Slideway structure for color sorter
By introducing a sliding connection baffle and drive plate and other mechanical linkage structures into the color sorter slide structure, the width of the guide trough can be adjusted, which solves the problem of the non-adjustable guide trough width in the existing technology and improves the adaptability and stability of the equipment to different materials.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ANHUI PAICHEN INTELLIGENT EQUIP CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-26
AI Technical Summary
The existing color sorter slide structure cannot adjust the width of the guide chute according to materials of different sizes and volumes, resulting in poor diversion and guidance effect and insufficient equipment adaptability.
Design a slide rail structure in which the baffle and the slide rail plate are slidably connected. Combined with the drive plate, drive groove and drive column, the width of the guide groove can be adjusted. When the tilt angle is adjusted, the width of the guide groove is automatically adjusted proportionally. The structure adopts a purely mechanical linkage.
It improves the equipment's adaptability to the diversion of materials of different volumes, eliminates manual calibration errors, and avoids parameter mismatch caused by electrical control delays and sensor failures.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of color sorter slides, and more particularly to a slide structure for color sorters. Background Technology
[0002] There is a color sorter whose slide (i.e., color sorting channel) can rotate with the frame to achieve the effect of sorting different materials. Specifically, for large-volume materials, it is necessary to ensure that the sliding speed is not too fast, so the slide needs to be rotated to reduce its tilt angle, while for small-volume materials, the tilt angle needs to be increased.
[0003] To achieve the effect of diverting and guiding materials, multiple guide channels need to be formed at equal intervals on the side of the chute that supplies materials. When different materials are sorted by the same color sorter, simply adjusting the inclination angle of the chute is often insufficient. It is also necessary to adjust the width of the guide channel according to the size and volume of the materials to ensure that the guide channel has a better diversion and guidance effect. However, the existing technology can only adjust the inclination angle of the chute, but cannot adjust the width of the guide channel, which limits the adaptability of the entire equipment. Utility Model Content
[0004] To overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a slide structure for color sorters, which solves the problem that the width of the guide groove in existing adjustable tilt color sorter slides cannot be adjusted, and therefore cannot effectively divert and guide materials of different sizes and volumes.
[0005] To address the problems in the existing technology, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows:
[0006] A slide structure for a color sorter includes a support frame. A rotating shaft is fixed between two side plates at the upper end of the support frame. A slide plate is rotatably mounted on the outer wall of the rotating shaft. A plurality of baffles are slidably arranged at equal intervals on one side of the slide plate, spreading out from the center to both sides. A guide groove is formed between two adjacent baffles to allow material to slide down from top to bottom. An equidistant adjustment mechanism for adjusting the gap between the baffles is installed on the side of the slide plate away from the baffles. The length direction of the slide plate is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft, and the length direction of the guide groove is the same as the length direction of the slide plate.
[0007] Preferably, two slide grooves are sequentially formed on the upper end of the slide plate near the stop bar. A slider is fixed on the side of the stop bar near the slide groove, directly opposite the slide groove. The slider is slidably inserted into the slide groove. The slide groove extends through the entire slide plate in the width direction.
[0008] Preferably, the equidistant adjustment mechanism includes a drive plate slidably mounted on the upper end of the slide plate on the side away from the stop bar. The drive plate has a plurality of drive grooves that are sequentially formed from the center to both sides. Each drive groove is directly opposite a stop bar, and the plurality of drive grooves are gradually inclined and open from the center to both sides. A drive post is fixed at the upper end of the stop bar, and each drive post is inserted into a drive groove that is directly opposite the stop bar. The drive plate is driven to move on the slide plate by a linear motion component.
[0009] Preferably, the slide plate is symmetrically fixed with sliding sleeves on the side near the drive plate, and sliding rods are symmetrically fixed on the outer wall of the drive plate, with the two sliding rods slidably inserted into the inner sides of the two sliding sleeves respectively.
[0010] Preferably, the linear motion assembly includes a connector fixed to the middle of the side of the drive plate away from the slide plate. A drive shaft is fixed to the end of the connector away from the drive plate. The axis of the drive shaft is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft. A follower column is fixed to the end of the drive shaft near the axis of the rotating shaft. The axis of the follower column is parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft. A drive disk is fixed to the middle of the rotating shaft. An arc-shaped groove is opened on the drive disk. The end of the follower column is inserted into the arc-shaped groove.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows:
[0012] 1. This utility model sets the baffle and the slide plate as a sliding connection, and sets a drive plate, drive groove and drive column to adjust the gap of the baffle, so that the width of the guide groove can be adjusted. While the inclination angle of the slide plate is adapted to the adjustment of the material to be sorted, the width of the guide groove can also be adjusted to adapt to the volume of the material to be sorted, so as to ensure that materials of different volumes can be guided and diverted in a better way, thus improving the adaptability of the equipment.
[0013] 2. The follower column and drive disc structure provided by this utility model enable automatic proportional adjustment of the guide groove width during tilt angle adjustment. This mechanical linkage structure eliminates errors from manual secondary calibration, saves manual operation steps, and the pure mechanical structure has no electrical control delay, avoiding the risk of parameter mismatch caused by sensor or program failure. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the slide plate structure of this utility model.
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the drive board structure of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 3 Enlarged view of point A.
[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the drive disk structure of this utility model.
[0019] Reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Bracket; 2. Rotating shaft; 3. Slide plate; 4. Stop bar; 5. Slide groove; 6. Slider; 7. Drive plate; 8. Slide rod; 9. Slide sleeve; 10. Drive groove; 11. Drive column; 12. Connector; 13. Drive shaft; 14. Follower column; 15. Drive disc; 16. Arc groove. Detailed Implementation
[0020] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.
[0021] Please see Figures 1 to 5 This embodiment provides a slide structure for a color sorter, including a bracket 1. A rotating shaft 2 is fixed between two side plates at the upper end of the bracket 1. A slide plate 3 is rotatably mounted on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 2. The length direction of the slide plate 3 is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft 2. A plurality of baffles 4 are slidably arranged at equal intervals on one side of the slide plate 3, spreading out from the middle to both sides. A guide groove is formed between two adjacent baffles 4 to allow the material to slide down from top to bottom. The length direction of the guide groove is the same as the length direction of the slide plate 3. The slide plate 3 is positioned closer to the baffles 4. Two grooves 5 are sequentially opened at the upper end. A slider 6 is fixed on the side of the stop bar 4 that is close to the groove 5 and directly opposite the groove 5. The slider 6 is slidably inserted into the groove 5. The groove 5 runs through the entire slide plate 3 in the width direction. When assembling the stop bar 4, the slider 6 is inserted from one end of the groove 5. The setting of the groove 5 running through the slide plate 3 is conducive to the assembly of the stop bar 4. The slider 6 and the groove 5 realize the sliding connection between the stop bar 4 and the slide plate 3. Through the sliding connection, the width of the guide groove can be adjusted.
[0022] The adjustment of the rotation angle of the slide plate 3 is a mature existing technology, which will be briefly described here. Please refer to the appendix of the instruction manual. Figure 2 By fixing an electric push rod on the bracket 1, the extended end of the electric push rod extends to the outside of the slide plate 3. A drive frame is fixed on the outer wall of the slide plate 3 near the electric push rod. A push column is fixed to the extended end of the electric push rod. The push column is inserted into the drive frame. By driving the electric push rod to extend or retract, the drive frame can be pushed by the push column, thereby achieving the effect of pushing the slide plate 5 to flip and adjust the tilt angle.
[0023] A drive plate 7 is slidably installed on the upper end of the slide plate 3 on the side away from the stop bar 4. A sliding sleeve 9 is symmetrically fixed on the side of the slide plate 3 near the drive plate 7. A slide rod 8 is symmetrically fixed on the outer wall of the drive plate 7. The two slide rods 8 are slidably inserted into the inner side of the two sliding sleeves 9 respectively. The slide rods 8 and sliding sleeves 9 are used to complete the sliding connection between the drive plate 7 and the slide groove 5 plate, ensuring that the drive plate 7 slides stably along the length direction of the slide plate 3.
[0024] Several drive grooves 10 are formed on the drive plate 7, spreading outward from the center to both sides. Each drive groove 10 is directly opposite a stop bar 4. The drive grooves 10 are gradually inclined and open outward from the center to both sides. A drive post 11 is fixed at the upper end of the stop bar 4. Each drive post 11 is inserted into a drive groove 10. When the drive plate 7 slides between the slide plate 3, the inclined trajectory of the drive groove 10 forces the drive post 11 to make lateral displacement, which drives the stop bar 4 to slide synchronously.
[0025] A connector 12 is fixed to the middle of the side of the drive plate 7 away from the slide plate 3. A drive shaft 13 is fixed to the end of the connector 12 away from the drive plate 7. The axis of the drive shaft 13 is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft 2. A follower column 14 is fixed to the end of the drive shaft 13 near the axis of the rotating shaft 2. The axis of the follower column 14 is parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft 2. A drive disk 15 is fixed to the middle of the rotating shaft 2. An arc-shaped groove 16 is opened on the drive disk 15. The end of the follower column 14 is inserted into the arc-shaped groove 16.
[0026] When the material being screened is changed, the volume of the new material increases compared to the previous material. Larger materials have greater self-weight and stronger downward driving force. If the angle is too steep, the speed will be too fast, which may exceed the detection capability of the sensor or cause the material to collide and accumulate. Therefore, the tilt angle of the slide plate 3 is adjusted to reduce the tilt angle. While the slide plate 3 is flipping, the follower column 14 rolls along the inner wall of the arc groove 16 and approaches the axis of the rotating shaft 2, thereby pulling the drive plate 7 to slide closer to the axis of the rotating shaft 2. This, in turn, pushes the baffle 4 through multiple drive grooves 10 to adjust the spacing, thereby increasing the width of the guide groove. This achieves the adjustment effect of increasing material volume, decreasing the tilt angle of the slide plate 3, and increasing the width of the guide groove. Moreover, this mechanical linkage adjustment method eliminates the error of manual secondary calibration, saves manual operation steps, and the pure mechanical structure has no electrical control delay, avoiding parameter mismatch caused by sensor or program failure.
[0027] In summary, the guide groove width of the slide plate 3 of this utility model is adjustable. While the inclination angle of the slide plate 3 is adjusted to match the material to be sorted, the width of the guide groove can also be adjusted to match the volume of the material to be sorted, ensuring that materials of different volumes can be better guided and diverted, thus improving the adaptability of the equipment.
[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A slide structure for a color sorter, comprising a support (1), characterized in that, A rotating shaft (2) is fixed between the two side plates at the upper end of the bracket (1). A slide plate (3) is rotatably installed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (2). Several baffles (4) are slidably arranged on one side of the slide plate (3) from the middle to both sides. A guide groove is formed between two adjacent baffles (4) to allow the material to slide down from top to bottom. An equidistant adjustment mechanism for adjusting the gap of the baffles (4) is installed on the side of the slide plate (3) away from the baffles (4). The equidistant adjustment mechanism includes a drive plate (7) that is slidably installed on the upper end of the slide plate (3) on the side away from the baffle (4). Several drive grooves (10) are formed on the drive plate (7) from the middle to both sides. Each drive groove (10) is directly opposite a baffle (4). The drive grooves (10) are gradually inclined and open from the middle to both sides. A drive column (11) is fixed at the upper end of the baffle (4). Each drive column (11) is inserted into a drive groove (10) directly opposite. The drive plate (7) is driven to move on the slide plate (3) by a linear motion component.
2. The slide structure for a color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that, The length direction of the slide plate (3) is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft (2), and the length direction of the guide groove is the same as the length direction of the slide plate (3).
3. The slide structure for a color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that, Two slide grooves (5) are sequentially opened on the upper end of the slide plate (3) near the side bar (4). A slider (6) is fixed on the side of the side bar (4) near the slide groove (5) directly opposite the slide groove (5). The slider (6) is slidably inserted into the slide groove (5).
4. The slide structure for a color sorter according to claim 3, characterized in that, The groove (5) extends through the entire slide plate (3) in the width direction.
5. The slide structure for a color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that, The slide plate (3) is symmetrically fixed with a sliding sleeve (9) on the side near the drive plate (7), and a sliding rod (8) is symmetrically fixed on the outer wall of the drive plate (7). The two sliding rods (8) are respectively slidably inserted into the inner side of the two sliding sleeves (9).
6. The slide structure for a color sorter according to claim 5, characterized in that, The linear motion assembly includes a connector (12) fixed in the middle of the side of the drive plate (7) away from the slide plate (3). A drive shaft (13) is fixed at one end of the connector (12) away from the drive plate (7). The axis of the drive shaft (13) is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft (2). A follower column (14) is fixed at one end of the drive shaft (13) near the axis of the rotating shaft (2). The axis of the follower column (14) is parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft (2). A drive disk (15) is fixed in the middle of the rotating shaft (2). An arc groove (16) is provided on the drive disk (15). The end of the follower column (14) is inserted into the arc groove (16).