Water inlet valve automatic regulating pump house

By using an automatic inlet valve adjustment system in conjunction with a level probe and a solenoid valve, the problem of flooding in the concentrator pump room caused by water pressure difference and corrosion has been solved, thereby improving the stability and safety of the pump room.

CN224412679UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26YANKUANG ENERGY GRP CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
YANKUANG ENERGY GRP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-15
Publication Date
2026-06-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing thickener pump rooms are prone to pipe corrosion, aging, and leakage due to water pressure differences and prolonged immersion in water, which may lead to flooding of the pump room.

Method used

An automatic water inlet valve adjustment system is adopted, including a level probe, a level relay, a solenoid valve, and a positioning mechanism. The level probe detects changes in water level and controls the solenoid valve to close the water inlet. Combined with the positioning mechanism, audible and visual alarms, and wireless signal transmission, automatic adjustment and remote monitoring are achieved.

Benefits of technology

This effectively prevents the water level inside the pump room from rising continuously, thus preventing equipment damage, improving the stability and safety of the pump room, and reducing economic losses.

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Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a kind of water inlet valve automatic regulating pump house, the utility model discloses a pump room ground and bottom flow pipe, bottom flow pipe is installed in the upper end of pump room ground, the surface on pump room ground is equipped with support column, the front of support column is equipped with three groups of grooves, three groups of groove inside support column are equipped with the adjusting mechanism of the control three groups of bottom flow pipe water inflow, three groups of groove inside support column are equipped with the positioning mechanism of positioning adjusting mechanism, the upper surface of support column is equipped with protection mechanism, the water inflow end of bottom flow pipe is closed by the water flow of rising in pump house and triggers adjusting mechanism, to avoid subsequent pump house internal water level rising and cause subsequent pump house internal equipment to produce damage as far as possible, so improve the stability of subsequent pump house in the process of use;By elastic potential, the equipment of adjusting mechanism is positioned in the groove inside support column, to avoid subsequent adjusting mechanism internal equipment in the process of use and produce damage as far as possible.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of mining equipment technology, and in particular to a pump house with automatic adjustment of the inlet valve. Background Technology

[0002] The thickener pump room is usually located in a chamber 3 meters underground, which is a low-lying area with a lot of electrical equipment inside. The pipeline responsible for discharging the underflow from the thickener is located at the lowest point.

[0003] In the process of developing this application, the following problems were found with this technology: the existing underflow pipes are subject to pressure difference of water in the thickener and long-term water immersion and corrosion, which may lead to pipe corrosion, aging and leakage. When there is a lot of water, there is a great possibility of flooding the pump room. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application proposes a pump house with an automatically adjustable inlet valve to solve the problem that the pump house is highly likely to be flooded when there is a lot of water.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a pump room with an automatically adjustable inlet valve, including a pump room floor and an underflow pipe. The underflow pipe is installed at the upper end of the pump room floor. A support column is installed on the surface of the pump room floor. Three sets of grooves are provided on the front of the support column. Adjustment mechanisms for controlling the water inlet volume of the three sets of underflow pipes are installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column. Positioning mechanisms for positioning the adjustment mechanisms are installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column. A protective mechanism is installed on the upper surface of the support column.

[0006] Preferably, the regulating mechanism includes three sets of level probes, a level relay, and a solenoid valve. The solenoid valve is installed inside the inlet end of the underflow pipe, the level relay is installed on the front of the support column, the three sets of level probes are respectively placed at the bottom of the inner walls of three sets of grooves on the support column, the output ends of the three sets of level probes are electrically connected to the input end of the level relay, and the level relay is electrically connected to the control end of the solenoid valve.

[0007] Preferably, a butterfly valve is installed at the outer end of the underflow pipe.

[0008] Preferably, the positioning mechanism includes three sets of fixed sleeves and three sets of spring telescopic rods. The top of the inner wall of each of the three grooves of the support column is provided with a slot. The spring telescopic rod is installed inside the slot of the support column. The fixed sleeve is slidably connected inside the slot of the support column. The bottom end of the spring telescopic rod is installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed sleeve. The lower surface of the fixed sleeve abuts against the upper surface of the liquid level probe.

[0009] Preferably, an audible and visual alarm is installed on the upper surface of the support column, and the liquid level relay and the control terminal of the audible and visual alarm are electrically connected.

[0010] Preferably, the protective mechanism includes a protective cover and two sets of electric telescopic rods. The protective cover is placed on the upper surface of the support column, the audible and visual warning device is located inside the protective cover, a sealing gasket is installed on the lower surface of the protective cover, and two sets of grooves are formed on both the sealing gasket and the lower surface of the protective cover. The two sets of electric telescopic rods are installed on the upper surface of the support column, and the output ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods are respectively installed on the top of the inner wall of the two sets of grooves of the protective cover. The liquid level relay and the control ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods are electrically connected.

[0011] Preferably, a wireless signal transmitter is installed on the front of the support column, and the output terminal of the liquid level relay and the access terminal of the wireless signal transmitter are electrically connected. The wireless signal transmitter is also electrically connected to a remote control terminal or mobile terminal on the ground of the pump room.

[0012] Preferably, the back of the support column abuts against the upper wall surface of the pump room floor, and the support column is located at the corner of the upper wall surface of the pump room floor.

[0013] This application provides a pump house with an automatically adjustable inlet valve. The rising water flow triggers a set of liquid level probes at the bottom to activate a liquid level relay and open a solenoid valve. This causes the solenoid valve to close the inlet end of the bottom flow pipe during the activation process, thereby minimizing the risk of continuous rise in the water level inside the pump house and causing damage to the internal equipment. This improves the stability of the pump house during use. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some examples or embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort, and this application can be applied to other similar scenarios based on the provided drawings. Unless obvious from the linguistic context or otherwise specified, the same reference numerals in the drawings represent the same structures or operations.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front structure of a pump house with automatic adjustment of the inlet valve according to this application;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a front structural schematic diagram of a pump room support column with automatic adjustment of the inlet valve according to this application;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of a pump room protection mechanism with automatic adjustment of the inlet valve according to this application;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the top structure of a pump room positioning mechanism for automatic adjustment of the inlet valve according to this application.

[0019] Attached reference numerals: 1 – Pump room floor; 2 – Underflow pipe; 3 – Support column; 4 – Adjustment mechanism; 401 – Liquid level probe; 402 – Solenoid valve; 403 – Liquid level relay; 5 – Wireless signal transmitter; 6 – Protective mechanism; 601 – Protective cover; 602 – Electric telescopic rod; 603 – Sealing gasket; 7 – Positioning mechanism; 701 – Fixed sleeve; 702 – Spring telescopic rod; 8 – Butterfly valve; 9 – Audible and visual warning device. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the application and not intended to limit it. The described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0021] It should be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts relevant to the application are shown in the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other.

[0022] It should be understood that the terms "system," "apparatus," "unit," and / or "module" used in this application are a method of distinguishing different components, elements, parts, sections, or assemblies at different levels. However, if other terms can achieve the same purpose, they may be replaced by other expressions.

[0023] It should be noted that, unless the context explicitly indicates an exception, words such as "a," "an," "a kind," and / or "the" do not specifically refer to the singular and may also include the plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of explicitly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list; a method or apparatus may also include other steps or elements. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, product, or apparatus that includes the element.

[0024] In the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise stated, " / " means "or", for example, A / B can mean A or B; "and / or" in this document is merely a description of the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Furthermore, in the description of the embodiments of this application, "multiple" refers to two or more.

[0025] Hereinafter, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

[0026] Flowcharts are used in this application to illustrate the operations performed by the system according to embodiments of this application. It should be understood that the preceding or following operations are not necessarily performed precisely in sequence. Instead, the steps can be processed in reverse order or simultaneously. Furthermore, other operations can be added to these processes, or one or more steps can be removed from them.

[0027] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 4 .

[0028] This application discloses a pump house with an automatically adjustable inlet valve in some embodiments. The pump house includes a pump room floor 1 and a flow pipe 2. The flow pipe 2 is installed at the upper end of the pump room floor 1. A support column 3 is installed on the upper surface of the pump room floor 1. Three sets of grooves are formed on the front of the support column 3. An adjustment mechanism 4 for controlling the water inlet volume of the three flow pipes 2 is installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column 3. A positioning mechanism 7 for the positioning adjustment mechanism 4 is installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column 3. A protective mechanism 6 is installed on the upper surface of the support column 3. Specifically, the rising water flow inside the pump house triggers the adjustment mechanism 4 to close the inlet end of the flow pipe 2, thereby minimizing the risk of damage to the equipment inside the pump house due to a continuous rise in the water level, thus improving the stability of the pump house during use. Elastic potential energy is used to position the equipment placed inside the grooves of the support column 3, thereby minimizing the risk of damage to the equipment inside the adjustment mechanism 4 during use.

[0029] The regulating mechanism 4 includes three sets of level probes 401, a level relay 403, and a solenoid valve 402. The solenoid valve 402 is installed inside the inlet end of the underflow pipe 2, and the level relay 403 is installed on the front of the support column 3. The three sets of level probes 401 are respectively placed at the bottom of the inner wall of the three grooves of the support column 3. The output ends of the three sets of level probes 401 and the input ends of the level relay 403 are electrically connected, and the control ends of the level relay 403 and the solenoid valve 402 are electrically connected. Specifically, when a surge of water occurs inside the subsequent pumping station, the rising water flow triggers the bottom set of level probes 401 to activate the level relay 403 and open the solenoid valve 402. This causes the solenoid valve 402 to close the inlet end of the underflow pipe 2 during the activation process, thereby minimizing the risk of continuous rise in the water level inside the subsequent pumping station and damage to the equipment inside the pumping station. This improves the stability of the subsequent pumping station during use.

[0030] A butterfly valve 8 is installed at the outer end of the underflow pipe 2. Specifically, when the solenoid valve 402 is damaged after long-term use, the water inlet end of the underflow pipe 2 can be closed by manually rotating the butterfly valve 8. This allows subsequent personnel to manually operate the butterfly valve 8 to close and open the water inlet end of the underflow pipe 2, thereby ensuring the safe operation of the subsequent pump room chamber.

[0031] The positioning mechanism 7 includes three sets of fixed sleeves 701 and three sets of spring telescopic rods 702. The top of the inner wall of each of the three grooves in the support column 3 is provided with a slot. The spring telescopic rods 702 are installed inside the slots of the support column 3. The fixed sleeves 701 are slidably connected inside the slots of the support column 3. The bottom end of the spring telescopic rod 702 is installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed sleeve 701. The lower surface of the fixed sleeve 701 abuts against the upper surface of the liquid level probe 401. Specifically, the spring telescopic rod 702 uses its own elastic potential energy to push the fixed sleeve 701 downwards, and then the liquid level probe 401 is placed on the moving path of the fixed sleeve 701, so that the subsequent... As the spring telescopic rod 702 pushes the fixed sleeve 701 downward, the lower surface of the fixed sleeve 701 abuts against the upper surface of the liquid level probe 401. This restricts the movement of the liquid level probe 401 placed inside the groove of the support column 3 by the subsequent positioning mechanism 7, thereby minimizing the movement of the liquid level probe 401 during use. The height of the lower surface of the fixed sleeve 701 within the groove of the support column 3 can be manually adjusted, allowing the subsequent positioning mechanism 7 to position liquid level probes 401 at various heights during use, thus expanding the applicability of the subsequent positioning mechanism 7.

[0032] An audible and visual alarm 9 is installed on the upper surface of the support column 3. The control terminal of the liquid level relay 403 and the audible and visual alarm 9 are electrically connected. Specifically, the electrical connection between the control terminal of the liquid level relay 403 and the audible and visual alarm 9 enables the audible and visual alarm 9 to be activated during the triggering process of the liquid level relay 403. This causes the warning light of the audible and visual alarm 9 to flash and the alarm to sound, thereby attracting the attention of the staff on duty. This facilitates the timely rescue of undamaged equipment in the pump room and reduces the economic expenditure when water surge occurs in the pump room.

[0033] The protective mechanism 6 includes a protective cover 601 and two sets of electric telescopic rods 602. The protective cover 601 is placed on the upper surface of the support column 3. The audible and visual warning device 9 is located inside the protective cover 601. A sealing gasket 603 is installed on the lower surface of the protective cover 601. Both the sealing gasket 603 and the lower surface of the protective cover 601 have two sets of grooves. The two sets of electric telescopic rods 602 are installed on the upper surface of the support column 3. The output ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods 602 are respectively installed on the top of the inner walls of the two sets of grooves in the protective cover 601. The liquid level relay 403 is electrically connected to the control ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods 602. Specifically, the electrical connection between the liquid level relay 403 and the control ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods 602 enables subsequent water to flow into the pump room. During the process, two sets of electric telescopic rods 602 are activated to push the protective cover 601 upward, so that the height of the protective cover 601 can be automatically adjusted according to the opening and closing of the audible and visual alarm 9. This minimizes the possibility that the audible and visual alarm 9 will not function properly when the protective cover 601 blocks its view. By positioning the audible and visual alarm 9 inside the protective cover 601, the protective cover 601 blocks its view. Furthermore, the protective mechanism 60 blocks the contact surface between the protective cover 601 and the upper surface of the support column 3, thus minimizing the possibility that the audible and visual alarm 9 will come into contact with moisture inside the pump room during placement, which could cause damage to the audible and visual alarm 9.

[0034] A wireless signal transmitter 5 is installed on the front of the support column 3. The output terminal of the liquid level relay 403 and the input terminal of the wireless signal transmitter 5 are electrically connected. The wireless signal transmitter 5 is also electrically connected to the remote control terminal or mobile terminal of the pump room ground 1. Specifically, the wireless signal transmitter 5 is activated when the liquid level relay 403 triggers the pump room ground 1, so that the wireless signal transmitter 5 transmits the trigger start signal of the liquid level relay 403 to the remote control terminal or mobile terminal. This allows the staff in front of the remote control terminal or mobile terminal to detect water inflow in the pump room in a timely manner. The wireless signal transmitter 5 then provides a secondary reminder to the staff about water inflow in the pump room, thus minimizing the inability of staff to detect water inflow inside the pump room and improving the practicality of the device.

[0035] The back of the support column 3 abuts against the upper wall surface of the pump room floor 1. The support column 3 is located at the corner of the upper wall of the pump room floor 1. Specifically, by positioning the support column 3 at the corner of the upper wall of the pump room floor 1, the movement path of the support column 3 is restricted by the corner of the upper wall of the pump room floor 1, thereby minimizing the risk of bending of the support column 3 when it is impacted. By installing the support column 3 at the corner of the upper wall of the pump room floor 1, the usable area inside the pump room consumed by the device during subsequent use is reduced.

[0036] In this embodiment, the rising water flow triggers a set of liquid level probes 401 at the bottom to activate the liquid level relay 403 and open the solenoid valve 402. This causes the solenoid valve 402 to close the inlet of the underflow pipe 2 during activation, thereby minimizing the risk of damage to the equipment inside the pumping station due to a continuous rise in the water level. This improves the stability of the pumping station during use. The elastic potential energy of the spring telescopic rod 702 pushes the fixed sleeve 701 downward. The liquid level probe 401 is placed on the moving path of the fixed sleeve 701. As the spring telescopic rod 702 pushes the fixed sleeve 701 downward, the lower surface of the fixed sleeve 701 abuts against the upper surface of the liquid level probe 401. This restricts the movement of the liquid level probe 401 placed inside the groove of the support column 3 by the positioning mechanism 7.

[0037] Simultaneously, an electrical connection is established between the control terminals of the level relay 403 and the audible and visual alarm 9, enabling the audible and visual alarm 9 to activate during the triggering process of the level relay 403. This causes the warning light of the audible and visual alarm 9 to flash and the alarm to sound, thus attracting the attention of the personnel on duty. Furthermore, the level relay 403 activates the wireless signal transmitter 5 during the triggering process of the pump room floor 1, allowing the wireless signal transmitter 5 to transmit the triggering signal of the level relay 403 to a remote control terminal or mobile terminal. This enables personnel at the remote control terminal or mobile terminal to promptly detect water seepage in the pump room, and the wireless signal transmitter 5 then provides a secondary reminder to the personnel about the water seepage in the pump room.

[0038] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and an explanation of the technical principles employed, and is not intended to limit this application. Various modifications and variations can be made to this application by those skilled in the art. The scope of this application is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the above-described application concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this application.

Claims

1. A pump house with automatic regulation of the water inlet valve, characterized in that, The pump room includes a floor (1) and a bottom flow pipe (2). The bottom flow pipe (2) is installed at the upper end of the floor (1). A support column (3) is installed on the upper surface of the floor (1). Three sets of grooves are provided on the front of the support column (3). An adjustment mechanism (4) for controlling the water inflow of the three sets of bottom flow pipes (2) is installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column (3). A positioning mechanism (7) for positioning the adjustment mechanism (4) is installed inside the three sets of grooves of the support column (3). A protective mechanism (6) is installed on the upper surface of the support column (3).

2. The pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The regulating mechanism (4) includes three sets of level probes (401), a level relay (403), and a solenoid valve (402). The solenoid valve (402) is installed inside the inlet end of the underflow pipe (2). The level relay (403) is installed on the front of the support column (3). The three sets of level probes (401) are respectively placed at the bottom of the inner wall of the three grooves of the support column (3). The output end of the three sets of level probes (401) and the access end of the level relay (403) are electrically connected. The level relay (403) and the control end of the solenoid valve (402) are electrically connected.

3. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 1, characterized in that, A butterfly valve (8) is installed at the outer end of the underflow pipe (2).

4. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The positioning mechanism (7) includes three sets of fixed sleeves (701) and three sets of spring telescopic rods (702). The top of the inner wall of the three sets of grooves of the support column (3) is provided with a slot. The spring telescopic rod (702) is installed inside the slot of the support column (3). The fixed sleeve (701) is slidably connected inside the slot of the support column (3). The bottom end of the spring telescopic rod (702) is installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed sleeve (701). The lower surface of the fixed sleeve (701) abuts against the upper surface of the liquid level probe (401).

5. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 2, characterized in that, An audible and visual alarm (9) is installed on the upper surface of the support column (3), and the control terminal of the liquid level relay (403) and the audible and visual alarm (9) are electrically connected.

6. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The protective mechanism (6) includes a protective cover (601) and two sets of electric telescopic rods (602). The protective cover (601) is placed on the upper surface of the support column (3). The sound and light warning device (9) is located inside the protective cover (601). A sealing gasket (603) is installed on the lower surface of the protective cover (601). Two sets of grooves are opened on the lower surface of both the sealing gasket (603) and the protective cover (601). The two sets of electric telescopic rods (602) are installed on the upper surface of the support column (3). The output ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods (602) are respectively installed on the top of the inner wall of the two sets of grooves of the protective cover (601). The liquid level relay (403) and the control ends of the two sets of electric telescopic rods (602) are electrically connected.

7. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 2, characterized in that, A wireless signal transmitter (5) is installed on the front of the support column (3). The output end of the liquid level relay (403) and the access end of the wireless signal transmitter (5) are electrically connected. The wireless signal transmitter (5) is electrically connected to the remote control terminal or mobile terminal of the pump room ground (1).

8. A pump house with automatic inlet valve adjustment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The back of the support column (3) abuts against the upper wall surface of the pump room floor (1), and the position of the support column (3) is located at the corner of the upper wall of the pump room floor (1).