Green feed drying machine
By designing a multi-layered conveyor system and pulley system, the problem of low feeding and discharging efficiency in forage dryers has been solved, enabling continuous feeding and discharging, improving drying efficiency, avoiding equipment blockage and sticking, and enhancing equipment performance.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 任鹏飞
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing forage dryers are inefficient during the feeding and discharging processes, prone to clogging, and have poor drying effects, resulting in high energy consumption and increased costs.
A forage dryer was designed, which adopts a multi-layered staggered conveyor assembly and pulley system to ensure continuous feeding and discharging of forage during the drying process. It also prevents slippage by using barrier strips and optimizes the discharge port by combining guide frame and clamping plate structure to achieve efficient drying.
It enables continuous feeding and discharging of green fodder, improves drying efficiency, avoids clogging and sticking, and enhances the equipment's operating efficiency and drying effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of dryers, and in particular to a forage dryer. Background Technology
[0002] Green fodder refers to plants rich in chlorophyll, commonly used as animal feed. These plants include various grasses, algae, cabbage, carrots, etc. Because these plants are rich in nutrients such as protein, vitamins, and minerals, they are an important food source for livestock and poultry. However, green fodder has a high moisture content, making it difficult to preserve and prone to spoilage, thus requiring timely processing. To extend the shelf life of green fodder and improve its utilization rate, it is usually dried. A dryer is a device used to dry agricultural products; its principle is to heat air and bring it into contact with the green fodder, causing the moisture to evaporate, thereby achieving the purpose of drying.
[0003] However, existing dryers are inefficient when feeding and discharging forage directly, as this results in low efficiency. Using conveyor belts directly can lead to blockages and jamming, and also makes the dryer unit quite large. Furthermore, the high moisture content of forage makes it prone to sticking during drying, further affecting the drying effect. While existing forage dryers typically employ improvements to address these issues—such as increasing the size of the inlet and outlet, reducing the feeding and discharging rates, and increasing drying time—these measures, while alleviating the problems to some extent, also increase energy consumption and cost, and reduce drying efficiency.
[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a forage dryer that can continuously feed and discharge forage. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of existing dryers that reduce drying efficiency due to the inability to continuously feed and discharge materials, this utility model aims to provide a forage dryer.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a forage dryer, including a mounting shell, support plates, a conveying assembly, a motor, a first pulley, a second pulley, a third pulley, a flat belt, and a dryer. The mounting shell has a feed inlet at the top and a discharge outlet at the bottom. Several support plates are evenly spaced on one side of the mounting shell, and a conveying assembly is rotatably mounted on each of the support plates. A motor is mounted on one side of the mounting shell and is connected to one side of the upper conveying assembly via a coupling. A third pulley is connected to the middle conveying assembly, and a first pulley is connected to the lower conveying assembly. A second pulley is rotatably mounted in the middle of the mounting shell. A flat belt is connected to the first, second, and third pulleys and is connected to the motor coupling. The dryer is mounted on one side of the mounting shell.
[0007] Preferably, it also includes a protective door, which is rotatably installed on one side of the mounting housing.
[0008] Preferably, it also includes baffles and torsion springs. Baffles are symmetrically and rotatably installed on the feed inlet at the top of the housing. Torsion springs are provided on both sides of the baffles. One end of the torsion spring is connected to the baffle, and the other end is connected to the feed inlet.
[0009] Preferably, it also includes electric telescopic cylinders and support legs. The electric telescopic cylinders are symmetrically mounted on the mounting housing, and support legs are connected to the push rods of both electric telescopic cylinders.
[0010] Preferably, it also includes a guide frame, a tension spring, and a clamping plate. The guide frame is installed around the discharge port at the bottom of the housing. The clamping plate is slidably installed on the guide frame. Tension springs are symmetrically arranged on the guide frame. One end of the tension spring is connected to the guide frame, and the other end is connected to the clamping plate.
[0011] Preferably, it also includes a protective cover, which is movably mounted on the feed inlet at the top of the housing.
[0012] Preferably, it also includes anti-slip pads, with anti-slip pads provided at both ends of the bottom of the two support legs.
[0013] Preferably, the conveying component is provided with a plurality of barrier strips.
[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0015] This invention features several interlaced conveyor components, enabling continuous feeding and discharging of forage while maintaining a relatively long distance to ensure drying effectiveness and improve drying efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first three-dimensional structure of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the second three-dimensional structure of the present invention.
[0018] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the support plate and conveying components of this utility model.
[0019] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the protective cover, baffle, and reset spring of this utility model.
[0020] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the mounting shell, guide frame, tension spring, and other components of this utility model.
[0021] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the components of this utility model, including the motor, flat belt, and first pulley.
[0022] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the baffle and torsion spring of this utility model.
[0023] Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the guide frame, tension spring, and clamping plate of this utility model.
[0024] The labels in the attached diagram are as follows: 1-Mounting shell, 2-Support plate, 3-Transmission assembly, 4-Motor, 5-First pulley, 6-Second pulley, 7-Third pulley, 701-Flat belt, 8-Protective door, 9-Dryer, 10-Baffle, 11-Torsion spring, 12-Electric telescopic cylinder, 13-Support leg, 14-Guide frame, 15-Tension spring, 16-Clamping plate, 17-Protective cover, 18-Anti-slip mat. Detailed Implementation
[0025] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Example 1
[0026] A forage dryer, such as Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 6As shown, the assembly includes a mounting shell 1, support plates 2, a conveying assembly 3, a motor 4, a first pulley 5, a second pulley 6, a third pulley 7, a flat belt 701, a dryer 9, and a protective cover 17. The mounting shell 1 has a feed inlet on the top left and a discharge outlet on the bottom right. A protective cover 17 is movably mounted on the feed inlet at the top of the mounting shell 1 to prevent impurities from entering the dryer. Three support plates 2 are evenly spaced on the front side of the mounting shell 1, and a conveying assembly 3 is rotatably mounted on each of the three support plates 2. The conveying assembly 3 includes four driven shafts and a wide flat belt. Multiple barrier strips are evenly spaced on the wide flat belt to prevent the forage from sliding to other positions during drying. A motor is mounted in the middle of the rear side of the mounting shell 1. 4. The motor 4 passes through the rear side of the mounting housing 1 via a coupling and is connected to the rightmost rotating shaft of the upper transmission assembly 3. The rightmost rotating shaft of the middle transmission assembly 3 is connected to the third pulley 7, and the rightmost rotating shaft of the lower transmission assembly 3 is connected to the first pulley 5. The second pulley 6 is rotatably mounted on the right side of the middle of the mounting housing 1. The first pulley 5, the second pulley 6, and the third pulley 7 are all connected to a flat belt 701, and the upper part of the flat belt 701 is connected to the rightmost rotating shaft of the upper transmission assembly 3. This allows the motor 4 to start and drive the three transmission assemblies 3 to operate simultaneously via the flat belt 701. The dryer 9 is mounted on the upper left side of the mounting housing 1. The top of the dryer 9 is equipped with a switch button for easy opening and closing.
[0027] When drying forage is required, first remove the protective cover 17, then pour the forage into the feed inlet at the top of the mounting shell 1. Simultaneously, start the motor 4 and the dryer 9. The motor 4 drives the upper conveyor assembly 3 to rotate through the coupling. At the same time, the start of the motor 4 drives the first pulley 5, the second pulley 6, and the third pulley 7 to rotate through the flat belt 701, thereby starting the middle and lower conveyor assemblies 3 to operate. The poured forage enters through the feed inlet and begins to dry. First, the forage falls onto the upper conveyor assembly 3 and moves to the other side away from the falling point, then falls onto the middle conveyor assembly 3, and then moves to the other side before falling onto the lower conveyor assembly 3. After a long drying process, the forage is ensured to reach a high quality level. Finally, the dried forage falls out from the discharge port at the bottom of the mounting shell 1 for collection. Finally, replace and tighten the protective cover 17 to prevent impurities from entering and affecting the purity of the forage. Example 2
[0028] Based on Example 1, such as Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 7 and Figure 8As shown, it also includes a protective door 8, a baffle 10, a torsion spring 11, an electric telescopic cylinder 12, a support leg 13, a guide frame 14, a tension spring 15, a clamping plate 16, and an anti-slip pad 18. The protective door 8 is hinged to the front of the mounting shell 1 by three hinge components. A latch and a handle are installed on the left side of the protective door 8. Baffles 10 are rotatably installed on both sides of the feed inlet at the top of the mounting shell 1 via rotating shafts. The baffles 10 together movably close the feed inlet. Torsion springs 11 are sleeved on both sides of the rotating shaft of the mounting baffles 10. The inner end of each of the four torsion springs 11 is connected to the baffle 10, and the other end is connected to the feed inlet. The upper part of the housing 1 is connected to the outlet. Electric telescopic cylinders 12 are installed on both sides. The electric telescopic cylinders 12 are connected to the support legs 13 through push rods. Two anti-slip pads 18 are attached to the bottom of each support leg 13 to prevent the dryer from sliding during use and causing the forage to move randomly, resulting in incomplete drying. Guide frames 14 are set around the discharge port at the bottom of the housing 1. Tension springs 15 are symmetrically installed on the four guide frames 14. Clamping plates 16 are slidably installed on the four guide frames 14. All eight tension springs 15 are connected to the guide frame 14 at one end and to the clamping plate 16 at the other end.
[0029] When cleaning the inside of the dryer 9 is required, the interior can be cleaned by using the key and latch and pulling the handle to open the protective door 8. When green fodder is poured into the feed inlet at the top of the mounting shell 1, a certain amount of green fodder will press the baffle 10, allowing the green fodder to enter the mounting shell 1. When no more green fodder is poured in, the baffle 10 will reset under the action of the torsion spring 11, sealing the feed inlet and preventing the green fodder from flying out during drying. When it is necessary to accommodate workers of different heights using the dryer 9, the electric telescopic cylinder 12 can be used to adjust the support legs 13 to support the dryer 9 at different heights, making it suitable for people of different heights. When it is necessary to collect the dried green fodder, the clamp 16 is pulled open, and then the upper four sides of the collection bag are placed between the guide frame 14 and the clamp 16. After releasing the clamp 16, the tension spring 15 will drive the clamp 16 to reset, thereby clamping the upper part of the collection bag and preventing the collection bag from deforming and causing the green fodder to leak out during collection.
[0030] The above-described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications, improvements, and substitutions without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A green fodder dryer, comprising a mounting shell (1) and a dryer (9), the top of the mounting shell (1) being provided with an inlet, the bottom of the mounting shell (1) being provided with an outlet, and the dryer (9) being mounted on one side of the mounting shell (1), characterized in that, It also includes a support plate (2), a transmission assembly (3), a motor (4), a first pulley (5), a second pulley (6), a third pulley (7), and a flat belt (701). Several support plates (2) are evenly spaced on one side of the mounting shell (1). The transmission assembly (3) is rotatably mounted on each of the support plates (2). The motor (4) is mounted on one side of the mounting shell (1). The motor (4) is connected to one side of the upper transmission assembly (3) through a coupling. The third pulley (7) is connected to the middle transmission assembly (3). The first pulley (5) is connected to the lower transmission assembly (3). The second pulley (6) is rotatably mounted in the middle of the mounting shell (1). The flat belt (701) is connected to the first pulley (5), the second pulley (6), and the third pulley (7). The flat belt (701) is connected to the motor (4) through a coupling.
2. A green forage dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that It also includes a protective door (8), which is rotatably installed on one side of the mounting shell (1).
3. A green forage dryer according to claim 2, characterized in that It also includes a baffle (10) and a torsion spring (11). The baffle (10) is symmetrically and rotatably installed on the feed port at the top of the mounting shell (1). A torsion spring (11) is provided on both sides of the baffle (10). One end of the torsion spring (11) is connected to the baffle (10), and the other end is connected to the feed port.
4. A green forage dryer according to claim 3, characterized in that It also includes an electric telescopic cylinder (12) and a support leg (13). The electric telescopic cylinder (12) is symmetrically mounted on the mounting shell (1), and the support leg (13) is connected to the push rod of each of the two electric telescopic cylinders (12).
5. A green forage dryer according to claim 4, characterized in that It also includes a guide frame (14), a tension spring (15) and a clamping plate (16). The guide frame (14) is installed around the discharge port at the bottom of the housing (1). The clamping plate (16) is slidably installed on the guide frame (14). The tension spring (15) is symmetrically arranged on the guide frame (14). One end of the tension spring (15) is connected to the guide frame (14), and the other end is connected to the clamping plate (16).
6. A green-chaff dryer according to claim 5, characterised in that It also includes a protective cover (17), which is movably installed on the feed inlet at the top of the housing (1).
7. A green-chaff dryer according to claim 6, characterised in that It also includes anti-slip pads (18), and anti-slip pads (18) are provided at the bottom of both ends of the two legs (13).
8. A green-chaff dryer according to claim 7, characterised in that The transmission component (3) is provided with several barrier strips.