Environment-friendly water curtain air filtering system for coating spraying
By designing a water curtain air filtration system that includes water curtain, filtration, salvage and scraping mechanism, the problems of imperfect functions and high artificial participation intensity of existing systems are solved, and efficient filtration of air and water and automatic impurities are realized. Clearing improves the automation level and efficiency of the system.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411568252.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-14
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
AI Technical Summary
The existing water curtain air filtration system is incomplete, unable to effectively clean impurities in the water, has a strong artificial participation intensity, and cannot assist in clearing areas with dust attached, and it depends on more human labor.
An environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for coating spraying is designed, including a water curtain mechanism, a filter mechanism, a salvage mechanism and a scraping mechanism. The combination of the water curtain, a filter layer, a salvage filter layer and a scraping mechanism is used to realize air and water. High-efficiency filtration and automatic removal of impurities.
It improves the air filtration effect, reduces the intensity of subsequent manual operations, realizes automatic cleaning of impurities in water and automatic shaking of dust attached, and improves the automation level and efficiency of the system.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of air filtration, and in particular to an environmentally friendly paint spraying water curtain air filtration system. Background Art
[0002] The environmentally friendly paint spraying water curtain air filtration system is a device used to control air pollution and improve the quality of the working environment during paint spraying operations; the water curtain air filtration system uses water as a filter medium and captures dust, mist and other particulate matter in the air by spraying a water curtain. With the increasingly stringent environmental protection laws and regulations, the application scope of the water curtain air filtration system will continue to expand, and the technology will also develop in a more efficient and energy-saving direction. The current water curtain air filtration system only simply absorbs and filters the air through the water curtain, and its functions are not perfect. For example, the cleaning of impurities in the water requires a high level of manual participation, and it cannot achieve auxiliary cleaning of areas with a lot of dust, and it relies on a lot of manual labor; based on this, the present invention proposes a water curtain air filtration system, which further optimizes and improves the function of the water curtain filtration system, can further improve the filtration effect, and reduce the subsequent manual operation intensity. Summary of the invention
[0003] In view of the above technical problems, the present invention further optimizes and improves the function of the water curtain filtration system, which can further improve the filtration effect and reduce the subsequent manual operation intensity.
[0004] The scheme used in the present invention is: an environmentally friendly paint spraying water curtain air filtration system, comprising a box body, a water tank is arranged at the bottom of the box body, a fan is arranged at one end of the box body, air inlet swing plates are rotatably arranged on each side of the open end of the box body, the air inlet swing plates are arranged in a rectangular shape, and a driving mechanism is arranged at the open end of the box body for controlling the reciprocating swing of the air inlet swing plates; a water curtain mechanism is arranged inside the box body and above the water tank, the water curtain mechanism includes a water curtain box array arranged at the top end of the box body, the water curtain box is slidably installed at the top end of the box body, and a nozzle is arranged on the water curtain box; one end of the water curtain box is connected to a A transmission box is provided, and the transmission box is connected with the water tank; a filtering mechanism is provided inside the box body and between the water curtain mechanism and the fan, the filtering mechanism comprises a winding box 1 and a winding box 2 respectively provided at the upper and lower ends of the box body, a filtering layer is provided between the winding box 1 and the winding box 2, and is used to filter the impurity particles in the gas; a salvaging mechanism is hoisted inside the box body, the salvaging mechanism comprises a salvaging frame arranged inside the water tank, a salvaging filtering layer is provided on the salvaging frame, and is used to salvage the impurities inside the filtered water tank; a scraping mechanism is provided on one side of the box body, and is used to scrape off the impurities salvaged by the salvage filtering layer.
[0005] Preferably, the air inlet swing plates are interconnected with flexible connecting parts for sealing the air inlet swing plates arranged in a rectangular shape; the driving mechanism controls the reciprocating swing of the air inlet swing plates to shake off impurities attached to the air inlet swing plates.
[0006] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a belt motor arranged on the box body, a driving belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the belt motor, the driving belt structure is arranged in a rectangular shape, a pushing slide is attached to each side of the driving belt structure, the pushing slide is slidably installed on the box body, a push wheel is arranged on the pushing slide, and a movable slide is slidably installed on the box body, and the movable slide is driven by the push wheel.
[0007] Preferably, a pushing portion is provided on the movable slide, and a spring for providing elastic force is provided between the movable slide and the box body. The push wheel pushes the pushing portion to make the movable slide slide. A connecting rod is rotatably installed on the movable slide, and one end of the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the air inlet swing plate.
[0008] Preferably, the filtering mechanism includes a winding drum 1 arranged inside a winding box 1, and a winding drum 2 arranged inside a winding box 2, and a motor 1 and a motor 2 are arranged on the side of the box body. A belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 1 for driving the winding drum 1; a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 2 for driving the winding drum 2, and the winding drum 2 and the winding drum 1 are respectively used for winding up the filter layer to replace the filter area of the filter layer.
[0009] Preferably, the water curtain mechanism includes a transmission pipe connected between the transmission box and the water tank, a rack is provided on the side of the water curtain box, and gears are rotatably installed between adjacent water curtain boxes, the gears are rotatably installed on the inner top of the box body, and the gears are respectively engaged with the racks on the water curtain boxes on both sides; a drive motor is provided at the inner top of the box body, and the drive motor is used to drive the gears.
[0010] Preferably, the salvage mechanism includes a motor three and a lifting drum arranged on the top of the box body, the motor three is used to drive the lifting drum, a lifting rope is wound on the lifting drum, the bottom end of the lifting rope is connected to the salvage frame, and is used to retract and control the salvage frame; fixing holes are provided on the side of the salvage frame, and fixed electric cylinders are provided on both sides of the box body, the telescopic rod of the fixed electric cylinder cooperates with the fixed holes on the salvage frame to fix the salvage frame, and the scraping operation is performed by the scraping mechanism.
[0011] Preferably, the scraping mechanism includes an installation box arranged on the side of the box body, and a through groove is opened on the side of the box body, a blocking electric cylinder is arranged on the installation box, and a blocking plate is arranged on the telescopic rod of the blocking electric cylinder, and the blocking plate is used to block the through groove on the box body; a positioning electric cylinder is also arranged on the installation box, a positioning mounting seat is arranged on the telescopic rod of the positioning electric cylinder, an extension motor is arranged on the positioning mounting seat, a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the extension motor, and an extension screw rod and a guide rod are movably arranged on the positioning mounting seat, and the extension screw rod and the belt structure on the output shaft of the extension motor form a spiral pair; a scraping rod is arranged at one end of the extension screw rod and the guide rod, and the impurities salvaged from the salvage filter layer are scraped off by the scraping rod.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: (1) air enters from the open end of the box, that is, passes through the rectangular air inlet swing plate, enters the box, and is sucked from the water tank through the transmission box to transmit water flow, and then transmitted to the water curtain box, and finally released through the nozzle to form a water curtain. The air passes through the water curtain, which can degrade and remove impurities in the air and finally mixes with the water in the water tank. During this process, the drive motor works, and the water curtain box moves back and forth under the gear rack transmission, that is, the water curtain boxes arranged in an array move back and forth, so that the water curtain is fully in contact with the air; (2) the salvage frame and the salvage filter layer are continuously lifted, and the impurities in the water are salvaged through the salvage filter layer, and salvage it out of the water; (3) control the position of the scraper rod through the position electric cylinder so that the scraper rod contacts the surface of the salvage filter layer, and then control the extension screw to move, that is, the scraper rod moves on the surface of the salvage filter layer to scrape off the salvaged impurities; (4) air passes through the rectangular air inlet swing plate, and the impurities and dust adhere to the air inlet swing plate. The belt motor can be used to drive the belt structure to move, that is, drive the push slide to reciprocate, and the push wheel pushes the push part, that is, the moving slide reciprocates. Under the connection of the connecting rod, the air inlet swing plate swings back and forth to shake off the impurities and dust attached to the air inlet swing plate, thereby eliminating manual cleaning operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention.
[0014] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention from another angle.
[0015] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the box body of the present invention.
[0016] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the salvage mechanism of the present invention.
[0017] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the water curtain mechanism of the present invention.
[0018] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the water curtain mechanism of the present invention.
[0019] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the filtering mechanism structure of the present invention.
[0020] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the scraping mechanism of the present invention.
[0021] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the scraping mechanism of the present invention.
[0022] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the air inlet swing plate of the present invention.
[0023] Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the driving mechanism of the present invention.
[0024] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the driving mechanism of the present invention.
[0025] Figure numerals: 1-box; 2-air inlet swing plate; 201-flexible connection part; 3-motor 1; 4-motor 2; 5-winding box 1; 6-fan; 7-transmission box; 8-transmission pipe; 9-water tank; 901-fixed electric cylinder; 10-lifting rope; 11-motor 3; 12-lifting drum; 13-salvage frame; 14-salvage filter layer; 15-driving motor; 16-water curtain box; 17-sprinkler; 18-gear; 19-rack; 20-winding box 2 ;21-reel one;22-reel two;23-filter layer;24-installation box;25-sealing electric cylinder;2501-sealing plate;26-position electric cylinder;27-position mounting seat;28-extension motor;29-extension screw rod;30-guide rod;31-scraper rod;32-drive belt structure;33-belt motor;34-connecting rod;35-movable slide;36-push slide;37-spring;3501-push part;3601-push wheel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] Example: Figures 1 to 12As shown, a water tank 9 is provided at the bottom of the box body 1, and a fan 6 is provided at one end of the box body 1; air inlet swing plates 2 are rotatably provided on each side of the open end of the box body 1, and the air inlet swing plates 2 are arranged in a rectangular shape. A driving mechanism is provided at the open end of the box body 1 for controlling the reciprocating swing of the air inlet swing plates 2; the air inlet swing plates 2 are interconnected with flexible connecting parts 201 for sealing the air inlet swing plates 2 arranged in a rectangular shape; the driving mechanism controls the reciprocating swing of the air inlet swing plates 2 to shake off impurities attached to the air inlet swing plates 2; the driving mechanism includes a belt motor 33 provided on the box body 1, and a driving belt structure 32 is provided on the output shaft of the belt motor 33. The driving belt structure 32 is arranged in a rectangular shape, and a pushing slide 36 is attached to each side of the driving belt structure 32. The pushing slide 36 is slidably installed on the box body 1. A push wheel 3601 is provided on the pushing slide 36, and a movable slide 35 is slidably installed on the box body 1, and the movable slide 35 is driven by the push wheel 3601; a pushing part 3501 is provided on the movable slide 35, and a spring 37 for providing elastic force is provided between the movable slide 35 and the box body 1, and the push wheel 3601 pushes the pushing part 3501 to make the movable slide 35 slide, and a connecting rod 34 is rotatably installed on the movable slide 35, and one end of the connecting rod 34 is rotatably connected to the air inlet swing plate 2.
[0027] A water curtain mechanism is arranged inside the box body 1 and above the water tank 9, and the water curtain mechanism includes water curtain boxes 16 arranged in an array at the top of the inside of the box body 1, the water curtain boxes 16 are slidably installed at the top of the inside of the box body 1, and nozzles 17 are arranged on the water curtain boxes 16; one end of the water curtain box 16 is connected to a transmission box 7, and the transmission box 7 is connected to the water tank 9; the water curtain mechanism includes a transmission pipe 8 connected between the transmission box 7 and the water tank 9, a rack 19 is arranged on the side of the water curtain box 16, and a gear 18 is rotatably installed between adjacent water curtain boxes 16, the gear 18 is rotatably installed at the top of the inside of the box body 1, and the gear 18 is respectively meshed with the racks 19 on the water curtain boxes 16 on both sides; a driving motor 15 is arranged at the top of the inside of the box body 1, and the driving motor 15 is used to drive the gear 18.
[0028] A filtering mechanism is arranged inside the box body 1 and between the water curtain mechanism and the fan 6. The filtering mechanism includes a winding box 1 5 and a winding box 2 20 respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the box body 1, and a filter layer 23 is arranged between the winding box 1 5 and the winding box 2 20 for filtering foreign particles in the gas; the filtering mechanism includes a winding drum 1 21 arranged inside the winding box 1 5, and a winding drum 2 22 inside the winding box 2 20, and a motor 1 3 and a motor 2 4 are arranged on the side of the box body 1, and a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 1 3 for driving the winding drum 1 21; a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 2 4 for driving the winding drum 2 22, and the winding drum 2 22 and the winding drum 1 21 are respectively used for winding up the filter layer 23 to replace the filter area of the filter layer 23.
[0029] A salvage mechanism is installed in the interior of the box body 1, and the salvage mechanism includes a salvage frame 13 arranged inside the water tank 9, and a salvage filter layer 14 is arranged on the salvage frame 13 for salvaging impurities inside the filtered water tank 9; a scraping mechanism is arranged on one side of the box body 1 for scraping impurities salvaged by the salvage filter layer 14; the salvage mechanism includes a motor 3 11 and a hoisting drum 12 arranged on the top of the box body 1, the motor 3 11 is used to drive the hoisting drum 12, a hoisting rope 10 is wound on the hoisting drum 12, and the bottom end of the hoisting rope 10 is connected to the salvage frame 13 for retracting and controlling the salvage frame 13; fixing holes are arranged on the side of the salvage frame 13, and fixed electric cylinders 901 are arranged on both sides of the box body 1, and the telescopic rods of the fixed electric cylinder 901 cooperate with the fixed holes on the salvage frame 13 to fix the salvage frame 13, and scraping is performed by the scraping mechanism. Operation: The scraping mechanism includes an installation box 24 arranged on the side of the box body 1, and a through groove is opened on the side of the box body 1, a blocking electric cylinder 25 is arranged on the installation box 24, and a blocking plate 2501 is arranged on the telescopic rod of the blocking electric cylinder 25, and the blocking plate 2501 is used to block the through groove on the box body 1; a position electric cylinder 26 is also arranged on the installation box 24, and a position mounting seat 27 is arranged on the telescopic rod of the position electric cylinder 26, and an extension motor 28 is arranged on the position mounting seat 27, and a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the extension motor 28, and an extension screw rod 29 and a guide rod 30 are movably arranged on the position mounting seat 27, and the extension screw rod 29 and the belt structure on the output shaft of the extension motor 28 form a spiral pair; a scraper rod 31 is arranged at one end of the extension screw rod 29 and the guide rod 30, and the impurities salvaged from the salvage filter layer 14 are scraped off by the scraper rod 31.
[0030] The principle of implementing the present invention is as follows: the air in the workshop is sucked and transmitted through the operation of the fan 6. The air enters from the open end of the box body 1, that is, passes through the air inlet swing plate 2 arranged in a rectangular shape, enters the interior of the box body 1, and is sucked and transmitted from the water tank 9 through the transmission box 7, and then transmitted to the water curtain box 16, and finally released through the nozzle 17 to form a water curtain. The air passes through the water curtain, and impurities in the air can be degraded and removed, and finally mixed in the water in the water tank 9. In this process, the driving motor 15 works, and the water curtain box 16 moves back and forth under the gear rack transmission, that is, the water curtain box 16 arranged in an array moves back and forth, so that the water curtain is fully in contact with the air; after passing through the water curtain, the air is further filtered by the filtering mechanism, specifically, the micro particles in the air are removed by the filter layer 23. After the use of the moving cycle, the motor 1 3 and the motor 2 4 work to control the winding drum 1 21 and the winding drum 2 2 to rotate, that is, drive the filter layer 23 to move, realize the conversion of the filter area, and maintain a good filtering effect.
[0031] After the impurities in the air are degraded and mixed in the water tank 9, the salvage frame 13 is located at the bottom of the water tank 9. The motor 3 11 works and the hoisting drum 12 rotates to retract and release the hoisting rope 10, thereby continuing to lift the salvage frame 13 and the salvage filter layer 14, and salvage the impurities in the water through the salvage filter layer 14 and salvage them out of the water. Then, the telescopic rod of the fixed electric cylinder 901 cooperates with the fixing hole on the side of the salvage frame 13 to fix the salvage frame 13 so that the salvage frame 13 is in a stable state; the blocking electric cylinder 25 controls the movement of the blocking plate 2501, that is, releases the blocking state of the side of the box body 1, and the extension motor 28 works to move the extension screw rod 29, that is, the scraper rod 31 moves to the inside of the box body 1, and the position of the scraper rod 31 is controlled by the position electric cylinder 26, so that the scraper rod 31 contacts the surface of the salvage filter layer 14, and then the extension screw rod 29 is controlled to move, that is, the scraper rod 31 moves on the surface of the salvage filter layer 14 to scrape off the salvaged impurities.
[0032] Furthermore, air passes through the air inlet swing plate 2 arranged in a rectangular shape, and impurities and dust adhere to the air inlet swing plate 2. The belt motor 33 can be used to drive the belt structure 32 to move, that is, to drive the push slide 36 to reciprocate, and the push wheel 3601 pushes the pushing part 3501, so that the moving slide 35 reciprocates. Under the connecting action of the connecting rod 34, the air inlet swing plate 2 swings back and forth to shake off the impurities and dust attached to the air inlet swing plate 2, thereby eliminating manual cleaning operations.
Claims
1. An environmentally friendly paint spraying water curtain air filtration system, comprising a box (1), a water tank (9) is arranged at the bottom of the box (1), and a fan (6) is arranged at one end of the box (1), characterized in that: An air inlet swing plate (2) is rotatably arranged on each side of the open end of the box body (1), the air inlet swing plate (2) is arranged in a rectangular shape, and a driving mechanism is arranged at the open end of the box body (1) for controlling the reciprocating swing of the air inlet swing plate (2); a water curtain mechanism is arranged inside the box body (1) and above the water tank (9), the water curtain mechanism comprises water curtain boxes (16) arranged in an array at the top of the inside of the box body (1), the water curtain boxes (16) are slidably installed at the top of the inside of the box body (1), and a nozzle (17) is arranged on the water curtain box (16); a transmission box (7) is arranged at one end of the water curtain box (16), and the transmission box (7) is connected to the water tank (9); inside the box body (1) and above the water curtain box (9), a water curtain box (16) is arranged at the top of the inside of the box body (1), and a water curtain box (17) is arranged on the water curtain box (16); a transmission box (7) is arranged at one end of the water curtain box (16), and the transmission box (7) is connected to the water tank (9); A filtering mechanism is arranged between the water curtain mechanism and the fan (6), the filtering mechanism comprising a winding box 1 (5) and a winding box 2 (20) respectively arranged at the upper and lower ends of the box body (1), a filtering layer (23) being arranged between the winding box 1 (5) and the winding box 2 (20) for filtering impurity particles in the gas; a salvaging mechanism is hoisted inside the box body (1), the salvaging mechanism comprising a salvaging frame (13) arranged in cooperation with the inside of the water tank (9), a salvaging filtering layer (14) being arranged on the salvaging frame (13) for salvaging impurities inside the filtered water tank (9); and a scraping mechanism is arranged on one side of the box body (1) for scraping impurities salvaged by the salvaging filtering layer (14).
2. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 1 is characterized by: The air inlet swing plates (2) are interconnected with a flexible connection portion (201) for sealing the air inlet swing plates (2) arranged in a rectangular shape; the driving mechanism controls the air inlet swing plates (2) to swing back and forth, so as to shake off impurities attached to the air inlet swing plates (2).
3. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 2 is characterized by: The driving mechanism comprises a belt motor (33) arranged on a box body (1); a driving belt structure (32) is arranged on the output shaft of the belt motor (33); the driving belt structure (32) is arranged in a rectangular shape; a pushing slide (36) is attached to each side of the driving belt structure (32); the pushing slide (36) is slidably mounted on the box body (1); a pushing wheel (3601) is arranged on the pushing slide (36); and a moving slide (35) is slidably mounted on the box body (1); the moving slide (35) is driven by the pushing wheel (3601).
4. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 3 is characterized by: The movable slide (35) is provided with a pushing portion (3501), and a spring (37) for providing elastic force is provided between the movable slide (35) and the box body (1). The push wheel (3601) pushes the pushing portion (3501) to make the movable slide (35) slide. A connecting rod (34) is rotatably mounted on the movable slide (35), and one end of the connecting rod (34) is rotatably connected to the air inlet swing plate (2).
5. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 1 is characterized by: The filtering mechanism comprises a winding drum 1 (21) arranged inside a winding box 1 (5), and a winding drum 2 (22) arranged inside a winding box 2 (20); a motor 1 (3) and a motor 2 (4) are arranged on the side of the box body (1); a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 1 (3) for driving the winding drum 1 (21); a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 2 (4) for driving the winding drum 2 (22); the winding drum 2 (22) and the winding drum 1 (21) are respectively used for winding up the filter layer (23) to replace the filter area of the filter layer (23).
6. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 1 is characterized by: The water curtain mechanism comprises a transmission pipe (8) connected between a transmission box (7) and a water box (9); a rack (19) is arranged on the side of the water curtain box (16); and a gear (18) is rotatably installed between adjacent water curtain boxes (16); the gear (18) is rotatably installed on the top of the interior of the box body (1), and the gear (18) is respectively meshed with the racks (19) on the water curtain boxes (16) on both sides; a driving motor (15) is arranged on the top of the interior of the box body (1), and the driving motor (15) is used to drive the gear (18).
7. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 1 is characterized by: The salvage mechanism comprises a motor three (11) and a hoisting drum (12) arranged on the top of the box body (1), the motor three (11) is used to drive the hoisting drum (12), a hoisting rope (10) is wound on the hoisting drum (12), the bottom end of the hoisting rope (10) is connected to the salvage frame (13) and is used to retract and control the salvage frame (13); a fixing hole is arranged on the side of the salvage frame (13), and a fixed electric cylinder (901) is arranged on both sides of the box body (1), and the telescopic rod of the fixed electric cylinder (901) cooperates with the fixing hole on the salvage frame (13) to fix the salvage frame (13), and a scraping operation is performed through the scraping mechanism.
8. The environmentally friendly water curtain air filtration system for paint spraying according to claim 7 is characterized by: The scraping mechanism comprises a mounting box (24) arranged on the side of the box body (1), and a through slot is opened on the side of the box body (1); a blocking electric cylinder (25) is arranged on the mounting box (24), and a blocking plate (2501) is arranged on the telescopic rod of the blocking electric cylinder (25), and the blocking plate (2501) is used to block the through slot on the box body (1); a position electric cylinder (26) is also arranged on the mounting box (24), and a position mounting seat (27) is arranged on the telescopic rod of the position electric cylinder (26), and the position mounting seat (27) is arranged on the telescopic rod of the position electric cylinder (26). An extension motor (28) is arranged on the mounting seat (27), a belt structure is arranged on the output shaft of the extension motor (28), and an extension screw rod (29) and a guide rod (30) are movably arranged on the position mounting seat (27), the extension screw rod (29) and the belt structure on the output shaft of the extension motor (28) forming a spiral pair; a scraper rod (31) is arranged at one end of the extension screw rod (29) and the guide rod (30), and impurities salvaged from the salvage filter layer (14) are scraped off by the scraper rod (31).