An automatic lubrication adjustment device for graphite blocks

Abstract

This utility model discloses an automatic graphite block adjusting lubrication device, relating to the field of mechanical engineering lubrication technology. It includes a frame adjusting screw, a locking nut, an adjusting nut, a sleeve, a guide shaft, a bushing, a push plate, a spring sleeve, a spring, a housing assembly, and a cover plate. The housing assembly is used to fix the sleeve, push plate, and bushing. The graphite block is placed on the push plate, the cover plate is closed, and it is secured with bolts. The adjusting nut is rotated to allow the graphite block to press against the part requiring lubrication, thus applying force to the spring. Finally, the locking nut is tightened to prevent the adjusting nut from loosening and causing the spring to lose force. This automatic graphite block adjusting lubrication device is not only suitable for large rotary kilns but also for equipment requiring lubrication under extreme high temperature, low temperature, and humid conditions. This device is safe and reliable, solving equipment failures caused by improper lubrication in large rotary kilns and reducing economic and manpower losses during maintenance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of mechanical engineering lubrication technology, and in particular to an automatic adjustment lubrication device for graphite blocks. Background Technology

[0002] Automatic graphite block lubrication devices, as a crucial component of rotary equipment lubrication systems, are primarily used to address malfunctions in large equipment caused by improper lubrication. They achieve automatic lubrication by using spring preload to drive graphite blocks, and utilize adjusting screws, guide shafts, and other components to ensure precise and stable lubrication. They hold key application value in rotary kiln equipment in metallurgy, building materials, and other fields. In practical applications, this type of lubrication device typically includes the following core structure:

[0003] 1. Housing assembly: Serves as the mounting base for the device, used to fix components such as the adjusting spring device and guide bushing, and also contains graphite blocks to provide lubrication medium.

[0004] 2. Elastic adjustment mechanism: It consists of spring, adjusting screw, adjusting nut, etc. The graphite block is automatically pushed by adjusting the spring preload to ensure continuous lubrication.

[0005] 3. Guiding and positioning components: including guide shaft, guide shaft sleeve and spring sleeve, used to ensure uniform distribution of spring force, prevent spring torsion, and ensure the accuracy of the push plate movement trajectory.

[0006] 4. Actuating component: The push plate pushes the graphite block toward the working surface under the action of spring force, so as to achieve direct lubrication of the friction parts of the equipment.

[0007] Currently, the industry primarily employs the following methods for lubricating rotary equipment: some equipment uses time-controlled oil lubrication systems, which reduce wear by forming an oil film on the friction surfaces; others rely on manual, periodic application of solid lubricant, with operators manually replenishing the lubricating medium; a few high-end machines are equipped with automatic grease injection systems, which use pressure pumps to spray grease to the lubrication points. To optimize lubrication, some manufacturers have adopted improved oil lubrication devices, adding impurity filtration structures. Others have developed intelligent grease distribution systems that monitor lubrication status using sensors and automatically adjust the oil supply. Still others are experimenting with composite lubricating materials, mixing solid lubricants with grease to enhance lubrication performance.

[0008] However, the above-mentioned implementation methods still have the following problems: In terms of lubrication safety, oil lubrication systems pose a risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing under high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy, threatening the safe operation of equipment. In terms of lubrication reliability, manual lubrication methods suffer from problems such as untimely replenishment and uneven dosage, which can easily lead to increased equipment wear. Traditional automatic lubrication devices are difficult to dynamically adjust the amount of lubrication according to the wear of the equipment, resulting in unstable lubrication effects. In terms of application adaptability, most lubrication devices cannot work normally in extreme high-temperature, low-temperature, or humid environments, limiting their applicability. In terms of economic cost, oil lubrication systems require regular replacement of lubricating oil and filter elements, resulting in high maintenance costs. When equipment fails due to improper lubrication, it can cause huge repair and manpower losses. To address this problem, this application proposes a solution: designing a safe, reliable, automatically adjustable graphite block lubrication device that is adaptable to various working conditions. This device replaces traditional lubricating oil with graphite blocks, eliminating the risk of fire. It uses an elastic automatic adjustment mechanism to achieve dynamic compensation of the amount of lubrication, enabling stable operation in harsh environments and effectively reducing equipment maintenance costs and failure losses. Utility Model Content

[0009] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an automatic adjustable lubrication device for graphite blocks. This solves the problem of the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing in oil lubrication systems under high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy, which threatens the safe operation of equipment. In terms of lubrication reliability, manual lubrication methods have problems such as untimely replenishment and uneven application, which can easily lead to accelerated equipment wear. Traditional automatic lubrication devices are difficult to dynamically adjust the amount of lubrication according to the wear of the equipment, resulting in unstable lubrication effects.

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0011] An automatic adjustment and lubrication device for graphite blocks includes a frame adjusting screw, a locking nut, an adjusting nut, a sleeve, a guide shaft, a bushing, a push plate, a spring sleeve, a spring, a housing assembly, and a cover plate. The housing assembly is used to fix the sleeve, the push plate, and the bushing. The adjusting screw fixes and supports the connection between the spring and the push plate. The adjusting nut is used to adjust the preload of the spring and is used in conjunction with the adjusting screw. The locking nut is used to lock the adjusting nut.

[0012] Preferably, the sleeve is used to fix the position of the adjusting screw and the screw connection of the housing assembly, the spring sleeve is used to fix the spring movement trajectory, the push plate pushes the graphite block towards the working surface when the spring is under force, and the push plate is bolted to the guide shaft and the adjusting screw.

[0013] Preferably, the guide shaft is used for guidance when the spring and push plate are working, the bushing fixes the guide shaft so that it moves inside the shaft, the bushing is connected to the screw of the housing assembly, the cover plate surface is provided with bolt six, the housing assembly surface is provided with bolt one and bolt two, and the push plate surface is provided with bolt three, bolt four and bolt five.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. Compared with traditional oil lubrication systems, this device uses graphite blocks as the lubricating medium, which avoids the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing onto the lubricating oil under high temperature conditions. This significantly improves the safety of the device in high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy. Uniform lubrication reduces friction and wear between components. During the rotation of the furnace body, it can reduce the wear of the large and small support rings, thereby extending the overall service life of the device.

[0016] 2. This graphite block automatic lubrication adjustment device is not only used in large rotary kiln equipment, but also in equipment that requires lubrication under extreme high temperature, low temperature and humid conditions. This graphite block automatic lubrication adjustment device is safe and reliable, solves the equipment failure caused by improper lubrication in large rotary kiln equipment, reduces economic losses and maintenance manpower losses, and has the characteristics of reasonable structure, low cost and good performance. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 This is an overall structural diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the cover plate of this utility model.

[0020] Legend: 1. Adjusting screw; 2. Locking nut; 3. Adjusting nut; 4. Sleeve; 5. Guide shaft; 6. Bushing; 7. Bolt 1; 8. Bolt 2; 9. Push plate; 10. Spring sleeve; 11. Bolt 3; 12. Bolt 4; 13. Bolt 5; 14. Spring; 15. Housing assembly; 16. Cover plate; 17. Bolt 6. Detailed Implementation

[0021] This application provides an automatic graphite block lubrication device that effectively solves the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing in high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy, which threatens the safe operation of equipment. In terms of lubrication reliability, manual lubrication methods have problems such as untimely replenishment and uneven dosage, which can easily lead to accelerated equipment wear. Traditional automatic lubrication devices are difficult to dynamically adjust the amount of lubrication according to the wear of the equipment, resulting in unstable lubrication effect. This application designs a safe, reliable, automatically adjustable graphite block lubrication device that is adaptable to various working conditions. This device replaces traditional lubricating oil with graphite blocks, eliminating the fire hazard. It uses an elastic automatic adjustment mechanism to achieve dynamic compensation of the amount of lubrication, enabling stable operation in harsh environments and effectively reducing equipment maintenance costs and failure losses. Example

[0022] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the technical solution in this application embodiment effectively solves the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing in oil lubrication systems under high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy, which threatens the safe operation of equipment. In terms of lubrication reliability, manual lubrication methods have problems such as untimely replenishment and uneven dosage, which can easily lead to accelerated equipment wear. Traditional automatic lubrication devices are difficult to dynamically adjust the lubrication amount according to the equipment wear, resulting in unstable lubrication effects. The overall approach is as follows:

[0023] To address the problems existing in the prior art, this utility model provides an automatic adjustment and lubrication device for graphite blocks, including a frame adjusting screw 1, a locking nut 2, an adjusting nut 3, a sleeve 4, a guide shaft 5, a bushing 6, a push plate 9, a spring sleeve 10, a spring 14, a housing assembly 15, and a cover plate 16. The housing assembly 15 is used to fix the sleeve 4, the push plate 9, and the bushing 6. The adjusting screw 1 fixes and supports the connection between the spring 14 and the push plate 9. The adjusting nut 3 is used to adjust the preload of the spring 14 and works in conjunction with the adjusting screw 1. The locking nut 2 is used to lock the adjusting nut 3. The device components are first installed and preliminary adjustments are made. First, the sleeve 4 and the bushing 6 are fixed to the housing assembly 15 with bolts 7 and 8, respectively. The guide shaft 5 and the spring sleeve 10... Fix the graphite block to the push plate 9 with bolts 13 and 11. Then, put the spring 14 into the spring sleeve 10 and pass it through the adjusting screw 1. Finally, pass the guide shaft 5 through the bushing 6 from the inside, and at the same time, pass the adjusting screw 1 through the sleeve 4 from the inside. Install the adjusting nut 3 on the adjusting screw 1 for preliminary adjustment. After the preliminary installation and adjustment of the graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device components are completed, install the housing assembly 15 directly opposite the part that needs lubrication. Open the cover plate 16, place the graphite block on the push plate 9, close the cover plate 16, and fix it with bolt 17. Rotate the adjusting nut 3 to make the graphite block press against the part that needs lubrication, so that the spring 14 is under force. Finally, tighten the locking nut 2 to prevent the adjusting nut 3 from loosening and causing the spring 14 to lose force.

[0024] Sleeve 4 is used to fix the position of adjusting screw 1 and connect it to the screw of housing assembly 15. Spring sleeve 10 is used to fix the movement trajectory of spring 14. Push plate 9 pushes graphite block towards the working surface when spring 14 is under force. Push plate 9 is bolted to guide shaft 5 and adjusting screw 1. Guide shaft 5 is used to guide when spring 14 and push plate 9 are working. Bushing 6 fixes guide shaft 5 so that it can move inside the shaft. Bushing 6 is connected to screw of housing assembly 15. Bolt 17 is provided on the surface of cover plate 16. Bolt 7 and bolt 8 are provided on the surface of housing assembly 15. Bolt 11, bolt 12 and bolt 13 are provided on the surface of push plate 9. This automatic adjustment and lubrication device for graphite block is not only used in large rotary kiln equipment. It can also be used in equipment requiring lubrication under extreme high temperature, low temperature, and humid conditions. This graphite block automatic lubrication adjustment device is safe and reliable, solving the problem of equipment failure caused by improper lubrication in large rotary kilns, reducing economic and manpower losses during maintenance, and features reasonable structure, low cost, and good performance. Compared with traditional oil lubrication systems, this device uses graphite blocks as the lubricating medium, avoiding the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing onto the lubricating oil in high-temperature environments. It significantly improves the safety of the device in high-temperature conditions such as metallurgy. Uniform lubrication reduces friction and wear between components. During the rotation of the furnace body, it can reduce the wear of the large and small support rings, thereby extending the overall service life of the device.

[0025] Working principle:

[0026] First, install the components of the device and perform preliminary adjustments. First, fix sleeve 4 and bushing 6 to the housing assembly 15 using bolts 1-7 and 2-8. Fix guide shaft 5 and spring sleeve 10 to push plate 9 using bolts 5-13 and 3-11. Then, place spring 14 into spring sleeve 10 and thread it onto adjusting screw 1. Finally, pass guide shaft 5 through bushing 6 from the inside, and simultaneously pass adjusting screw 1 through sleeve 4 from the inside. Install adjusting nut 3 on adjusting screw 1 for preliminary adjustments. After the preliminary installation and adjustments of the graphite block automatic adjusting lubrication device components are completed, install housing assembly 15 directly opposite the part requiring lubrication. Open cover plate 16, place graphite block on push plate 9, close cover plate 16, and secure it with bolt 6-17. Rotate adjusting nut 3 to allow graphite block to press against the part requiring lubrication, thus applying force to spring 14. Finally, tighten the lock. Nut 2 prevents adjusting nut 3 from loosening and causing spring 14 to release force. This graphite block automatic adjusting lubrication device is not only used in large rotary kiln equipment, but also in equipment requiring lubrication under extreme high temperature, low temperature, and humid conditions. This graphite block automatic adjusting lubrication device is safe and reliable, solving the problem of equipment failure caused by improper lubrication in large rotary kiln equipment, reducing economic losses and manpower losses in maintenance. It has the characteristics of reasonable structure, low cost, and good performance. Compared with the traditional oil lubrication system, this device uses graphite blocks as the lubricating medium, avoiding the risk of fire caused by molten copper splashing onto the lubricating oil in high temperature environments. It significantly improves the safety of the device in high temperature conditions such as metallurgy. Uniform lubrication reduces friction and wear between components. During the rotation of the furnace body, it can reduce the wear of the large and small support rings, thereby extending the overall service life of the device.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the implementation. Those skilled in the art can make other variations or modifications based on the above description. It is neither necessary nor possible to exhaustively list all possible implementations here. However, obvious variations or modifications derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of this invention.

Claims

1. An automatic adjustment and lubrication device for graphite blocks, characterized in that, It includes an adjusting screw (1), a locking nut (2), an adjusting nut (3), a sleeve (4), a guide shaft (5), a bushing (6), a push plate (9), a spring sleeve (10), a spring (14), a housing assembly (15), and a cover plate (16); the housing assembly (15) is used to fix the sleeve (4), the push plate (9), and the bushing (6); The adjusting screw (1) is used to fix and support the spring (14) and the push plate (9), and the adjusting nut (3) is used to adjust the preload of the spring (14) and the adjusting screw (1).

2. The graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The locking nut (2) is used to lock the adjusting nut (3).

3. The graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The sleeve (4) is used to fix the position of the adjusting screw (1) and the screw connection of the housing assembly (15), and the spring sleeve (10) is used to fix the movement trajectory of the spring (14).

4. The graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The pusher plate (9) pushes the graphite block toward the working surface under the force of the spring (14); The push plate (9) is bolted to the guide shaft (5) and the adjusting screw (1).

5. The graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The guide shaft (5) is used to guide when the spring (14) and the push plate (9) are working, and the bushing (6) fixes the guide shaft (5) so that it can move within the shaft; The bushing (6) is connected to the housing assembly (15) by a screw, and the cover plate (16) is provided with six bolts (17) on its surface.

6. The graphite block automatic adjustment lubrication device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the housing assembly (15) is provided with bolt one (7) and bolt two (8); The push plate (9) is provided with bolt three (11), bolt four (12) and bolt five (13) on its surface.

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