Edge strip recovery device
The integrated edge strip recycling device solves the problems of excessive manual operation and high energy consumption in traditional recycling methods, realizes automated and efficient edge strip processing, reduces costs and energy consumption, and improves production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-10
AI Technical Summary
In the current wire and cable production process, the edge strip recycling method suffers from problems such as excessive manual operation, high labor intensity, high energy consumption, and low efficiency.
Design an integrated edge strip recycling device, including a drive mechanism, a traction mechanism and a crushing mechanism. It achieves automated continuous operation through a sprocket transmission structure, reducing manual operation, and uses a separate motor drive to reduce power consumption.
It has achieved automated and efficient processing of edge strip recycling, reducing labor costs and energy consumption, and improving production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the material recycling processing technical field of electric wire and cable, especially relates to a batten recovery device. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the development and progress of the national electric wire and cable industry and the intensification of industry competition, the functionalization, green environmental protection and low cost of auxiliary materials have formed the consensus of the electric wire and cable industry. Various auxiliary material production enterprises are also developing towards the direction of green environmental protection, safety and high efficiency and cost reduction. Under this background, the batten, as an important auxiliary material in the production process of electric wire and cable, its recycling efficiency and cost control are of key significance for enterprises to achieve the goal of sustainable development.
[0003] At present, the traditional batten recycling method commonly used by electric wire and cable production enterprises mainly includes the following steps: first, collecting the battens generated in the production process, then centrally crushing and processing, and finally adding these crushed batten materials to the new production raw materials in a certain proportion, mixing them uniformly through a mixer and then putting them into production again. This process realizes the reuse of battens to a certain extent and reduces the consumption of raw materials.
[0004] Although the traditional batten recycling method alleviates the problem of resource waste to a certain extent, it still has many drawbacks: in terms of manual operation, the collection, classification, crushing and subsequent addition process of battens all require a large amount of manual participation, which not only increases the labor intensity of workers and the labor cost of enterprises, but also may affect the recycling efficiency due to material loss in the process of manual operation, crushing and mixing; in terms of energy consumption, a large amount of electric power resources are consumed in the crushing and mixing process, especially on large-scale production lines, the energy consumption cost is particularly significant, which is not conducive to energy saving and emission reduction.
[0005] Therefore, it is urgent to develop a more efficient, energy-saving and low-cost batten recycling device. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0006] The utility model provides a batten recovery device, can solve the problem of high cost, high energy consumption and low efficiency in the prior art.
[0007] A batten recovery device, comprising a driving mechanism, a rack, a traction mechanism and a crushing mechanism, the traction mechanism and the crushing mechanism are respectively fixedly installed on the rack, the traction mechanism is located above the crushing mechanism, the driving mechanism is drivingly connected with the crushing mechanism, the traction mechanism and the crushing mechanism are connected through a chain wheel transmission structure, the top of the rack is provided with an import assembly, and the bottom of the rack is provided with a discharge port which is in butt joint with a feeding port of an extruder.
[0008] Further, the rack comprises a first side plate and a second side plate arranged in parallel, the top of the first side plate and the second side plate is connected by an upper connecting plate, the bottom of the first side plate and the second side plate is connected by a lower connecting plate, the first side plate, the second side plate, the upper connecting plate and the lower connecting plate jointly form a three-dimensional frame.
[0009] Further, the rack further comprises a middle connecting plate, the middle connecting plate is fixedly connected on one side of the three-dimensional frame, and the two ends of the middle connecting plate are connected with the first side plate and the second side plate respectively.
[0010] Further, the crushing mechanism comprises a solid shaft and a hollow shaft arranged in parallel, the solid shaft and the hollow shaft are rotatably connected with the first side plate and the second side plate respectively, one end of the hollow shaft is connected with a driving mechanism, the other end of the hollow shaft is fixedly connected with a first gear, one end of the solid shaft is fixedly connected with a second gear, the first gear is engaged with the second gear, and the solid shaft and the hollow shaft are both provided with a crushing assembly.
[0011] Further, the crushing assembly comprises a plurality of cutting knives arranged at intervals, a spacing ring is arranged between adjacent cutting knives, the cutting knives of the two groups of crushing assemblies are arranged in an axial staggered manner, and the crushing assembly is provided with a positioning ring at both ends, and the positioning ring is located between the crushing assembly and the first side plate and the second side plate respectively.
[0012] Further, the first gear, the second gear and the second side plate are all provided with an end cover, the end cover is fixedly connected with the second side plate, the outside of the solid shaft is provided with a cover, and the cover is fixedly connected with the first side plate.
[0013] Further, the traction mechanism comprises a steel roller shaft, a steel roller, a rubber roller shaft, a rubber roller and two groups of pressing assemblies, the two groups of pressing assemblies are slidably connected with the first side plate and the second side plate respectively, the steel roller and the rubber roller are mounted on the steel roller shaft and the rubber roller shaft respectively, the two ends of the steel roller shaft are rotatably connected with the first side plate and the second side plate respectively, the two ends of the rubber roller shaft are rotatably connected with the two groups of pressing assemblies respectively, the steel roller and the rubber roller are arranged in parallel, the steel roller is located above the solid shaft, and the rubber roller is located above the hollow shaft.
[0014] Further, the pressing assembly comprises a sliding block, a sliding block adjusting plate and an adjusting bolt, the two sliding block adjusting plates are fixedly connected on the same side of the first side plate and the second side plate respectively, the adjusting bolt is threadedly connected with the sliding block through the sliding block adjusting plate, and the two ends of the rubber roller shaft are rotatably connected with the corresponding sliding blocks.
[0015] Further, the crushing mechanism further comprises a second sprocket, the traction mechanism further comprises a first sprocket, the second sprocket is fixedly connected with the solid shaft, the second sprocket is located on the side of the second gear away from the rack, the first sprocket is fixed at one end of the steel roller shaft, the first sprocket is located above the second sprocket, and the first sprocket and the second sprocket are connected through a chain transmission.
[0016] Further, the guide assembly is provided with two groups, and the two groups of guide assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the top of the rack, each guide assembly comprises a guide wheel shaft, a guide wheel, a limiting fence and two guide wheel supports, the guide wheel is rotatably installed on the guide wheel shaft, the two ends of the guide wheel shaft are fixedly connected with the two guide wheel supports, the limiting fence is fixed on the guide wheel support, the guide wheel support is fixed to the surface of the upper connecting plate, and the axis of the guide wheel shaft is parallel to the axes of the steel roller and the rubber roller.
[0017] The utility model discloses the beneficial effects are:
[0018] 1, the utility model discloses an integrated design, and traction, crushing and other functions are integrated, and after the edge strip enters the guide assembly, can complete traction and crushing process in proper order, and finally directly enters the feeding port of the extruder, realizes automatic continuous operation, avoids the complicated manual operation link in traditional recycling mode, improves work efficiency, and simultaneously, the driving mechanism, crushing mechanism and traction mechanism are reasonably connected and driven, ensure that each component works in cooperation, and the edge strip can be processed in time, and the problem of low efficiency caused by manual operation is avoided.
[0019] 2, the utility model discloses automatic operation reduces manual intervention, greatly reduces the labor intensity, directly saves the labor cost of enterprise, and simultaneously avoids the mistake and material loss that the manual operation can bring, further reduces the recovery cost.
[0020] 3, the utility model discloses chain wheel transmission structure, can effectively transmit the power of driving mechanism to traction and crushing mechanism, only needs single motor to drive the whole device, avoids the power consumption of a large number of and unnecessary in the crushing and stirring process in traditional recycling mode, is favorable to energy saving and emission reduction. DRAWINGS
[0021] Figure 1 A kind of edge strip recycling device structure front view is provided for the utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 A kind of edge strip recycling device structure side view is provided for the utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 Traction mechanism structure plan view is provided for the utility model;
[0024] Figure 4The crushing mechanism structure plan view is provided by the utility model.
[0025] Mark explanation:
[0026] 1, miniature right angle hollow speed reducer motor;2, first side plate;3, second side plate;4, upper connecting plate;5, lower connecting plate;6, middle connecting plate;7, guide wheel support;8, guide wheel shaft;9, first deep groove ball bearing;10, guide wheel;11, limit column frame;12, first sprocket;13, steel roller;14, rubber roller;15, steel roller shaft;16, rubber roller shaft;17, sliding block;18, sliding block adjusting plate;19, adjusting bolt;20, second deep groove ball bearing;21, first gear;22, second gear;23, second sprocket;24, hollow shaft;25, solid shaft;26, shaft end baffle;27, end cover;28, muffled cover;29, cutter;30, spacer ring;31, positioning ring. Specific implementation
[0027] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0028] As Figures 1 to 4 shown, the utility model discloses a kind of edge strip recycling device, including drive mechanism, rack, traction mechanism, crushing mechanism and import component. Wherein traction mechanism and crushing mechanism are fixedly installed on rack respectively, traction mechanism is located above crushing mechanism, import component is equipped with two groups, two groups of import component are symmetrically arranged in the top of rack two sides, drive mechanism is drivenly connected with crushing mechanism, traction mechanism is connected with crushing mechanism by sprocket transmission structure, and rack bottom is equipped with the discharge port that is butt joint with extruder feeding opening. Edge strip enters traction mechanism by import component, is pulled to crushing mechanism by traction mechanism, and directly enters extruder feeding opening from discharge port after crushing.
[0029] Specifically, as Figures 1 to 4 shown, rack includes first side plate 2, second side plate 3, upper connecting plate 4, lower connecting plate 5 and middle connecting plate 6, and first side plate 2 and second side plate 3 are arranged in parallel, the top of first side plate 2 and second side plate 3 is connected by upper connecting plate 4, and the bottom of first side plate 2 and second side plate 3 is connected by lower connecting plate 5, first side plate 2, second side plate 3, upper connecting plate 4 and lower connecting plate 5 jointly constitute a three-dimensional frame, middle connecting plate 6 is fixedly connected to one side of the above three-dimensional frame, and middle connecting plate 6 is fixedly connected with first side plate 2 and second side plate 3 respectively at both ends, for improving the stability of rack.
[0030] Specifically, asFigure 4 As shown, the crushing mechanism includes crushing components, a first gear 21, a second gear 22, a second sprocket 23, a hollow shaft 24, and a solid shaft 25. The hollow shaft 24 and solid shaft 25 are rotatably mounted on the frame and are specifically connected to the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3 via bearings, respectively. Crushing components are fixedly mounted on both the hollow shaft 24 and the solid shaft 25. One end of the hollow shaft 24 is connected to the drive mechanism. In this embodiment, the drive mechanism is preferably a miniature right-angle hollow geared motor 1, serving as the power source for the entire strip recycling device and providing power for its operation. The other end of the hollow shaft 24 is fixedly connected to the first gear 21, which meshes with the second gear 22. The second gear 22 meshes with the solid shaft 25. 5. One end is fixedly connected; an end cover 27 is provided between the first gear 21, the second gear 22 and the second side plate 3. The end cover 27 is fixedly connected to the second side plate 3 by screws. A blind cover 28 is provided on the outside of the solid shaft 25. The blind cover 28 is fixedly connected to the first side plate 2 by screws. The end cover 27 and the blind cover 28 serve to protect the gears and bearings, and prevent the crushed powder from contaminating the working environment. In addition, a second sprocket 23 is provided on the side of the second gear 22 away from the frame. The second sprocket 23 is fixedly connected to the solid shaft 25. A shaft end retaining ring 26 is installed at the port of the solid shaft 25 where the second sprocket 23 is installed to axially position the second sprocket 23 and prevent it from moving axially.
[0031] Specifically, such as Figure 4 As shown, the crushing assembly includes multiple spaced cutters 29. The cutters 29 of the two sets of crushing assemblies are staggered along the axial direction. A spacer ring 30 is provided between each two adjacent cutters 29. The spacer ring 30 can maintain the distance between the cutters 29 and ensure that the cutters 29 do not interfere with each other during rotation. Positioning rings 31 are provided at both ends of the crushing assembly. The positioning rings 31 are located between the crushing assembly and the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3, respectively. The positioning rings 31 are sleeved on the solid shaft 25 and the hollow shaft 24 to axially position the crushing assembly and ensure that the crushing assembly is stable in the axial direction.
[0032] Specifically, such as Figure 3As shown, the traction mechanism includes a first sprocket 12, a steel roller shaft 15, a steel roller 13, a rubber roller shaft 16, a rubber roller 14 and a compression assembly, the steel roller 13 and the rubber roller 14 are respectively installed on the steel roller shaft 15 and the rubber roller shaft 16, the steel roller 13 and the rubber roller 14 are arranged in parallel, the steel roller 13 is located above the solid shaft 25, and the rubber roller 14 is located above the hollow shaft 24; the two ends of the steel roller shaft 15 are rotatably connected with the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3 through the second deep groove ball bearing 20, and the one end of the steel roller shaft 15 is fixedly connected with the first sprocket 12, the first sprocket 12 is located above the second sprocket 23, and the first sprocket 12 and the second sprocket 23 are connected through a chain transmission; the compression assembly is provided with two groups, and the two ends of the rubber roller shaft 16 are rotatably connected with the two groups of compression assemblies through the second deep groove ball bearing 20, and the two groups of compression assemblies are slidably connected with the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3.
[0033] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3 , the compression assembly includes a sliding block 17, a sliding block adjusting plate 18 and an adjusting bolt 19, the sliding block adjusting plate 18 is fixedly connected on the same side of the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3, the adjusting bolt 19 is threadedly connected with the sliding block 17 through the sliding block adjusting plate 18, and the two ends of the rubber roller shaft 16 are rotatably connected with the corresponding sliding block 17, the sliding block 17 is slid along the horizontal direction of the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3 by rotating the adjusting bolt 19, so that the rubber roller 14 is close to the steel roller 13 and the compression edge strip.
[0034] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the guide-in assembly includes a guide wheel support 7, a guide wheel shaft 8, a guide wheel 10 and a limiting fence 11, each group of guide-in assemblies is provided with two guide wheel supports 7, which are fixed on the surface of the upper connecting plate 4, the two ends of the guide wheel shaft 8 are connected with the two guide wheel supports 7, and the axis of the guide wheel shaft 8 is parallel to the lines of the steel roller 13 and the rubber roller shaft 16; the guide wheel 10 is rotatably connected to the guide wheel shaft 8 through the first deep groove ball bearing 9, and the limiting fence 11 is fixed on the guide wheel support 7. The two groups of guide-in assemblies are respectively aligned with the steel roller 13 and the rubber roller 14, and the edge strip is inserted from the middle of the two groups of guide-in assemblies, the guide wheel 10 rotates with the movement of the edge strip, and the guide wheel 10 plays a role in guiding the edge strip into the device and reducing the resistance of the edge strip entering. The limiting fence 11 prevents the edge strip from deviating during the process of entering the guide-in assembly, and ensures that the edge strip can accurately enter the traction mechanism.
[0035] The use principle of the utility model is as follows.
[0036] The miniature right-angle hollow speed reducer motor 1 is started, and the hollow shaft 24 connected with the motor is driven to rotate. On the one hand, the hollow shaft 24 drives the crushing assembly installed thereon to rotate, and since the crushing assembly comprises a plurality of cutting knives 29 arranged at intervals and a spacing ring 30 arranged between adjacent cutting knives 29, the cutting knives 29 will rotate at high speed with the rotation of the hollow shaft 24, thereby preparing for the subsequent crushing of the straw. On the other hand, the hollow shaft 24 drives the first gear 21 fixedly connected thereto to rotate, and since the first gear 21 and the second gear 22 are in meshing relationship, according to the gear transmission principle, the rotation of the first gear 21 will drive the second gear 22 to rotate in the opposite direction, and since the second gear 22 is fixedly connected with one end of the solid shaft 25, the rotation of the second gear 22 will further drive the solid shaft 25 to rotate. Similarly, the rotation of the solid shaft 25 will also drive the crushing assembly installed thereon to rotate, and the cutting knives 29 of the two sets of crushing assemblies are arranged in an axial staggered manner, so that the two sets of crushing assemblies can crush the straw in opposite directions during the rotation, thereby achieving more efficient crushing of the straw.
[0037] Meanwhile, the second sprocket 23 fixed on the solid shaft 25 will also rotate with the rotation of the solid shaft 25.
[0038] The rotation of the second sprocket 23 drives the first sprocket 12 located above the second sprocket 23 to rotate through the chain transmission, and since the first sprocket 12 is fixedly connected with one end of the steel roller shaft 15, the rotation of the first sprocket 12 will drive the steel roller shaft 15 to rotate, thereby achieving the synchronous rotation of the steel roller 13.
[0039] The straw is inserted from the middle of the two sets of guide assemblies, and the guide wheel 10 in the guide assembly is rotatably connected to the guide wheel shaft 8 through the first deep groove ball bearing 9. When the straw is inserted, the guide wheel 10 will rotate with the movement of the straw, thereby guiding the straw to smoothly enter the device, and the limiting fence 11 can prevent the straw from deviating during the entering process. After the straw passes through the guide assembly, the straw runs between the rubber roller 14 and the steel roller 13.
[0040] The adjusting bolt 19 in the rotating pressing assembly is rotated. Since the adjusting bolt 19 is threadedly connected with the sliding block 17 through the sliding block adjusting plate 18, and the rubber roller shaft 16 is rotatably connected with the corresponding sliding block 17 at both ends, the rotation of the adjusting bolt 19 can make the sliding block 17 slide horizontally along the first side plate 2 and the second side plate 3, thereby making the rubber roller 14 close to the steel roller 13 until the rubber roller 14 and the steel roller 13 press the straw. Under the action of friction, the rubber roller 14 and the steel roller 13 rotate in opposite directions, thereby stably pulling the straw to the lower crushing mechanism.
[0041] The straw passes through the middle of the two sets of crushing assemblies, and since the cutting knives 29 of the two sets of crushing assemblies rotate at high speed in opposite directions, the straw will be rapidly crushed into small pieces under the action of the cutting knives 29. The crushed straw will directly enter the feeding port of the extruder from the discharge port at the bottom of the frame.
[0042] The utility model discloses a separate frequency conversion control traction motor can according to the production speed of side strip real -time adjustment the speed of traction motor, guarantee the traction speed and side strip production speed consistent, can avoid the problem that side strip is accumulated or is not in time because of the speed mismatching leads to traction, and can also reasonably adjust motor power under different production conditions, reduce unnecessary energy consumption. All side strips enter the crushing device after the traction device, and the crushed side strips directly enter the feeding port of the extruder, realizing side production and side recovery in the production process, greatly reducing the labor intensity of workers, saving electric energy, and improving the production efficiency and economic benefits of enterprises.
[0043] The above detailed description of the embodiments of the utility model, but the content is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and cannot be considered to limit the scope of the utility model. Any equivalent changes and improvements made within the scope of the utility model application shall still belong to the patent coverage of the utility model.
Claims
1. A wane recovery device characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of extruding machine, including drive mechanism, rack, traction mechanism and crushing mechanism, the traction mechanism and crushing mechanism are respectively fixedly installed on the rack, the traction mechanism is above crushing mechanism, the drive mechanism is driven connection with crushing mechanism, the traction mechanism is connected with crushing mechanism by chain wheel transmission structure, the rack top is equipped with import component, and the rack bottom is equipped with with extruder feeding opening butt joint discharge port.
2. A batten recovery device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, The rack includes first side plate (2) and second side plate (3) arranged in parallel, the top of the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) is connected by upper web (4), the bottom of the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) is connected by lower web (5), the first side plate (2), the second side plate (3), the upper web (4) and the lower web (5) jointly form a three-dimensional frame.
3. A batten recovery device as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The rack further includes middle web (6), the middle web (6) is fixedly connected to one side of the three-dimensional frame, and the two ends of the middle web (6) are connected to the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively.
4. An edgewise strip recovery device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that The crushing mechanism includes solid shaft (25) and hollow shaft (24) arranged in parallel, the solid shaft (25) and the hollow shaft (24) are rotatably connected to the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively, one end of the hollow shaft (24) is connected to the drive mechanism, the other end of the hollow shaft (24) is fixedly connected to the first gear (21), one end of the solid shaft (25) is fixedly connected to the second gear (22), the first gear (21) is engaged with the second gear (22), and the solid shaft (25) and the hollow shaft (24) are both provided with crushing assemblies.
5. A batten recovery device as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The crushing assembly includes a plurality of cutting knives (29) arranged at intervals, a spacer ring (30) is arranged between adjacent cutting knives (29), the cutting knives (29) of the two groups of crushing assemblies are arranged in an axial staggered manner, and the crushing assembly is provided with a positioning ring (31) at both ends, and the positioning ring (31) is located between the crushing assembly and the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively.
6. An edgewise strip recycling apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that End covers (27) are arranged between the first gear (21), the second gear (22) and the second side plate (3), the end covers (27) are fixedly connected to the second side plate (3), a cover (28) is arranged on the outside of the solid shaft (25), and the cover (28) is fixedly connected to the first side plate (2).
7. An edgewise strip recovery device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that The traction mechanism includes steel roller shaft (15), steel roller (13), rubber roller shaft (16), rubber roller (14) and two groups of pressing assemblies, the two groups of pressing assemblies are slidably connected to the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively, the steel roller (13) and the rubber roller (14) are mounted on the steel roller shaft (15) and the rubber roller shaft (16) respectively, the two ends of the steel roller shaft (15) are rotatably connected to the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively, the two ends of the rubber roller shaft (16) are rotatably connected to the two groups of pressing assemblies, the steel roller (13) and the rubber roller (14) are arranged in parallel, the steel roller (13) is above the solid shaft (25), and the rubber roller (14) is above the hollow shaft (24).
8. A batten recovery device as claimed in claim 7, wherein, The pressing assembly comprises a sliding block (17), a sliding block adjusting plate (18) and an adjusting bolt (19), the two sliding block adjusting plates (18) are fixedly connected on the same side of the first side plate (2) and the second side plate (3) respectively, the adjusting bolt (19) is threadedly connected with the sliding block (17) through the sliding block adjusting plate (18), and the rubber roller shaft (16) is rotationally connected with the corresponding sliding block (17) at two ends.
9. An edgewise strip recycling apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that The crushing mechanism further comprises a second chain wheel (23), and the traction mechanism further comprises a first chain wheel (12); the second chain wheel (23) is fixedly connected with the solid shaft (25) and located on the side, away from the rack, of the second gear (22); the first chain wheel (12) is fixed at one end of the steel roller shaft (15) and located above the second chain wheel (23); and the first chain wheel (12) and the second chain wheel (23) are drivingly connected through a chain.
10. An edgewise strip recycling apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that The guide-in assembly is provided in two groups, and the two groups of guide-in assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the top of the rack; each group of guide-in assemblies comprises a guide wheel shaft (8), a guide wheel (10), a limiting fence (11) and two guide wheel supports (7); the guide wheel (10) is rotatably installed on the guide wheel shaft (8); the two ends of the guide wheel shaft (8) are fixedly connected with the two guide wheel supports (7); the limiting fence (11) is fixed on the guide wheel support (7); the guide wheel support (7) is fixed to the surface of the upper connecting plate (4); and the axis of the guide wheel shaft (8) is parallel to the lines of the steel roller (13) and the rubber roller shaft (16).