Cleaning device and using method thereof

Abstract

Provided is a cleaning device comprising: a frame for supporting the cleaning device and fixing the cleaning device near a member to be cleaned; the transverse movement mechanism can realize transverse movement in the first direction; the longitudinal telescopic mechanism can move in the first direction along with the transverse moving mechanism, and can realize longitudinal telescopic movement in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, so that the longitudinal telescopic movement between an extending position and a retracting position is realized; and the cleaning executing mechanism can make contact with the to-be-cleaned component to conduct cleaning, and when the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is located at the returning position, the cleaning executing mechanism does not interfere with the to-be-cleaned component. The invention further provides a cleaning method using the cleaning device. According to the cleaning device and the using method thereof, cleaning can be conducted in a safe mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to a cleaning device and a method for using the same, and in particular to a cleaning device and a method for cleaning a portion to be cleaned extending in a longitudinal direction. Background Art

[0002] In industrial production, it is often necessary to clean equipment or parts. For example, the roller-type shredder used in the tobacco industry's silk-making process is generally cylindrical in shape, and includes a plurality of grooves on the cylindrical surface. In the silk-making process, the grooves in the roller-type shredder need to be cleaned.

[0003] The task of the silk-making process is to make tobacco leaves into loose, elastic and filling tobacco with uniform proportions of various ingredients, pure and free of impurities, and to make the width, moisture, temperature, etc. of the tobacco meet the process requirements of various grades of cigarettes. The roller-type shredder is a key equipment in the shredding equipment. During the normal production process of the shredder, the knife roller needs to continuously cut the dense "tobacco cake". Since the tobacco cake has a high density and high oiliness, it is added with viscous liquid and contains ash and smoke foam. Therefore, the soot produced during the cutting process is very easy to adhere and accumulate on the knife roller. After the soot accumulates to a certain amount, it will fall off and mix into the tobacco. After the tobacco is dried, it will form "black balls", which affects the quality of the tobacco. At the same time, these soot sticks to the knife roller and the blade, which will also affect the quality of the tobacco cut by the shredder, so it is necessary to clean the soot when maintaining the knife roller.

[0004] In the existing technology, the cleaning method for the soot in the groove of the cutter roller (wire guide groove) is basically to use manual cleaning after stopping the machine. The operator first moistens the wire guide groove of the cutter roller with hot water, then uses a scraper to scrape off the soot, and then uses a wet cloth to scrub. This cleaning method has a slow cleaning speed. And there are the following problems in the cleaning process:

[0005] 1. Cleaning water can easily corrode the equipment. When using hot water to moisten the wire guide groove of the cutter roller, some water and smoke oil and smoke will enter the inside of the cutter plate through the gap between the blade and the wire guide groove, causing corrosion of parts and reducing service life.

[0006] 2. There are safety hazards when scraping away soot. Since the soot has different hardness after being moistened with hot water, it is easy to slip when manually using a scraper to clean the wire guide groove, and the blade is close to the wire guide groove, and the operator is easily cut by the blade of the knife roller.

[0007] Therefore, how to clean the grooves of a rotary cutter in the tobacco industry is a problem that needs to be solved in the prior art.

[0008] It should be noted that the information disclosed in the background technology section of this application is only intended to increase the understanding of the overall background of this application, and should not be regarded as an admission or suggestion in any form that the information constitutes prior art already known to those skilled in the art. Summary of the invention

[0009] The purpose of the present application is to solve the above technical problems and to provide a cleaning device and a method of using the same, which can perform cleaning in a safe manner.

[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device and a method of using the same, which can perform cleaning in an efficient manner and ensure cleaning efficiency.

[0011] Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device and a method of using the same, which can collect dirt discharged during the cleaning process to prevent it from falling onto the equipment and causing risks.

[0012] A cleaning device is provided for cleaning at least one part to be cleaned of a component to be cleaned, wherein the part to be cleaned extends along a first direction, and is characterized in that the cleaning device comprises: a frame for supporting the cleaning device and fixing the cleaning device near the component to be cleaned; a lateral movement mechanism, mounted on the frame, capable of realizing lateral movement along the first direction; a longitudinal telescopic mechanism, connected to the lateral movement mechanism, capable of moving along the first direction with the lateral movement mechanism, and capable of realizing longitudinal telescopic movement along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby realizing longitudinal telescopic movement between an extended position and a retracted position; and a cleaning actuator, mounted on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism, capable of moving along the longitudinal telescopic mechanism, when the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is in the extended position, the cleaning actuator can contact the component to be cleaned for cleaning, and when the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is in the retracted position, the cleaning actuator does not interfere with the component to be cleaned.

[0013] Preferably, the cleaning device also includes a guiding mechanism for guiding the dirt removed by the cleaning actuator, the guiding mechanism including a guide plate and a guide plate support assembly connected to the guide plate, the guide plate having a length extending along the first direction, the length of the guide plate being at least equal to the length of the part to be cleaned, wherein, when the cleaning actuator performs cleaning, the guide plate is in an abutting position against the surface of the part to be cleaned, so that the dirt removed by the cleaning actuator falls on the guide plate over the entire length of the part to be cleaned.

[0014] Preferably, the guide plate support assembly is capable of pivoting the guide plate between the abutting position and a retracted position not abutting against the surface of the part to be cleaned.

[0015] Preferably, the guide plate support assembly includes: a bracket, one end of which is fixed to the frame; a first cylinder, one end of a first cylinder body of the first cylinder is pivotally connected to the other end of the bracket through a cylinder shaft; a push rod, one end of the push rod is fixedly connected to the first piston rod of the first cylinder, and the other end of the push rod is fixedly connected to the guide plate; and a guide plate shaft, pivotally mounted on the frame and fixedly connected to the guide plate, for enabling the guide plate to pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft, wherein when the first piston rod extends outward from the first cylinder body, the guide plate pivots to the retracted position, and when the first piston rod retracts into the first cylinder body, the guide plate pivots to the abutment position.

[0016] Preferably, the guide plate consists of two parts, wherein a first wider guide plate part has a length at least equal to the length of the part to be cleaned, and a second narrower guide plate part is connected to the push rod, so that when the guide plate is worn, only the first guide plate part can be replaced.

[0017] Preferably, the guide plate support assembly includes: a guide plate shaft, which is pivotally mounted on the frame and fixedly connected to the guide plate, and is used to enable the guide plate to pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft; and a first motor, which is used to drive the guide plate shaft to rotate.

[0018] Preferably, the guide plate support assembly comprises a guide plate bracket fixed to the longitudinal telescopic mechanism, so that when the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is extended, the guide plate is in the abutment position, and the guide plate is preferably fixed to the guide plate bracket at an angle relative to the vertical direction.

[0019] Preferably, the lateral movement mechanism comprises: a transverse axis extending along the first direction, the transverse axis being fixed on the frame; and a slider capable of sliding on the transverse axis, and the sliding range of the slider on the transverse axis is at least equal to the length of the portion to be cleaned.

[0020] Preferably, the lateral movement mechanism comprises a rodless cylinder, wherein the cylinder barrel of the rodless cylinder is the transverse axis, and the slide platform of the rodless cylinder is the slider.

[0021] Preferably, the lateral movement mechanism further comprises two limiters, the limiters cooperate with the slider, and the position of each limiter enables the cleaning actuator to be aligned with the corresponding end of the part to be cleaned.

[0022] Preferably, the limiter is composed of a travel switch. Preferably, each of the travel switches includes two switches, one switch is located downstream of the other switch, wherein the switch located upstream is used to slow down the slider, and the switch located downstream is used to stop the slider. This arrangement can prevent the slider from damaging the travel switch due to excessive speed during the cleaning process.

[0023] Preferably, the longitudinal telescopic mechanism includes a second cylinder, which includes a second cylinder body and a second piston rod, wherein the second cylinder body is fixedly connected to the slider of the transverse moving mechanism, for example, by a connecting rod, and the second piston rod can perform telescopic movement along the second direction, so that the cleaning actuator installed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism can enter and leave the groove to be cleaned.

[0024] Preferably, the longitudinal telescopic mechanism further comprises a connecting block mounted on the end of the second piston rod for mounting the cleaning actuator.

[0025] Preferably, the second direction forms an angle α with the vertical direction, and the angle α enables the cleaning actuator mounted on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism to be aligned with the part to be cleaned. The angle α is, for example, in the range of 30°-90°.

[0026] Preferably, the cleaning actuator comprises a cleaning head, the shape of which matches the shape of the part to be cleaned, for example, the cleaning head is spherical, or the cross section of the cleaning head is Shaped or "V" shaped, preferably, both ends of the cleaning head include scrapers.

[0027] Preferably, the cleaning head is installed in a detachable manner, so that the user can replace different cleaning heads according to actual needs to meet the cleaning effect.

[0028] Preferably, the cleaning actuator also includes a second motor connected to the cleaning head, the second motor can drive the cleaning head to rotate, the second motor is preferably connected to the cleaning head through a connecting rod, and the cleaning head can rotate around the axis of the connecting rod under the drive of the second motor.

[0029] Preferably, the frame comprises a top plate and side plates located at opposite ends of the top plate, the top plate and / or the side plates can be fixed by fasteners, and the side plates preferably have notches to facilitate access to components in the frame for maintenance.

[0030] Preferably, the cleaning device further comprises a controller for controlling the operation of the cleaning device.

[0031] A method for cleaning at least one to-be-cleaned portion of a component to be cleaned using the cleaning device described above is also provided, wherein the to-be-cleaned portion extends along a first direction, and the method comprises the following steps: a preparation step, providing the cleaning device, placing the longitudinal telescopic mechanism of the cleaning device in its retracted position, fixing the frame of the cleaning device near the component to be cleaned, so that the cleaning actuator of the cleaning device is aligned with one end of the to-be-cleaned portion of the component to be cleaned, and locking the component to be cleaned; a cleaning step, starting the longitudinal telescopic mechanism of the cleaning device to extend in a second direction to reach the extended position, thereby pushing the cleaning actuator to contact the component to be cleaned, and starting the lateral movement mechanism of the cleaning device to drive the cleaning actuator to extend in the second direction to reach the extended position, thereby pushing the cleaning actuator to contact the component to be cleaned, and starting the lateral movement mechanism of the cleaning device to drive the cleaning actuator to extend in the second direction to reach the extended position, thereby pushing the cleaning actuator to contact the component to be cleaned, and The cleaning actuator moves in one direction to clean the part to be cleaned. When the cleaning actuator reaches the other end of the part to be cleaned, the lateral moving mechanism stops at the other end of the part to be cleaned or reciprocates between the two ends of the part to be cleaned according to the set cleaning times until the set cleaning times are reached; a retraction step, the lateral moving mechanism stops after reaching the set cleaning times, and the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is started to retract along the second direction to reach the retraction position; a switching step, the part to be cleaned moves, thereby switching to another part to be cleaned, and locking the part to be cleaned, repeating the above cleaning steps and retraction steps until all parts to be cleaned are cleaned, and then the frame fixed near the part to be cleaned is removed.

[0032] Preferably, the cleaning device includes a guiding mechanism, and in the preparation step, a guide plate of the guiding mechanism is placed in a retracted position away from the component to be cleaned, and the method further includes an abutting step of placing the guide plate in an abutting position against the component to be cleaned, and a retracting step of placing the guide plate in a retracted position, wherein the abutting step is performed before the cleaning step, and the retracting step is performed after the cleaning step.

[0033] Preferably, the cleaning actuator comprises a motor, the motor is started during the cleaning step, and the motor is stopped when the cleaning step ends.

[0034] The cleaning device of the present application can be used for cleaning in a safe and effective manner. Using the cleaning device of the present application to clean the blade roller of the shredder can at least produce the following beneficial effects:

[0035] First, no hot water was used to soak the soot in the process of cleaning the soot, which prevented the soot and water from mixing and invading the inside of the cutter roller during manual cleaning, causing corrosion and damage to the equipment.

[0036] Secondly, the operator is prevented from contacting the cutter roller during the cleaning process, reducing the risk of injury to personnel during the cleaning process;

[0037] Thirdly, the cleaned soot is discharged through the guide plate, which is conducive to centralized collection and prevents the soot from falling onto the equipment and causing the risk of debris. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present application and constitute a part of the present application. The illustrative embodiments of the present application and their descriptions are used to explain the present application and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present application. In the accompanying drawings:

[0039] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application used to clean the groove of a knife roller of a rotary cutter, wherein the guide plate is in abutting position;

[0040] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A side view of the cleaning device with the guide plate in a retracted position;

[0041] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A front view of the cleaning device of FIG. 1 with the guide plate in a retracted position; and

[0042] Figure 4 Another embodiment of a cleaning head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] The technical solutions in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0044] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "lateral", "longitudinal", "front", "back", "left", "right", "up", "down", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.

[0045] The cleaning device 1 according to the present application is suitable for cleaning various parts, such as cleaning the outer surface or groove of a part. The cleaning of the groove (wire guide groove) of the knife roller of a rotary cutter is used as an example for description below.

[0046] See also Figure 1, showing a schematic diagram of a cleaning device 1 according to the present application for cleaning a groove 81 of a knife roller 8 of a rotary cutter, Figure 2 and Figure 3 The cleaning device 1 is shown in a front view and a side view, respectively.

[0047] like Figure 1 As shown, the cleaning device 1 provided in the present application includes: a frame 2, used to support the cleaning device 1 and fix the cleaning device 1 near the knife roller 8 of the rotary cutter to facilitate cleaning of multiple grooves 81; a lateral moving mechanism 3, installed on the frame 2, capable of lateral movement in a direction parallel to the grooves 81; a longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4, connected to the lateral moving mechanism 3, capable of lateral movement under the action of the lateral moving mechanism 3, and capable of longitudinal telescopic movement in a direction perpendicular to the lateral movement, thereby performing longitudinal telescopic movement between an extended position and a retracted position; a cleaning actuator 5, installed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4, and capable of moving with the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4, when the telescopic mechanism 4 is in the extended position, the cleaning actuator 5 cleans the grooves 81, and when the telescopic mechanism 4 is in the retracted position, the cleaning actuator 5 does not interfere with the knife roller 8 of the rotary cutter.

[0048] exist Figure 1-3 In the illustrated embodiment, the frame 2 includes a top plate 21 and side plates 22 located at opposite ends of the top plate 21, and the top plate 21 and / or the side plates 22 can be fixed, for example, by fasteners. Preferably, the side plates 22 have a notch 221 to facilitate access to components in the frame 2 for maintenance, etc. In one embodiment, the frame 2 is used to fix the cleaning device 1 of the present application on a shredder (not shown) on which the roller 8 of the shredder is installed, for example, fixed behind a head cover (not shown) of the shredder.

[0049] In one embodiment, the lateral movement mechanism 3 may include: a transverse axis extending along the axial direction of the rotary cutter blade roller 8, the transverse axis being fixed to the frame 2; and a slider capable of sliding on the transverse axis, and the sliding range of the slider on the transverse axis is at least equal to the length of the groove 81 to be cleaned. Preferably, both ends of the transverse axis are respectively fixed to the two side plates 22 of the frame 2.

[0050] In one embodiment, the lateral moving mechanism 3 may include a rodless cylinder fixed to the frame 2. As known to those skilled in the art, the rodless cylinder includes a slide and a cylinder, wherein the slide can slide back and forth on the cylinder. In this embodiment, the transverse axis of the lateral moving mechanism 3 is the cylinder 33 of the rodless cylinder, the slider of the lateral moving mechanism 3 is the slide 31 of the rodless cylinder, and the cylinder 33 extends along the axial direction of the roller 8 of the roller-type shredder, and the two ends of the cylinder 33 are preferably fixed to the two side plates 22 of the frame 2.

[0051] In one embodiment, the lateral movement mechanism 3 further includes two stoppers 34, 35 located at both ends of the horizontal axis or the cylinder, and the stoppers 34, 35 cooperate with the slider or the slide 31 to achieve the limit of the slider or the slide 31. The positions of the stoppers 34, 35 are adjusted according to the length and position of the groove 81 to be cleaned, the distance between the two stoppers 34, 35 is at least equal to the length of the groove 81 to be cleaned, and the position of each stopper enables the slider or the slide 31 to reach a position where the cleaning actuator 5 is aligned with the corresponding end of the groove 81. Preferably, the stoppers 34, 35 are fixed on the top plate 21 of the frame 2. Preferably, the stoppers 34, 35 are composed of travel switches. Preferably, each of the travel switches includes two switches, one switch is located downstream of the other switch, wherein the switch located upstream is used to slow down the slide 31, and the switch located downstream is used to stop the slide 31. This arrangement can prevent the slide 31 from damaging the travel switch due to excessive speed during the cleaning process.

[0052] In one embodiment, the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 includes a cylinder, and the cylinder includes a cylinder body 41 and a piston rod 43, wherein the cylinder body 41 is fixedly connected to the slide 31 of the transverse moving mechanism 3, for example, by Figure 2 and 3 The piston rod 43 can telescope along the axis of the cylinder body 41 and perpendicular to the axis of the rotary cutter blade 8, so that the cleaning actuator 5 installed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 can enter and leave the groove 81 to be cleaned. Figure 3According to the arrangement of the groove 81 of the rotary cutter blade roller 8 to be cleaned, the axis of the cylinder 41 of the telescopic mechanism 4 forms an angle α with the vertical direction, and the angle α enables the cleaning actuator 5 installed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 to align with the groove 81 to be cleaned. The angle α is, for example, in the range of 30°-90°. In one embodiment, the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 further includes a connecting block 42 installed at the end of the piston rod 43 for installing the cleaning actuator 5.

[0053] In one embodiment, the cleaning actuator 5 includes a cleaning head 53, the shape of which matches the cross-sectional shape of the groove 81 to be cleaned. Figure 1 and 3 The spherical shape shown, or the cross section of the cleaning head 53 can be Shape, "V" shape, etc. Figure 4 The cross section is shown as The cleaning head 53 is shaped, and the longitudinal ends of the cleaning head 53 preferably include scrapers 531 and 532. The material, hardness and / or particle size of the cleaning head 53 can be selected according to the hardness of the soot in the groove 81 to be cleaned. Preferably, the cleaning head 53 is installed in a detachable manner, so that the user can replace different cleaning heads 53 according to actual needs to meet the cleaning effect.

[0054] In one embodiment, Figure 1 and 3 As shown, the cleaning actuator 5 further includes a motor 51 connected to the cleaning head 53, so as to drive the cleaning head 53 to rotate. The motor 51 is preferably connected to the cleaning head 53 via a connecting rod 52, and the cleaning head 53 can rotate around the axis of the connecting rod 52 under the drive of the motor 51. In one embodiment, as Figure 1 and 3 As shown, the motor 51 is fixed on the connecting block 42 .

[0055] In one embodiment, the cleaning device 1 further comprises a guide mechanism 7 for guiding the soot removed from the groove 81 by the cleaning actuator 5 to prevent the soot from falling into any component of the shredder. The guide mechanism 7 comprises a guide plate 75 and a guide plate support assembly connected to the guide plate 75, wherein the guide plate 75 has a length extending along the axial direction of the roller 8 of the roller shredder and has a certain width, wherein the length of the guide plate 75 is at least equal to the length of the groove 81. When the cleaning actuator 5 cleans the groove 81 of the roller shredder, the guide plate 75 abuts against the surface of the roller shredder under the groove 81 being cleaned, so that the soot removed from the groove 81 by the cleaning actuator 5 falls on the guide plate 75 over the entire length of the groove 81.

[0056] In one embodiment, the guide plate support assembly may enable the guide plate 75 to pivot between an abutting position against the surface of the rotary cutter roller 8 and a retracted position not abutting the surface of the rotary cutter roller 8 .

[0057] like Figure 1-3 In the embodiment shown in the figure, the guide plate support assembly includes: a bracket 71, one end of which is fixed to the frame 2; a cylinder, one end of the cylinder body 73 of the cylinder is pivotally connected to the other end of the bracket 71 through a cylinder shaft 72; a push rod 74, one end of the push rod 74 is fixedly connected to the piston rod 77 of the cylinder, and the other end of the push rod 74 is fixedly connected to the guide plate 75; and a guide plate shaft 76, which is pivotally mounted on the frame 2 and fixedly connected to the guide plate 75, and is used to make the guide plate 75 pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft 76, wherein when the piston rod 77 extends outward from the cylinder body 73, the guide plate 75 pivots to the retracted position, and when the piston rod 77 retracts into the cylinder body 73, the guide plate 75 pivots to the abutment position.

[0058] In this embodiment, the guide plate 75 is preferably composed of two parts, wherein a wider first guide plate part 751 has a length substantially equal to the length of the groove 81, and a narrower second guide plate part 752 is connected to the push rod 74, so that when the guide plate 75 is worn, only the first guide plate part 751 can be replaced.

[0059] In one embodiment, the guide plate support assembly includes: the guide plate shaft 76 mentioned above, which is pivotally mounted on the frame 2 and fixedly connected to the guide plate 75, so as to enable the guide plate 75 to pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft 76; and a motor (not shown) for driving the guide plate shaft 76 to rotate.

[0060] In one embodiment, the guide plate support assembly is a fixed guide plate bracket fixed on the piston rod 43 of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4, and the guide plate 75 is preferably fixed on the guide plate bracket at an angle relative to the vertical direction, so that when the piston rod 43 is extended, the guide plate 75 is inclined to rest against the surface of the rotary cutter roller 8.

[0061] The cleaning device 1 according to the present application may further include a controller (not shown) for controlling the operation of the cleaning device.

[0062] It can be seen from the various embodiments of the cleaning device described above that the cleaning device provided by the present application can clean the groove of the roller of the rotary cutter and prevent the operator from contacting the roller of the rotary cutter, thereby preventing the operator from being injured. Therefore, the cleaning device provided by the present application can clean the groove of the roller of the rotary cutter in a safe manner. In addition, the cleaning device provided by the present application can clean the groove of the roller of the rotary cutter in an efficient manner and ensure the cleaning efficiency; and can collect the soot discharged during the cleaning process to prevent the soot from falling onto the equipment and causing the risk of debris.

[0063] The following still uses the groove 81 ( Figure 1 ) as an example, a method for performing a cleaning operation using the cleaning device 1 according to the present application is described, and the method includes the following steps.

[0064] Preparation steps: provide a cleaning device 1 according to the present application, so that the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is in its retracted position; fix the frame 2 of the cleaning device 1 near the roller 8 of the rotary cutter, for example, behind the head cover of the cutter, so that the horizontal axis of the cleaning device 1 or the cylinder barrel 33 of the rodless cylinder extends along the axis of the rotary cutter roller 8, and the position of the slider or slide 31 of the cleaning device 1 makes the cleaning actuator 5 aligned with one end of the groove 81 to be cleaned; lock the rotary cutter roller 8 to prevent it from rotating.

[0065] Cleaning steps: start the piston rod 43 of the cylinder of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 to extend in the longitudinal direction to reach the extended position, thereby pushing the cleaning head 53 of the cleaning actuator 5 to penetrate into the groove 81 and close to the inner wall of the groove 81, so that the slider or slide 31 of the lateral moving mechanism 3 slides on the horizontal axis or cylinder 33, driving the cleaning head 53 of the cleaning actuator 5 to clean the inner wall of the groove 81. When the cleaning head 53 reaches the opposite end of the groove 81, according to the set cleaning times, the slider or slide 31 stops at the opposite end of the groove 81 or reciprocates between the two ends of the groove 81 until the set cleaning times are reached, wherein the set cleaning times can be set according to conditions such as the amount of soot in the groove to be cleaned, the material and particle size of the cleaning head 53, etc.

[0066] Retraction step: the lateral moving mechanism 3 stops after reaching the set cleaning times, and the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is started to retract along the longitudinal direction to reach the retraction position.

[0067] Switching step: rotating the rotary cutter blade roller 8 at a predetermined angle to switch to another groove 81 to be cleaned, and locking the rotary cutter blade roller 8.

[0068] Repeat the above cleaning steps and the return step until all the grooves 81 to be cleaned are cleaned, and then the cleaning device 1 of the present application is disassembled.

[0069] In the embodiment where the cleaning device 1 includes the guide mechanism 7, the method further includes an abutting step of placing the guide plate 75 in an abutting position against the rotary cutter blade roller 8, and a retracting step of placing the guide plate 75 away from a retracted position of the rotary cutter blade roller 8. The abutting step is performed before the cleaning step, and the retracting step is performed after the cleaning step.

[0070] In the embodiment where the cleaning actuator 5 includes the motor 51 , the motor 51 is started during the cleaning step to drive the cleaning head 53 to perform a rotational motion, and the motor 51 is stopped after the cleaning step is completed.

[0071] Specifically, use Figure 1-3 The method in which the cleaning device 1 shown in FIG. 1 performs a cleaning operation is as follows.

[0072] First, a preparation step is performed. A cleaning device 1 according to the present application is provided, the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is in its retracted position, and the guide plate 75 is in its retracted position. The frame 2 of the cleaning device 1 is fixed near the roller 8 of the rotary cutter, for example, behind the head cover of the cutter, so that the cylinder barrel 33 of the rodless cylinder of the cleaning device 1 extends along the axis of the rotary cutter roller 8, and the slide 31 of the rodless cylinder of the cleaning device 1 touches one of the stoppers 34, 35. The rotary cutter roller 8 is locked to prevent it from rotating.

[0073] Then the abutment step is performed. The piston rod 77 of the cylinder of the guide mechanism 7 is retracted by the controller, so that the piston rod 77 pulls the push rod 74, and the push rod 74 drives the guide plate 75 to rotate clockwise around the axis of the guide plate rotating shaft 76 ( Figure 1 , 3 ), so that the guide plate 75 is in an abutting position against the knife roller 8 of the rotary cutter, wherein the cylinder body 73 of the cylinder of the guide mechanism 7 rotates around the cylinder shaft 72.

[0074] After the guide plate 75 reaches the abutment position, the cleaning step is performed. The piston rod 43 of the cylinder of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is activated by the controller to extend, pushing the cleaning head 53 of the cleaning actuator 5 deep into the groove 81 and close to the inner wall of the groove 81, and the motor 51 is started to drive the cleaning head 53 to rotate, and the rodless cylinder of the lateral movement mechanism 3 is started at the same time, so that the slide 31 slides along the cylinder 33, driving the cleaning head 53 of the cleaning actuator 5 to clean the inner wall of the groove 81. When the slide 31 reaches and touches the stopper 35 at the opposite end, according to the cleaning times set by the controller, the slide 31 stops at the stopper 35 or reciprocates between the stoppers 34 and 35 until the set cleaning times are reached, wherein the smoke discharged by cleaning is guided out through the guide plate 75. After the set cleaning times are reached, the controller stops the rodless cylinder of the lateral moving mechanism 3 so that the slide 31 stops sliding, and the controller stops the motor 51 of the cleaning actuator 5 from working.

[0075] The retraction step is performed after the lateral movement mechanism 3 stops. The controller causes the piston rod 77 of the cylinder in the guide mechanism 7 to extend, and the push rod 74 drives the guide plate 75 to rotate counterclockwise around the axis of the guide plate rotating shaft 76 ( Figure 1 , 3 ), so that the guide plate 75 is in a position as Figure 3 The retracted position shown, wherein the cylinder body 73 of the cylinder of the guide mechanism 7 rotates around the cylinder rotation axis 72.

[0076] Then, the retracting step is performed. The controller retracts the piston rod 43 of the cylinder of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4.

[0077] After completing the above steps, a switching step is performed: the knife roller 8 of the rotary cutter is rotated at a predetermined angle, thereby switching to another groove 81 to be cleaned, and the knife roller 8 of the rotary cutter is locked.

[0078] The above-mentioned abutting step, cleaning step, retracting step and returning step are repeated until all the grooves 81 to be cleaned are cleaned, and then the cleaning device 1 of the present application is disassembled.

[0079] Among them, the retreat step can be performed first, and then the retracting step can be performed.

[0080] In one embodiment as described above, the lateral movement mechanism 3 includes the lateral axis and a slider. In the method of using the cleaning device 1 , the operator can manually push the slider to slide on the lateral axis.

[0081] In one embodiment as described above, the guide plate support assembly includes the guide plate shaft 76 and a motor. In the method of using the cleaning device 1, instead of starting the cylinder of the guide mechanism 7, the motor is started to cause the guide plate shaft 76 to drive the guide plate 75 to pivot so that it is in the abutting position or the retracted position.

[0082] In one embodiment as described above, the guide plate support assembly is a fixed guide plate bracket fixed on the piston rod 43 of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4. Therefore, in the method of using the cleaning device, there is no need to start the cylinder of the guide mechanism 7. When the piston rod 43 of the cylinder of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is extended, the guide plate 75 will be in the abutment position against the surface of the roller 8 of the rotary cutter. When the piston rod 43 of the cylinder of the longitudinal telescopic mechanism 4 is retracted, the guide plate 75 will be in its retracted position.

[0083] The cleaning device of the present application can be used to clean the grooves of the knife roller of the rotary cutter in a safe and efficient manner and ensure cleaning efficiency; it can also collect the soot discharged during the cleaning process to prevent the soot from falling onto the equipment and causing a risk of debris.

[0084] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein, but these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A cleaning device for cleaning at least one to-be-cleaned portion of a component to be cleaned, wherein the to-be-cleaned portion extends along a first direction, characterized in that: The cleaning device comprises: A frame, used to support the cleaning device and fix the cleaning device near the part to be cleaned; a lateral movement mechanism, mounted on the frame and capable of achieving lateral movement along the first direction; a longitudinal telescopic mechanism connected to the transverse moving mechanism, capable of moving along the first direction with the transverse moving mechanism and capable of performing longitudinal telescopic movement along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby performing longitudinal telescopic movement between an extended position and a retracted position; and A cleaning actuator is installed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism and can move with the longitudinal telescopic mechanism. When the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is in the extended position, the cleaning actuator can contact the part to be cleaned for cleaning. When the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is in the retracted position, the cleaning actuator does not interfere with the part to be cleaned.

2. The cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that The cleaning device also includes a guiding mechanism for guiding the dirt removed by the cleaning actuator. The guide mechanism comprises a guide plate and a guide plate support assembly connected to the guide plate, the guide plate has a length extending along the first direction, and the length of the guide plate is at least equal to the length of the portion to be cleaned, When the cleaning actuator performs cleaning, the guide plate is in an abutting position against the surface of the part to be cleaned, so that the dirt removed by the cleaning actuator falls on the guide plate over the entire length of the part to be cleaned.

3. The cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The guide plate support assembly is capable of pivoting the guide plate between the abutting position and a retracted position not abutting against the surface of the part to be cleaned.

4. The cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide plate support assembly comprises: a bracket, one end of which is fixed to the frame; a first cylinder, one end of a first cylinder body of the first cylinder being pivotally connected to the other end of the bracket via a cylinder shaft; a push rod, one end of which is fixedly connected to the first piston rod of the first cylinder, and the other end of which is fixedly connected to the guide plate; and A guide plate shaft is pivotally mounted on the frame and fixedly connected to the guide plate, and is used to allow the guide plate to pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft. When the first piston rod extends outward from the first cylinder body, the guide plate pivots to the retracted position, and when the first piston rod retracts into the first cylinder body, the guide plate pivots to the abutting position.

5. The cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guide plate is composed of two parts, wherein a first wider guide plate part has a length at least equal to the length of the part to be cleaned, and a second narrower guide plate part is connected to the push rod.

6. The cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide plate support assembly comprises: A guide plate shaft, pivotally mounted on the frame and fixedly connected to the guide plate, for enabling the guide plate to pivot around the axis of the guide plate shaft; and The first motor is used to drive the guide plate shaft to rotate.

7. The cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The guide plate support assembly comprises a guide plate bracket fixed on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism, so that when the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is extended, the guide plate is in the abutment position, and the guide plate is preferably fixed on the guide plate bracket at an angle relative to the vertical direction.

8. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The transverse movement mechanism includes: a transverse axis extending along the first direction, the transverse axis being fixed on the frame; and a slider capable of sliding on the transverse axis, and the sliding range of the slider on the transverse axis is at least equal to the length of the portion to be cleaned.

9. The cleaning device according to claim 8, characterized in that The lateral movement mechanism comprises a rodless cylinder, wherein the cylinder barrel of the rodless cylinder is the transverse axis, and the slide table of the rodless cylinder is the slider.

10. The cleaning device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The lateral movement mechanism further comprises two stoppers, which cooperate with the slider, and the position of each stopper enables the cleaning actuator to be aligned with the corresponding end of the part to be cleaned.

11. The cleaning device according to claim 10, characterized in that The limiter is composed of a travel switch. Preferably, each of the travel switches includes two switches, one switch is located downstream of the other switch, wherein the switch located upstream is used to decelerate the slider, and the switch located downstream is used to stop the slider.

12. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that: The longitudinal telescopic mechanism includes a second cylinder, which includes a second cylinder body and a second piston rod, wherein the second cylinder body is fixedly connected to the slider of the transverse movement mechanism, for example, through a connecting rod, and the second piston rod can perform telescopic movement along the second direction.

13. The cleaning device according to claim 12, characterized in that The longitudinal telescopic mechanism also includes a connecting block installed at the end of the second piston rod for installing the cleaning actuator.

14. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that: The second direction forms an angle α with the vertical direction, and the angle α enables the cleaning actuator mounted on the longitudinal telescopic mechanism to be aligned with the part to be cleaned. The angle α is, for example, in the range of 30°-90°.

15. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that: The cleaning actuator comprises a cleaning head, the shape of which matches the shape of the part to be cleaned. For example, the cleaning head is spherical, or the cross section of the cleaning head is Shaped or "V" shaped, preferably, both ends of the cleaning head include scrapers.

16. The cleaning device according to claim 15, characterized in that The cleaning head is installed in a detachable manner.

17. The cleaning device according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that: The cleaning actuator also includes a second motor connected to the cleaning head, the second motor can drive the cleaning head to rotate, the second motor is preferably connected to the cleaning head via a connecting rod, and the cleaning head can rotate around the axis of the connecting rod under the drive of the second motor.

18. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that: The frame includes a top plate and side plates located at opposite ends of the top plate. The top plate and / or the side plates can be fixed by fasteners, and the side plates preferably have notches.

19. The cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that: The cleaning device also includes a controller for controlling the operation of the cleaning device.

20. A method for cleaning at least one to-be-cleaned portion of a component to be cleaned using the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 19, wherein the to-be-cleaned portion extends along a first direction, the method comprising the following steps: A preparation step of providing the cleaning device, placing the longitudinal telescopic mechanism of the cleaning device in its retracted position, fixing the frame of the cleaning device near the part to be cleaned, aligning the cleaning actuator of the cleaning device with one end of the part to be cleaned of the part to be cleaned, and locking the part to be cleaned; A cleaning step, starting the longitudinal telescopic mechanism of the cleaning device to extend in the second direction to reach the extended position, thereby pushing the cleaning actuator to contact the portion to be cleaned, starting the transverse moving mechanism of the cleaning device to drive the cleaning actuator to move in the first direction, thereby cleaning the portion to be cleaned, and when the cleaning actuator reaches the other end of the portion to be cleaned, according to a set cleaning number, the transverse moving mechanism stops at the other end of the portion to be cleaned or reciprocates between the two ends of the portion to be cleaned until the set cleaning number is reached; A retraction step, wherein the lateral moving mechanism stops after reaching a set number of cleaning times, and the longitudinal telescopic mechanism is started to retract along the second direction to reach the retraction position; The switching step moves the part to be cleaned, thereby switching to another part to be cleaned, and locking the part to be cleaned, repeating the above cleaning step and the retracting step until all the parts to be cleaned are cleaned, and then removing the frame fixed near the part to be cleaned.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The cleaning device includes a guide mechanism, and in the preparation step, a guide plate of the guide mechanism is placed in a retracted position away from the part to be cleaned, and the method also includes an abutting step of placing the guide plate in an abutting position against the part to be cleaned, and a retracting step of placing the guide plate in a retracted position, wherein the abutting step is performed before the cleaning step, and the retracting step is performed after the cleaning step.

22. The method according to claim 20 or 21, characterized in that The cleaning execution mechanism includes a motor, which is started during the cleaning step and stopped when the cleaning step ends.

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