Self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayer

Abstract

The invention provides a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device is used for cleaning chippings in a chain plate interlayer of a chip cleaner. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device comprises an annular chain plate capable of rotating in the chip cleaner and a spiral chip removal groove formed in the tail of the chip cleaner. The chain plate can rotate around the spiral chip groove; scrap guide channels are reserved in part of the chain plates; when the chain plate moves to the position above the spiral chip removal groove, chips adhering to the back face of the chain plate fall into the spiral chip removal groove, and the chips accumulated in the spiral chip removal groove enter the chip remover through the chip guide channel. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device can discharge chips accumulated in the chain plate interlayer, so that the service life of chip removal equipment is prolonged, and the maintenance cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of chip removal technology, and more specifically, to a self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayers. Background Technology

[0002] In machine tool processing, chip conveyors are indispensable and crucial equipment, primarily used to collect and transport various types of coiled, clump-shaped, and blocky chips generated during machining. If these chips are not cleaned up promptly, they can damage the machine tool equipment. Therefore, chip conveyors play a vital role in modern industrial production. Chain-plate chip conveyors can transport long coiled chips and small pieces, and are currently widely used in machine tool processing. However, during the chip removal process, some chips fall into the chain plate interlayer. The continuous accumulation of chips in the interlayer not only increases the load on the chain plate but can also cause chain plate jamming, leading to problems such as the chip conveyor malfunctioning. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a self-cleaning device for the chain plate interlayer to address the problems of the inability to effectively remove debris that falls into the chain plate interlayer in the existing chain plate chip conveyor, which leads to excessive chain plate load and even chip conveyor jamming. This self-cleaning device can remove the debris accumulated in the chain plate interlayer, thereby extending the service life of the chip conveying equipment and reducing maintenance costs.

[0004] A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device is disclosed, which is used to clean debris inside the chain plate interlayer of a chip conveyor. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device includes an annular chain plate that can rotate inside the chip conveyor and a spiral chip conveying groove disposed at the tail of the chip conveyor. The chain plate can rotate around the spiral chip conveying groove. A chip guiding channel is reserved on a portion of the chain plate. When the chain plate moves above the spiral chip conveying groove, the debris adhering to the back of the chain plate falls into the spiral chip conveying groove, and the debris accumulated in the spiral chip conveying groove enters the interior of the chip conveyor through the chip guiding channel.

[0005] Furthermore, the spiral chip conveying groove includes a groove body, a rotating shaft disposed in the groove body, and sprockets disposed at both ends of the rotating shaft, with the two sides of the chain plate respectively meshing with the sprockets.

[0006] Furthermore, the rotating shaft is provided with helical blades, and when the rotating shaft rotates, the helical blades push the debris accumulated in the groove to the top of the chip guide channel.

[0007] Furthermore, a brush is provided at the upper end of one side wall of the trough to brush off the debris adhering to the back of the chain plate.

[0008] Furthermore, a shaft near one end of the chip guide channel extends out of the groove.

[0009] Furthermore, chains are provided on both sides of the chain plate, and the chains mesh with the sprocket.

[0010] Furthermore, the length of the chain plate with the chip guide channel is less than one-tenth of the overall chain plate length.

[0011] Furthermore, the chain plate is evenly provided with drainage holes.

[0012] Furthermore, the inner side of the chip conveyor housing is provided with tracks for the chain to rotate.

[0013] A chip conveyor, wherein the chip conveyor employs a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device as described above.

[0014] This invention provides a self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayers. A spiral chip removal groove is installed at the tail of the chip conveyor, and the chain plate at the tail can rotate around the spiral chip removal groove. This causes debris on the back of the chain plate to fall into the spiral chip removal groove under gravity. The rotating shaft inside the spiral groove rotates with the chain plate, and its spiral blades push the chips in the spiral chip removal groove towards the chip channel. Finally, the chips fall into the chip conveyor for filtration and circulation after passing through the chip channel, thereby discharging the debris from the interlayer of the chain plate and preventing the chip from accumulating and causing the chip conveyor to jam. Furthermore, this invention also includes a brush installed at the upper end of one side wall of the spiral chip removal groove. The brush brushes the debris adhering to the back of the chain plate into the spiral chip removal groove, thereby thoroughly cleaning the debris adhering to the back of the chain plate. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a chip conveyor according to the present invention;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the chain plate structure in this invention;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the spiral chip removal groove of the present invention.

[0018] Figure Labels

[0019] 100 Chip conveyor, 200 Chain plate self-cleaning device, 110 Horizontal end, 120 Inclined section, 130 Drive mechanism, 140 Liquid inlet, 150 Chip discharge port, 160 Track, 210 Chain plate, 220 Spiral chip discharge trough, 230 Chain plate interlayer, 211 Chip guide channel, 212 Chain, 221 Tank body, 222 Shaft, 223 Sprocket, 224 Spiral blade, 225 Brush. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To facilitate understanding of the present invention, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of the invention.

[0021] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "end," "top," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0023] This invention provides a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device for cleaning debris within the interlayer of a chip conveyor chain plate. The device includes an annular chain plate that can rotate within the chip conveyor and a spiral chip removal groove located at the tail of the chip conveyor. The chain plate can rotate around the spiral chip removal groove. A chip guiding channel is provided on a portion of the chain plate. When the chain plate moves above the spiral chip removal groove, debris adhering to the back of the chain plate falls into the spiral chip removal groove, and the accumulated debris in the spiral chip removal groove enters the interior of the chip conveyor through the chip guiding channel.

[0024] This invention provides a self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayers. By setting a spiral chip removal groove at the tail of the chip conveyor, and allowing the chain plate to rotate around the spiral chip removal groove at the tail, the debris on the back of the chain plate falls into the spiral chip removal groove under the action of gravity. The rotating shaft inside the spiral groove rotates with the rotation of the chain plate, and the spiral blades on it push the chips in the spiral chip removal groove towards the chip guide channel. Finally, the chips fall into the chip conveyor for filtration and circulation after passing through the chip guide channel, thereby discharging the chips in the chain plate interlayer from the interlayer and preventing the chips from accumulating in the interlayer and causing the chip conveyor to jam.

[0025] The following description, in conjunction with specific embodiments, illustrates a self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayers, in order to further understand the inventive concept of the self-cleaning device for chain plate interlayers.

[0026] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device is used for cleaning debris in the chain plate interlayer 230 of the chip conveyor 100; the chain plate interlayer cleaning device 200 includes an annular chain plate 210 that can rotate in the chip conveyor 100 and a spiral chip conveying groove 220 provided at the tail of the chip conveyor 100. Specifically, the chip conveyor 100 includes a horizontal section 110 and an inclined section 120. A spiral chip conveying groove 220 is located at the tail of the horizontal section 110, and a drive mechanism 130 is located at the head of the inclined section 120. The drive mechanism 130 drives the chain plate 210 to rotate. A fluid inlet 140 is also located at the tail, and a chip discharge port 150 is located at the head. After entering through the fluid inlet 140, the cutting fluid first falls onto the chain plate, filtering the chips. The cutting fluid then enters the chip conveyor through the drainage holes 213 on the chain plate 210, and is recycled after being filtered by the internal filtration mechanism. Some chips accumulate in the chain plate interlayer 230 along with the cutting fluid after passing through the drainage holes 213. As the cutting fluid continues to flow in, the chips in the chain plate interlayer 230 cannot be discharged and accumulate, causing the chain plate to jam, thus preventing the chip conveyor from effectively removing chips. To solve this problem, a spiral chip conveying groove 220 is provided at the head of the chip conveyor 100 in this invention. An annular chain plate 210 is rotatably connected to the spiral chip conveying groove 220 at the tail, meaning that the annular chain plate 210 can rotate around the spiral chip conveying groove at the tail. In this way, the debris adhering to the back of the chain plate 210 that moves to the top of the spiral chip conveying groove 220 will fall into the spiral chip conveying groove 220 under the action of gravity. A chip guiding channel 211 is also reserved on part of the chain plate 210. One end of the spiral chip conveying groove 220 is above the chip guiding channel 211. The debris accumulated in the spiral chip conveying groove 220 will enter the interior of the chip conveyor 100 through the chip guiding channel 211, where the filtering mechanism inside the chip conveyor 100 will perform secondary filtration on this part of the debris. In this invention, by setting a spiral chip removal groove 220 at the tail end of the machine and a chip guiding channel 211 on one side of a portion of the chain plates 210, the debris adhering to the back of the chain plates 210 above the spiral chip removal groove 220 falls into the spiral chip removal groove under the action of gravity. The debris accumulated in the spiral chip removal groove 220 then enters the chip conveyor through the chip guiding channel 211 and undergoes secondary filtration by the internal filtration mechanism of the chip conveyor. Therefore, the device of this invention can effectively clean the debris entering the interlayer of the chain plates, thereby preventing the chain plates from jamming.

[0027] In another embodiment, such as Figure 2-3As shown, the spiral chip conveying groove 220 includes a groove body 221, a rotating shaft 222 disposed within the groove body 221, and sprockets 223 disposed at both ends of the rotating shaft 222. The two sides of the chain plate 210 respectively mesh with the sprockets 223. The rotating shaft 222 is provided with spiral blades 224. When the rotating shaft 222 rotates, the spiral blades 224 push the debris accumulated in the groove body 221 to the top of the chip guiding channel 211. In other words, the rotating shaft 222 not only serves as the rotating shaft of the spiral chip conveying groove 220, but also as the rotating shaft of the chain plate 210. The chain plate 210 meshes with the sprockets 223 at both ends of the rotating shaft 222. When the drive mechanism 130 at the machine head drives the chain plate 210 to rotate, the chain plate 210 will also drive the rotating shaft 222 meshing with it at the machine tail to rotate. As the rotating shaft 222 rotates, the spiral blades 224 on it will push the debris in the groove 221 to the direction of the chip guide channel 211, so that the debris in the groove 221 falls back into the interior of the chip conveyor 100 from the chip guide channel 211, thereby preventing the debris from accumulating in the spiral chip conveying groove 220.

[0028] In another embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, a brush 225 is provided at the upper end of one side wall of the trough 221 to brush off debris adhering to the back of the chain plate 210. Specifically, the brush 225 is located at the upper end of the side wall of the trough 221 away from the tail of the machine, that is, the brush 225 is located in front of the chain plate 210 in the running direction, thereby ensuring that the brushed debris can fall into the spiral chip discharge trough 220 under the action of inertia.

[0029] In another embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the rotating shaft 222 near one end of the chip guide channel 211 extends out of the groove 221. That is, the length of the rotating shaft 222 is the same as the width of the chain plate 210, and the length of the groove 221 is less than the width of the chain plate 210. In other words, the ends of the chip guide channel 211 and the groove 221 are aligned, thereby ensuring that the debris in the groove 221 can fall into the chip guide channel 211.

[0030] In another embodiment, such as Figure 2-3 As shown, chains 212 are respectively provided on both sides of the chain plate 210. The chains 212 mesh with the sprocket 224, and the drive mechanism 130 is connected to the chains 212 in a transmission manner.

[0031] In another embodiment, such as Figure 3As shown, the length of the chain plate with the chip guide channel 211 is less than one-tenth of the overall chain plate length. That is, the chip guide channel 211 is only set on a portion of the chain plate. When this portion of the chain plate moves to a lower position at the tail end of the machine, the debris accumulated in the spiral groove 220 will fall into the interior of the chip conveyor 100 through the chip guide channel 211. When the chain plate with the chip guide channel 211 moves to the fluid inlet 140, the chips and debris that leak into the chip guide channel 211 will also fall into the chain plate interlayer. When the chain plate moves above the spiral chip conveyor groove 220, these chips and debris will also fall into the spiral chip conveyor groove. Therefore, the chips in the cutting fluid will not directly enter the lower part of the chip conveyor through the chip guide channel 211.

[0032] In another embodiment, such as Figure 2 As shown, the chain plate 210 is provided with drainage holes 213 evenly distributed.

[0033] In another embodiment, such as Figure 2 As shown, the inner side of the housing of the chip conveyor 100 is provided with tracks 160 for the chain 212 to rotate. Specifically, tracks 160 are provided on the inner sides of both side walls of the chip conveyor 100. To coordinate with the rotation of the annular chain plate 210, two tracks 150 are provided on the inner side of each side wall. When the drive mechanism 130 drives the chain plate 210 to rotate, the chain 212 moves along the tracks 160.

[0034] In another embodiment, a chip conveyor is provided, which employs a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device as described above.

[0035] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0036] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of the present invention, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of this invention patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device, characterized in that: The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device is used for cleaning the debris in the chain plate interlayer of the chip conveyor (100); the chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device (200) comprises an annular chain plate (210) which can rotate in the chip conveyor (100) and a spiral chip groove (220) arranged at the tail of the chip conveyor (100); the chain plate (210) can rotate around the spiral chip groove (220); a chip guide channel (211) is reserved on the part of the chain plate (210); when the chain plate (210) moves to the top of the spiral chip groove (220), the debris adhered to the back of the chain plate (210) falls into the spiral chip groove (220), and the debris accumulated in the spiral chip groove (220) enters the interior of the chip conveyor through the chip guide channel (211).

2. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spiral chip removal groove (220) comprises a groove body (221), a rotating shaft (222) arranged in the groove body (211), and sprockets (223) arranged at both ends of the rotating shaft (222), and both sides of the chain plate (210) are respectively meshed with the sprockets (223).

3. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (222) is provided with a spiral blade (224), and when the rotating shaft (222) rotates, the spiral blade (224) pushes the debris accumulated in the trough body (221) to the top of the chip guide channel (211).

4. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A brush (225) is provided at the upper end of a side wall of the trough body (221), and debris adhering to the back side of the chain plate (210) is brushed off by the brush (225).

5. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rotating shaft (222) close to one end of the chip guiding channel (211) extends out of the slot body (221).

6. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Chains (212) are respectively provided on both sides of the chain plate (210), and the chains (212) are meshed with the sprockets (223).

7. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the partial chain plate with the chip guide channel (211) is less than one tenth of the length of the entire chain plate.

8. The chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chain plate (210) is evenly provided with water leakage holes (213).

9. A chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Tracks (160) for the chains (212) to rotate are respectively arranged on the inner side of the shell of the chip conveyor (100).

10. A chip conveyor, characterized in that: The chip conveyor adopts a chain plate interlayer self-cleaning device as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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