Hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth

By designing rotating and moving components in the hydrocyclone, precise adjustment of the overflow pipe depth and improved sealing are achieved, solving the problems of low separation efficiency and poor sealing caused by fixed overflow pipe depth, and improving the adaptability and operational stability of the equipment.

CN224524996UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-21SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIV

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SHANDONG JIANZHU UNIV
Filing Date
2025-08-12
Publication Date
2026-07-21

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing hydrocyclone has a fixed overflow pipe depth, which cannot adapt to different material characteristics and operating conditions, resulting in low separation efficiency and unstable product quality. In addition, the existing adjustable structure has low precision, complicated operation and poor sealing performance.

Method used

An overflow pipe adjustment structure including a rotating component and a moving component was designed. The overflow pipe depth can be precisely adjusted by driving a bevel gear and a lead screw through a knob, and the sealing performance is ensured by an O-ring and a flange seal, which can adapt to different material properties and working conditions.

Benefits of technology

It enables flexible adjustment of the overflow pipe depth to adapt to different material particle sizes, concentrations, and operating conditions, improves separation efficiency, avoids slurry leakage, ensures the sealing and safety of equipment operation, simplifies operation, and reduces costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to fluid separation and grading technical field, especially a kind of hydraulic cyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth, including cyclone main body and the pipeline two of one side installation of cyclone main body, further include: rotating assembly, installation on the pipeline two;Moving assembly, installation on the rotating assembly.The utility model is by realizing the flexible adjustment of overflow pipe insertion depth, so that it can adapt to different material characteristics, such as particle size, density, concentration, and working condition requirement, such as feed flow, pressure variation, solve the problem that fixed depth overflow pipe cannot consider multiple separation scenarios, improve the adaptability of equipment to complex working conditions, wherein by adjusting overflow pipe depth, internal "separation interface" position can be changed, adapt to different material particle size, concentration requirement, such as processing fine particle ratio high material, deepen overflow pipe insertion depth, expand fine particle collection range;Processing coarse particle material, shallow overflow pipe, reduce fine particle loss.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of fluid separation and classification technology, and in particular to a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth. Background Technology

[0002] Hydrocyclones utilize centrifugal force to achieve solid-liquid, liquid-liquid, or solid-solid separation. They offer advantages such as simple structure, large processing capacity, and high separation efficiency, and are widely used in mineral processing, wastewater purification, and oil drilling mud treatment. In actual operation, the overflow pipe, serving as a fine particle discharge channel, plays a decisive role in the separation effect due to its positional parameters. For example, in mineral classification, the overflow pipe depth directly affects the recovery rate of target particle size; in wastewater treatment, its depth relates to the accuracy of suspended solids separation and the clarity of the overflow liquid.

[0003] Currently, most hydrocyclones on the market use a fixed-depth overflow pipe structure, which has significant limitations. Firstly, the fixed depth cannot adapt to different material characteristics, such as particle size, density, concentration, and operating conditions, leading to low separation efficiency. For example, when processing slurries with high fine particle content, an overly shallow overflow pipe can easily cause coarse particles to mix into the overflow product; conversely, when processing coarse-particle materials, an overly deep overflow pipe will cause fine particles to be lost in the underflow. Secondly, traditional hydrocyclones struggle to cope with fluctuations in operating conditions during production, such as changes in feed flow rate and pressure. They cannot dynamically adjust the overflow pipe position to maintain optimal separation, thus affecting product quality stability.

[0004] In addition, the existing few adjustable overflow pipe structures have problems such as low adjustment accuracy, complicated operation and poor sealing performance, resulting in poor practical application effect. Therefore, a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the present invention aims to provide a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth to solve or alleviate the technical problems existing in the prior art, and at least provide a beneficial alternative.

[0006] The technical solution of this utility model embodiment is implemented as follows: A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth includes a hydrocyclone body and a second pipe installed on one side of the hydrocyclone body, and further includes:

[0007] A rotating assembly is installed on the second pipe;

[0008] The movable component is mounted on the rotating component;

[0009] in:

[0010] The second pipe is provided with a fixing groove, and a fixing plate is provided inside the fixing groove. The rotating component includes a knob, and a rotating rod is provided on one side of the knob. A bevel gear is fixedly installed on the outer side of the rotating rod. The bevel gear is meshed with a bevel gear, and a rotating rod is fixedly installed in the middle of the bevel gear.

[0011] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: the moving component includes a lead screw, one side of the rotating rod two is connected to the lead screw, a slider one is threadedly connected to the outer side of the lead screw, an overflow pipe one is installed on the side of the slider one away from the lead screw, a slider two is connected to the side of the overflow pipe one away from the slider one, a sliding rod is slidably connected to the side of the slider two away from the overflow pipe one, and a sliding groove is provided on the pipe two.

[0012] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: the second slider and the slide rod are provided with a set of slide grooves, the slide grooves are provided with a set of pipes, the lead screw and the slide rod are located in the slide grooves, a folded pipe is installed on one side of the first overflow pipe, a pipe is installed on the side of the folded pipe away from the first overflow pipe, and the outer side of the first pipe is installed on the second pipe.

[0013] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: one side of the second pipe is fixedly connected to the second cylindrical section, the third pipe is provided inside the second cylindrical section, the first overflow pipe slides inside the third pipe, and an O-ring is provided at the connection between the first overflow pipe and the third pipe.

[0014] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: the hydrocyclone body includes a cylindrical section one, a conical section one is installed on one side of the cylindrical section one, an underflow outlet is installed on the side of the conical section one away from the cylindrical section one, and the other side of the cylindrical section one is installed on a cylindrical section two.

[0015] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: a limiting groove is provided on the second pipe, and a flange seal is provided on the limiting groove; the first pipe and the second pipe are fixed together by the flange seal.

[0016] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution: the rotating rod passes through and rotates on the fixed plate.

[0017] As a further preferred embodiment of this technical solution, a feed inlet is provided on one side of the cylindrical section two.

[0018] The present invention has the following advantages due to the adoption of the above technical solution:

[0019] I. This utility model achieves flexible adjustment of the overflow pipe insertion depth, enabling it to adapt to different material characteristics, such as particle size, density, and concentration, as well as working conditions, such as changes in feed flow rate and pressure. This solves the problem that a fixed-depth overflow pipe cannot handle multiple separation scenarios, improving the equipment's adaptability to complex working conditions. By adjusting the overflow pipe depth, the position of the internal "separation interface" can be changed to adapt to different material particle size and concentration requirements. For example, when processing materials with a high proportion of fine particles, the overflow pipe insertion depth can be increased to expand the fine particle collection range; when processing coarse particles, the overflow pipe can be inserted shallowly to reduce the loss of fine particles.

[0020] Second, this utility model enhances the sealing performance of the adjustment structure and avoids slurry leakage caused by the gap between the overflow pipe and the hydrocyclone body through reasonable sealing design, ensuring the sealing and safety of the equipment operation, reducing material loss and environmental pollution, while simplifying the overall structure of the equipment. It controls manufacturing costs while realizing the depth adjustment function, making it convenient for industrial production and widespread application.

[0021] The above overview is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the present invention will become readily apparent from the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. Attached Figure Description

[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the moving component structure of a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to this utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of A.

[0027] Reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Hydrocyclone body; 101. Cylindrical section one; 102. Conical section one; 103. Underflow port; 104. Cylindrical section two; 2. Feed inlet; 3. Slide groove; 4. Pipe one; 5. Flange seal; 6. Limiting groove; 7. Pipe two; 8. Folded pipe; 9. Overflow pipe one; 10. O-ring seal; 11. Pipe three; 12. Fixing groove; 13. Fixing plate; 14. Rotating assembly; 141. Knob; 142. Rotating rod one; 143. Bevel gear one; 144. Bevel gear two; 145. Rotating rod two; 15. Moving assembly; 151. Lead screw; 152. Slider one; 153. Slider two; 154. Slide rod. Detailed Implementation

[0028] In the following description, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention. Therefore, the drawings and description are considered exemplary in nature and not restrictive.

[0029] It is important to note that terms such as "first," "second," "symmetric," and "array" are used only to distinguish between descriptive and positional descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, features specified with terms such as "first" or "symmetric" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature; similarly, when the quantity of certain features is not limited by words such as "two" or "three," it should be noted that such features also explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.

[0030] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, terms such as "installation," "connection," and "fixation" should be interpreted broadly; for example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral molding; they can refer to a mechanical connection, a direct connection, a welding connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the accompanying drawings and specific circumstances.

[0031] Some technical issues, main solutions, minor technical issues and their solutions

[0032] The embodiments of this utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0033] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this utility model embodiment provides a hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth, including a hydrocyclone body 1 and a pipe 7 installed on one side of the hydrocyclone body 1, and further including:

[0034] Rotating assembly 14 is installed on pipe 2 7;

[0035] The movable component 15 is mounted on the rotating component 14;

[0036] in:

[0037] The pipe 2 7 is provided with a fixing groove 12, and a fixing plate 13 is provided inside the fixing groove 12. The rotating component 14 includes a knob 141. A rotating rod 142 is provided on one side of the knob 141. A bevel gear 143 is fixedly installed on the outside of the rotating rod 142. A bevel gear 144 is meshed with the bevel gear 143. A rotating rod 145 is fixedly installed in the middle of the bevel gear 144.

[0038] In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 14 drives the rotating rod 145 to rotate, which in turn drives the lead screw 151 to rotate. Since the lead screw 151 is threadedly engaged with the slider 152, the slider 152 moves along the axial direction of the lead screw 151, which drives the overflow pipe 9 to move synchronously. The overflow pipe 9 slides with the slider 153 and the sliding rod 154 to ensure stable movement direction.

[0039] Specifically, the moving component 15 includes a lead screw 151, one side of a rotating rod 145 is connected to the lead screw 151, a slider 152 is threadedly connected to the outside of the lead screw 151, an overflow pipe 9 is installed on the side of the slider 152 away from the lead screw 151, a slider 153 is connected to the side of the overflow pipe 152 away from the slider 152, a sliding rod 154 is slidably connected to the side of the slider 153 away from the overflow pipe 9, and a groove 3 is provided on the pipe 7.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment, the rotating rod 142 is rotated by an external manual knob 141 or an electric drive component. Since the rotating rod 142 passes through and rotates on the fixed plate 13, it can stably transmit torque. The bevel gear 143 on the rotating rod 142 rotates accordingly, meshing and driving the bevel gear 144 and the rotating rod 145 to rotate synchronously, thereby achieving precise lifting and lowering of the overflow pipe.

[0041] Specifically, slider 153 and slider 154 are provided with three sets of sliding grooves, and four sets of pipes are provided in the sliding grooves. Screw 151 and slider 154 are located in the sliding grooves. A folded pipe 8 is installed on one side of overflow pipe 9. Pipe 4 is installed on the side of folded pipe 8 away from overflow pipe 9. The outer side of pipe 4 is installed on pipe 7.

[0042] As a preferred implementation, the folded tube 8 stretches or contracts as the overflow tube 9 moves, adapting to changes in length and enabling adjustment of the overflow tube depth within the pipe 11. The overflow tube depth is precisely controlled by the precision transmission of the lead screw 151 and the slider, and the guide limit of the slide rod 154, meeting the adjustment requirements of the overflow position under different working conditions and improving the adaptability of the device to complex working conditions.

[0043] Specifically, one side of pipe 2 7 is fixedly connected to cylindrical section 2 104. Pipe 3 11 is provided inside cylindrical section 2 104. Overflow pipe 1 9 slides inside pipe 3 11. An O-ring seal 10 is provided at the connection between overflow pipe 1 9 and pipe 3 11.

[0044] As a preferred implementation, when the overflow pipe 9 slides inside the pipe 11, the O-ring 10 continuously fills the gap between them, preventing fluid leakage; the O-ring 10 solves the sealing problem of the dynamic fit between the overflow pipe and the pipe 11.

[0045] Specifically, the hydrocyclone body 1 includes a cylindrical section 101, a conical section 102 is installed on one side of the cylindrical section 101, an underflow port 103 is installed on the side of the conical section 102 away from the cylindrical section 101, and the other side of the cylindrical section 101 is installed on a cylindrical section 2 104.

[0046] In a preferred embodiment, the fluid enters from the feed port 2 of the cylindrical section 2 104. In the main chamber formed by the cylindrical section 101 and the conical section 102, solid-liquid separation is achieved by centrifugal force according to the principle of hydrocyclone. After separation, the underflow is discharged from the underflow port 103.

[0047] Specifically, a limiting groove 6 is provided on pipe 2 7, and a flange seal 5 is provided on the limiting groove 6. Pipe 1 4 and pipe 2 7 are fixed together by the flange seal 5.

[0048] As a preferred implementation, the flange seal 5 is used to secure and seal the connection between pipe 4 and pipe 7 through the flange structure to prevent fluid leakage between the pipes. The flange seal 5 solves the static sealing problem of the pipe connection and together ensures the closed fluid environment inside the device, avoiding leakage from affecting the separation effect, causing resource waste or environmental pollution.

[0049] Specifically, the rotating rod 142 passes through and rotates on the fixed plate 13.

[0050] As a preferred embodiment, the fixed plate 13 limits the rotation of the rotating rod 142, ensuring stable transmission of the rotating assembly 14.

[0051] Specifically, a feed inlet 2 is provided on one side of the cylindrical section 2 104.

[0052] In this embodiment, the present invention operates as follows: When the overflow pipe depth needs to be adjusted, the operator manually rotates knob 141. Knob 141 drives rotating rod 142 to rotate on fixed plate 13. The bevel gear 143 on the outer side of rotating rod 142 rotates accordingly, driving bevel gear 144 and rotating rod 145 to rotate synchronously through meshing transmission. Rotating rod 145 drives the connected lead screw 151 to rotate. Since the lead screw 151 is threadedly engaged with slider 152, slider 152 moves axially along lead screw 151, thereby driving the overflow pipe 9 connected to it to move synchronously. Slider 153 on the other side of overflow pipe 9 moves on slide rod 154. The upward sliding ensures stable movement. Simultaneously, the folded tube 8 stretches or contracts as the overflow tube 9 moves to adapt to length changes. Once the overflow tube 9 is adjusted to the required depth, the fluid enters the cylindrical section 104 from the inlet 2, and then flows into the cylindrical section 101 and conical section 102 of the hydrocyclone body 1. Under centrifugal force, solid-liquid separation is achieved. The underflow after separation is discharged from the underflow port 103, while the overflow is discharged through the overflow tube 9, the folded tube 8, and the pipe 4. During this process, the O-ring seal 10 ensures the sealing at the connection between the overflow tube 9 and the pipe 11, and the flange seal 5 ensures a tight connection between the pipe 4 and the pipe 7 to prevent fluid leakage.

[0053] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various variations or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model, and these should all be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth, comprising a hydrocyclone body (1) and a second pipe (7) installed on one side of the hydrocyclone body (1), characterized in that, Also includes: Rotating assembly (14) is installed on the second pipe (7); A movable component (15) is mounted on the rotating component (14); in: The second pipe (7) is provided with a fixing groove (12), and a fixing plate (13) is provided inside the fixing groove (12). The rotating component (14) includes a knob (141). The knob (141) has a rotating rod (142) on one side. A bevel gear (143) is fixedly installed on the outside of the rotating rod (142). The bevel gear (143) meshes with a bevel gear (144). A rotating rod (145) is fixedly installed in the middle of the bevel gear (144).

2. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving component (15) includes a lead screw (151), one side of the rotating rod (145) is connected to the lead screw (151), a slider (152) is threadedly connected to the outside of the lead screw (151), an overflow pipe (9) is installed on the side of the slider (152) away from the lead screw (151), a slider (153) is connected to the side of the overflow pipe (9) away from the slider (152), a sliding rod (154) is slidably connected to the side of the slider (153) away from the overflow pipe (9), and a groove (3) is provided on the pipe (7).

3. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second slider (153) and the slider (154) are provided with a set of sliding grooves (3), the sliding grooves (3) are provided with a set of pipes (4), the lead screw (151) and the slider (154) are located in the sliding grooves (3), a folded pipe (8) is installed on one side of the overflow pipe (9), and a pipe (4) is installed on the side of the folded pipe (8) away from the overflow pipe (9), and the outside of the pipe (4) is installed on the second pipe (7).

4. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 3, characterized in that: One side of the second pipe (7) is fixedly connected to the second cylindrical section (104). The second cylindrical section (104) is provided with a third pipe (11). The first overflow pipe (9) slides inside the third pipe (11). An O-ring (10) is provided at the connection between the first overflow pipe (9) and the third pipe (11).

5. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cyclone body (1) includes a cylindrical section one (101), a conical section one (102) is installed on one side of the cylindrical section one (101), an underflow port (103) is installed on the side of the conical section one (102) away from the cylindrical section one (101), and the other side of the cylindrical section one (101) is installed on a cylindrical section two (104).

6. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second pipe (7) is provided with a limiting groove (6), and a flange seal (5) is provided on the limiting groove (6). The first pipe (4) and the second pipe (7) are fixed together by the flange seal (5).

7. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating rod (142) passes through and rotates on the fixed plate (13).

8. A hydrocyclone with adjustable overflow pipe depth according to claim 4, characterized in that: A feed inlet (2) is provided on one side of the cylindrical section two (104).