Pigment storage bin with automatic feeding function
By installing an automatic replenishment system in the pigment storage silo, the problems of stockouts or backlogs caused by the time-consuming and easily overlooked nature of traditional storage silos are solved, enabling automatic replenishment and timely procurement of pigments and ensuring production continuity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WU JIANG SHAN HU YAN LIAO YOU XIAN GONG SI
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
Traditional pigment storage warehouses rely on manual periodic inventory checks, which is time-consuming and prone to shortages or excessive stockpiling due to human error.
Design a pigment storage bin with automatic replenishment function. By installing pressure sensors, drive motors and lifting cylinders in the storage bin and replenishment bin, the pigment can be automatically replenished, and the purchasing personnel can be notified in a timely manner to replenish the stock.
It enables automatic pigment replenishment, reduces manual intervention time, avoids stockouts or excessive stockpiling, and ensures production continuity.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of pigment storage and replenishment technology, and in particular relates to a pigment storage bin with automatic replenishment function. Background Technology
[0002] Pigment storage silos are facilities or spaces specifically designed for the safe and efficient storage of various pigments and related materials. Their applications cover a wide range of fields, including industrial production, artistic creation, and commercial distribution.
[0003] Traditional storage warehouses rely on manual periodic inventory checks. When the remaining pigment level is below the safety threshold, the procurement process needs to be manually triggered. This process is not only time-consuming (usually taking several hours to several days to complete the replenishment), but also prone to shortages or excessive stockpiling due to human negligence. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to solve the problem that traditional storage warehouses rely on manual periodic inventory checks. When the remaining pigment is below the safety threshold, the procurement process needs to be manually triggered. This process is not only time-consuming (usually taking several hours to several days to complete the replenishment), but also prone to shortages or excessive stockpiling due to human negligence. Therefore, this utility model proposes a pigment storage warehouse with automatic replenishment function.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model adopts the following technical solution: a pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function.
[0006] include:
[0007] The storage silo has a rotating, openable discharge door at its bottom.
[0008] A replenishment hopper is located above a storage hopper. The storage hopper contains a replenishment component. The bottom of the storage hopper has a guide plate and a replenishment door. The top of the replenishment hopper has a connecting plate. The replenishment component passes through the connecting plate and the guide plate and is connected to the replenishment door.
[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0010] The top of the replenishment bin is equipped with a sealing cover, which is located on both sides of the connecting plate.
[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0012] The material replenishment component includes a drive motor, a mounting plate, a lifting cylinder, and an extension shaft. The drive motor passes through the connecting plate and is connected to the mounting plate. The lifting cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate. The extension shaft is connected to the lifting cylinder and passes through the guide plate and is connected to the material replenishment gate.
[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0014] The surface of the guide plate is inclined downwards, and the cross-section of the guide plate is semi-circular.
[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0016] The material discharge gate is connected to the storage silo via a drive component, which includes a connecting shaft and a micro motor. A connecting block is provided on the material discharge gate, and the connecting block is connected to the connecting shaft. The connecting shaft is connected to the inner wall of the bottom of the storage silo. The micro motor is connected to the connecting shaft. A pressure sensor is provided on the material discharge gate.
[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0018] The bottom of the storage silo is conical.
[0019] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0020] 1. In this utility model, a replenishment bin is set up in the storage bin. Both the storage bin and the replenishment bin contain pigment. During daily production, the storage bin is filled with pigment. When the pigment in the storage bin is used up, the pressure sensor transmits a signal to the drive motor and the lifting cylinder, and simultaneously displays a red light to inform the purchasing personnel that pigment needs to be purchased in time. The lifting cylinder moves down, and the drive motor drives the replenishment gate so that the pigment in the replenishment bin enters the storage bin along the inclined surface of the guide plate. This structure not only realizes the function of pigment replenishment, but also gives the purchasing personnel a signal to purchase pigment in time, so as to avoid the production being affected by pigment shortage.
[0021] 2. In this utility model, an installation sleeve is provided on the outer wall of the storage silo, and a micro motor is installed on the installation sleeve. The micro motor passes through the storage silo and is connected to the connecting shaft. The connecting block on the discharge gate is sleeved on the connecting shaft. This structure allows the discharge gate to rotate and fall when the micro motor drives the connecting shaft to rotate, so that the pigment in the storage silo falls out along the inclined surface of the discharge gate, thus completing the addition of pigment. Attached Figure Description
[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0023] Figure 1 Cross-section of a pigment storage bin with automatic refill function Figure 1 .
[0024] Figure 2 Cross-section of a pigment storage bin with automatic refill function Figure 2 .
[0025] Figure 3 Cross-section of a pigment storage bin with automatic refill function Figure 3 .
[0026] Figure 4 A three-dimensional pigment storage bin with automatic refill function Figure 1 .
[0027] Legend:
[0028] 1-Storage bin; 2-Discharge gate; 3-Replenishment bin; 4-Replenishment component; 41-Drive motor; 42-Mounting plate; 43-Lifting cylinder; 44-Extension shaft; 5-Guide plate; 6-Replenishment gate; 7-Connecting plate; 8-Sealing cover; 9-Drive component; 91-Connecting shaft; 92-Micro motor; 10-Connecting block; 11-Pressure sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0029] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0030] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of this utility model described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0031] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0032] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
[0033] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper" and "inner" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the utility model product is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.
[0034] In the description of this utility model, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set," "install," "connect," and "link" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0035] Please see Figure 1-4 This utility model provides a technical solution: a pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function, comprising:
[0036] The storage bin 1 has a rotating and openable discharge gate 2 at its bottom.
[0037] The material replenishment bin 3 is located above the material storage bin 1. The material storage bin 1 is equipped with a material replenishment component 4. The bottom of the material storage bin 1 is equipped with a guide plate 5 and a material replenishment gate 6. The top of the material replenishment bin 3 is equipped with a connecting plate 7. The material replenishment component 4 passes through the connecting plate 7 and the guide plate 5 and is connected to the material replenishment gate 6.
[0038] The top of the feeding bin 3 is provided with a sealing cover 8, which is located on both sides of the connecting plate 7.
[0039] The feeding component 4 includes a drive motor 41, a mounting plate 42, a lifting cylinder 43, and an extension shaft 44. The drive motor 41 passes through the connecting plate 7 and is connected to the mounting plate 42. The lifting cylinder 43 is mounted on the mounting plate 42. The extension shaft 44 is connected to the lifting cylinder 43 and passes through the guide plate 5 and is connected to the feeding gate 6.
[0040] The surface of the guide plate 5 is inclined downward, and the cross-section of the guide plate 5 is semi-circular.
[0041] The discharge gate 2 is connected to the storage bin 1 via a drive component 9. The drive component 9 includes a connecting shaft 91 and a micro motor 92. A connecting block 10 is provided on the discharge gate 2. The connecting block 10 is connected to the connecting shaft 91. The connecting shaft 91 is connected to the inner wall of the bottom of the storage bin 1. The micro motor 92 is connected to the connecting shaft 91. A pressure sensor 11 is provided on the discharge gate 2.
[0042] The bottom of the storage silo 1 is conical.
[0043] Working principle: By setting up a replenishment bin in the storage bin, both the storage bin and the replenishment bin are filled with pigment. During daily production, the storage bin is filled with pigment. When the pigment in the storage bin is used up, the pressure sensor transmits a signal to the drive motor and lifting cylinder, and simultaneously displays a red light to notify the purchasing personnel that pigment needs to be purchased in time. The lifting cylinder moves down, and the drive motor drives the replenishment gate so that the pigment in the replenishment bin enters the storage bin along the inclined surface of the guide plate. This structure not only realizes the function of pigment replenishment, but also sends a signal to the purchasing personnel to purchase pigment in time, so as to avoid the production disruption caused by pigment shortage.
[0044] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model, based on the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present utility model, should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function, characterized in that, include: The storage silo has a rotating, openable discharge door at its bottom. A replenishment hopper is located above a storage hopper. The storage hopper contains a replenishment component. The bottom of the storage hopper has a guide plate and a replenishment door. The top of the replenishment hopper has a connecting plate. The replenishment component passes through the connecting plate and the guide plate and is connected to the replenishment door.
2. A pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the replenishment bin is equipped with a sealing cover, which is located on both sides of the connecting plate.
3. A pigment storage bin with automatic refill function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material replenishment component includes a drive motor, a mounting plate, a lifting cylinder, and an extension shaft. The drive motor passes through the connecting plate and is connected to the mounting plate. The lifting cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate. The extension shaft is connected to the lifting cylinder and passes through the guide plate and is connected to the material replenishment gate.
4. A pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the guide plate is inclined downwards, and the cross-section of the guide plate is semi-circular.
5. A pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material discharge gate is connected to the storage silo via a drive component, which includes a connecting shaft and a micro motor. A connecting block is provided on the material discharge gate, and the connecting block is connected to the connecting shaft. The connecting shaft is connected to the inner wall of the bottom of the storage silo. The micro motor is connected to the connecting shaft. A pressure sensor is provided on the material discharge gate.
6. A pigment storage bin with automatic refilling function according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the storage silo is conical.