Hopper, slurry laying device, and floor tile laying robot

Abstract

Disclosed are a hopper, a slurry laying device, and a floor tile laying robot. The hopper includes a hopper body, a slurry mixing chamber is formed in the hopper body, a feeding port is provided at the top of the slurry mixing chamber, a slurry outlet is provided at the bottom of the slurry mixing chamber, the hopper body is further connected to at least two window structures communicated with the slurry mixing chamber, and an upper end opening of each window structure is arranged higher than a top wall of the slurry mixing chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hopper, comprising a hopper body, wherein a slurry mixing chamber is formed in the hopper body, a feeding port is arranged at a top of the slurry mixing chamber, a slurry outlet is arranged at a bottom of the slurry mixing chamber, and the hopper body is further connected to at least two window structures that communicate with the slurry mixing chamber. 
     
     
         2 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein the window structures are arranged on a top wall and/or a side wall of the slurry mixing chamber. 
     
     
         3 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein the window structures are arranged on a top wall of the slurry mixing chamber and respectively arranged at both ends of the top wall of the slurry mixing chamber; and an upper end opening of each window structure is arranged higher than the top wall of the slurry mixing chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein an opening direction of the feeding port is arranged opposite to an opening direction of the slurry outlet. 
     
     
         5 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein, in a traveling direction of laying, the feeding port is located between the window structure and the slurry outlet. 
     
     
         6 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein a compression chamber is further formed in the slurry mixing chamber, and in a traveling direction of laying, the compression chamber is located in front of the slurry outlet, and vertical cross-sectional areas of the compression chamber decrease in a direction toward the slurry outlet. 
     
     
         7 . The hopper according to  claim 6 , wherein an expansion chamber communicating with the compression chamber and the slurry outlet is further formed in the slurry mixing chamber, and in a flow direction from the compression chamber to the slurry outlet, vertical cross-sectional areas of the expansion chamber increase. 
     
     
         8 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein a slurry distribution chamber and a slurry storage chamber communicating with the slurry distribution chamber and the slurry mixing chamber are further formed in the hopper body, the slurry distribution chamber is located above the slurry storage chamber, a slurry inlet that communicates with the slurry distribution chamber is arranged at an upper part of the hopper body. 
     
     
         9 . The hopper according to  claim 8 , wherein the feeding port that communicates with the slurry mixing chamber is provided at a bottom of the slurry storage chamber, a plurality of slurry distribution holes spaced apart from each other is arranged at a bottom of the slurry distribution chamber, the bottom of the slurry distribution chamber is sequentially divided into zones from a first zone to an nth zone in a direction away from a blanking point corresponding to the slurry inlet, and from the first zone to the nth zone, the quantities of slurry distribution holes gradually increase. 
     
     
         10 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein a slurry distribution chamber and a slurry storage chamber communicating with the slurry distribution chamber and the slurry mixing chamber are further formed in the hopper body, the slurry distribution chamber is located above the slurry storage chamber, a slurry inlet that communicates with the slurry distribution chamber is arranged at an upper part of the hopper body, the feeding port that communicates with the slurry mixing chamber is provided at a bottom of the slurry storage chamber, and the feeding port and the slurry outlet are each an elongated opening, opening widths of the feeding port in a vertical direction increase from the middle towards both ends. 
     
     
         11 . The hopper according to  claim 10 , wherein a distance between the feeding port and a front side wall of the slurry mixing chamber is greater than a distance between the feeding port and the slurry outlet; and/or, the feeding port is arranged adjacent to a top wall of the slurry mixing chamber in a height direction. 
     
     
         12 . The hopper according to  claim 1 , wherein the feeding port that communicates with the slurry mixing chamber is provided at a bottom of a slurry storage chamber;
 the slurry storage chamber comprises a slurry storage bottom wall, as well as a slurry storage front side wall and a slurry storage rear side wall spaced apart from each other in a traveling direction of laying of the hopper;   a bottom of the slurry storage front side wall is lower than a bottom of the slurry storage rear side wall and extends into the slurry mixing chamber, one side of the slurry storage bottom wall is connected to the slurry storage rear side wall, and the other side of the slurry storage bottom wall extends inclined towards the bottom of the slurry storage front side wall and is connected to the bottom of the slurry storage front side wall; and   the bottom of the slurry storage front side wall and the slurry storage bottom wall together form the feeding port.   
     
     
         13 . The hopper according to  claim 12 , wherein the slurry storage bottom wall comprises a first straight section connected to the slurry storage rear side wall, a second straight section connected to the slurry storage front side wall, and a first inclined section connected between the first straight section and the second straight section;
 the feeding port is formed between the second straight section and the bottom of the slurry storage front side wall, a plurality of dividing ribs spaced apart from each other are further connected between the second straight section and the bottom of the slurry storage front side wall, the feeding port is divided into a plurality of sub-feed ports through the plurality of dividing ribs, and in an arrangement direction from the middle towards both ends of the feeding port, vertical opening widths of at least one sub-feed port increase.   
     
     
         14 . A slurry laying device, comprising:
 the hopper according to  claim 1 ;   a liquid level sensor, configured to send a detection signal to the slurry mixing chamber from the window structure;   a pumping mechanism, configured to supply laying slurry to the hopper; and   a traveling mechanism, configured to carry the hopper and the pumping mechanism.   
     
     
         15 . A floor tile laying robot, comprising the slurry laying device according to  claim 14  and a floor tile laying device that cooperates with the slurry laying device.