Spiral sterilization conveying system

Abstract

The invention discloses a spiral sterilizing and conveying system which comprises a feeding machine, a spiral conveying tower, a discharging machine, sterilizing equipment and central control equipment, and the spiral conveying tower is provided with a special-shaped conveying belt supported by a tower body supporting frame. The feeding machine and the discharging machine are arranged at the inlet end and the outlet end of the special-shaped conveying belt respectively, the middle of the special-shaped conveying belt is in a vertical spiral shape passing through the sterilization device, the central control device is electrically connected with the feeding machine, the spiral conveying tower, the discharging machine and the sterilization device, the sterilization effect is good, and the space in a plant can be saved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of transportation equipment, in particular to the technical field of sterilization transportation equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In many fields such as food processing, medical product production and cosmetic product production, efficient sterilization treatment of materials is one of the key links to ensure product quality and safety; at present, the sterilization transportation equipment widely used in the industry mostly relies on a flat conveyor belt to realize the conveying of materials, and at the same time, sterilization equipment such as ultraviolet lamps, ethylene oxide sterilizers and high-pressure steam sterilization pots arranged on the conveying route is used to sterilize the materials during conveying, such as a adjustable speed irradiation track with publication number CN220925334U, a high-efficiency sterilization logistics conveying system with publication number CN115057188B and a food sterilization equipment with publication number CN111955637A.

[0003] However, the above-mentioned conventional sterilization transportation equipment has obvious limitations in actual application; first, in order to ensure that the materials have enough time to accept the sterilization treatment of the sterilization equipment, the factory often has to design a longer conveying path for the flat conveyor belt, which leads to a larger overall equipment footprint (which is difficult to flexibly layout for production sites with limited space resources, and may even limit the compact design and capacity improvement of the production line); second, the existing sterilization equipment mostly uses single-band ultraviolet lamps for irradiation, and the sterilization range is limited, which is difficult to deal with various microorganisms that may exist on the surface of the materials; in addition, among the existing sterilization equipment, the installation angle of the ultraviolet lamp is often relatively fixed, and the materials mostly pass through the sterilization area in a static or unidirectional moving manner on the flat conveyor belt, which is easy to appear sterilization dead angle (part of the material surface or wrinkle is difficult to be fully irradiated), thereby affecting the overall sterilization effect.

[0004] In summary, it is one of the technical problems to be solved in the current related industry field to develop a sterilization conveying system that can save floor space while further expanding the sterilization range and improving the sterilization effect. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to solve the problems in the prior art, and to propose a spiral sterilization conveying system with good sterilization effect and space saving.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides a spiral sterilization conveying system, which comprises a feeding machine, a spiral conveying tower, a discharging machine, a sterilization device and a central control device, the spiral conveying tower is provided with a special-shaped conveying belt supported by a tower body support frame, the inlet end and the outlet end of the special-shaped conveying belt are respectively provided with the feeding machine and the discharging machine, and the middle part is vertically spiral-shaped and passes through the sterilization device, and the central control device is electrically connected with the feeding machine, the spiral conveying tower, the discharging machine and the sterilization device.

[0007] Preferably, the feeding machine comprises a flat conveying belt, a feeding support frame, a feeding hopper and a discharging chute, the flat conveying belt is horizontally arranged, the feeding hopper is arranged at the inlet end of the flat conveying belt, and the outlet end of the flat conveying belt is connected to the special-shaped conveying belt through the discharging chute.

[0008] Preferably, the discharging machine comprises a discharging chute, a discharging support frame, a discharging hopper and a sealing plate, the discharging hopper is supported by the discharging support frame and connected to the special-shaped conveying belt through the inclined discharging chute, and the discharging port of the discharging hopper is opened and closed by the sealing plate.

[0009] Preferably, the sterilization device irradiates the special-shaped conveying belt from different directions through a plurality of UVC lamps to sterilize the conveyed materials, and each UVC lamp irradiates in different wave bands.

[0010] Preferably, the special-shaped conveying belt comprises a belt body, a conveying driver, a driving roller, a driven roller and a shaking driver, the driving roller and a plurality of driven rollers are rotatably connected to the tower body support frame, the belt body is sleeved on the driving roller and each driven roller, the driving roller is driven to rotate by the conveying driver, and the shaking driver is installed on the tower body support frame and can drive the belt body to swing back and forth along the conveying direction to shake the conveyed materials.

[0011] Further, the shaking driver comprises a shaking driving motor and a shaking driving roller, the shaking driving roller is rotatably connected to the tower body support frame and driven to rotate by the shaking driving motor, the shaking driving roller is closely arranged on the belt body and the outer wall thereof is provided with a plurality of belt pulling protrusions.

[0012] Further, the special-shaped conveying belt further comprises a quantitative belt tightening mechanism which can synchronously tighten the belt body without affecting the swinging of the belt body within a specified range.

[0013] Further, the quantitative belt tightening mechanism comprises a movable roller, a limiting device, a guide roller and a guide rod, the guide rod is fixed to the tower body support frame and allows the movable roller to vertically slide or rotate, the sliding range of the movable roller is adjusted by the limiting device, and the guide rollers are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the movable roller, and the belt body passes through the movable roller and each guide roller.

[0014] Further, the guide rod has a vertical through slot, the movable roller comprises a movable wheel and a movable shaft, the movable wheel is coaxially arranged with the movable shaft, the movable shaft penetrates through the through slot and can slide up and down along the through slot or rotate in the through slot, the position limiter comprises upper and lower position limiting assemblies arranged above and below respectively to limit the maximum up and down sliding positions of the movable shaft, the position limiting assembly comprises a base plate and a stop rod, the stop rod is indirectly detachably connected to the tower support frame through the base plate.

[0015] Further, the guide roller comprises a guide wheel, a guide shaft and a guide seat, the guide wheel is coaxially arranged with the guide shaft, the guide shaft is rotatably connected to the guide seat, and the guide seat is detachably connected to the tower support frame.

[0016] Advantages of the present application: 1) Save floor space and improve space utilization: The present application designs the middle part of the special-shaped conveyor belt as a vertical spiral, which can significantly shorten the horizontal conveying distance while ensuring that the materials have sufficient sterilization path and sterilization time, thereby significantly reducing the overall floor space of the equipment; compared with the traditional flat conveyor belt type sterilization equipment, this design can better adapt to production sites with limited space resources, which is conducive to the compact layout of the production line and creates favorable conditions for capacity improvement; 2) Expand the sterilization range and improve the sterilization effect: In the present application, the sterilization equipment uses several UVC lamps that irradiate the special-shaped conveyor belt from different directions, and each UVC lamp irradiates according to different wave bands; this multi-directional and multi-waveband irradiation method can cover more surfaces of the materials and effectively deal with various microorganisms that may exist on the surface of the materials, significantly reducing the sterilization dead angle and significantly improving the sterilization effect; 3) Reduce the material sterilization blind area and further optimize the sterilization effect: In the present application, the special-shaped conveyor belt is equipped with a shaking driver, so that the belt body can be driven to swing back and forth along the conveying direction by the shaking driver, so that the materials are constantly turned over during conveying; that is, this design can make each part of the material more evenly receive UVC lamp irradiation, thereby avoiding the situation that some areas of the material cannot be effectively sterilized due to stacking or static, further reducing the sterilization blind area and optimizing the overall sterilization quality; 4) Ensure stable operation of the belt body and improve the reliability of the equipment: The special-shaped conveyor belt of the present application is provided with a quantitative belt tightening mechanism, which can simultaneously tighten the belt body without affecting the swinging of the belt body within a specified range; this not only ensures that the belt body has appropriate tension during shaking and conveying, avoiding the influence of belt relaxation on material conveying, but also reduces the wear of the belt body due to excessive tightness, prolongs the service life of the belt body, and improves the stability and reliability of the equipment operation.

[0017] The features and advantages of the present application will be illustrated in detail by embodiments in conjunction with the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the spiral sterilization conveying system of the present application; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the feeding machine of the spiral sterilization conveying system of the present application; Figure 3 is a top view of the spiral sterilization conveying system of the present application when the feeding machine is removed; Figure 4 is a front view of the spiral sterilization conveying system of the present application when the feeding machine is removed; Figure 5 is an enlarged schematic diagram of A of Figure 4 ; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the spiral sterilization conveying system of the present application when the feeding machine is removed; Figure 7 is an enlarged schematic diagram of B of Figure 6 ; Figure 8 is an enlarged schematic diagram of C of Figure 7 ; Figure 9 is an enlarged schematic diagram of D of Figure 7 .

[0019] In the drawings: 1 - feeding machine, 11 - straight conveying belt, 12 - feeding support frame, 13 - feeding hopper, 14 - discharging chute, 2 - spiral conveying tower, 21 - special-shaped conveying belt, 211 - belt body, 2111 - feeding straight section, 2112 - spiral ascending section, 2113 - discharging straight section, 2114 - back feeding section, 212 - quantitative tight belt mechanism, 2121 - movable roller, 21211 - movable wheel, 21212 - movable shaft, 2122 - limit stopper, 21221 - base plate, 21222 - blocking rod, 2123 - guide roller, 21231 - guide wheel, 21232 - guide shaft, 21233 - guide seat, 2124 - guide rod, 21241 - through slot, 213 - shaking driver, 22 - tower body support frame, 3 - discharging machine, 31 - discharging chute, 32 - discharging support frame, 33 - discharging hopper, 34 - sealing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] Reference is made to Figure 1 and Figure 6The present invention discloses a spiral sterilization conveyor system, comprising a feeder 1, a spiral conveyor tower 2, a discharger 3, sterilization equipment, and a central control device. The spiral conveyor tower 2 has an irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21 supported by a tower support frame 22. The feeder 1 and the discharger 3 are respectively arranged at the inlet and outlet ends of the irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21, while the middle part forms a vertical spiral shape passing through the sterilization equipment. The central control device is electrically connected to the feeder 1, the spiral conveyor tower 2, the discharger 3, and the sterilization equipment. Specifically, the belt body 211 of the irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21 is a mesh belt and can be divided into a straight feeding section 2 that connects to the feeder 1. 111. The feeding straight section 2113 (the position of the feeding straight section 2113 is higher than the position of the feeding straight section 2111), the spiral rising section 2122 that spirals from the feeding straight section 2111 to the feeding straight section 2111, and the return section 2114 that returns from the feeding straight section 2111 to the feeding straight section 2113 can effectively save space and achieve the goal of small area and large capacity. In addition, the number of layers of the spiral rising section 2122 can be set to 3 to 8 layers (preferably 5 layers), and the pitch is controlled at 200 to 400 mm (preferably 300 mm).

[0021] See Figure 2 The feeding machine 1 includes a straight conveyor belt 11, a feeding support frame 12, a feeding hopper 13, and a discharge sluice 14. The straight conveyor belt 11 is horizontally arranged and the feeding hopper 13 is installed at the inlet end, while the outlet end is connected to the irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21 through the discharge sluice 14. The discharge sluice 14 has a tapering section at the outlet end that gradually narrows from the inside to the outside to facilitate material discharge.

[0022] See Figure 4 and Figure 5 The feeding machine 3 includes a feeding chute 31, a feeding support frame 32, a feeding hopper 33, and a sealing plate 34. The feeding hopper 33 is supported by the feeding support frame 32 and is connected to the irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21 through the inclined feeding chute 31. The feeding port of the feeding hopper 33 is opened and closed by the sealing plate 34. Specifically, a pull-out plate can be used as the sealing plate 34, so that the feeding hopper 33 can feed when the sealing plate 34 is pulled out, while the feeding hopper 33 is restricted when the sealing plate 34 is pushed back.

[0023] The sterilization equipment uses several UVC lamps that irradiate the irregularly shaped conveyor belt 21 from different directions to sterilize the conveyed materials. Each UVC lamp operates according to a different wavelength. In other words, the sterilization equipment can irradiate the conveyed materials from different angles and different wavelengths, thereby improving the sterilization effect.

[0024] See Figure 3 and Figure 4The special-shaped conveyor belt 21 comprises a belt body 211, a conveying driver, a driving roller, passive rollers and a shaking driver 213. The driving roller and the passive rollers are rotatably connected to the tower support frame 22. The belt body 211 is sleeved on the driving roller and the passive rollers. The driving roller is driven to rotate by the conveying driver. The shaking driver 213 is installed on the tower support frame 22 and can drive the belt body 211 to swing back and forth along the conveying direction to shake the conveyed materials. The shaking design can make the materials continuously turn over during the conveying by the special-shaped conveyor belt 21, thereby further improving the sterilization effect.

[0025] Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4 The shaking driver 213 comprises a shaking driving motor and a shaking driving roller. The shaking driving roller is rotatably connected to the tower support frame 22 and is driven to rotate by the shaking driving motor. The shaking driving roller is closely arranged with the belt body 211 and the outer wall is surrounded by the pulling belt protrusions. During the work, the shaking driving roller is driven to rotate by the shaking driving motor and pulls the belt body 211 by the pulling belt protrusions to shake the materials on the belt body 211.

[0026] Referring to Figure 4 The special-shaped conveyor belt 21 further comprises a quantitative belt tightening mechanism 212 which can synchronously tighten the belt body 211 without affecting the swinging of the belt body 211 within the specified amplitude.

[0027] Referring to Figure 7 The quantitative belt tightening mechanism 212 comprises a movable roller 2121, a limiting device 2122, a guide roller 2123 and a guide rod 2124. The guide rod 2124 is fixed with the tower support frame 22 and can vertically slide or rotate the movable roller 2121. The sliding range of the movable roller 2121 is adjusted by the limiting device 2122 and the upper and lower sides are respectively provided with the guide rollers 2123. The belt body 211 is respectively sleeved on the movable roller 2121 and the guide rollers 2123.

[0028] Referring to Figure 8The guide rod 2124 has a vertical through slot 21241, the movable roller 2121 comprises a movable wheel 21211 and a movable shaft 21212, the movable wheel 21211 is coaxially arranged with the movable shaft 21212, the movable shaft 21212 penetrates through the through slot 21241 and can slide up and down along the through slot 21241 or rotate in the through slot 21241, the position limiter 2122 limits the maximum up and down sliding positions of the movable shaft 21212 from above and below respectively by upper and lower position limiting assemblies, the position limiting assembly comprises a base plate 21221 and a stop rod 21222, the stop rod 21222 is indirectly detachably connected to the tower body support frame 22 through the base plate 21221; specifically, the base plate 21221 is threadedly connected to the tower body support frame 22 through fasteners, and the stop rod 21222 is threadedly connected to the base plate 21221 through fasteners; in order to improve the installation convenience and stability of the stop rod 21222, the base plate 21221 and the stop rod 21222 can be first inserted together; in addition, one side of the stop rod 21222 towards the movable shaft 21212 is also provided with an arc-shaped concave part.

[0029] Referring to Figure 9 The guide roller 2123 comprises a guide wheel 21231, a guide shaft 21232 and a guide seat 21233, the guide wheel 21231 is coaxially arranged with the guide shaft 21232, the guide shaft 21232 is rotatably connected to the guide seat 21233, and the guide seat 21233 is detachably connected to the tower body support frame 22; specifically, the guide seat 21233 is threadedly connected to the tower body support frame 22 through fasteners.

[0030] In addition, in actual arrangement, the spiral conveying tower 2 and the sterilization equipment can be arranged in the same room separately, and the feeding machine 1 and the discharging machine 3 are arranged in other rooms respectively (for example, the discharging flat section 2113 penetrates through the wall of the room where it is located, so that the discharging machine 3 is in the next room).

[0031] Working process of the present application: Before use, the swinging amplitude of the belt body 211 can be adjusted according to requirements; specifically, the two base plates 21221 are first fastened at a proper height by means of fasteners, and then the two blocking rods 21222 are screwed onto the corresponding base plates 21221 by means of fasteners, so as to restrict the movable shaft 21212 in a specified length section of the through slot 21241 by the two blocking rods 21222 one above the other (i.e. the shaking driver 213 can only drive the movable roller 2121 and the belt body 211 outside the movable roller 2121 to swing back and forth in the specified length section of the through slot 21241); in addition, after the position adjustment of the position limiter 2122 is completed, the mounting height of each guide roller 2123 can also be adjusted by means of fasteners.

[0032] In use, the material to be sterilized is directly put into the flat conveying belt 11 through the feeding hopper 13, so as to be conveyed along the discharging chute 14 by the flat conveying belt 11 to the spiral conveying tower 2; at this time, the material to be sterilized can be driven by the special-shaped conveying belt 21 to pass through the feeding flat section 2111, the spiral ascending section 2112 and the discharging flat section 2113 in sequence and fall into the discharging hopper 33 through the discharging slide 31; in the process of ascending the material to be sterilized along the spiral ascending section 2112, each UVC lamp can irradiate it from different angles and in different wave bands for sterilization; in addition, the material to be sterilized will also be shaken and thus the irradiated position will be changed constantly; finally, the completed sterilization material can be discharged from the discharging hopper 33 by pulling out the sealing plate 34.

[0033] The above embodiments are illustrative of the present application, but not limiting of the present application, and any simple transformation of the present application also belongs to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A helical sterilization conveyor system characterized by: The application relates to a sterilization conveying device, which comprises a feeding machine (1), a spiral conveying tower (2), a discharging machine (3), sterilization equipment and a central control device, the spiral conveying tower (2) is provided with a special-shaped conveying belt (21) supported by a tower body support frame (22), the inlet end and the outlet end of the special-shaped conveying belt (21) are respectively arranged with the feeding machine (1) and the discharging machine (3), and the middle part is vertically and spirally arranged through the sterilization equipment, and the central control device is electrically connected with the feeding machine (1), the spiral conveying tower (2), the discharging machine (3) and the sterilization equipment.

2. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: The feeding machine (1) comprises a flat conveying belt (11), a feeding support frame (12), a feeding hopper (13) and a discharging chute (14), the flat conveying belt (11) is horizontally arranged, the inlet end is provided with the feeding hopper (13), and the outlet end is connected with the special-shaped conveying belt (21) through the discharging chute (14).

3. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: The discharging machine (3) comprises a discharging chute (31), a discharging support frame (32), a discharging hopper (33) and a sealing plate (34), the discharging hopper (33) is supported by the discharging support frame (32) and connected with the special-shaped conveying belt (21) through the obliquely arranged discharging chute (31), and the discharging opening of the discharging hopper (33) is opened and closed by the sealing plate (34).

4. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 1, wherein: The sterilization equipment irradiates the special-shaped conveying belt (21) from different directions through a plurality of UVC lamps to sterilize the conveyed materials, and each UVC lamp irradiates in different wave bands.

5. A helical sterilization conveyor system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein: The special-shaped conveying belt (21) comprises a belt body (211), a conveying driver, a driving roller, a driven roller and a shaking driver (213), the driving roller and a plurality of driven rollers are rotatably connected to the tower body support frame (22), the belt body (211) is sleeved on the driving roller and each driven roller, the driving roller is driven to rotate by the conveying driver, and the shaking driver (213) is installed on the tower body support frame (22) and can drive the belt body (211) to swing back and forth along the conveying direction to shake the conveyed materials.

6. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 5, wherein: The shaking driver (213) comprises a shaking driving motor and a shaking driving roller, the shaking driving roller is rotatably connected to the tower body support frame (22) and driven to rotate by the shaking driving motor, the shaking driving roller is arranged in close contact with the belt body (211) and is provided with a plurality of belt pulling convex edges on the outer wall.

7. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 5, wherein: The special-shaped conveying belt (21) further comprises a quantitative belt tightening mechanism (212) which can synchronously tighten the belt body (211) without affecting the swinging of the belt body (211) within a specified range.

8. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 7, wherein: The quantitative belt tightening mechanism (212) comprises a movable roller (2121), a limiting device (2122), a guide roller (2123) and a guide rod (2124), the guide rod (2124) is fixed to the tower body support frame (22) and allows the movable roller (2121) to vertically slide or rotate, the sliding range of the movable roller (2121) is adjusted by the limiting device (2122), and the upper and lower sides of the movable roller (2121) are respectively provided with the guide rollers (2123), and the belt body (211) passes through the movable roller (2121) and each guide roller (2123).

9. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 8, wherein: The guide rod (2124) has a vertical through slot (21241), the movable roller (2121) comprises a movable wheel (21211) and a movable shaft (21212), the movable wheel (21211) is coaxially arranged with the movable shaft (21212), the movable shaft (21212) penetrates through the through slot (21241) and can slide up and down along the through slot (21241) or rotate in the through slot (21241), the position limiter (2122) limits the maximum up and down sliding position of the movable shaft (21212) from above and below respectively through upper and lower position limiting assemblies, the position limiting assembly comprises a base plate (21221) and a stop rod (21222), the stop rod (21222) is indirectly detachably connected on the tower support frame (22) through the base plate (21221).

10. The spiral sterilization conveyor system of claim 8, wherein: The guide roller (2123) comprises a guide wheel (21231), a guide shaft (21232) and a guide seat (21233), the guide wheel (21231) is coaxially arranged with the guide shaft (21232), the guide shaft (21232) is rotatably connected on the guide seat (21233), and the guide seat (21233) is detachably connected on the tower support frame (22).

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