Alloy ingot cooling and transport device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an alloy ingot cooling and transporting device belongs to alloy ingot equipment technical field. The device includes support frame, installs on the plastic mould mechanism and protection mechanism of support frame, and the plastic mould mechanism includes motor, chain conveyer belt and the mould plate fixed on it, is used for alloy ingot's transportation and cooling, the protection mechanism is used for the detachable installation of protection board to support frame, and it includes support block, fixed block, fixed shell to the bolt of the movable wear of being connected with the pull rod in fixed shell, and the spring and fixed ring of spring outer wall cover are equipped, and the lock is realized through the spring elasticity drive bolt and passes fixed block. The utility model integrates the cooling, stripping and transportation process of alloy ingot, realizes the automation production, and effectively optimizes the process and promotes the efficiency, and simultaneously, its protection mechanism structure is ingenious, can realize the quick assembly and disassembly of protection board, and the operation is convenient, greatly promotes the operation safety of equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of alloy ingot casting equipment technology, and in particular to an alloy ingot cooling and transportation device. Background Technology

[0002] Alloy ingots are a basic form of raw material in the metal smelting and materials processing industry. Their production process usually involves pouring high-temperature liquid alloy into a mold, and then demolding it after cooling and solidification.

[0003] In traditional production processes, the cooling, transportation, and demolding of alloy ingots are often separate and discontinuous procedures. Typically, operators pour high-temperature molten alloy into a stationary mold and then wait for it to cool and solidify naturally within a designated area. This process not only occupies a large amount of production space but also has a cooling time that depends on the natural environment, resulting in low efficiency and a noticeable discontinuity in the entire production flow.

[0004] After the alloy ingot cools and solidifies, it needs to be transferred from the cooling zone to the demolding zone manually or semi-automatically for further processing. This segmented material transfer method not only increases the complexity of operations and the labor intensity of workers, but also seriously affects the continuity of production and overall efficiency, greatly extending the production cycle and making it difficult to meet the pace requirements of modern, large-scale production.

[0005] Furthermore, due to the lack of integrated structural design and closed management in the entire production process, operators face serious safety risks such as molten metal splashes and burns during the pouring of high-temperature liquid alloys and the handling of high-temperature molds. Existing safety protection measures are often localized and passive, making it difficult to provide comprehensive and effective safety guarantees for the entire continuous operation process, resulting in significant safety hazards.

[0006] Therefore, this utility model proposes an alloy ingot cooling and transport device to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art. Utility Model Content

[0007] In view of the problems of low automation, long production cycle, and lack of comprehensive safety protection in the production process separation of alloy ingot cooling and transportation devices in the existing technology, this utility model aims to provide an alloy ingot cooling and transportation device with improved structure that can effectively solve the above problems.

[0008] This utility model provides an alloy ingot cooling and transport device, including a support frame and a molding mechanism installed on the support frame; the molding mechanism includes a motor for driving its operation, a chain conveyor belt driven by the motor, a mold plate fixedly connected to the outer wall of the chain conveyor belt, and a feed hopper disposed above one end of the chain conveyor belt; and a protective mechanism for detachably installing a protective plate to the outer wall of the support frame.

[0009] Among them, the protective mechanism is the core innovative structure for achieving safety protection and convenient maintenance. It includes a support block fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame, a fixing block fixedly connected to the bottom of the protective plate, and a fixing shell fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support block.

[0010] Furthermore, a pin is movably inserted inside the fixed housing, and a lever is fixedly connected to the end of the pin away from the support block; a spring and a fixing ring are sleeved on the outer wall of the pin, the fixing ring is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the pin, and the two ends of the spring abut against the inner wall of the fixed housing and the fixing ring, respectively; in the assembled state, the pin passes through the fixed block under the elastic force of the spring to lock the protective plate, and by pulling the lever to overcome the elastic force of the spring, the pin can be disengaged from the fixed block, thereby realizing the quick disassembly of the protective plate.

[0011] Preferably, the outer wall of the support block has a groove for accommodating the fixing block, and the inner wall of the fixing block has a slot for the pin to pass through.

[0012] Furthermore, the mating structure of this groove and fixing block provides a precise positioning reference for the installation of the protective plate, ensuring that the protective plate can be quickly aligned during installation and avoiding positional deviation. At the same time, during equipment operation, the structure can effectively withstand vibration and impact, ensuring the stability of the protective plate connection. The slots on the fixing block and the through-holes of the pins form a direct locking relationship, making the structure simple and reliable.

[0013] Preferably, the outer wall of the retaining ring slides against the inner wall of the support block to guide the movement of the pin.

[0014] Furthermore, the sliding fit between the fixed ring and the inner wall of the support block constitutes a simple guiding mechanism. This mechanism ensures that the movable components consisting of the pin, fixed ring, and spring can reciprocate smoothly along the axial direction when driven by the lever, effectively preventing the pin from jamming or swaying during the movement and ensuring the smoothness and reliability of the locking and unlocking actions.

[0015] Preferably, the fixed housing is configured to maintain a gap between the lever and the support block for finger operation.

[0016] Furthermore, the gap design fully considers ergonomics, providing sufficient gripping space for the operator's fingers. Especially when wearing protective gloves, it is easy to operate the lever, ensuring that the operator can quickly and forcefully pull the lever when emergency disassembly or routine maintenance is required, thus improving the convenience and safety of operation.

[0017] Preferably, the chain conveyor belt includes a horizontally arranged upper conveying section and a lower return section. The mold plate faces upward when it is in the upper conveying section, and flips to face downward when it passes the end of the conveyor belt in the lower return section.

[0018] Furthermore, through the path planning of the chain conveyor belt itself, the automatic flipping of the mold plate is cleverly realized, so that the cooled and solidified alloy ingot will fall off naturally due to its own gravity. The design does not require any additional power source or complex mechanical demolding structure, which greatly simplifies the equipment structure, reduces manufacturing costs and potential failure points, and makes the demolding process fully automated and extremely reliable.

[0019] Preferably, the feed hopper is positioned above the starting end of the upper conveying section of the chain conveyor belt, and is used to inject liquid alloy into the mold plate with the bearing surface facing upward.

[0020] Furthermore, by precisely positioning the feeding hopper at the starting point of the conveying process, seamless integration of the feeding and conveying actions is achieved. When the empty mold plate moves to the bottom of the feeding hopper along the chain conveyor belt, casting can be performed, ensuring the continuity of production, effectively avoiding stoppages caused by poor material turnover, and maximizing equipment utilization and production efficiency.

[0021] Preferably, the outer wall of the protective plate has a through hole, and a sliding window is slidably connected to the through hole for observing the operation of the molding mechanism in the protected state.

[0022] Furthermore, the sliding window provides a safe observation port, allowing operators to monitor the mold plate's operating status, alloy cooling, and any abnormal phenomena such as material jamming in real time without removing safety protection. This design ensures absolute personnel safety while also meeting the need for visual monitoring of the production process, facilitating timely detection and handling of problems.

[0023] Preferably, the device further includes a control box mounted on a support frame. The control box is electrically connected to the motor via wires and is used to control the start, stop, and operation of the chain conveyor belt.

[0024] Furthermore, the control box, as the electrical control hub of the entire device, integrates all operations onto a single panel, enabling centralized management of equipment operation. Through the control box, the motor speed can be easily adjusted, thereby changing the running speed of the chain conveyor belt to adapt to the cooling time required for alloy ingots of different grades and sizes, greatly enhancing the device's process adaptability and production scheduling flexibility.

[0025] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] 1. This utility model solves the problems of separation of cooling, demolding and transportation links, cumbersome process and low degree of automation in the prior art by fixing the mold plate carrying the alloy on the circulating chain conveyor belt, completing the natural cooling of the alloy during the transportation process, and achieving automatic demolding by gravity at the end of the conveyor belt through flipping. It achieves the technical effect of integrating the "cooling, demolding and transportation" of alloy ingots into one seamless connection, thereby optimizing the production process, shortening the production cycle and improving the turnover rate.

[0027] 2. This utility model utilizes the fact that after the mold plate flips at the end of the chain conveyor belt, the cooled and formed alloy ingot automatically falls off under the action of gravity. This solves the problems of complex structure, high failure rate and high manufacturing cost of traditional demolding mechanisms, and achieves the technical effects of simplifying the overall structure of the equipment, reducing the failure rate and maintenance difficulty, and improving the stability and reliability of the demolding process.

[0028] 3. This utility model solves the problems of easy splashing and injury from high-temperature alloy liquids, insufficient safety protection measures or inconvenient disassembly and assembly, and difficulty in observing the internal operation of equipment under protective conditions by setting up a quick-install and disassemble protective mechanism composed of components such as pins, springs, and levers, and adding a sliding window to the protective plate. It achieves the technical effect of effectively protecting the safety of operators, greatly facilitating equipment maintenance and cleaning, and taking into account both safety protection and real-time monitoring convenience. Attached Figure Description

[0029] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an alloy ingot cooling and transport device proposed in this utility model;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding barrel of an alloy ingot cooling and transport device proposed in this utility model;

[0031] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a support block for an alloy ingot cooling and transporting device proposed in this utility model;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pin of the alloy ingot cooling and transport device proposed in this utility model;

[0034] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of point B in the middle.

[0035] Legend:

[0036] 1. Support frame; 2. Control box; 3. Molding mechanism; 31. Motor; 32. Chain conveyor belt; 33. Mold plate; 34. Feed hopper; 4. Protective plate; 5. Protective mechanism; 51. Support block; 52. Fixed shell; 53. Pin; 54. Lever; 55. Fixing ring; 56. Spring; 57. Sliding window; 58. Fixing block. Detailed Implementation

[0037] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions in 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 a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this utility model without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0038] Example:

[0039] Reference Figures 1 to 6 This utility model provides an alloy ingot cooling and transportation device, which aims to solve the problems of separation in the alloy ingot production process, low degree of automation and safety hazards in the prior art.

[0040] The alloy ingot cooling and transport device includes a support frame 1, a molding mechanism 3, a protective mechanism 5, and a control box 2 mounted on the support frame 1. The molding mechanism 3 includes a motor 31 that drives its operation, a chain conveyor belt 32 driven by the motor 31, a mold plate 33 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the chain conveyor belt 32, and a feed hopper 34 disposed above one end of the chain conveyor belt 32. The protective mechanism 5 is used to detachably install a protective plate 4 to the outer wall of the support frame 1. The protective mechanism 5 includes a support block 51 fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame 1, and a fixed connecting... A fixing block 58 is attached to the bottom of the protective plate 4, and a fixing shell 52 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support block 51. A pin 53 is movably inserted inside the fixing shell 52. A lever 54 is fixedly connected to one end of the pin 53 away from the support block 51. A spring 56 and a fixing ring 55 are sleeved on the outer wall of the pin 53. The fixing ring 55 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the pin 53. The two ends of the spring 56 abut against the inner wall of the fixing shell 52 and the fixing ring 55, respectively. The pin 53 passes through the fixing block 58 under the elastic force of the spring 56 to lock the protective plate 4.

[0041] The outer wall of the support block 51 has a groove for accommodating the fixing block 58, and the inner wall of the fixing block 58 has a slot for the pin 53 to pass through. When installing the protective plate 4, the fixing block 58 is placed in the groove of the support block 51. After the pin 53 passes through the slot, it forms a radial limit on the fixing block 58 through its rod body, thereby firmly fixing the protective plate 4 to the support frame 1. The outer wall of the fixing ring 55 slides against the inner wall of the support block 51. The sliding contact relationship is achieved when the pin 53 is driven by the lever 54. During reciprocating motion, the pin 53 is provided with stable guidance and support, preventing it from tilting or shaking during movement, and ensuring that the pin 53 can smoothly insert into or disengage from the slot of the fixing block 58. The setting of the fixing shell 52 not only provides a space for the spring 56 and the fixing ring 55 to accommodate and assemble, but also leaves a gap between the lever 54 and the support block 51 for finger operation, making it convenient for the operator to hold the lever 54 and apply pulling force, making the disassembly and assembly of the protective plate 4 more convenient and labor-saving.

[0042] The chain conveyor belt 32 includes a horizontally arranged upper conveying section and a lower return section. When the mold plate 33 moves along the upper conveying section, its bearing surface for carrying the high-temperature alloy liquid faces upward. When it reaches the lower return section after the chain conveyor belt 32 passes around its drive hub, the overall posture of the mold plate 33 will be flipped 180 degrees, so that its bearing surface faces downward. This posture flipping achieved by the conveying path itself allows the cooled and formed alloy ingot to automatically fall off the mold plate 33 under the action of gravity alone, thereby realizing automated demolding without the need for an additional power source.

[0043] As a preferred embodiment, the outer wall of the protective plate 4 has a through hole, and a sliding window 57 is slidably connected to the through hole. When observation is required, the operator can directly push and pull the sliding window 57 to open or close the observation port without disassembling the entire protective plate 4, thus balancing safety and monitoring convenience. A control box 2 is also fixedly installed on the support frame 1. The control box 2 is connected to the motor 31 by wires. The control box 2 integrates electrical components such as switches and frequency converters to precisely control the start, stop, running speed and direction of the motor 31, thereby regulating the conveying rhythm of the entire chain conveyor belt 32. The feed bucket 34 is set above the starting end of the upper conveying section of the chain conveyor belt 32, and its discharge port is precisely aligned with the bearing area of ​​the moving mold plate 33 below. When the high-temperature liquid alloy flows out from the feed bucket 34, it can be accurately injected into the mold plate 33 with the bearing surface facing upward.

[0044] The implementation principle of this application embodiment is as follows: An alloy ingot cooling and transportation device uses a support frame 1 as the overall bearing base, on which a core molding mechanism 3, a protective mechanism 5, and a control box 2 for controlling the operation of the equipment are integrated and installed; the molding mechanism 3 includes a motor 31, a chain conveyor belt 32, a mold plate 33, and a feeding barrel 34; the protective mechanism 5 is equipped with a protective plate 4, a support block 51, a fixed shell 52, a pin 53, a lever 54, a fixing ring 55, a spring 56, a sliding window 57, and a fixing block 58, and the sliding window 57 is set on the outer wall of the protective plate 4. Through the coordinated cooperation of the various structures, the cooling, demolding, and transportation of the alloy ingot are integrated, and the protective design ensures operational safety.

[0045] Before the transport device starts working, the operator first starts the motor 31, which drives the chain conveyor belt 32 fixed at its drive end to rotate. The chain conveyor belt 32 then drives multiple mold plates 33 fixed on its outer wall to move synchronously. Then, the operator pours the high-temperature liquid alloy ingots through the feed bucket 34 onto the upper surface of the mold plate 33. Since the chain conveyor belt 32 has sufficient length, the alloy ingots on the surface of the mold plate 33 are cooled down synchronously during the transport process with the chain conveyor belt 32. When the mold plate 33 moves to the end of the chain conveyor belt 32, the alloy ingots are just cooled and formed. After the mold plate 33 passes the end of the chain conveyor belt 32, the surface of the mold plate 33 that was originally facing upwards gradually flips to face downwards. Under the action of gravity, the cooled alloy ingots naturally fall off the outer wall of the mold plate 33, thus realizing the integrated seamless connection of "cooling, demolding and transporting" of alloy ingots, effectively optimizing the production process, shortening the production cycle and improving the turnover rate.

[0046] During the operation of the transport device, to prevent alloy ingots flowing from the feed hopper 34 from accidentally splashing out from the outer wall of the mold plate 33, a protective plate 4 is detachably connected to the outer wall of the support frame 1. A fixing block 58 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the protective plate 4. A support block 51 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame 1, and a fixing shell 52 is also fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support block 51. The fixing shell 52 allows a gap to be maintained between the lever 54 and the support block 51, making it easy for the operator to move the lever 54. When the operator wants to install the protective plate 4, he first holds the lever 54 and pulls the lever 54 away from the support block 51. The lever 54 drives the pin 53 fixed on its left side to move to the right. The pin 53 then drives the fixing ring 55 fixed on its outer wall to move to the right simultaneously. The fixing ring 55 presses the spring 56 sleeved on the outside of the pin 53 to the right. The other end of the spring 56 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fixing shell 52. The spring 56 is compressed and generates a reverse force on the fixing ring 55. Then, due to the support block The outer wall of support block 51 has a groove for accommodating fixing block 58. The operator aligns the outer wall of fixing block 58 with the groove and inserts it. Then, the force applied to lever 54 is released, and the compressed spring 56 begins to release its elasticity, pushing fixing ring 55 to the left. Fixing ring 55 drives pin 53 to move to the left as well, and the outer wall of fixing ring 55 always slides along the inner wall of support block 51 until the outer wall of pin 53 completely penetrates the pre-set slot in the inner wall of fixing block 58. At this point, the installation and fixing of protective plate 4 is completed. When the operator needs to remove protective plate 4, simply grasp lever 54 again and pull it away from support block 51, causing pin 53 and fixing ring 55 to move to the right and squeeze spring 56, so that pin 53 disengages from slot in fixing block 58. Then, remove fixing block 58 from groove in support block 51 to complete the removal of protective plate 4. In addition, the outer wall of protective plate 4 is provided with a sliding window 57, through which the operator can observe the status of the transport device.

[0047] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An alloy ingot cooling and transport device, comprising a support frame (1) and a molding mechanism (3) mounted on the support frame (1), the molding mechanism (3) comprising a motor (31) for driving its operation, a chain conveyor belt (32) driven by the motor (31) and a mold plate (33) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the chain conveyor belt (32). Its features are, It also includes a feed hopper (34) located above one end of the chain conveyor belt (32), and a protective mechanism (5) for detachably installing the protective plate (4) onto the outer wall of the support frame (1). The protective mechanism (5) includes a support block (51) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support frame (1), a fixing block (58) fixedly connected to the bottom end of the protective plate (4), and a fixing shell (52) fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support block (51). A pin (53) is movably inserted inside the fixing shell (52), and a lever (54) is fixedly connected to one end of the pin (53) away from the support block (51).

2. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the pin (53) is fitted with a spring (56) and a fixing ring (55). The fixing ring (55) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the pin (53). The two ends of the spring (56) abut against the inner wall of the fixing shell (52) and the outer wall of the fixing ring (55), respectively. The pin (53) passes through the fixing block (58) under the elastic force of the spring (56) to lock the protective plate (4).

3. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The outer wall of the support block (51) is provided with a groove for accommodating the fixing block (58), and the inner wall of the fixing block (58) is provided with a slot for the pin (53) to pass through.

4. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The outer wall of the fixing ring (55) slides against the inner wall of the support block (51) to guide the movement of the pin (53).

5. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The fixed housing (52) is configured such that a gap is maintained between the lever (54) and the support block (51) for finger operation.

6. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The chain conveyor belt (32) includes a horizontally arranged upper conveying section and a lower return section. The mold plate (33) has its bearing surface facing upward when it is in the upper conveying section, and flips to have its bearing surface facing downward when it passes the end of the conveyor belt in the lower return section.

7. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The feed hopper (34) is located above the starting end of the upper conveying section of the chain conveyor belt (32) and is used to inject liquid alloy into the mold plate (33) with the bearing surface facing upward.

8. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The outer wall of the protective plate (4) has a through hole, and a sliding window (57) is slidably connected to the through hole for observing the operation of the molding mechanism (3) in the protective state.

9. The alloy ingot cooling and conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The device also includes a control box (2) mounted on the support frame (1), which is electrically connected to the motor (31) via wires and is used to control the start, stop and operation of the chain conveyor belt (32).

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