Glass sphere charging apparatus

Abstract

The utility model relates to a kind of glass ball feeding equipment, relate to glass fiber processing technical field.It includes bunker, discharging assembly, conveying assembly and be located on the receiving hopper of melting furnace feeding port, bunker is used to temporarily store glass ball and bunker bottom end has discharge port, discharge port is located on the side upper of receiving hopper, glass ball raw material is temporarily stored in bunker, glass ball enters into discharging assembly by discharge port, discharging assembly conveys glass ball to conveying assembly, conveying assembly conveys glass ball to receiving hopper, glass ball in receiving hopper slides into melting furnace feeding port, discharge port is set on the side upper of receiving hopper, avoid high-temperature flame of melting furnace feeding port escape, to extend the service life of component at discharge port, reduce artificial labor intensity and the damage of high temperature to operator, to improve the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of glass fiber processing technology, and in particular to a glass ball feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] Glass fiber is an inorganic non-metallic material made from molten glass through a fiberization process. It has advantages such as being lightweight, high-strength, corrosion-resistant, and insulating, and is widely used in aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, and sporting goods industries. In the production of glass fiber, drawing is an important step, which requires a large number of glass beads. The existing bead-adding process generally involves manually adding a fixed amount of glass beads to the crucible or melting furnace at regular intervals based on experience. However, the temperature at the crucible or melting furnace is high, and prolonged work nearby can easily lead to heatstroke. Manual operation is labor-intensive, and the speed of manual bead addition is difficult to control, which limits its application. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the aforementioned problems, this invention provides a glass ball feeding device.

[0004] The glass ball feeding device provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A glass ball feeding device includes a hopper, a feeding assembly, a conveying assembly, and a receiving hopper located on the feeding port of a melting furnace. The hopper is used to temporarily store glass balls and has a discharge port at its bottom. The discharge port is located above the receiving hopper. The feeding assembly is located on the discharge port and is used to discharge glass balls. The conveying assembly is connected to the feeding assembly and is used to convey the glass balls to the receiving hopper.

[0006] By adopting the above technical solution, the glass ball raw material is temporarily stored in the hopper. The glass balls enter the feeding assembly through the discharge port. The feeding assembly transports the glass balls to the conveying assembly, which in turn transports them to the receiving hopper. The glass balls in the receiving hopper slide into the melting furnace feeding port. The discharge port is located on the side and above the receiving hopper, avoiding the high-temperature flames escaping from the melting furnace feeding port. This extends the service life of the components at the discharge port and reduces the intensity of manual labor and the damage to operators caused by high temperatures, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

[0007] Optionally, the feeding assembly includes:

[0008] A drain cleaner is provided on the hopper and located above the discharge port and is used for discharging glass balls;

[0009] The feeding pipe is located at the discharge port and extends downward at an angle away from the receiving hopper.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the unblocking component unblocks and discharges the glass balls accumulated at the outlet. The glass balls are discharged through the outlet and the discharge pipe, thereby improving the convenience of glass ball discharge, extending the transport path of the glass balls by tilting and extending it, and reducing the probability of blockage during glass ball transport.

[0011] Optionally, the unblocking component includes:

[0012] The mounting rod is rotatably mounted inside the hopper and one end extends out of the hopper.

[0013] A dredging rod, wherein multiple dredging rods are provided, and the multiple dredging rods are spaced apart on the mounting rod;

[0014] A rotating motor is mounted on the hopper and its output end is connected to the mounting rod for transmission.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the rotating motor starts and drives the mounting rod to rotate, which in turn drives multiple unblocking rods to rotate. The rotation of the multiple unblocking rods stirs the glass balls accumulated in the hopper, thereby reducing the probability of the accumulated glass balls at the discharge port becoming blocked and unable to be discharged, thus improving the discharge efficiency and further improving the convenience of glass ball feeding.

[0016] Optionally, the conveying assembly includes:

[0017] A conveying pipe extends horizontally and has a feeding port and a discharging port. The feeding port is located on the upper surface of the conveying pipe and on the side away from the receiving hopper. The discharging port is located on the lower surface of the conveying pipe and on the end closer to the receiving hopper. The bottom end of the discharging pipe is connected to the feeding port. The discharging port is provided with a conveying pipe that extends downwards at an incline toward the receiving hopper, and the bottom end of the conveying pipe extends into the receiving hopper.

[0018] A rotating rod is coaxially rotatably disposed inside a conveying pipe, and a drive motor for driving the rotating rod to rotate is provided on the conveying pipe;

[0019] A spiral conveyor plate is mounted on a rotating rod and used to convey glass balls. The tail end of the spiral conveyor plate is connected to the discharge port.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the glass ball slides into the conveying pipe through the feeding pipe and the conveying port. The drive motor starts and drives the rotating rod to rotate. The rotating rod drives the spiral conveying plate to rotate. The spiral conveying plate conveys the glass ball in a spiral manner, so that the glass ball enters the conveying pipe after passing through the feeding port, and then enters the receiving hopper through the conveying pipe. The feeding speed of the glass ball can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation frequency of the drive motor, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

[0021] Optionally, the diameter of the discharge port is larger than the diameter of a single glass ball but smaller than the sum of the diameters of the two glass balls.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, individual glass balls can be fed gradually, thereby improving the convenience of glass ball feeding control.

[0023] Optionally, the gap between the outer edge of the spiral conveyor plate and the inner wall of the conveying tube is smaller than the diameter of a single glass ball.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solution, the rotating spiral conveyor plate can push the glass ball forward, thereby improving the conveying effect of the glass ball.

[0025] Optionally, the tail end of the conveying pipe abuts against the inner wall of the top of the receiving hopper and is located above and to the side of the feeding port of the melting furnace.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solution, the tail end of the conveying pipe is avoided from the feeding port of the melting furnace, thereby extending the service life of the conveying pipe.

[0027] Optionally, a baffle is provided inside the conveying pipe. The baffle is located between the material inlet and the drive motor. The space between the baffle and the discharge port is the installation space. The spiral conveying plate is mounted on a rotating rod located in the installation space.

[0028] By adopting the above technical solution, the installation space is the same as the glass ball conveying space. The drive motor is installed at the end away from the melting furnace, thereby extending the service life of the drive motor. The spiral conveyor plate is only located within the installation space, which can also reduce costs.

[0029] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0030] 1. The glass ball raw material is temporarily stored in the hopper. The glass balls enter the feeding assembly through the discharge port. The feeding assembly transports the glass balls to the conveying assembly, which in turn transports them to the receiving hopper. The glass balls in the receiving hopper slide into the melting furnace feeding port. The discharge port is located on the upper side of the receiving hopper to avoid the high-temperature flames escaping from the melting furnace feeding port. This extends the service life of the components at the discharge port, reduces the intensity of manual labor and the damage to operators caused by high temperatures, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

[0031] 2. The glass balls accumulated at the outlet are cleared by the unblocking device and discharged through the outlet and discharge pipe, thereby improving the convenience of glass ball discharge. The inclined extension extends the transportation path of the glass balls and reduces the probability of blockage during glass ball transportation.

[0032] 3. The glass balls slide into the conveying pipe through the feeding pipe and the conveying port. The drive motor starts and drives the rotating rod to rotate. The rotating rod drives the spiral conveyor to rotate. The spiral conveyor conveys the glass balls in a spiral manner, so that the glass balls enter the conveying pipe after passing through the feeding port, and then enter the receiving hopper through the conveying pipe. The feeding speed of the glass balls can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation frequency of the drive motor, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding. Attached Figure Description

[0033] Figure 1 This is a front view of the overall structure of this application;

[0034] Figure 2 This is a sectional view of the overall structure of this application;

[0035] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the unblocking component in this application;

[0036] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the material conveying pipe in Embodiment 2 of this application.

[0037] Reference numerals: 1. Hopper; 11. Melting furnace; 12. Discharge port; 2. Feeding assembly; 21. Unblocking component; 211. Mounting rod; 212. Unblocking rod; 213. Rotating motor; 22. Feeding pipe; 3. Conveying assembly; 31. Conveying pipe; 311. Feeding port; 312. Discharge port; 313. Feeding hopper; 32. Rotating rod; 33. Spiral conveyor plate; 34. Feeding pipe; 341. Inspection port; 342. Cover; 35. Drive motor; 36. Baffle; 361. Installation space; 4. Receiving hopper. Detailed Implementation

[0038] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1-4 This application will be described in further detail.

[0039] This application discloses a glass ball feeding device.

[0040] Example 1

[0041] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A glass ball feeding device includes a hopper 1, a feeding assembly 2, a conveying assembly 3, and a receiving hopper 4 located on the feeding port of a melting furnace 11. The hopper 1 is used to temporarily store glass balls and has a discharge port 12 at its bottom. A valve (not shown in the figure) is provided at the discharge port 12 to control its opening and closing. The valve adopts a common accessory in the prior art that can control the opening or closing of the discharge port 12. This application does not impose any restrictions. The discharge port 12 is located above the receiving hopper 4. The control end of the valve is located on the side away from the receiving hopper 4. The receiving hopper 4 is made of refractory material and is in the shape of an upwardly extending trumpet.

[0042] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The feeding component 2 is located on the discharge port 12 and is used for discharging glass balls. The feeding component 2 includes a dredging component 21 and a feeding pipe 22. The dredging component 21 is located on the hopper 1 and above the discharge port 12 and is used for discharging glass balls.

[0043] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The unblocking component 21 includes an installation rod 211, an unblocking rod 212, and a rotating motor 213. The installation rod 211 is rotatably mounted inside the hopper 1 and located above the discharge port 12. The installation rod 211 extends horizontally and one end extends out of the hopper 1. Multiple unblocking rods 212 are provided, and multiple unblocking rods 212 are spaced apart on the installation rod 211 and are used to stir and unblock the glass balls. The rotating motor 213 is fixed on the outer wall of the hopper 1 away from the receiving hopper 4, and the output end of the rotating motor 213 is connected to the installation rod 211 for transmission. The discharge pipe 22 is located at the discharge port 12 and extends downward at an inclination away from the receiving hopper 4.

[0044] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The conveying assembly 3 is connected to the unloading assembly 2 and is used to convey glass balls to the receiving hopper 4. The conveying assembly 3 includes a conveying pipe 31, a rotating rod 32 and a spiral conveying plate 33.

[0045] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The conveying pipe 31 extends horizontally and is located below the bottom end of the feeding pipe 22. The conveying pipe 31 has a feeding port 311 and a feeding port 312. The feeding port 311 is located on the upper surface of the conveying pipe 31 and on the side away from the receiving hopper 4. A funnel-shaped feeding hopper 313 is provided at the feeding port 311. The bottom end of the feeding pipe 22 abuts against the inner wall of the feeding hopper 313 and is connected to the feeding port 311 through the feeding hopper 313. The feeding port 312 is located on the lower surface of the conveying pipe 31 and is located at the end close to the receiving hopper 4. The diameter of the feeding port 312 is larger than the diameter of a single glass ball and smaller than the sum of the diameters of two glass balls. A feeding pipe 34 is provided at the feeding port 312 and extends downward towards the receiving hopper 4. The diameter of the feeding pipe 34 is larger than the diameter of a single glass ball. The bottom end of the feeding pipe 34 extends into the receiving hopper 4. The tail end of the feeding pipe 34 abuts against the inner wall of the top of the receiving hopper 4 and is located above and to the side of the feeding port of the melting furnace 11.

[0046] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The rotating rod 32 is coaxially rotatably disposed inside the conveying pipe 31. The outer wall of the conveying pipe 31 away from the receiving hopper 4 is provided with a drive motor 35 that drives the rotating rod 32 to rotate. The output end of the drive motor 35 is connected to the rotating rod 32 for transmission.

[0047] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2A baffle 36 is provided inside the conveying pipe 31. The baffle 36 is located between the feed port 311 and the drive motor 35. The space between the baffle 36 and the discharge port 312 is the installation space 361. The spiral conveying plate 33 is provided on the rotating rod 32 located in the installation space 361. The spiral conveying plate 33 is used to convey the glass ball from the feed port 311 to the discharge port 312. The gap between the outer edge of the spiral conveying plate 33 and the inner wall of the conveying pipe 31 is smaller than the diameter of a single glass ball. The tail end of the spiral conveying plate 33 is connected to the discharge port 312.

[0048] Example 2

[0049] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 The glass ball feeding device differs from Embodiment 1 in that the conveying pipe 34 is also provided with an inspection port 341, and the inspection port 341 is rotatably provided with a shielding cover 342 for blocking. When the glass ball is blocked in the conveying pipe 31, the shielding cover 342 can be manually opened to clear the blockage.

[0050] In actual use, valves, rotary motors 213, drive motors 35, etc., can be remotely opened and closed using control programs in existing technologies.

[0051] The working principles of Embodiments 1 and 2 of this application are as follows:

[0052] The glass ball raw materials are temporarily stored in the silo 1. When it is necessary to add materials, the valve at the discharge port 12 is opened and the rotating motor 213 is started at the same time. This causes the unblocking rod 212 to unblock the glass balls accumulated at the discharge port 12 and discharge them. The glass balls enter the discharge pipe 22 through the discharge port 12 and slide along the inclined surface of the discharge pipe 22 into the conveying hopper 313. The discharge pipe 22 increases the glass ball transportation path and reduces the probability of glass ball transportation blockage. The glass balls enter the conveying pipe 31 through the conveying port 311.

[0053] The drive motor 35 starts and drives the rotating rod 32 to rotate. The rotating rod 32 drives the spiral conveyor plate 33 to rotate. The spiral conveyor plate 33 conveys the glass balls in a spiral manner, so that the glass balls enter the conveying pipe 34 after passing through the discharge port 312, and then enter the receiving hopper 4 through the conveying pipe 34. The discharge speed of the glass balls can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation frequency of the drive motor 35, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

[0054] The glass balls in the receiving hopper 4 slide into the feeding port of the melting furnace 11. The discharge port 12 is set on the upper side of the receiving hopper 4 to avoid the high-temperature flames escaping from the feeding port of the melting furnace 11. This extends the service life of components such as valves, rotating motors 213 and drive motors 35 at the discharge port 12, reduces the intensity of manual labor and the damage to operators caused by high temperatures, thereby improving the convenience and safety of glass ball feeding.

[0055] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A glass bead feeding device, characterized in that: The device includes a hopper (1), a feeding assembly (2), a conveying assembly (3), and a receiving hopper (4) located on the feeding port of the melting furnace (11). The hopper (1) is used to temporarily store glass balls and has a discharge port (12) at its bottom. The discharge port (12) is located above the receiving hopper (4). The feeding assembly (2) is located on the discharge port (12) and is used to discharge glass balls. The conveying assembly (3) is connected to the feeding assembly (2) and is used to convey glass balls to the receiving hopper (4).

2. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding assembly (2) includes: Unblocking component (21), which is disposed on the hopper (1) and located above the discharge port (12) and is used for unloading glass balls; The feeding pipe (22) is located at the discharge port (12) and extends downward at an angle away from the receiving hopper (4).

3. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The unblocking component (21) includes: Mounting rod (211), which is rotatably mounted inside the hopper (1) and has one end extending outside the hopper (1); A dredging rod (212) is provided in multiple locations, and the multiple dredging rods (212) are spaced apart on the mounting rod (211); A rotating motor (213) is mounted on the hopper (1) and its output end is connected to the mounting rod (211) for transmission.

4. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying assembly (3) includes: A conveying pipe (31) extends horizontally and has a feeding port (311) and a discharging port (312). The feeding port (311) is located on the upper surface of the conveying pipe (31) and on the side away from the receiving hopper (4). The discharging port (312) is located on the lower surface of the conveying pipe (31) and on the end close to the receiving hopper (4). The bottom end of the discharging pipe (22) is connected to the feeding port (311). A feeding pipe (34) is provided at the discharging port (312) and extends downward towards the receiving hopper (4). The bottom end of the feeding pipe (34) extends into the receiving hopper (4). A rotating rod (32) is coaxially rotatably disposed inside a conveying pipe (31), and a drive motor (35) for driving the rotating rod (32) to rotate is provided on the conveying pipe (31); A spiral conveyor plate (33) is mounted on a rotating rod (32) and used to convey glass balls. The tail end of the spiral conveyor plate (33) is connected to the discharge port (312).

5. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The diameter of the feed port (312) is greater than the diameter of a single glass ball but less than the sum of the diameters of the two glass balls.

6. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The gap between the outer edge of the spiral conveyor plate (33) and the inner wall of the conveying pipe (31) is smaller than the diameter of a single glass ball.

7. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tail end of the conveying pipe (34) abuts against the inner wall of the top of the receiving hopper (4) and is located above the feeding port of the melting furnace (11).

8. The glass ball feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The conveying pipe (31) is provided with a baffle (36), which is located between the material inlet (311) and the drive motor (35). The space between the baffle (36) and the discharge port (312) is the installation space (361). The spiral conveying plate (33) is located on the rotating rod (32) in the installation space (361).

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