Electrode advancing device and method for electronic glass furnace

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of auxiliary apparatuses for electronic glass furnaces. Disclosed are an electrode advancing device and method for an electronic glass furnace. The device comprises a driving gear, driven gears, a driving motor, connecting assemblies, and a fixed moving assembly. The plurality of driven gears are meshed with the driving gear. The driven gears and the driving gear are all mounted on the fixed moving assembly. The connecting assemblies are mounted at the front ends of transmission shafts of the driven gears. During use, the driven gears are connected to electronic glass furnace electrode advancing screws by means of the connecting assemblies and perform synchronous driving, and the rear end of a central shaft of the driving gear is connected to the driving motor. The present invention can solve the problem in the prior art of low screw advancement accuracy during electrode advancement.

Description

Propelling device and propelling method for electrode of electronic glass kiln TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of auxiliary equipment of electronic glass kiln, and particularly relates to a propelling device and propelling method for electrode of electronic glass kiln. BACKGROUND

[0002] The electric heating of the electronic glass kiln is the main way in the industry at present, and the tin oxide electrode is the most used material because the tin oxide not only has good conductivity, but also has the effect of glass clarification. However, the tin oxide electrode is continuously consumed during operation and needs to be regularly pushed into the kiln from the end face.

[0003] The current method for pushing the electrode is to manually screw the screw rod from bottom to top according to the set order, and generally one person operates, which is high in working strength. In order to avoid the difference in the pushing amount between the screw rods, the pushing amount of each screw rod needs to be manually measured, and the whole operation process is complicated and low in accuracy. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a propelling device and propelling method for electrode of electronic glass kiln to solve the problem of low accuracy of screw rod pushing in the prior art when the electrode is pushed in.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the following technical solutions are adopted in the present application:

[0006] In a first aspect, a propelling device for electrode of electronic glass kiln comprises: a driving gear, a driven gear, a driving motor, a connecting assembly and a fixed moving assembly.

[0007] The plurality of driven gears are engaged with the driving gear, and the driven gear and the driving gear are rotationally connected with the fixed moving assembly. The rear end of the central shaft of the driving gear is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor, and the driving motor is installed on the fixed moving assembly. The front end of the central shaft of the driven gear is connected with the connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly can be connected with the propelling screw rod of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln.

[0008] In some embodiments, the fixed moving assembly comprises a vehicle frame, a guide rail and a limiting piece.

[0009] The guide rail is installed at the bottom of the vehicle frame, and the limiting piece is arranged at the connection between the vehicle frame and the guide rail.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first fixed support and the second fixed support are installed on the vehicle frame, the central shaft of the driving gear is provided with the second fixed support at both ends, and the central shaft of the driving gear is rotationally connected with the second fixed support. The rear end of the central shaft of the driven gear is rotationally connected with the first fixed support.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first fixed support and the second fixed support are fixedly connected with the frame.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first fixed support and the second fixed support are bearing seats, the central shaft of the driving gear is connected with a bearing on the second fixed support, and the rear end of the central shaft of the driven gear is connected with a bearing on the first fixed support.

[0013] In some embodiments, the connecting assembly comprises a connecting head and a flexible coupling, the connecting head is connected with the front end of the central shaft of the driven gear through the flexible coupling, and the connecting head can be connected with the head of the advancing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln in use.

[0014] In some embodiments, an inner hexagonal groove is arranged on the connecting head, the head of the advancing screw is an outer hexagonal structure matched with the inner hexagonal groove, and the connecting head is made of stainless steel.

[0015] In a second aspect, a method for advancing an electrode of an electronic glass kiln based on the advancing device of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln, comprising the following steps:

[0016] Pushing the driving gear and the driven gears into the working position through the fixed moving assembly;

[0017] Connecting the connecting assembly with the advancing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln;

[0018] Starting the driving motor to rotate the driving gear, thereby driving all the driven gears to rotate synchronously, the driven gears synchronously drive the advancing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln to rotate in the rotating process, and the advancing screw synchronously advances the electrode of the electronic glass kiln to move.

[0019] In some embodiments, the fixed moving assembly comprises a frame, a guide rail and a limiting piece.

[0020] The step of pushing the driving gear and the driven gears into the working position through the fixed moving assembly further comprises:

[0021] After the driving gear and the driven gears are moved to the working position through the frame on the guide rail, the limiting piece is locked, thereby fixing the frame on the guide rail.

[0022] In some embodiments, the method further comprises the following steps: after setting an automatic stop time of the driving motor, starting the driving motor to rotate the driving gear, thereby driving the driven gears to rotate, the driven gears synchronously advance the advancing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln in the rotating process, according to the automatic stop time, the driving motor stops working, and the electrode advancing is completed.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0024] The application provides an electrode pushing device of an electronic glass kiln, which comprises a driving gear, a driven gear, a driving motor, a connecting assembly and a fixed moving assembly; the plurality of driven gears and the driving gear are engaged, and the driven gear and the driving gear are both fixed on the fixed moving assembly; the front end of the transmission shaft of the driven gear is provided with the connecting assembly; in use, the driven gear is connected with the pushing screw rod of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln through the connecting assembly and is synchronously driven; and the rear end of the central shaft of the driving gear is connected with the driving motor. The electrode pushing device can complete the synchronous pushing of the screw rod through the driving motor once, solves the problem that the single screw rod is adjusted respectively when the electrode is pushed in in the prior art, and the pushing accuracy is low, the driving motor has large torque, can meet the pushing operation of the electrode with large weight, and greatly reduces the labor intensity.

[0025] Further, the fixed moving assembly of the application adopts a frame, guide rails and a limiting piece, so that the whole pushing device can be conveniently moved to the working position and is locked and fixed through the limiting piece, so that the stability and safety during working are ensured.

[0026] The application provides an electrode pushing method of an electronic glass kiln, which comprises the following steps: pushing the driving gear and the driven gear to the working position through the fixed moving assembly; engaging the connecting assembly with the pushing screw rod of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln; after setting the automatic stop time of the driving motor, starting the driving motor to rotate the driving gear, so as to drive the driven gear to rotate, the driven gear synchronously pushes the pushing screw rod of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln in the rotating process, the driving motor stops working according to the automatic stop time, and the electrode pushing is completed. The pushing amount of the screw rod can be indirectly set through the automatic stop time set by the driving motor, and the problem that the pushing amount accuracy of the screw rod is low when the electrode is pushed in in the prior art can be further solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of an electrode pushing device of an electronic glass kiln provided by the application;

[0028] Fig. 2 is a structural schematic view of a driving gear and a driven gear adopted by the application;

[0029] Fig. 3 is a fixing schematic view of the driving gear and the driven gear adopted by the application;

[0030] Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of the rear end of the central shaft of the driving gear provided by the application;

[0031] Fig. 5 is a structural schematic view of the connecting assembly provided by the application;

[0032] Fig. 6 is a front end schematic view of the engagement between the electrode pushing device of the electronic glass kiln and the pushing screw rod provided by the application;

[0033] Fig. 7 is a rear end view of the engagement between the pushing device and the pushing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln according to the present embodiment.

[0034] In the figure, 11 is a driving gear, 12 is a driven gear, 13 is a driving motor, 21 is a first fixed support, 22 is a second fixed support, 30 is a connecting assembly, 31 is a connecting head, 32 is a flexible coupling, 41 is a vehicle frame, 411 is a motor mounting bracket, 42 is a guide rail, 43 is a limiting member, 5 is a pushing screw, 51 is a head, and 52 is a threaded rod. Embodiments of the present application

[0035] Hereinafter, only certain exemplary embodiments are simply described, and the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the accompanying drawings and description are considered to be exemplary in nature and not limiting.

[0036] In the description of the present application, 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", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed or operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0037] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" and the like can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited.

[0038] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection, or communication; can be direct connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium; can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0039] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] As shown in Figure 1, an electrode advancing device of an electronic glass kiln comprises: a driving gear 11, a driven gear 12, a driving motor 13, a connecting assembly 30, a frame 41, a guide rail 42, a limiting piece 43, a first fixed support 21 and a second fixed support 22, the frame 41 is made of rigid material and has a frame structure, which is responsible for the fixation and connection of the driving part;

[0041] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, the four driven gears 12 and the driving gear 11 are externally meshed, the driven gear 12 and the driving gear 11 are both installed on the fixed moving assembly, the four driven gears 12 and the driving gear 11 can rotate around their rotation shafts, the front end of the transmission shaft of the driven gear 12 (also referred to as the central shaft, rotation shaft or transmission shaft of the driven gear 12) is installed with the connecting assembly 30, in use, the driven gear 12 is connected with the head 51 of the advancing screw rod 5 of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln through the connecting assembly 30 and is synchronously driven, the rear end of the central shaft of the driving gear 11 (also referred to as the central shaft, rotation shaft or transmission shaft of the driving gear 11) is connected with the driving motor 13, the four driven gears 12 are distributed at the four corner parts of the driving gear 11, the positions of the driven gears 12 correspond to the positions of the four advancing screw rods 5 of the tail part of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln one by one, and the connecting lines of the four driven gears 12 are distributed in a rectangular shape. When the driving gear 11 rotates counterclockwise, the four driven gears 12 are driven to rotate clockwise, through the connecting assembly 30 connected at the center of each driven gear 12, the synchronous rotation of the four advancing screw rods 5 is formed, and the synchronous advancement of the electrode is achieved. Among them, the advancing screw rod 5 comprises a threaded rod 52 and a head 51 arranged at one end of the threaded rod 52, one end (such as the left end shown in Figure 6) of the threaded rod 52 can be connected with the electrode, and the other end (such as the right end shown in Figure 6) of the threaded rod 52 is provided with the head 51.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the bottom of the frame 41 is provided with a guide rail 42, the frame 41 can slide along the guide rail 42, and a limiting piece 43 is arranged at the connection between the frame 41 and the guide rail 42. The limiting piece 43 can be used to lock the frame 41 and the guide rail 42, so that the frame 41 and the guide rail 42 are relatively static. When the limiting piece 43 is unlocked, the frame 41 can slide along the guide rail 42 to adjust the position. The limiting piece 43 can be a bolt, and a threaded hole is arranged on the frame 41 to cooperate with the limiting piece 43. The threaded section of the limiting piece 43 is connected with the threaded hole, and the end of the threaded section of the limiting piece 43 abuts against the surface of the guide rail 42. When it is needed to make the frame 41 and the guide rail 42 relatively static, the limiting piece 43 is rotated to make the end of the threaded section of the limiting piece 43 tightly abut against the guide rail 42, and the friction between the end of the threaded section of the limiting piece 43 and the guide rail 42 can make the frame 41 and the guide rail 42 relatively static. When it is needed to make the frame 41 slide along the guide rail 42, the limiting piece 43 is rotated to make the end of the threaded section of the limiting piece 43 disengage from the guide rail 42. At this time, the limiting piece 43 is unlocked, and the frame 41 can freely slide along the guide rail 42.

[0043] The first fixed support 21 is fixed to the inner side of the frame 41, the second fixed support 22 is arranged at the both ends of the center shaft of the driving gear 11, and the center shaft of the driving gear 11 is rotatably connected with the second fixed support 22. The rear end of the center shaft of the driven gear 12 is rotatably connected with the first fixed support 21. The driving motor 13 is fixedly arranged on the frame 41. Specifically, a motor mounting bracket 411 for mounting the driving motor 13 can be arranged on the frame 41, and the driving motor 13 is detachably arranged on the motor mounting bracket 411 through a bolt and a nut. The driving motor 13 is arranged on the right side of the second fixed support 22 at the rear end of the center shaft of the driving gear 11, the output shaft of the driving motor 13 is connected with the center shaft of the driving gear 11, and the second fixed support 22 is fixedly arranged on the frame 41. The first fixed support 21 and the frame 41, and the second fixed support 22 and the frame 41 can be fixedly connected through a screw, welding or riveting, which is not limited in the application.

[0044] The rear end of the transmission shaft of the driven gear 12 is connected with the first fixed support 21.

[0045] The first fixed support 21 and the second fixed support 22 are bearing seats, the center shaft of the driving gear 11 is connected with the bearing on the second fixed support 22, and the rear end of the center shaft of the driven gear 12 is connected with the bearing on the first fixed support 21.

[0046] As shown in Fig. 5, the connecting assembly 30 comprises a connecting head 31 and a flexible coupling 32, the connecting head 31 is connected to the front end of the transmission shaft of the driven gear 12 through the flexible coupling 32, in use, the connecting head 31 engages the advancing screw rod (i.e. the connecting head 31 is connected with the head 51 of the advancing screw rod 5 of the electronic glass kiln electrode) of the electronic glass kiln electrode, when the four advancing screw rods 5 deviate from the theoretical position, through the flexible adjustment of the flexible coupling 32, it is ensured that the connecting head 31 can clamp the bolt head (i.e. the head 51) of the advancing screw rod 5, so as to ensure that the torque of the driven gear 12 is transmitted to the advancing screw rod 5.

[0047] The connecting head 31 is provided with an internal hexagonal recess (which is actually an internal hexagonal sleeve structure), the head 51 of the advancing screw rod 5 is an external hexagonal structure matched with the internal hexagonal recess, the connecting head 31 can be sleeved on the head 51 along the axial direction, when the connecting head 31 rotates, the connecting head 31 drives the advancing screw rod 5 to rotate synchronously through the head 51, and the connecting head 31 is made of stainless steel.

[0048] An advancing method of an electronic glass kiln electrode, comprising the following steps:

[0049] Pushing the driving gear 11 and the driven gear 12 into the working position through the fixed moving assembly;

[0050] Engaging (i.e. connecting) the connecting assembly 30 with the advancing screw rod of the electronic glass kiln electrode;

[0051] As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, after setting the automatic stop time of the driving motor 13, the driving motor 13 is started to rotate the driving gear 11, so as to drive all the driven gears 12 to rotate synchronously, the driven gears 12 drive the advancing screw rods 5 of the electronic glass kiln electrode to rotate synchronously in the rotating process, all the advancing screw rods 5 synchronously advance the electronic glass kiln electrode to move, according to the automatic stop time, the driving motor 13 stops working, and the electrode advancing is completed.

[0052] The fixed moving assembly comprises a frame 41, a guide rail 42 and a limiting piece 43;

[0053] The step of pushing the driving gear 11 and the driven gear 12 into the working position through the fixed moving assembly further comprises:

[0054] After the driving gear 11 and the driven gear 12 are moved to the working position through the frame 41 on the guide rail 42, the limiting piece 43 is locked, so as to fix the frame 41 on the guide rail 42.

[0055] It is apparent that the application can be carried out by other embodiments that do not depart from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Consequently, the above disclosure is considered as illustrative only and not restrictive on the application, as the changes and further modifications in the illustrated embodiments, in parts thereof, can be made by those with ordinary skill in the art once informed by the application.

Claims

1. An apparatus for advancing an electrode of an electronic glass furnace, comprising: It comprises: The driving motor (13), the connecting assembly (30) and the fixed moving assembly are connected with the driving gear (11) and the driven gears (12). The plurality of driven gears (12) are engaged with the driving gear (11), and the driving gear (11) and the driven gears (12) are rotatably connected with the fixed moving assembly.

2. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 1, wherein The rear end of the central shaft of the driving gear (11) is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor (13), and the driving motor (13) is installed on the fixed moving assembly. The front end of the central shaft of the driven gear (12) is connected with the connecting assembly (30), and the connecting assembly (30) can be connected with the advancing screw (5) of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln.

3. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 2, wherein The fixed moving assembly comprises a frame (41), a guide rail (42) and a limiting piece (43).

4. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 3, wherein The bottom of the frame (41) is installed with the guide rail (42), and the connecting part of the frame (41) and the guide rail (42) is provided with the limiting piece (43).

5. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 3, wherein The frame (41) is installed with the first fixed support (21) and the second fixed support (22), and the central shaft of the driving gear (11) is provided with the second fixed support (22) at both ends.

6. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 1, wherein The first fixed support (21) and the second fixed support (22) are fixedly connected with the frame (41).

7. An electrode pusher for an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 6, wherein The first fixed support (21) and the second fixed support (22) are bearing seats, the central shaft of the driving gear (11) is connected with the bearing on the second fixed support (22), and the rear end of the central shaft of the driven gear (12) is connected with the bearing on the first fixed support (21).

8. A method of advancing an electrode for an electronic glass furnace, characterized by, The connecting assembly (30) comprises a connecting head (31) and a flexible coupling (32), and the connecting head (31) is connected with the front end of the central shaft of the driven gear (12) through the flexible coupling (32). The connecting head (31) is provided with an internal hexagonal groove, and the head of the advancing screw (5) is an external hexagonal structure matched with the internal hexagonal groove. The advancing device of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln based on any one of claims 1-7 comprises the following steps: The driving gear (11) and the driven gears (12) are pushed into the working position through the fixed moving assembly; 9. A method of advancing an electrode in an electronic glass furnace as defined in claim 8, wherein, The connecting assembly (30) is connected with the advancing screw of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln; The driving motor (13) is started to rotate the driving gear (11), thereby driving all the driven gears (12) to rotate synchronously, and the driven gears (12) drive the advancing screw (5) of the electrode of the electronic glass kiln to rotate synchronously in the rotating process, and the advancing screw (5) advances the electrode of the electronic glass kiln synchronously. The fixed moving assembly comprises a frame (41), a guide rail (42) and a limiting piece (43). The step of pushing the driving gear (11) and the driven gears (12) into the working position through the fixed moving assembly further comprises: The driving gear (11) and the driven gear (12) are locked by the limiting piece (43) after moving to the working position on the guide rail (42) through the frame (41), so as to fix the frame (41) on the guide rail (42).

10. The method of advancing an electrode of an electronic glass furnace of claim 8 wherein, Further comprising the following steps: After setting the automatic stop time of the driving motor (13), the driving motor (13) is started to rotate the driving gear (11), so as to drive the driven gear (12) to rotate, and the driven gear synchronously pushes the pushing screw of the electronic glass kiln electrode in the rotating process; according to the automatic stop time, the driving motor (13) stops working, and the electrode pushing is completed.

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