阅读说明：本技术 筛分斗 (Screening hopper ) 是由 圭多·阿佐林 迭戈·阿佐林 于 2018-07-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种筛分斗,该筛分斗包括主结构,主结构包括用于待筛分材料的收集部分和接收构件,在所述接收构件中收集要经历过筛的材料,并且所述接收构件具有用于经筛分的材料的排出口。多个旋转元件设置在排出口的区域中并且以可移除的方式支撑在成对的相对的支承组上。支承组包括支承件和可旋转支撑件,旋转元件的端部通过阴/阳连接而连接至可旋转支撑件,其中,可旋转支撑件还包括锁定部分,锁定部分能够被对应的保持设备保持成在移除旋转元件时防止可旋转支撑件旋转。(A screening hopper comprising a main structure including a collection portion for material to be screened and a receiving member in which material to be subjected to screening is collected and which has a discharge outlet for screened material. A plurality of rotary elements are arranged in the region of the discharge opening and are supported in a removable manner on pairs of opposite bearing groups. The bearing set comprises a bearing and a rotatable support to which the end of the rotating element is connected by a female/male connection, wherein the rotatable support further comprises a locking portion which can be held by a corresponding holding device in such a way as to prevent the rotatable support from rotating when the rotating element is removed.)

1. A screening hopper (100) comprising: -a main structure (1) comprising a collecting portion (10) for material to be screened and a receiving member (11), in which receiving member (11) material to be subjected to screening is collected, and which receiving member (11) has a discharge opening (12) for screened material; a plurality of rotating elements (2) arranged in the region of the discharge opening (12) to at least partially block the discharge opening (12) so as to allow the passage of material of a size smaller than a predetermined size therethrough upon rotation of the rotating elements (2), the rotating elements (2) being supported in a removable manner on a pair of opposite bearing sets (3) comprising a bearing (31) and a rotatable support (30) fixed to the bearing (31) and to which an end (21) of the rotating element (2) is connected by a female/male connection formed by a receptacle (32) and by a coupling extension (22), the receptacle (32) and the coupling extension (22) being formed on the rotatable support (30) and on the rotating element (2), respectively, or said receptacle (32) and said coupling extension (22) are formed on said rotary element (2) and on said rotatable support (30), respectively; said receptacle (32) and said coupling extension (22) being configured such that said coupling extension (22) can be inserted/withdrawn into/from said receptacle (32) by a reciprocating approaching/departing movement along an insertion direction (I) transverse with respect to the rotation axis (X) of the respective rotary element (2); the rotatable support (30) further comprises a locking portion (33) which is retainable by a corresponding retaining device (4) to prevent rotation of the rotatable support (30) when the rotating element (2) is removed.

2. The screening hopper (100) of claim 1, wherein the receptacle (32) has a base wall (34) configured to abut the coupling extension (22) when the coupling extension (22) is inserted into the receptacle (32), thereby blocking the advancement of the coupling extension (22) along the insertion direction (I).

3. The screening hopper (100) of claim 1 or 2, wherein the receptacle (32) and/or the coupling extension (22) have a tapered shape.

4. The sifting hopper (100) of claim 3, wherein the receptacle (32) tapers from its respective opening in the insertion direction (I).

5. The sieving hopper (100) of claim 3 or 4, wherein the receptacle (32) is in the configuration of a V-shaped undercut formed on an inner face of the rotatable support (30) perpendicular to the rotation axis (X).

6. The screening hopper (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the locking portion (33) comprises a flat surface (35).

7. The screening hopper (100) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein each rotating element (2) is supported in one end region by a first support group (3A) and in the opposite end region by a second movable support group (3B), the first support group (3A) being connected to transmission means generating the rotation of the first support group, the locking portion (33) being formed only in the region of the second movable support group (3B).

8. The screening hopper (100) of any of the preceding claims, wherein the receptacle (32) or the coupling extension (22) is formed in the region of a portion of the rotatable support (30) axially projecting towards the discharge opening (12).

9. The screening hopper (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the receiving member (11) comprises a pair of side walls (13), each of said side walls (13) supporting a respective support group (3).

10. The screening hopper (100) of claim 9, wherein the locking portion (33) protrudes from the side wall (13) of the respective support group (3) in the opposite direction with respect to the rotating element (2).

11. The screening hopper (100) of claim 8 or 10, wherein the locking portion (33) and the portion of the rotatable support (30) in which the receptacle (32) or the coupling extension (22) is formed protrude from the side wall (13), some portions being opposite in direction with respect to others.

12. Holding device (4) for a rotatable support (30) of a screening hopper (100) obtained according to any one of the preceding claims, the holding device (4) comprising a plurality of shaped elements (41) configured to be connectable to the locking portion (33) to prevent rotation of the rotatable support (30).

13. Holding device (4) according to claim 12, wherein a blocking recess (42) is defined between adjacent shaped elements (41), the locking portion (33) being receivable within the blocking recess (42).

14. Holding device (4) according to claim 13, wherein the shaped element (41) is formed by the prongs of a fork-like structure defined by a plate (40).

15. Holding device (4) according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the shaped element (41) comprises a flat abutment surface configured such that: the flat surface (35) of the locking portion (33) abuts the flat abutment surface when the locking portion (33) is inserted in the blocking recess (42).

16. Holding device (4) according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein the distance of the blocking surface (33) between two diametrically opposite flat surfaces (35) is equal to the distance between two shaped elements (41).

17. A kit comprising a sieve hopper (100) according to any of claims 1 to 11 and a holding device (4) according to any of claims 12 to 16.

18. The kit of claim 17, comprising: -fixing means (5) of the retaining device (4) on the sieving hopper (100) configured to be able to fix the retaining device (4) in a non-operative position in which the rotatable support (30) is free to rotate and in an operative position in which the locking portion (33) is retained by the retaining device (4) blocking the rotation of the rotatable support (30).

19. Kit according to claim 18, wherein said fixing means (5) comprise two respective holes and a pin which can be inserted in a respective one of said two holes so as to be set in said inoperative position and in said operative position, respectively.

20. Kit according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the receptacle (32) is formed on the rotatable support (30) and the receptacle (32) has an access opening for inserting the coupling extension (22), the locking portion (33) and the shaped element (41) being configured such that: the entry opening faces the outside of the receiving member (11) through the discharge opening (12) when the holding device (4) blocks the rotation of the rotatable support (30).

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a screening hopper of the type comprising a plurality of rotating elements arranged parallel to each other.

Background

In the technical sector concerned, there are known hoppers which can be applied to the ends of the arms of operating machines and which are used to collect inert materials, such as those arising from demolished buildings, and which are provided with screening systems which allow the removal of the crushed stones of small size thus collected.

An example of such a hopper is described in patent application EP2204501, in which a screening system formed by a pair of rotating rollers is used.

The roller has a plurality of radial extensions which act on the material during its rotation.

Since they are intended for particularly heavy processing operations from a mechanical point of view, there may be a need to be able to remove the rolls for replacement thereof or for maintenance thereof. Further, roller replacement may also be provided depending on the type and process of material to be subjected to screening, which may require different types of rollers.

To this end, the above-cited patent application provides for the use of a receptacle for the roller and the relative support, said receptacle being formed by the side wall of the bucket which comprises two separate portions.

In particular, one of these two parts can be removed to open the seat and allow insertion and removal of the shaft.

However, if it is necessary to change the type of roller, this solution is found to be not feasible, since it is not only provided for the replacement of the roller, but also for the replacement of the bearing supporting the roller.

A similar solution is also described in JP H0988354.

Another problem associated with the known solutions is associated with the use of radial extensions on the rolls, which must be coordinated with the extensions of the adjacent rolls for correct operation.

However, setting the rollers in the correct angular position during the assembly step of the rollers can be complicated. This problem of setting the roller in the correct angular position is particularly felt in solutions where the roller can be detached from the support, which remains fixed to the structure of the bucket even if said roller is removed.

Obviously, during the subsequent reassembly of the roll, the bearings for the roll and the relative supports may have performed a rotation with respect to the final angular position of the roll, losing the original phase.

This inevitably involves difficulties in assembly in terms of complexity and time required.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem underlying the present invention is therefore that of providing a screening hopper which allows to overcome at least partially one or more of the drawbacks mentioned above with reference to the prior art.

Against the background of this problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a screening hopper in which the screening rollers can be simply replaced, while the supports and the relative supports remain fixed to the main structure of the hopper itself.

Another object is to provide a screening hopper comprising a plurality of replaceable rollers, wherein the supports of the rollers remain mutually coordinated even when the rollers are removed.

This problem is solved by a screening hopper comprising: a primary structure comprising a collecting portion for material to be screened and a receiving member in which the material collected is to be subjected to screening and which has a discharge opening for the screened material; a plurality of rotating elements disposed in the region of the discharge outlet to at least partially block the discharge outlet to allow material having a size less than a predetermined size to pass through the discharge outlet as the rotating elements rotate, the rotating elements being removably supported on pairs of opposing bearing sets. The bearing set includes a bearing and a rotatable support fixed to the bearing, and an end of the rotating element is connected to the rotatable support through a female/male connection formed by a receptacle and a coupling extension formed on the rotatable support and the rotating element, respectively, or formed on the rotating element and the rotatable support, respectively. The receptacle and the coupling extension are configured such that the coupling extension can be inserted/withdrawn into/from the receptacle by a reciprocating approaching/departing movement in a direction transverse to the rotational axis of the rotary element. The rotatable support further comprises a locking portion which is retainable by a corresponding retaining device to prevent rotation of the rotatable support when the rotating element is removed.

The sieve hopper according to the invention allows the assembly and optionally the replacement of the rotating elements to be carried out in a simple and quick manner.

In fact, the use of female and male connections between the rotating elements and the rotatable support makes it possible to join those elements by a simple form-fitting connection.

Furthermore, since the insertion/withdrawal receptacle of the coupling extension can be carried out by a movement transverse to the axis of rotation of the rotary element, the disassembly of the rotary element can be carried out without disassembling the bearing, instead the rotary element can be removed from the rotatable support.

Due to the use of the holding device, the rotatable support can be locked in the most advantageous position for receiving the relevant rotating element.

At the same time, the holding device allows preventing the rotatable support from rotating when the rotating element is removed, allowing the angular phase to be maintained.

Preferably, the receptacle has a base wall configured to abut the coupling extension when the coupling extension is inserted into the receptacle, thereby blocking the advancement of the coupling extension in the insertion direction. In this way, the rotating elements can be supported when they are assembled, making these operations easier, even considering the weight they usually have.

According to a preferred embodiment, the receptacle and/or the shaped portion has a tapered shape. This allows the rotating element to be advantageously guided in the receptacle.

Preferably, the receptacle and/or the shaped portion are tapered in the insertion direction, so as to also facilitate centering with respect to the axis of rotation.

According to another aspect, the locking portion comprises a flat surface allowing defining a simple but at the same time effective form-fitting connection in terms of preventing rotation. More preferably, a pair of diametrically opposed flat surfaces are provided to further increase the stability of the connection and to make the positioning of the holding device simpler.

In one embodiment, the bearing sets are supported on respective side walls of the receiving member. Preferably, the locking portion protrudes from the side wall in the opposite direction with respect to the rotating element (even more preferably, with respect to the rotatable support). This configuration allows for an optimized accessibility of the locking portion by the holding device.

According to another aspect, the invention also relates to a holding device for a rotatable support of a screening hopper made according to one or more of the above-mentioned features, comprising a plurality of shaped elements configured to be connectable to a locking portion to prevent rotation of the rotatable support.

Based on this aspect, it is also possible to advantageously retain the rotatable support of the rotating element, thereby achieving the advantages described above.

Preferably, the holding device comprises a plate, ensuring a simple and economical construction thereof.

According to a preferred embodiment, the retaining device defines between adjacent shaped elements a blocking recess within which the locking portion can be received, allowing easy insertion of the retaining device into the locking portion.

Preferably, the shaped elements are formed by the tines of a fork-like structure defined by the plates. In this way, a plurality of locking portions can be surrounded by a single structure.

In one embodiment, the shaping element comprises a flat abutment surface configured such that: when the locking portion is inserted into the blocking recess, the flat surface of the locking portion abuts the flat abutment surface. Preferably, the distance of the blocking surface between two diametrically opposite flat surfaces is equal to the distance between two shaped elements. This allows a form-fitting connection with respect to the locking part, which can be easily used and connected.

According to yet another aspect, the invention also relates to a kit comprising a sifting hopper and a holding device configured according to one or more of the above-mentioned features.

Preferably, the kit comprises fixing means of the retaining device on the screening hopper, said fixing means being configured to fix said retaining device in the inoperative position and in the operative position; in the inoperative position, the rotatable support is free to rotate; in the operative position, the locking portion is retained by the retaining device, thereby blocking rotation of the rotatable support.

According to a preferred embodiment, the fixing means comprise a pin and two corresponding holes. The pin can be inserted in a corresponding one of the two holes so as to be set in the inoperative position and in the operative position, respectively. This feature enables the holding device to be received and used on the bucket in a simple manner.

Preferably, the receptacle is formed on the rotatable support and has an access opening for insertion of the coupling extension, the locking portion and the shaped element being configured such that: the entrance opening faces an outside of the receiving member through the discharge opening when the holding device blocks rotation of the rotatable support. In this way, when the retaining device is in the operating position, the receptacle remains oriented in a direction more conducive to the insertion of the rotating element.

Drawings

Other advantages, features and methods of use of the present invention will become more clearly understood from the following detailed description of some embodiments, which are set forth by way of non-limiting example. Referring to the attached drawings, wherein:

figure 1 is a perspective view of a sieving hopper according to the invention;

figures 2A to 2C are perspective views of the positioning sequence of a holding device for a rotatable support of a sifting hopper according to the present invention into an operating position, two of said figures being detailed views;

figure 3 is a side view of the sieving hopper with the holding device in the operating position;

figures 4, 5 and 5A are two perspective views and related detailed views of the sieving hopper of the invention, with the rotating element removed;

figures 6A and 6B are two perspective views of different points of view of the sieving hopper according to the invention, with the rotating element removed; and

figure 7 is a partially exploded perspective view of a detail of a bucket according to the invention, the rotating element and the relative rotatable support.

Detailed Description

Referring initially to fig. 1, a sizing hopper according to the present invention is indicated generally by the reference numeral 100.

The screening hopper 100 comprises a main structure 1 in which a collecting portion 10 is defined, the collecting portion 10 preferably being of a blade-like form and by means of which the material to be screened can be collected. The collecting portion 10 is connected to a receiving member 11, in which receiving member 11 the material collected is to be subjected to screening.

In the receiving member there is defined a discharge opening 12 for the screened material, the discharge opening 12 being partially blocked by the plurality of elements 2 rotating about the rotation axis X. The rotary elements 2 are arranged in a mutually parallel manner and substantially define a base wall of the receiving member in the region of the discharge opening 12.

According to a preferred embodiment, the rotating element 2 has a plurality of radial extensions 20, for example in the form of stars. In this way, the extensions can form teeth which, by rotation of the rotating element, act on the material in order to obtain the desired screening of said material.

Preferably, the radial extensions 20 are planar in form and spaced from each other along the axis of rotation X.

In one embodiment, the radial extensions 20 of the rotating elements 2 are axially staggered with respect to the radial extensions of adjacent rotating elements. In this way, the trajectories of the radial extensions 20 of the two rotating elements 2 can pass each other.

These configurations therefore allow to define a constrained passage between two adjacent rotating elements, allowing only materials below a predetermined size to pass through said discharge opening 12 during the rotation of the rotating element 2.

Obviously, the specific configuration of the rotating element will be defined by the type of material that must be screened and the degree of screening required.

The rotating elements may also be removed in order to provide different processing operations and, for this purpose, are supported in a removable manner on the pairs of opposite bearing sets 3.

In particular, each rotating element 2 is supported in the end region by a first supporting group 3A, this first supporting group 3A being only partially visible in the figures, and this first supporting group 3A is connected to a transmission device which generates the rotation of this first supporting group 3A.

The transmission, not shown in the figures, can be obtained, for example, by a system comprising a chain and a toothed wheel keyed to the relative rotatable support 30 of the support group by means of a key seat 36, shown in figure 7.

The opposite end is supported by a second bearing group 3B, which second bearing group 3B is instead movable, that is to say the second bearing group 3B is caused to rotate by the rotary element 2 itself.

Referring again to fig. 1, in a preferred embodiment, the bearing group 3 comprises a bearing 31 and a rotatable support 30, to which rotatable support 30 the end 21 of the rotating element 2 is connected. Rotatable support 30 is connected to bearing 21 in the region of the rotating part of the bearing, preferably rotatable support 30 is connected to bearing 21 in the region of the inner ring of the bearing. In one embodiment, rotatable support 30 is keyed to the rotating portion of the bearing by interference with each other.

According to another aspect of the invention, the rotatable support has a portion that projects axially towards the discharge opening 12 (i.e. towards the area receiving the rotating element 2) with respect to the support on which it is mounted. It will be understood that in the context of the present invention, the axial direction is determined by the axis of rotation of the support and the rotating element, unless otherwise specified.

These figures show only the housing of the support 31, not its internal part, which allows assembling the support 31 on the receiving member 11, preferably in the region of its side wall 13.

As can be better seen in fig. 7, according to a preferred embodiment, the rotating element 3 is preferably connected to both bearing groups by means of a female/male connection (male/female connection) formed by the receptacle 32 and by the coupling extension 22.

According to a preferred embodiment, the receptacle 32 is formed on the rotatable support 30, preferably in a projecting portion projecting towards the discharge opening 12, while the coupling extension 22 is formed on the rotary element 2. It is clear that an indexing embodiment can also be provided, that is to say in which the male element (male element) is formed on the bearing set and the female element (female element) is formed on the rotary element.

As can be seen in the figures, in particular in fig. 4 and 6, the above-mentioned connection is configured so that the rotary element 2 can be removably connected to the support group 3 by moving towards/away from said group in an insertion direction I, which is advantageously oriented transversely with respect to the axis of rotation X of the rotary element 2. It is noted that in the context of the present invention, the term "transverse" means that the insertion direction I intersects the axis of rotation X in a perpendicular or oblique manner, in other words, the two directions are not parallel to each other.

In fact, the receptacle and the coupling extension are configured so that: the coupling extension can be inserted/withdrawn into/from said receptacle by a reciprocating approach/withdrawal movement in a direction transverse with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating element.

Preferably, the receptacle 32 is in the configuration of a V-shaped undercut formed on the inner face of the rotatable support 30 perpendicular to the rotation axis X.

More generally, said seat 32 may advantageously have a base wall 34, which base wall 34 optionally corresponds to the base of said V in the above described embodiment, the base wall 34 being configured so that, upon insertion of the coupling extension 22 in the receiving seat 32, the base wall 34 abuts against the coupling extension 22.

In this way, the base wall 34 can act as a limit stop by blocking the advancement of said coupling extension 22, and therefore of the rotary element 2, in the insertion direction I. In this way, the coaxiality between the rotary element 2 and the rotatable support 30 can be ensured.

Still in order to ensure coaxiality, but also to make the connection between the two parts simpler, the receptacle 32 and the shaped portion 21 may have a tapered shape. Preferably, the receptacle 32 tapers from its associated opening in the insertion direction, and thus tapers toward the base wall (if present).

In other words, the receptacle is thus narrowed in the insertion direction I.

Referring again to fig. 1, the bucket according to the invention further comprises a locking portion 33, which locking portion 33 is preferably provided in the region of the rotatable support 30, and which locking portion 33 can be held by the corresponding holding device 4 to prevent rotation of the rotatable support 30.

In this way, the support group 3 does not undergo any rotation when the rotating element 2 is removed from the bucket.

This therefore allows carrying out the replacement or maintenance of the rotating elements 2 by keeping them in a fixed position and therefore by receiving them again in the same position in which they were located before the maintenance operation. This feature is found to be particularly advantageous for the second bearing group 3B, which second bearing group 3B is movable, which second bearing group 3B can easily be rotated when removing the rotating element 2.

In one embodiment, the retaining device 4 is therefore used only in the region of these bearing groups, the others being kept locked by means of a transmission.

Referring now in particular to fig. 2B, the holding device 4 is preferably formed by a plate and comprises a plurality of shaped elements 41, said shaped elements 41 being configured to be connectable to the locking portion 33 so as to prevent the rotatable support 30 from rotating.

In one embodiment, the connection between the holding device 4 and the locking portion 33 is achieved by abutment between the respective flat surface 35 and the flat surface 43.

To this end, the locking portion 33 may include a flat surface 35, and even more preferably, the locking portion 33 includes a pair of diametrically opposed flat surfaces 35. These surfaces may be configured, for example, by two lateral notches configured on the locking portion 33 of the rotatable support 30.

Thus, the two flat surfaces 35 are locked in a fork-like manner between two adjacent shaped elements 41, said two adjacent shaped elements 41 thus defining a locking recess 42, in which locking recess 42 the locking portion 33 can be received.

In other words, the shaped element 41 is formed by the tines of a fork-like structure defined by the plate 40.

Preferably, the forming element 41 comprises a flat abutment surface 43, the flat abutment surface 43 being configured such that the flat surface 35 of the locking portion 33 abuts said flat abutment surface 43 when the locking portion 33 is inserted into the locking recess 42.

The sequence of positioning steps of the holding device 4 is shown in fig. 2A to 2C.

It may be noted that, in one embodiment, in order to make the locking portion 33 more accessible, the locking portion 33 protrudes from the lateral wall 13 along the X axis in the opposite direction with respect to the rotating element 2, so as to make the flat wall 35 easily accessible.

Fig. 6A and 6B alternatively show a bucket according to the invention when the retaining device 4 is in the operating position, that is to say when the retaining device 4 blocks the rotation of said rotating element.

As can be seen in the figures, according to a preferred embodiment, the locking portion 33 and the shaped element 41 are configured so that: when the holding device 4 blocks the rotation of the rotatable support 30, the entrance opening faces the outside of the receiving member 11 through the discharge opening 12.

Advantageously, this allows to keep the rotatable support in the most advantageous position for inserting and removing said rotating element.

Referring again to fig. 1 and 2A, the present invention may advantageously be provided in the form of a kit, wherein the retaining device 4 is provided together with the sieving hopper 100.

Preferably, in this case, on the screening hopper 100 there are fixing means 5 of the retaining device 4, the fixing means 5 being configured so as to be able to fix the retaining device 4 in a non-operative position shown in fig. 1, in which the rotatable support 30 is free to rotate, and in an operative position, for example shown in fig. 3 and 4, in which the locking portion 33 is retained by the retaining device 4, blocking the rotation of the rotatable support 30.

According to a preferred embodiment, the fixing means 5 comprise a pin 50 and two corresponding holes 51, 52. The pin 50 may be a threaded pin or also a screw, the pin 50 being insertable in one of the two holes so as to be set in the inoperative position and in the operative position, respectively.

The invention thus solves the problem set, achieving at the same time a number of advantages, including a considerable simplification of the operations of assembly and disassembly of the rotating element, and a number of advantages during the steps of assembly and maintenance of the bucket.