Chain cleaning device
By designing a chain cleaning device in the accumulation conveyor system, oil residue and dust on the conveyor chain are cleaned using a roller brush and transmission mechanism, solving the problem of poor operation of the conveyor chain and workpiece trolley, and achieving efficient chain cleaning and accurate docking.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423298975.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-31
AI Technical Summary
In the accumulation and conveying system, the movement of the conveyor chain and the workpiece trolley is affected by oil residue and dust, resulting in poor operation and inaccurate docking.
Design a chain cleaning device, including a cleaning section track assembly, a roller brush, a drive motor, and a transmission mechanism. The roller brush contacts the conveyor chain for cleaning. The cleaning track assembly is arranged at the gap in the conveyor track. The roller brush is driven by the drive motor and rotates synchronously through the transmission mechanism to clean the oil residue and dust on the conveyor chain.
It achieves efficient cleaning of the conveyor chain, ensuring smooth chain movement and accurate docking of the workpiece trolley with the chain. The structure is simple and does not affect the normal operation of the conveyor system.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of accumulation and distribution chain conveying equipment, and in particular to a chain cleaning device. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the accumulation and distribution conveying system, the conveying chain is cyclically moved in the conveying track with the head connected to the tail, and the workpiece trolley is realized to run in the accumulation and distribution conveying system by being clamped on the conveying chain. In the long-term running process, a lot of dust and oil residues are deposited on the conveying track. The oil residues and dust are scraped down by the conveying chain during the movement of the conveying chain on the conveying track. The oil residues and dust will affect the movement of the conveying chain and the accuracy of the butt joint of the workpiece trolley and the conveying chain, and seriously affect the operation of the accumulation and distribution conveying system. SUMMARY
[0003] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the present application is to provide a chain cleaning device.
[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme is as follows: a chain cleaning device is arranged in an accumulation and distribution chain conveying system, the accumulation and distribution chain conveying system comprises a conveying chain for moving a workpiece trolley and a conveying track for bearing the conveying chain, a gap is formed on the conveying track, the conveying chain moves in the front-rear direction at the gap, and the chain cleaning device comprises:
[0005] A cleaning section track assembly is arranged at the gap and in series with the conveying track, the cleaning section track assembly comprises a first transition track, a cleaning track and a second transition track connected in sequence in the front-rear direction, and the cleaning track is configured to expose the conveying chain in the left-right direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction;
[0006] A pair of roller brushes are oppositely arranged on the left and right sides of the cleaning track, each roller brush is configured to rotate around its own axis, and at least part of the roller brush is in contact with the conveying chain during rotation, and the axis of each roller brush extends in the up-down direction;
[0007] A fixed base is arranged above the cleaning track;
[0008] A drive motor is fixedly installed on the fixed base, the drive motor is in transmission connection with the pair of roller brushes to drive the pair of roller brushes to rotate around their own axes at the same time; and
[0009] A transmission mechanism is in transmission connection between the drive motor and the pair of roller brushes.
[0010] In the above technical solution, further preferably, the transmission mechanism comprises a driving shaft, a driving gear, a driven shaft and a driven gear, the driving shaft and the driven shaft are arranged in parallel with each other, the upper end of the driving shaft is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor, the lower end is coaxially connected with one of the rolling brushes, the driving gear is coaxially arranged on the driving shaft, the lower end of the driven shaft is coaxially connected with the other rolling brush, the driven gear is coaxially arranged on the driven shaft, and the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear.
[0011] In the above technical solution, further preferably, the number of teeth and the outer diameter of the driving gear are consistent with those of the driven gear.
[0012] In the above technical solution, further preferably, the fixed base comprises a pair of left and right oppositely arranged cushion beams and a support box fixedly installed above the pair of cushion beams, each of the cushion beams extends in the front-rear direction, the driving motor is fixed on the support box, the driving gear and the driven gear are contained in the support box, and the driving shaft and the driven shaft respectively penetrate the support box.
[0013] In the above technical solution, further preferably, a rack is further included, the rack is arranged at the gap, the rack comprises a support frame and a plurality of support columns, the plurality of support columns all extend in the up-down direction, the support frame is fixedly installed at the top of the plurality of support columns, and the pair of cushion beams are fixedly installed at the top of the support frame.
[0014] In the above technical solution, further preferably, the cleaning section track assembly comprises a plurality of first brackets and a plurality of second brackets, the first transition track is supported on the plurality of first brackets, the second transition track is supported on the plurality of second brackets, and the plurality of first brackets and the plurality of second brackets are all arranged in the front-rear direction and below the support frame.
[0015] In the above technical solution, further preferably, the pair of rolling brushes are both steel wire brushes.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the chain cleaning device provided in the application has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] The chain cleaning device is installed in the accumulation and conveying system, and can clean the moving conveying chain without affecting the operation of the conveying chain and the accumulation of workpieces, and has simple structure and high cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 A front view of a chain cleaning device provided in an embodiment of the application is shown in the drawings.
[0019] Figure 2 is a side view of the chain cleaning device in Figure 1
[0020] Figure 3 is a side view of the chain cleaning device in Figure 1
[0021] Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of A in Figure 3
[0022] Figure 5 is a front view of the cleaning section track assembly in Figure 1
[0023] Figure 6 is a side view of the cleaning section track assembly in Figure 5
[0024] Wherein: 10, chain cleaning device; 1, cleaning section track assembly; 11, first transition track; 111, bent sheet metal part; 1111, support part; 1112, guide part; 12, cleaning track; 13, second transition track; 14, first bracket plate; 15, second bracket plate; 2, rolling brush; 21, cleaning space; 3, fixed base; 31, cushion beam; 32, support box; 321, upper cover plate; 322, lower cover plate; 323, side plate; 4, driving motor; 5, transmission mechanism; 51, driving shaft; 52, driving gear; 53, driven shaft; 54, driven gear; 55, bearing; 6, rack; 61, support frame; 62, support column; 20, conveying chain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0025] To describe the technical content, structural features, purposes achieved and effects of the application in detail, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the application, not all the embodiments. In the following description, for the purpose of explanation, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various exemplary embodiments or implementations of the application. However, various exemplary embodiments can also be implemented without these specific details or in one or more equivalent arrangements. In addition, various exemplary embodiments can be different, but not necessarily exclusive. For example, the specific shape, structure and characteristics of an exemplary embodiment can be used or implemented in another exemplary embodiment without departing from the inventive concept.
[0026] The application provides a chain cleaning device arranged in an accumulation chain conveying system, which generally comprises a conveying chain for moving a workpiece trolley and a conveying track for supporting the movement of the conveying chain, the conveying track surrounds a circle, and the conveying chain is used to drive the workpiece trolley to load workpieces to pass through various processing stations and then unload the workpieces after processing. In the embodiment, the conveying track is provided with a gap between the workpiece trolley unloading station and the workpiece trolley loading station, and the chain cleaning device is installed at the gap to clean the conveying chain moving from the workpiece trolley unloading station to the workpiece trolley loading station, so as to remove oil residues and other substances on the conveying chain, and make the conveying chain move smoothly and the workpiece trolley and the conveying chain accurately dock.
[0027] As shown in Figure 1 , the chain cleaning device 10 comprises a cleaning section track assembly 1, a pair of rolling brushes 2, a fixed base 3, a driving motor 4 and a transmission mechanism.
[0028] In the embodiment, the conveying chain 20 extends along the front-rear direction at the gap, and the cleaning section track assembly 1 is arranged at the gap and connected in series with the conveying track, and the cleaning section track assembly 1 comprises a first transition track 11, a cleaning track 12 and a second transition track 13 connected in sequence along the front-rear direction.
[0029] As shown in Figures 5-6 , the cleaning track 12 has a pair of left-right oppositely arranged support track components (not shown in the figure), which are used to carry the conveying chain 20 to move along the front-rear direction, and the pair of support track components do not shield the conveying chain 20 in the left-right direction, so that the pair of rolling brushes 2 can contact the conveying chain 20 during the movement of the conveying chain 20, thereby achieving the cleaning of the conveying chain 20.
[0030] The first transition track 11 is a pair of left-right oppositely arranged bent sheet metal pieces 111, each of which has a support part 1111 for carrying the conveying chain 20 and a guide part 1112 for limiting the movement direction of the conveying chain 20. The second transition track 13 has the same structure as the first transition track 11, and will not be described here. The first transition track 11 and the second transition track 13 are respectively connected to the conveying track on the front side and the rear side of the cleaning track 12, support the conveying chain 20, limit the movement direction of the conveying chain 20, and avoid the conveying chain 20 deviating from the conveying track to cause poor conveying.
[0031] As shown in Figures 1-4As shown, a pair of roll brushes 2 are oppositely arranged on the left and right sides of the cleaning track 12, each roll brush 2 is in the shape of a round roller and has an axial line extending in the up-down direction; the part of each roll brush 2 contacting the conveying chain 20 is recessed towards the middle to form an annular cleaning space 21; in the embodiment of the application, the pair of roll brushes 2 are both steel wire brushes, the conveying chain 20 passing through the cleaning space 21 between the pair of roll brushes 2 contacts the steel wire bristles of each roll brush 2 and is scraped by the steel wire bristles to achieve cleaning.
[0032] The pair of roll brushes 2 are both in transmission connection with the driving motor 4, the driving motor 4 simultaneously drives the pair of roll brushes 2 to rotate around their own axial lines, and at least part of the roll brushes 2 contacts the conveying chain 20 during the rotation process, the steel wire bristles of each roll brush 2 rub against the conveying chain 20 to clean away the oil residue and other objects on the conveying chain 20.
[0033] The driving motor 4 is in transmission connection with the pair of roll brushes 2 through a transmission mechanism 5, the transmission mechanism 5 simultaneously transmits the power of the driving motor 4 to the pair of roll brushes 2, so that the pair of roll brushes 2 simultaneously rotate around their own axial lines at the same rotation speed. The transmission mechanism 5 includes a driving shaft 51, a driving gear 52, a driven shaft 53 and a driven gear 54, the driving shaft 51 and the driven shaft 53 are arranged parallel to each other, and the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 54 are in meshing engagement with each other. The upper end of the driving shaft 51 is coaxially coupled with the output shaft of the driving motor 4, and the lower end is coaxially coupled with one of the roll brushes 2, and the driving gear 52 is coaxially sleeved on the driving shaft 51, so that when the driving shaft 51 is driven by the driving motor 4, the driving gear 52 and the roll brush 2 coupled with the driving shaft 51 are rotated together. The lower end of the driven shaft 53 is coaxially coupled with the other roll brush 2, and the driven gear 54 is coaxially sleeved on the driven shaft 53, so that when the driving gear 52 rotates, the driven gear 54 in meshing engagement with the driving gear 52 drives the driven shaft 53 and the roll brush 2 coupled with the driven shaft 53 to rotate. In order to ensure the synchronous rotation of the pair of roll brushes 2, the number of teeth and the outer diameter of the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 54 are consistent.
[0034] The chain cleaning device 10 further includes a rack 6 arranged at the gap, the rack 6 includes a support frame 61 and a plurality of support columns 62, the plurality of support columns 62 are supported on the ground in the up-down direction, the support frame 61 is fixedly installed on the top of the plurality of support columns 62, the cleaning section track assembly 1 is fixed below the support frame 61, the driving motor 4 is installed above the support frame 61 through the fixed base 3, and the pair of roll brushes 2 are connected with the driving motor 4 through the transmission mechanism 5 and installed on the fixed base 3.
[0035] The cleaning section track assembly 1 further comprises a plurality of first brackets 14 and a plurality of second brackets 15, the first transition track 11 is supported on the plurality of first brackets 14, the plurality of first brackets 14 are arranged in the front-rear direction and are spaced below the support frame 61, and the top of each first bracket 14 is fixedly connected with the support frame 61, thereby stably supporting the first transition track 11 on the rack 6. The second transition track 13 is supported on the plurality of second brackets 15, the plurality of second brackets 15 are arranged in the front-rear direction and are spaced below the support frame 61, and the top of each second bracket 15 is fixedly connected with the support frame 61, thereby stably supporting the second transition track 13 on the rack 6. The front and rear ends of the cleaning track 12 are fixedly connected with the first transition track 11 and the second transition track 13 respectively, and the cleaning track 12 is stably installed below the support frame 61 through the first transition track 11 and the second transition track 13.
[0036] The fixed base 3 is arranged above the cleaning track 12, and the fixed base 3 comprises a pair of pad beams 31 arranged opposite to each other and a support box 32 fixedly installed above the pair of pad beams 31, each pad beam 31 extends in the front-rear direction and is fixedly installed on the top of the support frame 61. The support box 32 comprises an upper cover plate 321 and a lower cover plate 322 arranged opposite to each other and four side plates 323 connected between the upper cover plate 321 and the lower cover plate 322, the four side plates 323 are connected around the periphery of the upper cover plate 321 and the lower cover plate 322 to form a six-face box body. The driving motor 4 is fixed on the upper cover plate 321, and the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 54 are located between the upper cover plate 321 and the lower cover plate 322 and are contained in the support box 32, so that the transmission between the driving gear 52 and the driven gear 54 is not affected by external factors. The driving shaft 51 and the driven shaft 53 both penetrate the upper cover plate 321 and the lower cover plate 322 in the up-down direction, the driving shaft 51 is rotatably supported on the lower cover plate 322 through a bearing 55, and the driven shaft 53 is rotatably supported on the upper cover plate 321 and the lower cover plate 322 through a pair of bearings 55.
[0037] The basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and the scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims, the specification and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A chain cleaning device, arranged in an accumulation chain conveyor system, said accumulation chain conveyor system comprising a conveyor chain for moving a workpiece trolley and a conveyor track for supporting said conveyor chain, characterized in that, A gap is formed in the conveyor track, and the conveyor chain moves in the back-and-forth direction at the gap. The chain cleaning device includes: A cleaning section track assembly is arranged at the gap and connected in series with the conveying track. The cleaning section track assembly includes a first transition track, a cleaning track, and a second transition track connected sequentially in the front-back direction. The cleaning track is configured to expose the conveying chain in the left-right direction, which is perpendicular to the front-back direction. A pair of roller brushes are arranged opposite each other on the left and right sides of the cleaning track. Each roller brush is configured to rotate about its own axis, and at least a portion of the roller brush contacts the conveyor chain during rotation. The axis of each roller brush extends in the vertical direction. A fixed base is arranged above the cleaning track; A drive motor is fixedly mounted on the fixed base, and the drive motor is connected to the pair of roller brushes to drive the pair of roller brushes to rotate simultaneously around their own axis; and The transmission mechanism is connected between the drive motor and the pair of roller brushes.
2. The chain cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transmission mechanism includes a drive shaft, a drive gear, a driven shaft, and a driven gear. The drive shaft and the driven shaft are arranged parallel to each other. The upper end of the drive shaft is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor, and the lower end is coaxially connected to one of the roller brushes. The drive gear is coaxially sleeved on the drive shaft. The lower end of the driven shaft is coaxially connected to the other roller brush, and the driven gear is coaxially sleeved on the driven shaft. The drive gear and the driven gear mesh.
3. The chain cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of teeth and the outer diameter of the driving gear are the same as those of the driven gear.
4. The chain cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The fixed base includes a pair of pad beams arranged opposite each other on the left and right and a support box fixedly installed above the pair of pad beams. Each of the pad beams extends in the front-back direction. The drive motor is fixed on the support box. The drive gear and the driven gear are housed in the support box. The drive shaft and the driven shaft respectively pass through the support box.
5. The chain cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that, It also includes a frame, which is arranged at the notch. The frame includes a support frame and several support columns, all of which extend in the vertical direction. The support frame is fixedly installed on the top of the several support columns, and a pair of pad beams are fixedly installed on the top of the support frame.
6. The chain cleaning device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The cleaning section track assembly includes multiple first baffles and multiple second baffles. The first transition track is supported on the multiple first baffles, and the second transition track is supported on the multiple second baffles. The multiple first baffles and the multiple second baffles are arranged at intervals along the front-back direction below the support frame.
7. The chain cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both of the roller brushes are steel wire brushes.