Coil conveying device capable of automatically cleaning plug

By designing an automated coil conveying device, and using cylinders to control the lifting and lowering of the guide mold and the blowing of air through the air inlet, the problem of blockage caused by tangling and clumping during the conveying of magnetic control coils was solved, achieving automated unblocking and efficient production.

CN223508960UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04FUJIAN UNIV OF TECH
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Application Number
CN202423143376.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

Existing magnetic control coils are prone to tangling and clumping during the conveying process, which can lead to blockages in the conveying pipeline. This requires manual inspection and cleaning, which is inefficient and costly, and cannot meet the needs of automated production.

Method used

Design a coil conveying device including a cylinder, a bottom guide mold, an upper guide mold, and a proximity switch. The cylinder controls the lifting and lowering of the bottom guide mold and the blowing of air through the air outlet to achieve automatic detection and unblocking functions, avoiding manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

It enables self-detection and automatic unblocking of magnetic control coils, reduces labor costs, improves production efficiency, and is suitable for automated production of magnetic control coils and spring transmissions.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a coil conveying device capable of automatically cleaning a plug, which belongs to the technical field of material conveying, and comprises a trumpet-shaped material guide sliding channel formed by a material guide bottom die and a material guide upper die, the material guide bottom die can be automatically opened and closed through the control of an air cylinder, and the material guide bottom die is a complete channel when closed, so as to guide and convey coil materials. When the material guide bottom die moves downwards to open the channel, the whole channel is opened up and down, an air blowing opening is additionally formed and can directly face and descend the front end of the material guide bottom die, wound materials can be blown and separated conveniently, manual control is not needed at all, manual unblocking is not needed either, the labor cost is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, and the self-detection unblocking function of the magnetic control coil is achieved. And the proximity switch is additionally arranged and can detect that the materials are not moved continuously, so that the situation that the materials are blocked is known, the material guiding bottom die is automatically controlled to be lowered, and the whole conveying line is made to travel into an automatic production line.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to material conveying technical field, especially a coil conveying device that can clear the blockage automatically. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the production and conveying process of the magnetic control coil, because the coil cannot be pushed by force, only the structure itself characteristics can be utilized, the coil conveying can only be pushed by the pipeline structure, and the coil is a spiral structure with a gap, the structure is easy to be wound and bunched, and is also easy to be misaligned and overlapped together, when the coil bunching misalignment angle deviation is too large, two different coils are wound to form a cross shape, the coil is easy to cause the conveying pipeline blockage in the conveying process, therefore, the automatic conveying device of the coil material needs to clear the blockage of the conveying pipeline in time.

[0003] When the coils are entered into the transmission mechanism or other equipment one by one from the pipeline-shaped slide, the material winding occurs at each level of the inlet, thereby causing the inlet blockage of the material conveying. At present, the common clearing blockage mode of the magnetic control coil is that the blockage in the transmission of the magnetic control coil is checked by manual visual inspection, and the blocked coil is cleaned by manual method. In the transmission process of the magnetic control coil, the manual visual inspection and manual cleaning of the blocked coil are needed throughout the process, which not only causes the waste of manpower and increases the cost, but also has low efficiency. In the automatic production line, the manual cleaning of the blockage seriously affects the production efficiency, and the internal structure of the coil conveying pipeline is small and cannot be touched by hand, so that the manual operation factor needs to be considered in the production line, which not only causes the design trouble, but also causes the personnel operation trouble, and the personnel need to concentrate on the whole production line at all times, which cannot meet the demand of the current market mass production.

[0004] Therefore, the utility model designs a coil conveying device that can automatically clear the blockage to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a coil conveying device that can automatically clear the blockage, the device increases the horn-shaped sliding channel, the opening and closing can be controlled through the cylinder, the complete channel is formed when the cylinder is closed, the coil material is conveyed, when the cylinder is opened, the height of the material guide bottom die is lowered, the whole channel is opened upward and downward, the blowing port is opposite to the front end of the lowered material guide bottom die, the winding material is blown and separated, personnel control is not needed, manual clearing blockage is not needed, the labor cost is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the self-detection and clearing blockage function of the magnetic control coil is realized, and the proximity switch is further increased, the material continuous inactivity can be detected, the material blockage is known, the material guide bottom die is lowered through the automatic control, and the whole conveying line stroke is automatic production line.

[0006] The utility model discloses a coil conveying device that can automatically clear the blockage, comprising

[0007] Cylinder, guide material bottom die, frame, blanking chute, clear block frame plate and guide material upper die;

[0008] The frame is fixed frame structure;

[0009] The clear block frame plate is the flat plate, and the clear block frame plate is vertically stably installed on the frame, the side wall of the clear block frame plate is provided with the air inlet, the air inlet is connected with the external air blowing pipeline, the rear side wall of the clear block frame plate is provided with the air outlet, and the air inlet is communicated with the air outlet;

[0010] The blanking chute is the guide material recess that opens at the top, and the blanking chute is opened at both ends;

[0011] The blanking chute is obliquely inserted on the clear block frame plate with the front being higher than the rear, and the blanking chute penetrates the front and rear sides of the clear block frame plate;

[0012] The blanking chute is provided with the proximity switch outside, and the detection direction of the proximity switch is directly opposite the recess inside the blanking chute;

[0013] The cylinder is vertically installed on the frame in the fixed position, and the telescopic rod of the cylinder is vertically arranged downward;

[0014] The guide material bottom die is the block structure, the top of the guide material bottom die is the inclined plane with the front being higher than the rear, the lower die groove is formed on the top inclined plane of the guide material bottom die, and the guide material bottom die is hung on the lower end of the telescopic rod of the cylinder;

[0015] The guide material upper die is the block structure, the guide material upper die is fixedly arranged on the rear side wall of the clear block frame plate, the bottom of the guide material upper die is the inclined plane with the front being higher than the rear, the upper die groove is formed on the bottom inclined plane of the guide material upper die and recessed upward, the discharge port is formed on the rear side wall of the guide material upper die, and the discharge port is the round hole;

[0016] The guide material bottom die is vertically lifted by the cylinder and arranged below the guide material upper die, and the top inclined plane of the guide material bottom die is tightly assembled with the bottom inclined plane of the guide material upper die and can be separated;

[0017] The upper die groove and the lower die groove are assembled into the horn-shaped closed channel with the front being thick and the rear being thin, the channel assembled by the upper die groove and the lower die groove is also obliquely arranged with the front being high and the rear being low, and the rear end opening of the channel composed of the upper die groove and the lower die groove is aligned and communicated with the discharge port.

[0018] Further, the rear end opening of the blanking chute is flush with the rear side wall of the clear block frame plate;

[0019] The feeding chute is a V-shaped guiding groove. The left and right sides of the feeding chute are symmetrically arranged, and the two side planes of the feeding chute are perpendicular to each other, that is, the included angle α is 90°.

[0020] Furthermore, a recycling box is provided directly below the lower mold groove, and the recycling box is a box with an opening at the top.

[0021] Furthermore, the proximity switch is installed on the front side wall of the cleaning plate, and the proximity switch is directly opposite the top opening of the material discharge chute from top to bottom.

[0022] Furthermore, the top inclined surface of the bottom mold and the top inclined surface of the top mold have the same inclination angle, and the angle b with the horizontal plane is 25°. The angle between the channel axis formed by the upper mold groove and the lower mold groove and the horizontal plane is also 25°.

[0023] A connecting pipe is also provided on the rear side of the upper guide mold, and the connecting pipe is connected to the rear end of the discharge port, with the discharge port and the connecting pipe having the same axis.

[0024] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: 1. This device forms a complete channel by closing the bottom mold and the top mold, which facilitates the sliding conveying of electromagnetic coil materials. At the same time, a proximity switch is added to the discharge chute. When material blockage occurs, the proximity switch will send a signal, which will control the cylinder through the controller to lower the bottom mold and open the entire material conveying channel in two, thereby releasing the stuck material and facilitating its physical removal from the channel, thus achieving the purpose of clearing the blockage.

[0025] 2. This device also includes a clearing plate. Through the pipe design of the clearing plate, the air inlet of the blowing device is connected to the air outlet on the rear side wall, allowing the blowing port to blow air backward in a positive direction. This further clears the material stuck in the lower mold groove, ensuring that the coil material can be blown away smoothly. After the blockage is cleared, the cylinder returns to its original position, realizing the self-detection and clearing of the coil. This reduces labor costs and improves production efficiency. This invention is not only applicable to the self-detection and clearing of coils in magnetic coil detection equipment, but also applicable to coil-shaped spring conveyors. During the conveying of such materials, self-detection and synchronous automatic clearing can be performed. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0027] Fig. 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall front structure of this utility model;

[0028] Fig. 2 This is a schematic diagram of the rear structure of this utility model;

[0029] Fig. 3 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the internal structure of the side of this utility model;

[0030] Fig. 4 This is a schematic diagram of the material guiding bottom mold in its lowered state according to this utility model;

[0031] Fig. 5 This is a schematic diagram of the assembled structure of the bottom guide mold and the top guide mold of this utility model;

[0032] Fig. 6 This is a schematic diagram of the lower mold groove structure in the disassembled state of the material guiding bottom mold of this utility model;

[0033] Fig. 7 This is a schematic diagram of the upper mold groove structure of the material guiding bottom mold and the material guiding upper mold in a disassembled state.

[0034] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0035] 1-Cylinder, 11-Guide bottom mold, 12-Lower mold groove, 13-Recycling box, 14-Frame, 2-Discharge chute, 21-Proximity switch, 3-Clearing plate, 31-Air inlet, 32-Air outlet, 4-Guide upper mold, 41-Upper mold groove, 42-Discharge outlet, 43-Continuous pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0036] Please see Figs. 1 to 7 As shown, this utility model provides a coil conveying device that can automatically clear blockages. In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0037] In a specific embodiment of the technical solution of this utility model:

[0038] Includes cylinder 1, bottom guide mold 11, frame 14, unloading chute 2, clearing plate 3, and top guide mold 4;

[0039] Frame 14 is a fixed frame structure;

[0040] The clearing plate 3 is a flat plate, which is vertically and stably installed on the frame 14. An air inlet 31 is opened on the side wall of the clearing plate 3, which is connected to an external air blowing pipe. A solenoid valve can be added to the air blowing pipe as an air valve, and the air valve is connected to the controller. An air blowing port 32 is opened on the rear side wall of the clearing plate 3, and the air inlet 31 is connected to the air blowing port 32. The air inlet 31 and the air blowing port 32 are connected through the internal pipe of the clearing plate 3. The air blowing port 32 is aligned with the opening of the lower mold groove 12 in the descending position, so that the blown air can directly face the lower mold groove 12 and blow the blocked material out of the lower mold groove 12. A recycling box 13 is also set directly below the lower mold groove 12. The recycling box 13 is a box with an open top. By blowing air, the material of the feeding chute 2 is blown into the recycling box 13.

[0041] The feeding chute 2 is a top-opening guide groove, and both the front and rear ends of the feeding chute 2 are open;

[0042] The material feeding chute 2 is inclined and inserted into the block cleaning frame plate 3 with the front higher than the back, and the material feeding chute 2 penetrates the front and rear sides of the block cleaning frame plate 3; the rear opening of the material feeding chute 2 is flush with the rear side wall of the block cleaning frame plate 3.

[0043] The feeding chute 2 is a V-shaped guiding groove. The left and right sides of the feeding chute 2 are symmetrically arranged, and the two sides of the feeding chute 2 are perpendicular to each other, that is, the included angle α is 90°. This facilitates the guidance and conveying of cylindrical coil materials, and also prevents the materials from rolling in the left and right directions, ensuring accurate material conveying. At the same time, the top of the feeding chute 2 is open, and the proximity switch 21 can easily detect the materials through the open conveying groove. If it is not open, the materials in the feeding chute 2 will be blocked, and the proximity switch 21 will not be able to detect the materials normally.

[0044] A proximity switch 21 is installed on the outside of the feeding chute 2. The detection direction of the proximity switch 21 is directly facing the inside of the groove of the feeding chute 2. The proximity switch 21 is installed on the front side wall of the clearing frame plate 3. The proximity switch 21 is directly facing the top opening of the feeding chute 2 from top to bottom, which facilitates the detection of the coil material on the feeding chute 2 with the top opening and checks whether the material is being conveyed normally.

[0045] The cylinder 1 is fixedly mounted vertically on the frame 14, with the telescopic rod of the cylinder 1 facing downwards and set vertically.

[0046] The bottom mold 11 is a block structure. The top of the bottom mold 11 is a sloping surface that is higher in the front and lower in the back. A lower mold groove 12 is opened on the top of the bottom mold 11. The lower mold groove 12 is recessed downward and opened on the top sloping surface of the bottom mold 11. The bottom mold 11 is suspended from the lower end of the telescopic rod of the cylinder 1.

[0047] The upper guide mold 4 is a block structure. The upper guide mold 4 is fixedly mounted on the rear side wall of the clearing plate 3. The bottom of the upper guide mold 4 is a slope with a higher front and a lower back. The upper mold groove 41 is recessed upward on the bottom slope of the upper guide mold 4. The discharge port 42 is a round hole on the rear side wall of the upper guide mold 4.

[0048] A baffle can be vertically installed on the rear side wall of the upper guide mold 4 to block the blown-out entangled material, so that the entangled material falls vertically downward into the recycling box 13, preventing the previously stuck material from bouncing backward and in all directions, and also preventing the entangled material from falling into other material transfer bins behind, but collecting it in a concentrated manner for subsequent processing.

[0049] The bottom guide mold 11 is vertically raised and lowered by the cylinder 1 and positioned directly below the top guide mold 4. The top slope of the bottom guide mold 11 and the bottom slope of the top guide mold 4 can be separated and tightly fitted together. The bottom guide mold 11 and the top guide mold 4 can be 3D printed to ensure that the upper mold groove 41 and the lower mold groove 12 match the shape of the coil. The bottom mold is thicker at the front and thinner at the back, which can guide and transport the coil. The bottom mold 11 and the top guide mold 4 can also constrain the output direction and position of the coil at the rear outlet.

[0050] The upper mold groove 41 and the lower mold groove 12 are assembled into a funnel-shaped closed channel that is thicker at the front and thinner at the back. The channel assembled by the upper mold groove 41 and the lower mold groove 12 is also inclined at the front and lower at the back. The rear opening of the channel formed by the upper mold groove 41 and the lower mold groove 12 is aligned and connected with the discharge port 42.

[0051] The top inclined surface of the bottom mold 11 and the top inclined surface of the top mold 4 have the same inclination angle, and the angle b with the horizontal plane is 25°. The channel axis formed by the upper mold groove 41 and the lower mold groove 12 also has an angle of 25° with the horizontal plane.

[0052] A connecting pipe 43 is also provided on the rear side of the upper guide mold 4. The connecting pipe 43 is also inclined and is connected to the rear end of the discharge port 42. The axis of the discharge port 42 and the connecting pipe 43 coincide. The inclined angle allows the coil material to slide smoothly backward. The inclined angle is not large to avoid the material from flipping and bouncing due to rapid sliding.

[0053] This device also requires a controller, which can be an STM32 microcontroller. STM32 is a commonly used motor control board, readily available and easy to operate. The controller must ensure that cylinder 1 can operate normally. It also needs to monitor the signal from proximity switch 21. When an abnormal signal occurs, the controller will lower cylinder 1 and activate an audible and visual alarm. The alarm will issue an abnormality notification when proximity switch 21 shows a continuous signal. Even if repeated air blowing to clear the blockage is ineffective, the alarm will still sound, prompting personnel to handle the situation promptly.

[0054] The controller also controls an external air source to blow air into the air inlet 31, which is then blown out through the air outlet 32. This blows the coil stuck in the horn-shaped pipe backward, causing it to fall through the gap between the opening at the rear end of the lower die groove 12 and the baffle, and then into the recycling box 13. This facilitates the collection of coil material that has become blocked due to entanglement, and then it can be centrally processed or scrapped. Furthermore, the guide die 11 lowers downward, which separates the lower die groove 12 from the upper die groove 41, forming two separate halves of the horn-shaped opening. This further increases the opening for the entangled material. The lowered lower die groove 12 is aligned with the air outlet 32, allowing air to be blown in, thus separating the lower die groove 12 from the coil material. Furthermore, when the bottom mold 11 is lowered to its lowest point, the speed of the bottom mold 11 suddenly decreases, generating vibration. This results in non-impact vibration without contact with any object, ensuring that the coil material will not get stuck with the bottom mold 11. This facilitates the separation of stuck coils, and the vibration does not affect the normal operation of the equipment or damage it.

[0055] It should be noted that:

[0056] 1. Electromagnetic coils have an intermittent helical structure, as do springs. Two parallel coils will interlock along the gap to form a longer coil. This requires dispersing the two interlocked coils. These completely de-interlocked coils can be automatically conveyed. There is also a type of coil that intertwines to form a branch-like winding, usually in a Y-shape. This forked coil can block the pipe opening, causing blockage in the conveying line. Previously, manual sorting was performed at the front end of the material to separate these branch-like coils before conveying them. Now, this device does not require personnel to be on duty. Instead, the upper guide mold 4 remains stationary while the lower guide mold 11 is lowered, making the channel split. The structure is more flexible. The lower guide mold 11 can automatically lower and automatically unwind the coils. These are functions that existing devices do not have. Moreover, the lower guide mold 11 and the upper guide mold 4 can be tightly spliced ​​together to form a complete closed channel, which facilitates coil conveying.

[0057] 2. In existing devices, unblocking usually involves blowing air or pushing to push the material away from the side. However, for electromagnetic coils with a certain degree of elasticity that get stuck in the channel between the lower mold groove 12 and the upper mold groove 41, simply pushing may only deform the coil and cannot remove it from the channel. This device not only opens the channel but also lowers the bottom mold 11 and slightly impacts the top of the recycling box 13 below the bottom mold 11. Through the simultaneous action of vibration and blowing air, and by dividing the channel in two and opening it up vertically, it further facilitates the coil's escape. It requires no manual operation and is truly automated, removing the entangled and stuck coil from the channel and automatically unblocking it.

[0058] In use, the material is continuously fed into the feeding chute 2 by the previous process. The material will slide backward along the inclined feeding chute 2. When the material passes through the proximity switch 21, it is detected by the switch and the detection signal is quickly lost, which means that the material passes through smoothly. If the material is continuously detected and there is no disconnection, it means that the material is stuck.

[0059] The controller will control the cylinder 1 to extend, the bottom guide mold 11 to lower, and the top guide mold 4 to remain stationary. The bottom guide mold 11 and the top guide mold 4 will separate, causing the funnel-shaped channel formed by the lower mold groove 12 and the upper mold groove 41 to open, releasing the material from the channel. At the same time, the bottom guide mold 11 will descend and gently impact the top of the recycling box 13, creating vibration. Even if the material is stuck in the groove, it will fall off.

[0060] At the same time, the front end of the lowered upper mold groove 12 is aligned with the air blowing port 32. The gas blown out of the air blowing port 32 blows the material stuck in the upper mold groove 12 backward and falls into the recycling box 13, thus completing the material sorting.

[0061] When cylinder 1 shortens, the bottom guide mold 11 rises and closes with the upper guide mold 4 again. If the proximity switch 21 still detects that there is material stuck, cylinder 1 extends again and controls the bottom guide mold 11 to lower again to clear the blockage. If there is no material in the lower mold groove 12 and the upper mold groove 41, the material in the front feeding chute 2 will fall backward and the proximity switch 21 will receive a signal to control the front material to continue to be conveyed.

[0062] While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, those skilled in the art should understand that the specific embodiments described are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Equivalent modifications and variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention should be covered within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A coil conveying device capable of automatically clearing blockages, characterized in that, include: Cylinder (1), bottom guide mold (11), frame (14), discharge chute (2), clearing plate (3) and top guide mold (4); The frame (14) is a fixed frame structure; The plug clearing frame plate (3) is a flat plate. The plug clearing frame plate (3) is vertically and stably installed on the frame (14). An air inlet (31) is opened on the side wall of the plug clearing frame plate (3). The air inlet (31) is connected to an external air blowing pipe. An air blowing port (32) is opened on the rear side wall of the plug clearing frame plate (3). The air inlet (31) and the air blowing port (32) are connected. The feeding chute (2) is a top-opening guiding groove, and both the front and rear ends of the feeding chute (2) are open. The material feeding chute (2) is inclined and inserted into the blockage clearing frame plate (3) with the front higher than the back, and the material feeding chute (2) penetrates the front and rear sides of the blockage clearing frame plate (3); A proximity switch (21) is provided on the outside of the feeding chute (2), and the detection direction of the proximity switch (21) is facing the inside of the groove of the feeding chute (2); The cylinder (1) is fixedly mounted vertically on the frame (14), and the telescopic rod of the cylinder (1) is set vertically downwards; The material guiding bottom mold (11) is a block structure. The top of the material guiding bottom mold (11) is a sloping surface that is higher in the front and lower in the back. A lower mold groove (12) is opened on the top of the material guiding bottom mold (11). The lower mold groove (12) is recessed downward and opened on the top sloping surface of the material guiding bottom mold (11). The material guiding bottom mold (11) is suspended from the lower end of the telescopic rod of the cylinder (1). The upper guide mold (4) is a block structure. The upper guide mold (4) is fixedly mounted on the rear side wall of the clearing plate (3). The bottom of the upper guide mold (4) is a slope with a higher front and a lower back. An upper mold groove (41) is recessed upward on the bottom slope of the upper guide mold (4). An outlet (42) is opened on the rear side wall of the upper guide mold (4). The outlet (42) is a round hole. The bottom mold (11) is vertically raised and lowered by a cylinder (1) and is positioned directly below the top mold (4); the top slope of the bottom mold (11) and the bottom slope of the top mold (4) can be separated and tightly fitted together. The upper mold groove (41) and the lower mold groove (12) are assembled into a funnel-shaped closed channel that is thicker at the front and thinner at the back. The channel assembled by the upper mold groove (41) and the lower mold groove (12) is also inclined at the front and lower at the back. The rear opening of the channel formed by the upper mold groove (41) and the lower mold groove (12) is aligned and connected with the discharge port (42).

2. The coil conveying device capable of automatically clearing blockages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear opening of the feeding chute (2) is flush with the rear side wall of the cleaning frame plate (3); The feeding chute (2) is a V-shaped guiding groove. The left and right sides of the feeding chute (2) are symmetrically arranged, and the two side planes of the feeding chute (2) are perpendicular to each other, that is, the included angle α is 90°.

3. The coil conveying device capable of automatically clearing blockages according to claim 1, characterized in that: A recycling box (13) is also provided directly below the lower mold groove (12), and the recycling box (13) is a box with an opening at the top.

4. The coil conveying device capable of automatically clearing blockages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The proximity switch (21) is installed on the front side wall of the cleaning plate (3), and the proximity switch (21) is directly opposite the top opening of the feeding chute (2) from top to bottom.

5. The coil conveying device capable of automatically clearing blockages according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top inclined surface of the bottom mold (11) and the top inclined surface of the top mold (4) have the same inclination angle, and the angle b with the horizontal plane is 25°. The channel axis formed by the upper mold groove (41) and the lower mold groove (12) also has an angle of 25° with the horizontal plane. A connecting pipe (43) is also provided on the rear side of the upper guide mold (4), and the connecting pipe (43) is connected to the rear end of the discharge port (42), and the axis of the discharge port (42) coincides with that of the connecting pipe (43).