Tempering equipment and tempering production line

Abstract

According to the technical scheme, the utility model provides tempering equipment and a tempering production line, and the tempering equipment comprises a material preparation area used for transferring feeding and discharging of to-be-treated materials; the treatment area comprises a heat treatment area and a tempering area; the heat treatment area is located right above the tempering area, and the tank cover and the material preparation area are arranged side by side; the material moving assembly is movably arranged between the material preparing area and the processing area; according to the tempering equipment, the conveying space above the material preparation area is fully utilized, and one part of the conveying space is transformed into the heat treatment area. The heat treatment area and the tempering area are arranged up and down, so that the equipment space is fully utilized, and the occupied area of the tempering equipment is reduced. Through the flexible organization of the tempering equipment, the tempering production line can be conveniently adjusted as required, the matching of the production line is facilitated, and the material conveying is simplified.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of glass toughening, in particular to a toughening equipment and a toughening production line. BACKGROUND

[0002] A toughening furnace is an important equipment for toughening glass production, which is generally divided into physical toughening and chemical toughening treatment, the difference between which lies in the different treatment means of glass in the furnace cavity. Physical toughening is a technical treatment of heating and then rapidly cooling the glass original piece, and chemical toughening equipment changes the chemical composition of the glass surface through ion exchange. The ultimate goal of both is to form compressive stress on the surface layer of the glass and tensile stress in the interior of the glass to improve the strength of the glass.

[0003] A kind of independently arranged toughening furnace and matching use's hanging basket have been disclosed in Chinese patent application for invention with application number CN202411345233.5. The independently designed toughening furnace does not realize the production line matching of other equipment, needs to carry out independent feeding and toughening treatment operation, which is not conducive to the stable conveying and production organization of toughened glass materials. UTILITARIAN CONTENT

[0004] In order to simplify the production organization of the toughened glass production line, the present application provides a toughening equipment and a toughening production line.

[0005] The present application provides a toughening equipment, comprising:

[0006] A standby area for the transfer of the material to be treated into and out of the material;

[0007] A treatment area, the treatment area comprising a heat treatment area and a toughening area; the heat treatment area is directly above the toughening area, and the treatment area is arranged side by side with the standby area;

[0008] A material moving assembly, the material moving assembly being arranged between the standby area and the treatment area;

[0009] Preferably, the material moving assembly can move into the heat treatment area from above the standby area; the material moving assembly can also controllably change the height of the material to be treated.

[0010] Preferably, the material moving assembly comprises a conveying vehicle and a conveying track supporting the movement of the conveying vehicle; the conveying track extends from above the standby area into the heat treatment area; the conveying vehicle further comprises a lifting assembly for controlling the lifting of the material to be treated.

[0011] Preferably, the conveying track is divided into two groups, which are arranged on both sides above the standby area and extend into the heat treatment area;

[0012] Alternatively, a hook is fixedly arranged below the lifting assembly.

[0013] Preferably, a door is provided between the heat treatment zone and the tempering zone, or a door is provided on the side of the heat treatment zone facing the material preparation zone.

[0014] Preferably, the device includes a housing, and the processing area and the transfer assembly are both covered within the housing.

[0015] Preferably, the housing is provided with a ventilation assembly above the material preparation area.

[0016] Preferably, the tempering zone includes a tempering tank, and the tempering tank has an openable and closable tank cover;

[0017] Alternatively, the material preparation area may have a feeding track for the material to be processed to enter and exit; the feeding track may have only one entrance and exit, or the feeding track may have an independent entrance and exit, with the entrance located on one side of the material preparation area and the exit located on the other side of the material preparation area.

[0018] Preferably, it includes a plurality of tempering devices described in any of the above claims that are connected in sequence, with the outlet of the material preparation area of ​​the preceding tempering device connected to the inlet of the next tempering device.

[0019] Preferably, it also includes cleaning equipment, which is the starting and / or ending point of the tempering production line.

[0020] The tempering equipment of this application makes full use of the conveying space above the material preparation area, converting a portion of the conveying space into a heat treatment area. This vertical arrangement of the heat treatment area and tempering area maximizes space utilization and reduces the footprint of the tempering equipment. The flexible organization of the tempering equipment facilitates on-demand adjustments to the tempering production line, promoting production line integration and simplifying material handling. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the layout of the tempering equipment in this application;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the tempering equipment of this application;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the tempering production line of this application;

[0024] Figure 4 and Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the conveyor vehicle 231 of the tempering production line of this application.

[0025] In the picture:

[0026] 1: toughening production line; 2: toughening equipment; 21: material preparation area; 211: feeding track; 212: butt joint track; 22: processing area; 221: toughening tank; 222: tank cover; 23: material moving assembly; 231: conveying trolley; 232: conveying track; 233: walking wheel; 234: lifting assembly; 235: hook; 24: shell; 241: ventilation assembly; 25: heat treatment area; 26: toughening area; 27: shutter; 3: cleaning equipment; 311: baffle; 312: track wheel; 313: driving wheel; W: hanging basket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. In the present description, the sizes of the drawings do not represent the actual size proportions, and the drawings are only used to reflect the relative positional relationship and connection relationship between the components. Components with the same name or the same reference numeral represent similar or identical structures, and are only for illustrative purposes.

[0028] The schematic diagram of the toughening equipment of the present application is shown in Figure 1 . The toughening equipment 2 comprises a material preparation area 21 and a processing area 22. The material preparation area 21 is used for the transfer of the materials to be processed, especially the feeding and discharging of the materials to be processed. The processing area 22 is used for the corresponding processing of the materials to be processed. In the technical solutions of the present application, the processing area generally refers to the corresponding process corresponding to the toughening process, such as the processes of toughening, preheating or cleaning, etc. The material preparation area 21 and the processing area 22 are located at the same height, especially side by side, to optimize the equipment layout.

[0029] The processing area can be allocated as appropriate. In the embodiments of the present application, a scheme with both a heat treatment area 25 and a toughening area 26 is given. In the specific layout, the heat treatment area 25 is directly above the toughening area 26 to save the volume of the toughening equipment 2. The layout diagram is shown in Figure 1 . At this time, the toughening area 26 and the material preparation area 21 are arranged side by side and at the same height. There is a passage above the hanging basket W for the lifting and movement of the hanging basket W, which extends into the heat treatment area 25.

[0030] Figure 2 The structural diagram of the toughening equipment 2 is shown in . The heat treatment area 25 and the toughening area 26 are arranged above and below, and the toughening area 26 is arranged side by side with the material preparation area 21. The material moving assembly 23 is movably arranged above the material preparation area 21, which can be moved from above the material preparation area 21 into the heat treatment area 25. The material moving assembly 23 is used for the transfer of the materials to be processed between the material preparation area 21 and the processing area 22. The whole toughening equipment 2 is covered by a rectangular shell 24.

[0031] The material preparation area 21 preferably comprises a corresponding shutter 27, which is used to isolate different processing areas 22 or the processing area 22 and other parts during operation.Figure 2 In the embodiment of the present application, a shutter 27 is arranged between the heat treatment zone 25 and the tempering zone 26, and the feeding passage on the side facing the standby zone 21 is preferably also provided with a shutter 27.

[0032] The material moving assembly 23 comprises a conveying vehicle 231 arranged to move between the standby zone 21 and the treatment zone 22, and in particular, has a conveying track 232 arranged above the standby zone 21, which is usually two sets arranged on both sides above the standby zone 21 and both extend into the standby zone 21. In the above embodiment of the up-and-down arranged treatment zone 22, the conveying track 232 extends into the upper heat treatment zone 25. The conveying vehicle 231 is arranged to cross the conveying track 232 and is controlled to roll on the conveying track 232 by walking wheels 233. The conveying vehicle 231 is further provided with a lifting assembly 234 arranged to lift, and a hook 235 is fixed below the lifting assembly 234. The hook 235 hooks the hanging basket W by the movement of the conveying vehicle 231 and the lifting of the lifting assembly 234. After lifting, the hanging basket W is moved into the heat treatment zone 25 for corresponding heat treatment. After a corresponding period of time, the lifting assembly 234 is lowered by the conveying vehicle 231, so that the hanging basket W enters the tempering zone 26 for tempering treatment. Usually, the conveying vehicle 231 returns to above the standby zone 21 during tempering, and the shutter 27 is closed.

[0033] The material moving assembly 23 is preferably covered in the housing 24 of the tempering device 2 together with the treatment zone 22. The purpose is to reduce the possibility of the hanging basket W being contaminated during the conveying process of the material moving assembly 23. The housing 24 is further provided with a ventilation assembly 241, which is a plurality of heat dissipation fans arranged on the housing 24. The ventilation assembly 241 is particularly arranged in the housing above the standby zone 21 to exhaust the heat transferred from the heat treatment zone 25 to the above standby zone 21, so as to keep the temperature of the conveying area other than the heat treatment zone 25 at a low level.

[0034] The tempering zone 26 at least comprises a tempering tank 221, which can be a cleaning tank, a tempering tank or a pretreatment tank, etc. The tempering tank 221 has an upward opening, and preferably has a tank cover 222 that can be opened and closed at the opening. The tank cover 222 is usually closed, and is only opened when the hanging basket W enters and exits, so as to reduce the evaporation of the materials in the treatment tank 221, such as the evaporation of molten salt, and at the same time to have a heat preservation effect on the treatment tank 221. The shutter 27 of the tempering zone 26 and the tempering tank 221 can be selectively arranged.

[0035] In particular, as shown in Figure 2The schematic diagram of the embodiment shows that the feeding track 211 is provided in the preparation area 21 for the entry and exit of the hanging basket W. The feeding track 211 can have only one side entrance, and the hanging basket W enters and exits from the only one side entrance. The feeding track 211 preferably has a separate entrance and exit from one side of the preparation area 21 and an output from the other side of the preparation area 21. At this time, the hanging basket W enters from the one side entrance of the preparation area 21 and exits from the other side exit of the preparation area 21.

[0036] This scheme makes full use of the conveying space above the preparation area 21, and transforms part of the conveying space into the heat treatment area 25. The heat treatment area 25 and the tempering area 26 are arranged above and below, thereby fully utilizing the equipment space and reducing the floor area of the tempering equipment 2.

[0037] The tempering production line 1 can be arranged by butt joint of multiple tempering equipment 2. Specifically, the multiple tempering equipment 2 are butt jointed at the entrance and exit of the preparation area 21, that is, the exit of the previous tempering equipment 2 is butt jointed with the entrance of the next tempering equipment 2. The multiple tempering equipment 2 in the tempering production line 1 can perform different processes to complete the corresponding process flow, or can perform the same process. At this time, the processing efficiency of the hanging basket W is improved by reasonable distribution of the hanging basket W.

[0038] Taking the tempering equipment 2 with the above-mentioned embodiments as an example, the tempering production line 1 is as shown in the following figure: Figure 3 The feeding track 211 in the preparation area 21 of the tempering production line 1 is connected and butt jointed to realize the conveying of the materials along the tempering production line 1. The feeding track 211 of the two tempering equipment 2 can be directly butt jointed, or the feeding track 211 of the two tempering equipment 2 can be connected through the butt joint track 212. Figure 3 The embodiment also includes a technical scheme of the cleaning equipment 3. The cleaning equipment 3 is arranged at the starting end and / or the ending end of the tempering production line 1, and is used for completing the cleaning treatment of the materials in the hanging basket W.

[0039] The present application provides a means for moving the hanging basket W on the feeding track 211 and the butt joint track 212. As shown in the following figure: Figure 4 As shown in the following figure: Figure 5 The conveying trolley 231 is arranged on the feeding track 211. The upper surface of the conveying trolley 231 is used for supporting the hanging basket W, and the baffle 311 for limiting the hanging basket W is arranged at the edge of the upper surface. The baffle 311 can be arranged on both sides or four sides of the upper surface. The track wheel 312 rolling on the feeding track 211 and the driving wheel 313 driving the conveying trolley 231 to roll on the conveying track 232 and the butt joint track 212 are arranged below the conveying trolley 231.

[0040] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Without departing from the design spirit of the present application, various modifications and improvements to the technical solutions of the present application made by those of ordinary skill in the art shall fall within the protection scope of the present application as defined by the claims.

Claims

1. A tempering apparatus characterized by comprising: The application relates to a tempering device (2) for processing materials, which comprises the following parts: a material preparation area (21) for the transfer of materials to be processed; a processing area (22), which comprises a heat treatment area (25) and a tempering area (26); the heat treatment area (25) is directly above the tempering area (26), and the processing area (22) is arranged side by side with the material preparation area (21); a material moving assembly (23) arranged between the material preparation area (21) and the processing area (22).

2. The tempering apparatus of claim 1, wherein The material moving assembly (23) can move into the heat treatment area (25) from above the material preparation area (21); the material moving assembly (23) can also change the height of the materials to be processed in a controlled manner.

3. The tempering apparatus of claim 2, wherein The material moving assembly (23) comprises a conveying trolley (231) and a conveying track (232) for supporting the movement of the conveying trolley (231); the conveying track (232) extends from above the material preparation area (21) into the heat treatment area (25); the conveying trolley (231) further comprises a lifting assembly (234) for controlling the lifting of the materials to be processed.

4. The tempering apparatus of claim 3, wherein The conveying track (232) is arranged in two groups on both sides above the material preparation area (21) and extends into the heat treatment area (25). Alternatively, a hook (235) is arranged below the lifting assembly (234).

5. The tempering apparatus of claim 1, wherein A shutter (27) is arranged between the heat treatment area (25) and the tempering area (26), or a shutter (27) is arranged on the side of the heat treatment area (25) facing the material preparation area (21).

6. The tempering apparatus of claim 1, wherein The processing area (22) and the material moving assembly (23) are covered in a housing (24).

7. The tempering apparatus of claim 6, wherein A ventilation assembly (241) is arranged above the material preparation area (21) in the housing (24).

8. The tempering apparatus of claim 6, wherein The tempering area (26) comprises a tempering tank (221) with a tank cover (222) capable of being opened and closed. Alternatively, the material preparation area (21) is provided with a feeding track (211) for the feeding of materials to be processed; the feeding track (211) has only one side entrance and exit, or the feeding track (211) has independent entrances and exits, and the entrance is arranged on one side of the material preparation area (21) and the exit is arranged on the other side of the material preparation area (21).

9. Tempering line, characterized in that, The application further comprises a plurality of tempering devices (2) as claimed in any one of claims 1-8, and the exit of the material preparation area (21) of a preceding tempering device (2) is connected to the entrance of a subsequent tempering device (2).

10. Tempering line according to claim 9, characterized in that The application further comprises a cleaning device (3) arranged at the starting end and / or the ending end of the tempering production line (1).

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