntable 53 moves the dispensing cylinder 6 to the lower end of the storage silo 3. After the refractory raw materials fall into the mixing cylinder 6, the weight of the mixing cylinder 6 will increase. The weighing sensor 56 will detect the weight of the mixing cylinder 6 in real time through the sliding plate 57. The weighing sensor 56 will transmit the detected data to the microcontroller 12. The microcontroller 12 will integrate the information. When the mixing cylinder 6 reaches a certain weight, it will control the microcontroller 12. The solenoid valve 4 and the motor 7 will be closed to stop feeding. Then, under the control of the microcontroller 12, the quarter gear 515 will continue to rotate. The teeth of the quarter gear 515 will disengage from the gear 516. After the quarter gear 515 rotates 270 degrees, it will re-engage with the gear 516, thereby driving the mixing cylinder 6 to move to the lower end of the next storage bin 3 for feeding.

[0024] The working principle of the refractory material batching device provided by this utility model is as follows: When batching refractory material raw materials, the raw materials are first injected into the storage bin 3. Then, the batching cylinder 6 is placed on the upper end of the slide plate 56. Next, the microcontroller 12 is controlled, and the motor 511 operates. The output shaft of the motor 511 drives the worm gear 512 to rotate. The rotation of the worm gear 512 drives the meshing worm wheel 513 to rotate. The rotation of the worm wheel 513 drives the rotating shaft 514 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating shaft 514 passes through four The quarter-gear 515 drives the meshing gear 516 to rotate. When the teeth of the quarter-gear 515 mesh with the gear 516, it will drive the gear 516 to rotate. The rotation of the gear 516 will drive the rotating column 52 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating column 52 will drive the turntable 53 to rotate. The rotation of the turntable 53 will drive the feeding cylinder 6 to move to the lower end of the storage bin 3. Then, through the control of the microcontroller 12, the solenoid valve 4 and the second motor 7 will operate simultaneously. The output shaft of the second motor 7 will drive the rotating shaft 8 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating shaft 8 will drive the stirring rod 9 to rotate. The rotating agitator 9 stirs the refractory raw materials inside the storage silo 3. When the rotating shaft 8 rotates, it drives the spiral vane 10 to rotate, causing the refractory raw materials inside the storage silo 3 to move downwards. Then, the solenoid valve 4 opens, allowing the raw materials to fall from the discharge pipe at the bottom of the storage silo 3 into the mixing cylinder 6. After the refractory raw materials fall into the mixing cylinder 6, the weight of the mixing cylinder 6 increases. The weighing sensor 55 will detect the weight of the mixing cylinder 6 in real time via the sliding plate 56. The detection data is transmitted to the microcontroller 12. The microcontroller 12 integrates the information. When the feeding cylinder 6 reaches a certain weight, the microcontroller 12 will be regulated, and the solenoid valve 4 and the motor 7 will be closed to stop feeding. Then, under the regulation of the microcontroller 12, the quarter gear 515 continues to rotate. The teeth of the quarter gear 515 will disengage from the gear 516. After rotating 270 degrees, the quarter gear 515 will re-engage with the gear 516, thereby driving the feeding cylinder 6 to move to the lower end of the next storage bin 3 for feeding.

[0025] It is worth noting that in the above embodiments, the solenoid valve 4, motor 511, load cell 55, and motor 7 are all disclosed. The solenoid valve 4 can be selected from D971X-16Q, the motor 511 and motor 7 can be selected from YS8024, the load cell 55 can be selected from U2A / 5T / ZGUW, and the microcontroller 12 controls the operation of the solenoid valve 4, motor 511, load cell 55 and motor 7 using methods commonly used in the prior art.

[0026] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A refractory material batching device, comprising a machine base (1), a support (2) provided on the upper rear side of the machine base (1), a uniformly distributed storage bin (3) provided on the upper end of the support (2), and a solenoid valve (4) connected in series in the middle of the discharge pipe at the lower end of the storage bin (3), characterized in that: It also includes an intermittent rotation mechanism (5); Intermittent rotation mechanism (5): It includes a rotating column (52), a turntable (53), a circular cover (54), a weighing sensor (55), and a sliding plate (56). The bottom wall of the machine base (1) is rotatably connected to the rotating column (52). The upper end of the rotating column (52) is fixedly connected to the turntable (53). The edge of the upper end of the turntable (53) is provided with a circular cover (54). The bottom wall of the circular cover (54) is provided with a weighing sensor (55). The upper end of the weighing sensor (55) is fixedly connected to the sliding plate (56). The outer wall of the sliding plate (56) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the circular cover (54). The upper end of the sliding plate (56) is provided with a dispensing cylinder (6).

2. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 1, characterised in that: The machine tool (1) is equipped with a microcontroller (12) on its exterior. The input terminal of the microcontroller (12) is electrically connected to an external power source. The solenoid valve (4) and the weighing sensor (55) are both bidirectionally electrically connected to the microcontroller (12).

3. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 2, characterised in that: The intermittent rotation mechanism (5) further includes a drive assembly (51), which includes a rotating shaft (514), a quarter gear (515), and a gear (516). The rotating shaft (514) is rotatably connected between the upper and lower inner walls of the machine base (1). The quarter gear (515) is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating shaft (514), and the gear (516) is fixedly sleeved in the middle of the rotating column (52). The quarter gear (515) and the gear (516) are installed together.

4. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 3, characterised in that: The drive assembly (51) also includes a worm (512) and a worm wheel (513). The worm wheel (513) is fixedly sleeved on the upper outer side of the rotating shaft (514). The worm (512) is rotatably connected to the left side wall of the machine base (1), and the worm (512) and the worm wheel (513) are meshed together.

5. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 4, characterised in that: The drive assembly (51) also includes a motor (511). The left end of the machine base (1) is provided with a motor (511). The right end of the output shaft of the motor (511) is fixedly connected to the left end of the worm (512). The input end of the motor (511) is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller (12).

6. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top wall of the storage bin (3) is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft (8), and the outer wall of the rotating shaft (8) is provided with uniformly distributed stirring rods (9), and the lower end of the rotating shaft (8) is fixedly fitted with a spiral blade (10).

7. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 2, characterised in that: The upper end of the storage bin (3) is provided with motor 2 (7). The lower end of the output shaft of motor 2 (7) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the vertically adjacent rotating shaft (8). The input end of motor 2 (7) is electrically connected to the output end of the microcontroller (12).

8. A refractory material batching plant according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage bin (3) is equipped with a feed pipe (11) at the feed inlet at the upper end.