feeder

By using a single drive motor to drive the agitator and screw conveyor, the problems of material agglomeration and unstable discharge in the feeder are solved, achieving uniform mixing and stable discharge of materials, simplifying the equipment structure and reducing costs.

CN224547495UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24DONGGUAN HONGTAI PLASTIC MACHINERY EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
DONGGUAN HONGTAI PLASTIC MACHINERY EQUIPMENT CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-03
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Technical Problem

Existing feeders suffer from uneven mixing, dispersed power, and low discharge efficiency. In particular, materials tend to clump together, and the agitator and screw conveyor require independent drive devices, increasing the complexity and cost of the equipment.

Method used

A single drive motor drives both the agitator and the screw conveyor. Power is transmitted to both the agitator and the screw conveyor through a transmission box. An inclined storage hopper and double screw rollers are designed to ensure uniform material discharge and stable conveying.

Benefits of technology

It achieves uniform mixing and stable discharge of materials, simplifies equipment structure, reduces manufacturing costs, improves discharge efficiency and continuity, and avoids material blockage.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a feeding machine technical field, concretely point to a kind of feeding machine, including storage hopper, spiral discharger, agitator and driving motor, and the bottom of storage hopper is equipped with inclined round plate and discharge gate, agitator prevents material caking, spiral discharger is realized continuous discharge by double helix roller, driving motor simultaneously drives agitator and spiral discharger by transmission box, transmission box is equipped with gear transmission system, ensure that power is efficiently transmitted. The utility model has reasonable structure, mixes evenly, discharges stably, is applicable to the field such as agriculture, breeding industry, with higher practicality and market prospect.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of feeding machine technology, specifically to a feeding machine. Background Technology

[0002] Feeders are widely used in agriculture, animal husbandry, and industrial production, primarily to uniformly and continuously transport materials from a storage hopper to a designated location. Existing feeders typically suffer from the following problems:

[0003] Uneven mixing: The material is prone to clumping or piling up in the storage hopper, which makes it impossible to discharge normally;

[0004] Powered dispersion: Agitators and screw conveyors typically require separate drive units, increasing equipment complexity and cost;

[0005] Low discharge efficiency: An unreasonable design of the screw conveyor may lead to material blockage or unstable discharge speed. Utility Model Content

[0006] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provides a feeder.

[0007] The feeder includes a storage hopper, the bottom of which is provided with a discharge port, the discharge port is connected to a screw conveyor, and an agitator is provided above the screw conveyor in the storage hopper. The driving power of the agitator and the driving power of the screw conveyor are both provided by the same drive motor.

[0008] The output end of the drive motor is connected to a transmission box, which has two output ends. One output end is connected to the agitator, and the other output end is connected to the screw conveyor.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom of the storage hopper is provided with an inclined circular plate, the discharge port is located at the bottom end of the circular plate, the center of the circular plate is provided with a rotating shaft, the part of the rotating shaft located inside the storage hopper is equipped with an agitator, and the part of the rotating shaft located outside the storage hopper is connected to one output end of the transmission box.

[0010] Furthermore, the spiral feeder includes a discharge pipe and a double spiral roller disposed inside the discharge pipe. The discharge pipe is connected to the discharge port, and the input end of the double spiral roller is connected to one output end of the transmission box.

[0011] Furthermore, the transmission box includes a housing, the output end of the drive motor is an output shaft, the output shaft extends into the housing and is coaxially mounted with a drive gear;

[0012] The input ends of the double helical rollers are all equipped with passive gears, which mesh with the driving gears on the lower side of the driving gears.

[0013] A transmission shaft is installed above the output shaft inside the housing. The transmission shaft is equipped with a transmission gear, which meshes with the drive gear. One end of the transmission shaft is connected to the rotating shaft via a helical gear transmission.

[0014] The advantages of this utility model compared with the prior art are as follows: By optimizing the design of the storage hopper, agitator, screw feeder and transmission box, this utility model provides a feeder with reasonable structure, simple operation and stable output, which effectively solves the problems existing in the prior art and has high practical value and market prospects.

[0015] Reasonable structure: The agitator and screw conveyor are driven by a single drive motor, which simplifies the equipment structure and reduces manufacturing costs;

[0016] Even mixing: The mixer's design effectively prevents materials from clumping, ensuring uniform material output;

[0017] Stable discharge: The design of the double helical rollers improves the continuity and stability of discharge, avoiding material blockage problems;

[0018] High-efficiency power transmission: The gear transmission design of the gearbox ensures high efficiency and stability of power transmission and reduces energy loss. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the feeder of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission box structure of the feeder of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the feeder of this utility model.

[0022] As shown in the figure: 1. Storage hopper; 2. Discharge port; 3. Screw feeder; 4. Agitator; 5. Drive motor; 6. Transmission box; 7. Circular plate; 8. Rotating shaft; 9. Drive gear; 10. Driven gear; 11. Transmission shaft; 12. Transmission gear; 13. Helical gear; 501. Output shaft; 601. Housing. Detailed Implementation

[0023] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0024] Furthermore, 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. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0025] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, if a feature is referred to as "setting", "fixing", "connecting", or "installing" on another feature, it can be set, fixed, or connected directly to the other feature, or it can be set, fixed, connected, or installed indirectly on the other feature.

[0026] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, the term "several" means one or more, and the term "multiple" means two or more. The terms "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" should be understood as excluding the stated number, while the terms "above," "below," and "within" should be understood as including the stated number. The terms "first" and "second" should be understood as distinguishing technical features and not as indicating or implying relative importance, the number of indicated technical features, or the order of the indicated technical features.

[0027] The following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings, illustrates an embodiment of the present invention using a feeder as an example.

[0028] The feeder includes a storage hopper 1, a discharge port 2 at the bottom of the storage hopper 1, a screw feeder 3 connected to the discharge port 2, and an agitator 4 located above the screw feeder 3 in the storage hopper 1. The driving power of the agitator 4 and the driving power of the screw feeder 3 are both provided by the same drive motor 5.

[0029] The output end of the drive motor 5 is connected to the transmission box 6. The transmission box 6 has two output ends, one of which is connected to the agitator 4 and the other of which is connected to the screw conveyor 3.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the storage hopper 1 is provided with an inclined circular plate 7, the discharge port 2 is provided at the bottom end of the circular plate 7, the center of the circular plate 7 is provided with a rotating shaft 8, the part of the rotating shaft 8 located inside the storage hopper 1 is equipped with a stirrer 4, and the part of the rotating shaft 8 located outside the storage hopper 1 is connected to one output end of the transmission box 6.

[0031] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the spiral feeder 3 includes a discharge pipe 301 and a double spiral roller 302 disposed in the discharge pipe 301. The discharge pipe 301 is connected to the discharge port 2, and the input end of the double spiral roller 302 is connected to one output end of the transmission box 6.

[0032] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the transmission box 6 includes a box body 601, the output end of the drive motor 5 is an output shaft 501, the output shaft 501 extends into the box body 601 and is coaxially mounted with a drive gear 9;

[0033] The input ends of the double helical rollers 302 are all equipped with passive gears 10, which mesh with the driving gears 9 on the lower side of the driving gears 9.

[0034] Inside the housing 601, above the output shaft 501, a transmission shaft 11 is installed. The transmission shaft 11 is equipped with a transmission gear 12, which meshes with the drive gear 9. One end of the transmission shaft 11 is connected to the rotating shaft 8 via a helical gear 13.

[0035] In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the storage hopper 1 is fixed on the housing 601 of the transmission box, and the input ends of the output shaft 501, the transmission shaft 11, the rotating shaft 8, and the double helical roller 302 are all rotatably connected to the housing 601 of the transmission box 6 via bearings.

[0036] The structural function of this utility model

[0037] Storage hopper 1: The material is first loaded into the storage hopper 1. The storage hopper serves as a storage container for the material. Its bottom is designed as an inclined circular plate 7, which facilitates the material to slide naturally towards the discharge port 2 under the action of gravity.

[0038] Agitator 4: Inside the storage hopper 1, agitator 4 rotates via shaft 8. The rotation of the agitator continuously agitates the material, preventing it from clumping or accumulating and ensuring good material flowability. The power for agitator 4 is provided by drive motor 5, which transmits power to shaft 8 via transmission box 6, thereby driving agitator 4 to rotate.

[0039] Circular plate 7: The inclined circular plate 7 at the bottom of the storage hopper 1 allows the material to slide naturally towards the discharge port 2 under the action of gravity. This design helps to reduce the residue of material at the bottom of the storage hopper and improves the discharge efficiency.

[0040] Screw feeder 3: The screw feeder 3 includes a discharge pipe 301 and a double helical roller 302. The double helical roller 302 continuously and evenly conveys the material from the discharge port 2 by rotating. The power of the screw feeder 3 is also provided by the drive motor 5. The drive motor 5 transmits the power to the double helical roller 302 through the transmission box 6 to drive it to rotate. The double helical design improves the stability and continuity of the discharge and avoids the material blockage problem that may occur with a single helical roller.

[0041] The power of drive motor 5 is transmitted in the following way:

[0042] The drive gear 9 meshes with the transmission gear 12, driving the transmission shaft 11 to rotate. The transmission shaft 11 is connected to the rotating shaft 8 through the helical gear 13, driving the stirrer 4 to rotate.

[0043] The active gear 9 meshes with the passive gear 10, driving the double helical roller 302 to rotate, thus realizing the discharge of materials.

[0044] The feeder of this utility model operates as a continuous and efficient material conveying process. The agitator 4 prevents material agglomeration, the inclined circular plate 7 guides the material towards the discharge port 2, and the screw conveyor 3 continuously and evenly conveys the material. Throughout the process, the drive motor 5 simultaneously drives the agitator 4 and the screw conveyor 3 via the transmission box 6, achieving efficient operation and stable output. This design not only improves feeding efficiency but also reduces equipment complexity and maintenance costs.

[0045] The present invention and its embodiments have been described above. This description is not restrictive, and the accompanying drawings are only one embodiment of the present invention; the actual structure is not limited thereto. In conclusion, if those skilled in the art are inspired by this description and design similar structures and embodiments without departing from the inventive spirit of the present invention, such designs should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeder, characterized in that: It includes a storage hopper, the bottom of which is provided with a discharge port, the discharge port is connected to a screw conveyor, and an agitator is provided above the screw conveyor in the storage hopper. The driving power of the agitator and the driving power of the screw conveyor are both provided by the same drive motor. The output end of the drive motor is connected to a transmission box, which has two output ends. One output end is connected to the agitator, and the other output end is connected to the screw conveyor. The spiral feeder includes a discharge pipe and a double spiral roller disposed inside the discharge pipe. The discharge pipe is connected to the discharge port, and the input end of the double spiral roller is connected to one output end of the transmission box. The transmission box includes a housing, the output end of the drive motor is an output shaft, the output shaft extends into the housing and is coaxially mounted with a drive gear; The input ends of the double helical rollers are all equipped with passive gears, which mesh with the driving gears on the lower side of the driving gears. A transmission shaft is installed above the output shaft inside the housing. A transmission gear is provided on the transmission shaft. The transmission gear meshes with the drive gear. One end of the transmission shaft is connected to the rotating shaft through a helical gear transmission.

2. The feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the storage hopper is provided with an inclined circular plate, the discharge port is located at the bottom end of the circular plate, and a rotating shaft is provided at the center of the circular plate. The part of the rotating shaft located inside the storage hopper is equipped with an agitator, and the part of the rotating shaft located outside the storage hopper is connected to one output end of the transmission box.