Patent Application
20160101441
The subject matter herein generally relates to washers, especially to a horizontal washer configured to wash the surface of products.
Contaminants, such as metal filings, generally form and cling to the surface of metal products during manufacturing, resulting in the quality of product inspection and process being affected.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, “substantially cylindrical” means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The transmission mechanism 20 can include a plurality of rollers 21 mounted to the ends of the support frame 10 and a plurality of transmission belts 22 concurrently coupled to the plurality of rollers 21. The rollers 21 can rotate to move the transmission belts 22.
The guide mechanism 30 can include a plurality of rails 31 arranged in parallel and a sensor 32 mounted to one of the rails 31. Guide bevels 311 can be arranged at the ends of each rail 31. The product 200 can enter between the rails 31 guided by the guide bevels 311. The sensor 32 can be configured to sense the product 200 entering between the rails 31. The sensor 32 can generate a control signal when the product 200 enters between the rails 31. The washing mechanism 40 can wash the product 200 by receiving the control signal from the sensor 32.
The washing mechanism 40 can include a cover 41. The cover 41 can allow the washing mechanism 40 to wash the product 200 in a closed environment and prevent the cleaning fluid from splashing.
The collection mechanism 50 can include a collection tank 51 and a draft tube 52 mounted to a bottom of the collection tank 51. The collection tank 51 can be substantially funnel-shaped and mounted under the plurality of transmission belts 22 to collect the cleaning fluid. The draft tube 52 can allow the cleaning fluid collected by the collection tank 51 to flow into the recycle mechanism 60.
The recycle mechanism 60 can include a box 61, a strainer 62, a collection pump 63 and an outlet pipe 64. The cleaning fluid collected by the collection mechanism 50 can enter the box 61 through the strainer 62. The box 61 can be configured to contain the cleaning fluid. The strainer 62 can be configured to filter impurities from the cleaning fluid. The collection pump 63 can transmit the cleaning fluid in the box 61 to the washing mechanism 40 through the outlet pipe 64.
The washing mechanism 40 can further include a washing member 42 and a drying member 43.
The washing member 42 can include a first washing element 421, a second washing element 422, a third washing element 423 and a fourth washing element 424. The first washing element 421 and the third washing element 423 can be arranged at the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22. The second washing element 422 and the fourth washing element 424 can be arranged at the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22.
The drying member 43 can include a first drying element 431, a second drying element 432, a third drying element 433 and a fourth drying element 434. The first drying element 431 and the third drying element 433 can be arranged at the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22. The second drying element 432 and the fourth drying element 434 can be arranged at the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22.
The cleaning fluid can be respectively sprayed from the first washing element 421, the second washing element 422, the third washing element 423 and the fourth washing element 424 and can form an intersecting liquid curtain, and can cover a plane when moved on the same plane. Therefore, the cleaning fluid can fully wash the product 200 and remove the contaminants from the surface of the product 200.
The first drying element 431 can be a hollow tube. Ends of the first drying element 431 can be closed. An inlet opening 4311 can be defined in the first drying element 431. The inlet opening 4311 can be coupled to an air pump (not shown), and air can enter the first drying element 431 through the inlet opening 4311. A plurality of air clefts 4312 can be defined in the position of the first drying element 431 adjacent to the plurality of transmission belts 22. Air passing through the air clefts 4312 can blow the cleaning fluid from the surface of the product 200. Structures of the second drying element 432, the third drying element 433 and the fourth drying element 434 can be same as that of the first drying element 431.
In another embodiment, the washing mechanism 40 can include two washing elements or more to ensure the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22 can be arranged by the washing elements. The washing mechanism 40 can include two drying elements or more to ensure the top and bottom edges of the plurality of transmission belts 22 can be arranged by the drying elements.
The used cleaning fluid can be collected by the collection tank 51 and can flow into the box 61 through the draft tube 52. The strainer 62 can filter impurities in the cleaning fluid. The collection pump 63 can transmit the cleaning fluid filtered by the strainer 62 to the washing mechanism 40 through the outlet pipe 64. Therefore, the cleaning fluid can be recycled in the washer 100.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a washer. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201420576586.1 | Oct 2014 | CN | national |
