Dustproof cover for bucket ship unloader arm head

By designing a dustproof cover at the head of the material handling arm of the chain bucket unloader, the problem of dust diffusion is solved by utilizing a closed structure and flexible sealing, which improves the visibility and safety of material handling operations and reduces the complexity of equipment maintenance.

CN224577646UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-31JIANGSU GONGLI HEAVY MACHINERY
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
JIANGSU GONGLI HEAVY MACHINERY
Filing Date
2025-08-05
Publication Date
2026-07-31

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies are insufficient to effectively suppress dust dispersion from the head of the bucket unloader's reclaiming arm, affecting the environment and visibility and safety of the reclaiming operation.

Method used

Design a dustproof cover including a front cover assembly, a side cover assembly, a rear cover assembly, and a skirt assembly to form a closed dustproof space. The skirt assembly and the rubber curtain work together to suppress dust diffusion, and the flexible sealing structure weakens the fan effect generated by the rotation of the chain bucket.

Benefits of technology

It effectively suppresses dust dispersion, improves visibility and safety during material handling operations, reduces downtime for equipment maintenance, and adapts to complex working conditions.

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Abstract

This utility model relates to a dustproof cover for the head of the material handling arm of a bucket chain unloader, belonging to the technical field of bucket chain unloaders. It consists of a front cover assembly, side cover assemblies, and a rear cover assembly forming an upper frame, with an extended skirt assembly at the bottom and a double-layered rubber curtain, creating a closed dust suppression space. This utility model completely encloses the bucket chain during material handling, preventing dust from being generated by material slippage at the source; the flexible curtain adapts to the material surface to form a seal, suppressing dust dispersion and significantly reducing environmental pollution.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of chain bucket unloader technology, and in particular to a dustproof cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of continuous unloading technology for bulk materials, chain bucket unloaders have emerged. This technology uses the exposed chain buckets of the material handling arm to continuously dig out materials (such as cement). It features high material handling efficiency, strong adaptability, and continuous operation, and has thus become an important piece of equipment for unloading powdery and granular materials in ports, power plants, and other places.

[0003] In related technologies, the dust problem generated during ship unloading operations is usually addressed by methods such as local enclosed ventilation for dust removal, spraying for dust suppression, or solidification of material surfaces, or by incorporating dust-proof design into the overall structure of the equipment.

[0004] However, the aforementioned general dust suppression methods or related devices have the following problems when dealing with dust generated at the head of the chain bucket unloader's take-up arm:

[0005] Because the head of the reclaiming arm is designed to be open, the fan effect generated by the operation of the chain bucket will blow air toward the surface of the material in the hold, causing dust. At the same time, the material slids back into the hold from the high-speed moving chain bucket after being excavated, which will also generate secondary dust. At present, it is difficult to effectively cover and suppress the dust generated at this open and dynamic work point, which will lead to serious dust spread, not only polluting the environment, but also seriously affecting the visibility and safety of the reclaiming operation. Utility Model Content

[0006] In response to the shortcomings of the existing production technology, the applicant provides a dust cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader, which can effectively suppress the dust diffusion problem generated when the material handling arm head digs cement and improve visibility during the material handling operation.

[0007] The technical solution adopted in this utility model is as follows:

[0008] A dust cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader includes:

[0009] A dustproof component is installed at the head of the material handling arm, which covers the entire head of the material handling arm and defines the length and height directions based on the structure of the dustproof component;

[0010] The dustproof assembly consists of a front cover assembly, a side cover assembly, and a rear cover assembly, which are sequentially spliced ​​together along the length direction.

[0011] A skirt assembly connected in the height direction to the bottom of the front cover assembly, side cover assembly and rear cover assembly;

[0012] The length of the skirt assembly in the longitudinal direction is greater than the sum of the lengths of the front cover assembly, the side cover assembly, and the rear cover assembly in the longitudinal direction;

[0013] The bottom of the front cover assembly has a forward protrusion along the length direction, and the side of the skirt assembly near the forward protrusion of the front cover assembly is matched and connected to the forward protrusion to form a space expansion buffer. The space expansion buffer reduces the dust generated by the "fan effect" of the chain bucket rotation.

[0014] The front cover assembly, side cover assembly, rear cover assembly, and skirt assembly together enclose the head of the material handling arm, forming a closed dustproof space.

[0015] As a further improvement to the above technical solution:

[0016] In one embodiment, the front cover assembly includes a front cover frame and a plurality of front cover panels covering the front cover frame; the side cover assembly includes a side cover frame and a plurality of side cover panels covering the side cover frame; and the rear cover assembly includes a rear cover frame and a plurality of rear cover panels covering the rear cover frame.

[0017] In one embodiment, the front cover frame, side cover frame and rear cover frame are all fixed to the material handling arm by bolts.

[0018] In one embodiment, the front cover, side cover, rear cover, and skirt cover are all detachable steel plates.

[0019] In one embodiment, the skirt assembly includes a skirt frame and multiple skirt covers covering the skirt frame; the length of the skirt frame in the longitudinal direction is greater than the sum of the lengths of the front cover frame, the side cover frame and the rear cover frame in the longitudinal direction.

[0020] In one embodiment, a rubber curtain is fixed to the bottom of the skirt frame, and the rubber curtain extends to the surface of the cabin material to form a flexible sealing structure.

[0021] In one embodiment, the rubber curtain is composed of two layers of rubber sheets.

[0022] In one embodiment, the rubber curtain is fixed to the bottom of the skirt frame by bolts.

[0023] In one embodiment, the skirt frame is welded and fixed to the material handling arm.

[0024] In one embodiment, the enclosed structure of the dustproof component confines the dust generated by the chain bucket rotating excavation operation inside the protective cover, and the skirt component and the rubber curtain work together to suppress the diffusion of dust to the outside.

[0025] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0026] This utility model has a compact structure. The upper frame is formed by splicing the front cover assembly, side cover assembly and rear cover assembly. Combined with the lower skirt assembly and rubber curtain flexible sealing, the chain bucket digging operation is completely wrapped in the entire dustproof assembly, eliminating the conditions for dust generation from the source. At the same time, the cement thrown back by the chain bucket is blocked by the inner wall of the cover and cannot spread to the outside space, thus solving the dust problem.

[0027] This utility model also has the following advantages:

[0028] (1) The length of the skirt of this utility model is greater than the sum of the lengths of the front cover, side cover and back cover. By covering the material digging trajectory of the chain bucket with the skirt, it is ensured that the material is in the shielded area of ​​the cover throughout the entire sliding process.

[0029] (2) The bottom of the skirt of this utility model is bolted to a double-layer rubber curtain, which is in close contact with the surface of the material in the cabin to form a flexible seal without dead angles, making it more suitable for complex working conditions.

[0030] (3) The front cover assembly, side cover assembly and rear cover assembly of this utility model all adopt a split structure of frame and multiple cover plates, and the cover plates are detachable steel plates; when a single cover plate is damaged, it can be replaced separately without removing the whole cover, reducing downtime; at the same time, only the partial cover plate needs to be removed to expose the internal chain bucket, avoiding the defect of traditional closed structure that requires the whole structure to be removed during later equipment maintenance. Attached Figure Description

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the frame structure of the front cover, side cover, and rear cover of this utility model.

[0033] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the skirt frame of this utility model.

[0034] Among them: 100, front cover frame; 200, front cover plate; 300, side cover frame; 400, side cover plate; 500, rear cover frame; 600, rear cover plate; 700, skirt frame; 800, skirt plate; 900, rubber curtain; 1000, cement. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0038] When using the terms “including,” “having,” and “comprising” as described herein, another component may be added unless explicitly qualifying terms such as “only,” “consisting of,” etc. are used. Unless otherwise stated, singular terms may include plural forms and should not be construed as having a quantity of one.

[0039] It should be understood that although the terms "first," "second," etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, without departing from the scope of this invention, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element.

[0040] Furthermore, the accompanying drawings are not drawn to a 1:1 scale, and the relative dimensions of the components are shown in the drawings only as examples and not necessarily to actual scale.

[0041] like Figures 1-3 The accompanying drawing shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a dustproof cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader according to an embodiment of the present invention; for ease of description, the drawing only shows the structure related to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0042] In this embodiment, the application scenario is the unloading of 1000 tons of cement at the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader.

[0043] In this embodiment, a dust cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader is provided, including a dustproof component disposed at the head of the material handling arm, which covers the entire head of the material handling arm, and the length and height directions are defined based on the structure of the dustproof component;

[0044] The front cover assembly, side cover assembly and rear cover assembly are spliced ​​together along the length direction to form an upper frame that covers the chain bucket operation area.

[0045] In the vertical direction, the skirt assembly 700 extends downwards, and the bottom of the skirt assembly 700 is connected to the rubber curtain 900, which is attached to the surface of the cabin material.

[0046] In this embodiment, the front cover frame 100 of the front cover assembly is fixed to the front end of the material handling arm by bolts, and the frame surface is covered with multiple detachable front cover plates 200.

[0047] In this embodiment, the side cover frame 300 of the side cover assembly is fixed to both sides of the material handling arm by bolts, and the outside is covered by multiple detachable side cover plates 400.

[0048] In this embodiment, the rear cover frame 500 of the rear cover assembly is fixed to the tail of the material handling arm by bolts, and the surface is covered with multiple detachable rear cover plates 600.

[0049] Furthermore, the front cover 200, side cover 400, and rear cover 600 are all made of steel plates, and each piece can be replaced independently if it is damaged.

[0050] In this embodiment, the skirt frame 700 is welded and fixed to the bottom of the material picking arm. At the same time, the length of the skirt frame 700 is greater than the total splicing length of the front cover frame 100, the side cover frame 300 and the rear cover frame 500.

[0051] Furthermore, the surface of the skirt frame 700 is covered with multiple removable skirt cover plates 800, forming a sloping surface extending into the cabin.

[0052] In this embodiment, the bottom of the skirt frame 700 is fixed with bolts to a double-layer rubber curtain 900; during operation, the rubber curtain 900 extends down with the material handling arm, and the double-layer structure forms a flexible seal against the surface of the cement 1000 material, suppressing dust from escaping from the bottom.

[0053] In practical applications, the principle of this invention is as follows:

[0054] When the chain bucket digs 1000 cement, the bottom of the front cover assembly has a forward protrusion along the length direction, and the side of the skirt assembly near the forward protrusion of the front cover assembly is matched and connected with the forward protrusion to form a space expansion buffer. The space expansion buffer reduces the dust generated by the "fan effect" of the chain bucket rotation, and the bottom gap is sealed by the rubber curtain 900 to achieve sealing.

[0055] Furthermore, removing any one of the cover plates exposes the chain bucket components, eliminating the need to remove the entire protective cover for later maintenance.

[0056] In summary, the present invention has a reasonable structure. The upper frame is formed by splicing the front cover assembly, the side cover assembly, and the rear cover assembly. Combined with the lower skirt assembly and the flexible sealing of the rubber curtain, the chain bucket digging operation is completely wrapped in the entire dustproof assembly, eliminating the conditions for dust generation from the source.

[0057] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0058] The embodiments described above merely illustrate the implementation of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A dust shield for a bucket ship unloader scoop arm head, characterized by, include: A dustproof component is installed at the head of the material handling arm, which covers the entire head of the material handling arm and defines the length and height directions based on the structure of the dustproof component; The dustproof assembly consists of a front cover assembly, a side cover assembly, and a rear cover assembly, which are sequentially spliced ​​together along the length direction. A skirt assembly connected in the height direction to the bottom of the front cover assembly, side cover assembly and rear cover assembly; The length of the skirt assembly in the longitudinal direction is greater than the sum of the lengths of the front cover assembly, the side cover assembly, and the rear cover assembly in the longitudinal direction; The bottom of the front cover assembly has a forward protrusion along the length direction, and the side of the skirt assembly near the forward protrusion of the front cover assembly is matched and connected to the forward protrusion to form a space expansion buffer. The front cover assembly, side cover assembly, rear cover assembly, and skirt assembly together enclose the head of the material handling arm, forming a closed dustproof space.

2. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 1, characterized in that The front cover assembly includes a front cover frame (100) and multiple front cover panels (200) covering the front cover frame (100); The side shield assembly includes a side shield frame (300) and multiple side shield covers (400) covering the side shield frame (300); The rear cover assembly includes a rear cover frame (500) and multiple rear cover panels (600) covering the rear cover frame (500).

3. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front cover frame (100), side cover frame (300) and rear cover frame (500) are all fixed to the material handling arm by bolts.

4. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front cover (200), side cover (400), rear cover (600) and skirt cover (800) are all detachable steel plates.

5. A dust guard for a bucket chain unloader picking arm head according to claim 1, characterized in that, The skirt assembly includes a skirt frame (700) and multiple skirt covers (800) covering the skirt frame (700); The length of the skirt frame (700) in the longitudinal direction is greater than the sum of the lengths of the front cover frame (100), the side cover frame (300), and the rear cover frame (500) in the longitudinal direction.

6. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 5, characterized in that: A rubber curtain (900) is fixed to the bottom of the skirt frame (700), and the rubber curtain (900) extends to the surface of the cargo hold to form a flexible sealing structure.

7. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rubber curtain (900) is composed of two layers of rubber sheets.

8. A dust shield for a bucket ladder boom head of a ship unloader according to claim 6, characterized in that: The rubber curtain (900) is fixed to the bottom of the skirt frame (700) by bolts.

9. The dust cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader according to claim 6, characterized in that: The skirt frame (700) is welded and fixed to the material handling arm.

10. The dust cover for the head of the material handling arm of a chain bucket unloader according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The enclosed structure of the dustproof component confines the dust generated by the chain bucket rotating excavation operation inside the protective cover, and the skirt component and the rubber curtain (900) work together to suppress the diffusion of dust to the outside.