The present disclosure generally relates to fluid filtering and, more particularly, to coolant recapture and/or recirculation in material removal systems.
Conventional material removal machines, such as saws, grinders, polishers, and/or more general material preparation and/or testing machines, for example, produce debris and/or swarf during preparation and/or testing. Additionally, the material removal machines may produce heat due to friction, movement, electricity, etc. Some material removal machines use coolant to wash away the debris and/or swarf, as well as to cool the material removal machine.
Limitations and disadvantages of conventional and traditional approaches will become apparent to one of skill in the art, through comparison of such systems with the present disclosure as set forth in the remainder of the present application with reference to the drawings.
The present disclosure is directed to coolant fluid recapture, recirculation, and/or filtering in material removal systems, for example, substantially as illustrated by and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, and as set forth more completely in the claims.
These and other advantages, aspects and novel features of the present disclosure, as well as details of an illustrated example thereof, will be more fully understood from the following description and drawings.
The figures are not necessarily to scale. Where appropriate, the same or similar reference numerals are used in the figures to refer to similar or identical elements.
Preferred examples of the present disclosure may be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail because they may obscure the disclosure in unnecessary detail. For this disclosure, the following terms and definitions shall apply.
As used herein, the terms “about” and/or “approximately,” when used to modify or describe a value (or range of values), position, orientation, and/or action, mean reasonably close to that value, range of values, position, orientation, and/or action. Thus, the examples described herein are not limited to only the recited values, ranges of values, positions, orientations, and/or actions but rather should include reasonably workable deviations.
As used herein, “and/or” means any one or more of the items in the list joined by “and/or”. As an example, “x and/or y” means any element of the three-element set {(x), (y), (x, y)}. In other words, “x and/or y” means “one or both of x and y”. As another example, “x, y, and/or z” means any element of the seven-element set {(x), (y), (z), (x, y), (x, z), (y, z), (x, y, z)}. In other words, “x, y and/or z” means “one or more of x, y and z”.
As used herein, the terms “e.g.,” and “for example” set off lists of one or more non-limiting examples, instances, or illustrations.
As used herein, the term “fluid,” when used as a noun, refers to a free-flowing deformable substance with no fixed shape, including, inter alia, gas (e.g., air, atmosphere, etc.), liquid (e.g., water, solution, etc), and/or plasma.
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a material removal system, comprising a material removal cabinet having a cabinet inlet and a cabinet outlet, and a recirculation system in fluid communication with the cabinet inlet and cabinet outlet, the recirculation system, comprising a recirculation tank, and a vibration device configured to vibrate at least a portion of the recirculation system, so as to reduce obstruction of the recirculation system or increase compaction of within the recirculation system.
In some examples, the recirculation system further comprises a filtering surface configured to filter fluid within the recirculation system. In some examples, the recirculation tank is in fluid communication with the cabinet inlet, and the recirculation system further comprises a recapture reservoir in fluid communication with the cabinet outlet and the recirculation tank, the filtering surface configured to filter fluid flowing between the recapture reservoir to the recirculation tank. In some examples, the filtering surface has openings sized to prevent passage of debris to the recirculation tank. In some examples, the recapture reservoir is positioned at least partly within the recirculation tank. In some examples, the recapture reservoir further including a removable cover. In some examples, the recapture reservoir comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and a porous sidewall between the top and the bottom.
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a recirculation apparatus, comprising a recirculation tank, a recapture reservoir in fluid communication with the recirculation tank, a filtering surface configured to filter fluid communicated between the recapture reservoir and the recirculation tank, the filtering surface comprising openings sized to prohibit passage of particulates between the recapture reservoir and the recirculation tank, and a vibration device configured to vibrate one or more of the recirculation tank, the recapture reservoir, and the filtering surface, so as to reduce obstruction of the filtering surface or increase compaction of filtered particulates.
In some examples, the recapture reservoir further includes a removable cover. In some examples, the recapture reservoir comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and a sidewall connected to the bottom, the top comprising the removable cover. In some examples, the recapture reservoir comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and a porous sidewall between the top and the bottom. In some examples, the apparatus further comprises a support connecting the recapture reservoir to the recirculation tank. In some examples, the vibration device is in contact with the support. In some examples, the apparatus further comprises a dampener positioned between the support and the recapture reservoir, the dampener configured to reduce noise created by vibrations communicated between the support and the recapture reservoir.
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to a method for recirculating coolant, comprising routing a coolant from a material removal cabinet to a recirculation system, vibrating the recirculation system so as to increase compaction of particulates within the recirculation system, and routing the coolant from the recirculation system to the material removal cabinet.
In some examples, the recirculation system comprises a recirculation tank in fluid communication with the material removal cabinet. In some examples, the recirculation system further comprises a filtering surface configured to filter fluid flow within the recirculation system, and vibrating the recirculation system further reduces obstruction of the filtering surface. In some examples, the recirculation tank is in fluid communication with an inlet of the material removal cabinet, and the recirculation system further comprises a recapture reservoir in fluid communication with the recirculation tank and an outlet of the material removal cabinet, the filtering surface configured to filter fluid flow between the recapture reservoir and the recirculation tank. In some examples, the material removal cabinet includes a material removal machine configured to remove material from a sample. In some examples, the material removal machine includes a saw, a polisher, or a grinder.
Some examples of the present disclosure relate to the recapture, recirculation, filtering, and/or recycling of coolant, and in particular coolant fluid used to cool and/or clean a machine, such as a material removal machine. In some examples, a recirculation tank recirculates and/or recycles the coolant. The recirculation tank is in fluid communication with an inlet and/or outlet of a cabinet (and/or housing or other delivery and/or capture system) of the machine, so as to receive the coolant from the cabinet and/or deliver recycled coolant back to the cabinet. The recirculation tank may include a recapture reservoir having a filtering surface configured to prevent debris and/or swarf (such as produced by the machine, for example) from entering the recirculation tank and/or being recirculated with the coolant. A vibration device (e.g., a vibration motor and/or vibrating actuator), may be in contact with and/or configured to vibrate (and/or shake, rattle, oscillate, etc.) the recapture reservoir, the recirculation tank, and/or the filtering surface so as to dislodge any particulates that may get stuck in the filter and/or help to settle and/or compact filtered particulates to the bottom of the recapture reservoir (and/or recirculation tank) from where the particulates may be more easily removed.
The positioning, orientation, and/or vibration of the filtering surface may help to keep the filtering surface free from obstruction, so that coolant may continue move through the recapture reservoir to the recirculation tank for recirculation. The filtering surface may have relatively small openings, so as to prevent passage of particulates. Whereas more conventional filters with small openings may get clogged easily and/or frequently, necessitating frequent replacement and/or cleaning, the positioning, orientation, and/or vibration of the filtering surface substantially reduces clogging and/or obstruction. Thus, the required frequency of cleaning and/or replacement is reduced. Additionally, the vibration helps to settle and/or compact filtered particulates to the bottom of the recapture reservoir (and/or recirculation tank) where the particulates may be more easily removed.
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In some examples, the hose inlet 120 may not be attached to the manifold 116. In some examples, there may be more than one manifold 116, hose inlet 120, tube 124, and/or cabinet inlet 122. In some examples, there may be more or less than two hoses 114 and/or nozzles 118. In some examples, one or more fluid actuators (e.g., pumps) may be used to propel the coolant through the tube 124, hose inlet 120, hoses 114, and/or nozzles 118.
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As shown, the filtering surface 308 includes a plurality of openings 312. The openings 312 are sized to allow movement of coolant through the openings 312, while prohibiting movement of particulates (and/or debris, swarf, etc.) through the openings 312. The openings 312 may be smaller and/or finer than those in the sieve of the cabinet outlet 126, such that the filtering surface 308 will prohibit passage of particulate matter that the cabinet outlet 126 allowed through. While the openings 312 are depicted in
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The vibration device 500 may be an electrically powered device. The vibration device 500 may receive electrical power from a power source (now shown) of the material removal system 100 and/or material removal machine 102. In some examples, the vibration device 500 may receive electrical power from a local power source (e.g., batteries). The vibration device 500 may be a direct current electrical motor having an offset weight attached to a shaft of the motor, such that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the weight. As the weight is offset from an axis of rotation of the shaft, the weight may produce vibrations (and/or shaking, tremors, oscillations, reverberations, etc.). Vibrations produced by the vibration device 500 may be transferred and/or communicated to the recapture reservoir 300 and/or filtering surface 308. These vibrations may help to dislodge particulates that may otherwise block (and/or obstruct, clog, etc.) the openings 312.
The vibrations may also help to settle and/or compact particulate matter into a bottom portion of the recapture reservoir 300, which may further improve throughput of the filtering surface 308 and/or make cleaning of the recapture reservoir 300 easier and/or more efficient. In use, it was observed that the vibrations of the vibration device 500 (that were intended to help keep the openings 312 of the filtering surface 308 unobstructed) unexpectedly assisted in settling and/or compacting the filtered particulates in the bottom of the recapture reservoir 300. This settling and/or compacting helps to reduce the amount of particulates floating in the coolant that may attempt to flow through the filtering surface 308, which also reduces clogging. The settling and/or compacting further improves throughput of the filtering surface 308 and/or makes cleaning of the recapture reservoir 300 easier. In operation, coolant may be sprayed from the nozzles 118 of the material removal system 100 in order to cool and/or clean the material removal machine 102 and/or interior of the cabinet 104. The coolant may then flow through the cabinet outlet 126, along with some particulate matter that may have been captured and/or washed away by the coolant. The sieved cabinet outlet 126 may stop some of the larger particular matter from flowing through the cabinet outlet 126, so as to stop dislodged, loose, and/or freed components of the material removal system 100, for example, from being accidentally washed away. The coolant and/or any coolant captured particulate matter that flows through the cabinet outlet 126 may flow through the drain pipe 128 to the recapture reservoir 300 through the inlet 302.
Once in the recapture reservoir 300, the coolant may flow through the openings 312 of the filtering surface 308. The filtering surface 308 may prohibit particulate matter that attempts to flow through the openings 312. The vibration device 500 may impart vibrations to the recapture reservoir 300 and/or filtering surface 308 to dislodge any particulates that become stuck in and/or clog the openings 312, so as to prevent obstruction and ensure continuous flow and/or filtering of coolant through the filtering surface. After passing through the filtering surface 308, the coolant may flow into the recirculation tank 200, where the coolant may be recirculated to the cabinet inlet via the pump 202. Once recirculated to the cabinet inlet 122, the coolant may flow to the nozzles 118 via the tube 124, hose inlet 120, and/or hoses 114, and once again be sprayed from the nozzles 118 to repeat the process.
At some point, an operator may wish to clean and/or replace the filtering surface 308 and/or recapture reservoir 300. For a quick cleaning, the operator may take off the removable cover 304 and scoop out and/or otherwise remove any particulate matter that has been retained within the recapture reservoir 300. In some examples, some or all of the interior of the recapture reservoir 300 may be lined with a porous material (e.g., having pores sizes similar to those of the openings 312), such that an operator may quickly remove any filtered particulate matter by removing the porous material. In some examples, the filtering surface 308 may comprise such a removable porous material. In some examples, the operator may alternatively (or additionally) remove the filtering surface 308 and/or the entire recapture reservoir 300 for cleaning and/or replacement. Once the replaceable cover 304, filtering surface 308, and/or recapture reservoir 300 have been properly cleaned and/or replaced, operation may begin anew.
While the present apparatus, systems, and/or methods have been described with reference to certain implementations, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the present apparatus, systems, and/or methods. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present apparatus, systems, and/or methods not be limited to the particular implementations disclosed, but that the present apparatus, systems, and/or methods will include all implementations falling within the scope of the appended claims.
This application claims priority from, and the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/715,547, entitled “COOLANT RECAPTURE AND RECIRCULATION IN MATERIAL REMOVAL SYSTEMS,” filed Aug. 7, 2018, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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