Emery polishing machine

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6743084
  • Patent Number
    6,743,084
  • Date Filed
    Friday, April 25, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, June 1, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
An emery polishing machine is provided with plural adjusting devices positioned between the opposite shaft ends of two emery polishing wheels and machine box. The adjusting devices enable the two emery-polishing wheels to be micro-adjusted to move upward and downward independently. Emery paper tapes of different-sized sands can be fitted on the two emery-polishing wheels to carry out rough and fine polishing at the same time. Two dust-collecting pipes are provided at one side of the dust-preventing cover of the machine box, and plural rollers are provided on the dust-preventing cover. Thus, after a wooden board has one side polished, it can be turned over and directly placed on the rollers on the dust-preventing cover to be moved in a feeding opening to have the other side polished. Thus a wooden board is quickly moved with less force and less space.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




This invention relates to an emery-polishing machine, particularly to one applicable to carpentry.




2. Description of the Prior Art




A conventional emery-polishing machine


10


for carpentry, as shown in

FIG. 1

, includes a machine box


11


provided with a conveyer


12


for carrying a work to be polished. An emery-polishing unit


13


consisting of two emery-polishing wheels


131


is provided above the conveyer


12


and driven by a motor (not shown) to actuate the two emery polishing wheels


131


to rotate. Each emery-polishing wheel


131


is fitted with an emery paper tape


131


A on the circumferential surface for polishing the surface of a wooden board. Besides, the machine box


11


is provided with plural dust-collecting pipes


111


positioned above the two emery-polishing wheels


131


and connected with a dust-collecting device for preventing dust from floating about. The conventional emery-polishing machine


10


has a function of polishing the surfaces of a wooden board, but it has some defects described below.




1. The two emery polishing wheels


131


are fixedly positioned, impossible to be adjusted in height, therefore only emery paper tape


131


A of same-sized sands can be attached on the emery polishing wheels


131


for use. If emery paper tape


131


A of different-sized sands are simultaneously attached on the two emery-polishing wheels


131


for use, the comparatively thin emery paper tape


131


A of fine sands will fail to contact the surface of a wooden board to carry out polishing. Under the circumstances, to polish the surface of a wooden board, the emery polishing wheels


131


of the emery-polishing machine


10


have to be first attached thereon with coarse-sand paper tapes


131


A for carrying out rough polishing. Subsequently, the coarse-sand paper tapes


131


A are replaced with fine-sand paper tapes


131


A and the conveyer


12


is adjusted in height for carrying out fine polishing, thus wasting mach time in replacing the emery paper tapes


131


A repeatedly, lowering working efficiency and increasing cost.




2. The emery polishing machine


10


can only carry out polishing on one side of a wooden board at a time. To have the opposite side polished, the wooden board has to be turned over and moved to the feeding opening


14


a new for carrying out polishing, and when moved to the feeding opening


14


, the wooden board has to by-pass one side of the emery polishing machine


10


because plural dust-collecting pipes


111


are positioned on top of the emery polishing machine


10


, thus taking much labor and space.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




A main objective of the invention is to offer an emery-polishing machine able to have its emery polishing wheels micro-adjusted to move upward and downward independently. Thus, the two emery-polishing wheels can be fitted thereon with emery paper tapes of different-sized sands according to practical needs to carry out rough and fine polishing on a wooden board at one round of conveying, able to heighten working efficiency.




Another objective of the invention is to offer an emery polishing machine having two dust-collecting pipes provided at one side of its dust-collecting cover above two emery polishing wheels, and having plural units of rollers provided on the dust-collecting cover. Thus, after polished on one side, a wooden board can be turned over and directly placed on the rollers to be slidably moved to a feeding open in g for carrying out polishing on the opposite side, able to transport a wooden board quickly with less force.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS




This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a conventional emery-polishing machine:





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of an emery-polishing machine in the present invention:





FIG. 3

is a side view of the emery-polishing machine in the present invention:





FIGS. 4A and 4B

are side cross-sectional views of the adjusting device of the emery polishing machine in the present invention, indicating a micro-adjusting condition:





FIG. 5

is a partial side cross-sectional view of the emery-polishing machine in the present invention: and





FIG. 6

is partial front cross-sectional view of the emery-polishing machine in the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




A preferred embodiment of an emery polishing machine in the present invention, as shown in

FIGS. 2 and 3

, includes a machine box


21


, a conveyer


22


, an emery polishing unit


23


and plural adjusting devices


24


as main components combined together.




The conveyer


22


is provided in the machine box


21


, and the emery-polishing unit


23


is located above the conveyer


22


. The polishing unit


23


is composed of a motor


231


and two emery polishing wheels


232


. Thus, a wooden board can be carried by the conveyer


22


to be positioned beneath the two emery-polishing wheels


232


to be polished. The machine box


21


is provided on one end of the topside with two dust-collecting pipes


212


C connected with a dust-collecting device for collecting dust and preventing dust from floating about.




The adjusting devices


24


are respectively provided between the opposite shaft ends of the two emery polishing wheels


232


and the inner wall of the machine box


21


. Each adjusting device


24


, as shown in

FIG. 4

, consists of a fixing base


241


, a bearing base


242


, an adjusting bolt


243


and a resisting bolt


244


. The fixing base


241


is positioned in a slightly slanting condition and secured on the opposite inner walls of the machine box


21


, having a slide groove


241


A for the bearing base


242


to slide therein. Each emery-polishing wheel


232


has its opposite shaft ends received in the bearing base


242


, which can slide a little slantingly in the slide groove


241


A. The adjusting bolt


243


is orderly screwed through the fixing base


241


, the left wall of the slide groove


241


A and the left wall of the bearing base


242


for adjusting and positioning the bearing base


242


. The resisting bolt


244


is screwed through the fixing base


241


and the right wall of tie slide groove


241


A for firmly pushing against the bearing base


242


.




Further the opposite inner walls of the machine box


21


, which respectively face the opposite shaft ends of each emery polishing wheel


232


, are respectively carved with a long accommodating groove


211


for facilitating the opposite shaft ends of the emery polishing wheels


232


to be inserted and moved therein.




In addition, a dust-preventing cover


212


able to be turned open is pivotally provided on the topside of the machine box


21


, having two dust-receiving grooves


212


A formed under the inner wall facing the upper outer circumferences of the two emery polishing wheels


232


, as shown in

FIGS. 5 and 6

. Each dust-receiving groove


212


A formed at one side with a sucking opening


212


B communicating with the dust-collecting pipe


212


C. The dust-preventing cover


212


is further pivotally provided with plural units of not-powered rollers


212


D.




Furthermore, a tightening nut


245


is provided between the adjusting bolt


243


and the fixing base


241


for stabilizing the adjusting bolt


243


to prevent it from becoming loose and affecting the bearing base


242


after the adjusting bolt


243


is adjusted and positioned.




As can be noted from the above description, this invention has some advantages described below.




1. The adjusting devices


24


respectively positioned between the opposite shaft ends of the emery polishing wheel


232


and the machine box


21


are able to micro-adjust the bearing base


242


to move upward and downward, as shown in FIG.


4


. During micro adjusting, the order of turning around the adjusting bolt


243


and the resisting bolt


244


is decided by the location and the moving condition of the bearing base


244


. When the adjusting bolt


243


actuates the bearing base


242


to move and be positioned, the tightening nut


245


and the resisting bolt


244


are turned tightly so as to prevent the bearing base


242


from becoming loose and sliding off.




2. The bearing base


242


of the adjusting device


24


is positioned in a slightly slanting condition, therefore the two emery polishing wheels


232


can be adjusted to move upward and downward accurately, having excellent effect of micro-adjusting. Besides, since the two emery-polishing upward and downward, their emery paper tapes


232


A of different-sized sands can simultaneously carry on rough and fine polishing at the same time.




3. The two dust-collecting pipes


212


C are provided at one side of the dust-preventing cover


212


, and plural units of rollers


212


D are positioned on the topside of the dust-preventing cover


212


, as shown in FIG.


5


. Thus, after a wooden board has one side polished, it can be turned over and directly placed on the rollers


212


D to be slidably moved forward and then pushed in the feeding opening for polishing oil the other side, able to transport a wooden board quickly with less labor, needless to take much space and increasing processing efficiency.




4. The two dust-receiving grooves


212


A respectively formed above the two emery polishing wheels


232


are able to control the dust produced by polishing a wooden board in the interior space of the dust-receiving grooves


212


A, and then the dust is sucked in the dust-collecting pipes


212


C through the sucking opening


212


B and finally gathered in the dust-collecting device, having perfect effect of dust collecting. Besides, the two dust-collecting pipes


212


C positioned at one side of dust-preventing cover


212


will never obstruct the wooden board to be transported after it is turned over.




While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. An emery polishing machine comprising a machine box, a conveyer and an emery polishing unit, said emery polishing unit composed of a motor and two emery polishing wheels, said conveyer carrying a wooden board into a feeding opening and positioning it beneath said two emery polishing wheels to be polished, said machine box provided at the topside with two dust-collecting pipes connected with a dust-collecting device, said dust-collecting pipes and said dust-collecting device preventing the dust produced by polishing a wooden board from adjusting about: and,characterized by plural adjusting devices respectively provided between the opposite shaft ends of each said emery polishing wheel and said machine box, each said adjusting device consisting of a fixing base, a bearing base, an adjusting bolt and a resisting bolt, said fixing base positioned in a slightly slanting condition and secured on the opposite inner walls of said machine box, said fixing base formed with a slide groove for said bearing base to slide therein, said bearing bases receiving and fixing the opposite shaft ends of said emery polishing wheels, said two emery polishing wheels able to be micro-adjusted to move a little slantingly together with said bearing base, said adjusting bolt screwed orderly through the left wall of said slide groove of said fixing base and the left wall of said bearing base, said adjusting bolt able to adjust and position said bearing base, said resisting bolt screwed through the right wall of said slide groove of said fixing base, said resisting bolt tightly pushing against said bearing base: said machine box carved with a long accommodating groove at the opposite inner walls respectively facing the opposite shaft ends of said two emery polishing wheels, said two long accommodating grooves facilitating the opposite shaft ends of said emery polishing wheel to be inserted and moved therein: said machine box pivotally provided with a dust-preventing cover on top, said dust-preventing cover formed with two dust-receiving grooves under the inner wall, said two dust-receiving grooves respectively facing the upper outer circumferences of said two emery polishing wheels, each said dust-receiving groove formed with a sucking opening at one side, said sucking opening communicating with said dust-collecting pipe, said dust-preventing cover further pivotally provided with plural units of not-powered rollers on top.
  • 2. The emery polishing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a tightening nut is provided between said adjusting bolt and said fixing base for stabilizing said adjusting bolt and preventing it from becoming loose after it is turned and positioned.
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