Transfer equipment, aluminum liquid transfer system and aluminum liquid transfer method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11458535-B2
Application number	US-202016746943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2020
Priority date	Oct 23, 2019
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a transfer equipment, an aluminum liquid transfer system and an aluminum liquid transfer method. An exemplary transfer equipment comprises a rail platform; a pushing device; a rotating device; wherein the two ends of the rail platforms are adapted to interface with a rail-type transfer trolley running on the casting line, so that the molten liquid container can be transferred from a rail-type transfer trolley on one casting line to one end of the rail platform, and from the other end of the rail platform to a rail-type transfer trolley on the adjacent other casting line, and the turnplate of the rotating device is adapted to interface with the transfer rail on the rail platform, so that the molten liquid container can be transferred from the transfer rail to the turnplate, and to the transfer rail after the orientation has been changed by rotation on the turnplate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transfer equipment for transferring casting molten liquid between adjacently arranged casting lines, wherein the transfer equipment comprises:
a rail platform, a transfer rail being mounted on the platform, wherein a molten liquid container can move between the two ends of the rail platform and along the transfer rail;
a pushing device, the device being capable of pushing the molten liquid container to move on the rail platform and along the transfer rail; and
a rotating device, the device being mounted at the central position between the two ends of the rail platform and has a turnplate for receiving the molten liquid container and driving the molten liquid container to rotate;
wherein the two ends of the rail platforms are adapted to interface with a rail-type transfer trolley running on the casting line, so that the molten liquid container can be transferred from a rail-type transfer trolley on one casting line to one end of the rail platform, and from the other end of the rail platform to a rail-type transfer trolley on the adjacent other casting line, and the turnplate of the rotating device is adapted to interface with the transfer rail on the rail platform, so that the molten liquid container can be transferred from the transfer rail to the turnplate, and to the transfer rail after the orientation has been changed by rotation on the turnplate.

2. The transfer equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer equipment comprises support gantries and a main beam, the support gantries are respectively mounted at the two ends of the rail platform, the two ends of the main beam are mounted at the middle positions of the tops of the support gantries, and the pushing device is installed on the main beam.

3. The transfer equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the support gantries are made of profile steel through welding, and the widths and the heights of the inner portions of the support gantries can guarantee that the crucible furnace can pass through smoothly.

4. The transfer equipment according to claim 2 , wherein the pushing device comprises a moving plate and a lifting plate, the moving plate is movable on the main beam, the lifting plate is liftable relative to the moving plate, and when the lifting plate is lowered to a low position, a push rod fixed on the lifting plate is operatively connected to the molten liquid container, so that the molten liquid container is pushed to move by the pushing device.

5. The transfer equipment according to claim 4 , wherein the pushing device comprises a guiding rail and a rack which are fixed on the main beam, the moving plate is fixed on the bottom plate of the C-type moving frame, the C-type moving frame is provided with a linear bearing and a motor reducer, a drive gear is mounted on the drive shaft of the motor reducer, the linear bearing is assembled on the guiding rail, the drive gear is meshed with the rack, and the rotation of the motor reducer enables the C-type moving frame and the moving plate to move on the main beam.

6. The transfer equipment according to claim 4 , wherein two lifting cylinders are fixed at the two ends of the moving plate, cylinder rods of the lifting cylinders are fixed on the lifting plate, four guiding rods are fixed above the lifting plate, the four guiding rods respectively penetrate through guiding holes at four corners of the moving plate, four push rods are fixed at four corners below the lifting plate, when the lifting cylinders contract, the lifting plate and the push rods fixed on the lifting plate rise to a high position, and when the lifting cylinders extend, the lifting plate and the push rods fixed on the lifting plate are lowered to a low position, when the push rods are at the low position, the pushing device can push the molten liquid container to move, and when the push rod is at the high position, the pushing device can move automatically, the molten liquid container can move on the transfer equipment, and the molten liquid container does not interfere with the pushing device.

7. The transfer equipment according to claim 6 , wherein when the push rods are at the high position, the bottom surfaces of the push rods are at least 30 mm higher than the top surface of the molten liquid container, and when the push rods are at a low position, the bottom surfaces of the push rods are at least 100 mm lower than the top surface of the molten liquid container.

8. The transfer equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the rail platform is of equal height with the rail-type transfer trolley on the casting line, so that the rail platform interface with the rail-type trolleye when transfer operations are performed.

9. The transfer equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the rail platform and the rotating device are fixed on the ground, the turnplate of the rotating device can rotate by 180 degrees to achieve a 180 degrees orientation change of the molten liquid container, and the rail on the turnplate and the transfer rail on the rail platform are aligned with each other and butted against each other when the turnplate is at the 0 degree orientation and 180 degrees orientation.

10. The transfer equipment according to claim 1 , characterized in that the rotating device comprises a rotating disc forming the turnplate, a rotatory motor reducer, a motor bracket, a rotary bearing and a mounting base, wherein a molten liquid container running rail is provided or machined on the rotating disc, the rotating disc is welded on the disc bracket, the bottom of the disc bracket is mounted on the rotary bearing, the rotary bearing is mounted on the mounting base, and the mounting base is fixed on the ground; the bottom surface of the rotating disc is welded with a ring gear, the rotary motor reducer is mounted on the motor bracket, the motor bracket is fixed on the mounting base, a drive gear is mounted on the drive shaft of the rotary motor reducer, the drive gear is meshed with the ring gear, and when the rotary motor reducer rotates, the rotating disc is driven to rotate.

11. The transfer equipment according to claim 10 , wherein four bearing supports are evenly fixed on the mounting base, four universal ball bearings are mounted on the bearing supports, and the universal ball bearings are supported on the bottom surface of the rotating disc and are in contact with the bottom surface of the rotating disc.

12. An aluminum liquid transfer system for transferring aluminum liquid between adjacently arranged casting lines and on each casting line, the casting lines respectively include at least one die-casting machine, the aluminum liquid transfer system comprises a melting furnace used for producing aluminum liquid, a crucible furnace used for holding aluminum liquid and supplying aluminum liquid to a die-casting machine, and a rail-type transfer trolley used for transporting the crucible furnace along the rails on the casting lines, the aluminum liquid transfer system further includes transfer equipment according to claim 1 , the rail platform of the transfer equipment extends between the adjacently arranged casting lines, wherein aluminum liquid is used as casting molten liquid, the crucible furnace constitutes the molten liquid container, and the crucible furnace supplies aluminum liquid to corresponding die-casting machine with matched orientation.

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Naili

Classifications

• B22D41/12 Primary

  Travelling ladles or similar containers; Cars for ladles (casting cranes B66C) · CPC title

• B66C17/06

  specially adapted for particular purposes, e.g. in foundries, forges; combined with auxiliary apparatus serving particular purposes (B66C17/04 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B22D17/30 Primary

  Accessories for supplying molten metal, e.g. in rations (supplying molten metal in ration in general B22D39/00) · CPC title

• Y02P10/20

  Recycling · CPC title