Patent Application
20140361476
The present disclosure generally relates to separating apparatus, and particularly to a separating apparatus for separating stacked magnetically conductible workpieces independently.
In a production line, magnetically conductible workpieces in a slice shape, such as iron sheets or other magnetically conductible sheets, may need to be cleaned. However, because some of the workpieces may be stacked together in a solution, shielded surfaces of the stacked magnetically conductible workpieces cannot be cleaned. An operator will take time to manually separate the stacked magnetically conductible workpieces apart, which results in a low cleaning efficiency.
The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The support assembly 20 can include a support member 22 and two parallel support rods 25 fixedly positioned on the support member 22.
The support rods 25 can be made of stainless steel. Each support rod 25 can include a main body 251 and a fixing portion 253 coupling with the main body 251. The main body 251 can be substantially cylindrical shaped. A diameter of the fixing portion 253 can be greater than a diameter of the main body 251 and a diameter of a hole of the fixing hole 224. The main body 251 can be received through the corresponding fixing hole 224. The fixing portion 253 can resist against the second surface 223 of the support member 22. A fastener (not shown), such as a screw, can be inserted in the locking hole 226 to lock the main body 251 in the fixing hole 224. In an alternative embodiment, a number of the support rods 25 can be one, three or more.
The magnet assembly 50 can be spaced a predetermined distance from the support rods 25. The magnet assembly 50 can include a holding member 51, a first cover 53, a second cover 55, and a plurality of magnet members 57. The plurality of magnet members 57 can be arranged in order and received in the holding member 51. The first cover 53 and the second cover 55 can cover opposite ends of the holding member 51.
The holding member 51, which can be a substantially rectangular sleeve, can be made of stainless steel. The holding member 51 can extend along a direction parallel to an extending direction of the support rod 25 and can define a first opening 512 at one end and a second opening 514 at another end. In other embodiments, the holding member 51 can be made of other non-ferromagnetic material, such as plastic. The first cover 53 can be coupled to the holding member 51 and can cover the first opening 512. In the illustrated embodiment, the first cover 53 can be welded to cover the first opening. A first protrusion 535 can be formed on the first cover 53 and can extend towards the holding member 51. The second cover 55 can be coupled to the holding member 51 and can cover the first opening 514 in a similar fashion as the first cover 53. A second protrusion can be formed on the first cover 53 and can extend towards the holding member 51.
The plurality of magnet members 57 can be received in a substantially straight line in the holding member 51. Adjacent end portions of two neighboring magnet members 57 can have the same polarity. Directions of inner magnetic fields of the plurality of magnet members 57 can be substantially parallel to an extending direction of the support rods 25. The first protrusion 535 can resist the magnet member 57 adjacent to the first cover 53. The second protrusion can resist the magnet member 57 adjacent to the second cover 55. Thus, the plurality of magnet members 57 can be received in the holding member 51 without movement. In the illustrated embodiment, three magnet members 57 can be arranged in the holding member 51, and the magnet members 57 are permanent bar magnets. In other embodiments, the magnet members 57 can be electromagnet, a number of the magnet members 57 are not limited to three, there may be one, or two, or more.
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In other embodiments, the first cover 53 and the second cover 55 can be omitted. The plurality of magnet members 57 can be directly assembled with the holding member 51. The holding member 51 can be omitted when the number of the magnet members 57 is one, and then the magnet member 57 can be positioned adjacent to the support rods 25 with preset distances.
As described above, the separating apparatus can be capable of separating the magnetically conductible workpieces 800 independently via forces produced by the plurality of magnet member. Thus, surfaces of the ferromagnetic workpiece 800 can be cleaned.
While the present disclosure has been described with reference to particular embodiments, the description is illustrative of the disclosure and is not to be construed as limiting the disclosure. Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art can make various modifications to the embodiments without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure, as defined by the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013102302247 | Jun 2013 | CN | national |
