Equipment capable of efficiently cleaning copper profile
By introducing a self-propelled displacement mechanism and a toothed guide rail into the ultrasonic cleaning equipment, the problem of inconvenient transportation of copper profiles after cleaning is solved, achieving efficient cleaning and continuous production, and reducing the equipment footprint.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ZHEJIANG TIANNING ALLOY MATERIAL
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing ultrasonic cleaning equipment suffers from poor coordination between transport and cleaning after cleaning copper profiles, resulting in low cleaning efficiency and a large equipment footprint.
A cleaning device including a displacement self-propelled mechanism was designed. The positioning accuracy is improved by the toothed guide rail, so that the material placement frame on the lifting mechanism can be accurately docked with the subsequent work stations such as drying and testing, forming an integrated system of cleaning-transfer-post-processing.
It improves cleaning efficiency, reduces equipment footprint, and enables continuous production, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency of the copper profile cleaning process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of metal cleaning equipment, specifically to a device that can efficiently clean copper profiles. Background Technology
[0002] Copper profiles for circuit breakers are conductive components made from copper and copper alloys using specific processes. They are specifically designed for use in the internal conductive systems of circuit breakers. These materials must meet requirements for high conductivity, high temperature resistance, and arc resistance, and are core components for circuit breakers to achieve circuit breaking and closing. During processing, copper profiles for circuit breakers can become contaminated with cutting oil, metal dust, oxide layers, and other pollutants. These impurities can severely affect the quality of subsequent processes; therefore, deep cleaning using an ultrasonic cleaner is essential.
[0003] Application announcement number CN119634341A discloses an ultrasonic cleaning machine for copper and aluminum strips. According to its instruction manual and drawings, the solution is as follows: a lifting frame is also provided in the cleaning tank, and a cleaning guide roller is horizontally rotatably installed on the lifting frame. The lifting frame is connected to a lifting component that can drive it to move up and down.
[0004] However, although the solution uses multiple cleaning tanks to achieve rapid cleaning, there are limitations in effectively and quickly transporting these metal profiles after cleaning. Furthermore, how to coordinate the relationship between transportation and cleaning is also an issue that needs to be considered. Summary of the Invention
[0005] This invention addresses the problems encountered in cleaning copper profiles by providing a highly efficient cleaning device. The self-propelled displacement mechanism, with its toothed guide rails, improves positioning accuracy during movement, allowing the material placement frame on the lifting mechanism to precisely align with subsequent workstations such as drying and inspection. This design, which moves the entire material placement frame after cleaning, breaks away from the traditional form of ultrasonic cleaning equipment as a standalone unit, creating an integrated system of cleaning, transfer, and post-processing.
[0006] The purpose of this invention is achieved through the following technical solution: a device capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles, comprising a cleaning device frame, wherein the cleaning device frame is provided with a cleaning support mechanism for cleaning metal profiles inside, an ultrasonic generator mechanism and an energy conversion mechanism are provided below the cleaning support mechanism, a material placement frame capable of being lifted and lowered is provided inside the cleaning support mechanism, the material placement frame is connected to an external lifting mechanism, and a displacement self-propelled mechanism capable of driving the lifting mechanism to make horizontal displacement is provided at the bottom of the lifting mechanism.
[0007] Preferably, the cleaning support mechanism includes a metal cleaning tank and a heating tube. The interior of the metal cleaning tank is used to hold the cleaning fluid, and the side wall of the metal cleaning tank is provided with a heating mounting groove. The interior of the heating mounting groove is provided with a heating tube for heating the cleaning fluid.
[0008] Preferably, the ultrasonic generator mechanism includes a power transformer, a rectifier system, an oscillator, and a power amplifier. The cleaning equipment frame is also equipped with an electrical cabinet, which contains a power transformer and a rectifier system for converting mains power to DC power, as well as an oscillator and a power amplifier for generating adjustable high-frequency electrical signals. This design is intended to enable the piezoelectric ceramic transducer to operate normally.
[0009] Preferably, the energy conversion mechanism includes a piezoelectric ceramic transducer and a flexible support column. The top of the flexible support column is connected to the bottom of the metal cleaning tank, and the bottom of the flexible support column is connected to the inside of the cleaning equipment frame. The bottom of the metal cleaning tank is also provided with several piezoelectric ceramic transducers.
[0010] Preferably, the material placement frame includes a metal basket and a basket base plate. The metal basket is composed of several horizontal and vertical metal profiles connected to each other. The bottom of the metal basket is provided with a basket base plate, and the surface of the basket base plate is provided with several water passage holes. This arrangement is to enable the cleaning fluid to fall smoothly into the interior of the metal cleaning tank after the material placement frame is lifted.
[0011] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting support frame and a lifting cylinder. The lifting support frame is provided with a plurality of lifting cylinders inside. The piston rod end of the lifting cylinder is connected to a frame connecting plate. The bottom of each frame connecting plate is connected to the surface of the metal basket.
[0012] Preferably, the displacement self-propelled mechanism includes a reducer, a drive motor, a drive gear, and a toothed guide rail. The top of the reducer is connected to the bottom of the lifting support frame. The input shaft of the reducer is driven by the drive motor. The output shaft of the reducer is connected to the drive gear. Several toothed guide rails are placed side by side on the ground, and each drive gear is meshed with the inside of the toothed guide rail.
[0013] Preferably, the metal cleaning tank is made of aluminum alloy, and the inside of the cleaning equipment frame is also equipped with a booster pump for driving the cleaning fluid to circulate in the metal cleaning tank. The booster pump is used to drive the cleaning fluid to circulate in the metal cleaning tank 21 to prevent uneven local temperature or contaminant deposition.
[0014] Compared with existing technologies, this utility model has the following advantages: 1. The self-propelled displacement mechanism improves the positioning accuracy during movement through its toothed guide rails, enabling the material placement frame on the lifting mechanism to accurately connect with subsequent workstations such as drying and testing. This design, which moves the entire material placement frame after cleaning, breaks the inherent form of ultrasonic cleaning equipment as an independent unit, forming an integrated system of cleaning-transfer-post-processing, reducing the equipment footprint in copper plate processing production lines; 2. It creatively establishes a dynamic correlation between the cleaning completion signal (such as a liquid level sensor or timer) and the start and stop of the lifting mechanism. When the ultrasonic cleaning cycle ends, the PLC control system triggers the electromagnetic locking device to release, and the material placement frame automatically lifts at a speed of 0.15-0.3 m / s. Compared with the time required for manual judgment and transfer in traditional equipment, this design is more efficient and achieves continuous production. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a partial perspective view of the present invention;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 For the present utility model in Figure 4 Enlarged view of region A in the image;
[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the copper profile after cleaning according to this utility model.
[0021] The diagram shows the following components: 1. Cleaning equipment frame; 11. Booster pump; 2. Cleaning support mechanism; 21. Metal cleaning tank; 22. Heating tube; 211. Metal cleaning tank; 3. Energy conversion mechanism; 31. Piezoelectric ceramic transducer; 32. Flexible support column; 4. Ultrasonic generator mechanism; 41. Electrical cabinet; 5. Material placement frame; 51. Metal basket; 52. Basket bottom plate; 521. Water passage hole; 6. Lifting mechanism; 61. Lifting support frame; 62. Lifting cylinder; 63. Frame connecting plate; 7. Displacement self-propelled mechanism; 71. Reducer; 72. Drive motor; 73. Drive gear; 74. Gear rail. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings:
[0023] like Figure 1 , Figure 2and Figure 3 As shown, a device capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles includes a cleaning device frame 1 composed of several aluminum panels fixedly connected to each other, and a cleaning support mechanism 2 for cleaning metal profiles is provided inside the cleaning device frame 1.
[0024] The cleaning support mechanism 2 includes a metal cleaning tank 21 and a heating tube 22. The interior of the metal cleaning tank 21 is used to hold the cleaning fluid, and the side wall of the metal cleaning tank 21 is provided with a heating mounting groove 211. The heating mounting groove 211 is provided with a heating tube 22 for heating the cleaning fluid. The metal cleaning tank 21 is made of aluminum alloy. The cleaning equipment frame 1 is also provided with a booster pump 11 for driving the cleaning fluid to circulate in the metal cleaning tank 21.
[0025] Heating element 22 is used to maintain the cleaning fluid at the optimal operating temperature of 40-60℃. Booster pump 11 is used to drive the cleaning fluid to circulate within the metal cleaning tank 21, preventing uneven local temperature distribution or contaminant deposition. During the cleaning of the copper plate in the metal cleaning tank 21, it improves cleaning uniformity by increasing the liquid flow pressure (typically 0.2-0.5 MPa), enhancing the physical scouring effect of cavitation bubbles on stains in deep holes and grooves on the copper plate surface.
[0026] Please continue to refer to this. Figure 3 The cleaning support mechanism 2 is provided with an ultrasonic generator mechanism 4 and an energy conversion mechanism 3 below it, and the cleaning support mechanism 2 is provided with a material placement frame 5 that can be lifted and lowered inside.
[0027] The ultrasonic generator mechanism 4 includes a power transformer, a rectifier system, an oscillator, and a power amplifier. The cleaning equipment frame 1 is also equipped with an electrical cabinet 41. The electrical cabinet 41 contains a power transformer and a rectifier system for converting mains power to DC power, as well as an oscillator and a power amplifier for generating adjustable high-frequency electrical signals.
[0028] The energy conversion mechanism 3 includes a piezoelectric ceramic transducer 31 and a flexible support column 32. The top of the flexible support column 32 is connected to the bottom of the metal cleaning tank 21, and the bottom of the flexible support column 32 is connected to the inside of the cleaning equipment frame 1. The bottom of the metal cleaning tank 21 is also provided with several piezoelectric ceramic transducers 31.
[0029] The flexible support column 32 is used to reduce the resonance noise generated by the metal cleaning tank 21. The material of the flexible support column 32 can be flexible rubber or silicone. The piezoelectric ceramic transducer 31 uses PZT material to convert electrical energy into mechanical vibration with an amplitude of micrometer level. The piezoelectric ceramic transducer 31 transmits these mechanical vibrations to the cleaning fluid inside the metal cleaning tank 21. A large number of micrometer-sized bubbles are formed instantaneously in the liquid. These bubbles expand during the negative pressure period of the sound wave and collapse violently during the positive pressure period, generating instantaneous high-pressure shock waves exceeding 1000 atmospheres. This process can remove grease, oxides, and processing residues attached to the surface of the copper plate, and has a particularly penetrating cleaning effect on contaminants in micrometer-sized pores.
[0030] The material placement frame 5 includes a metal basket 51 and a basket bottom plate 52. The metal basket 51 is composed of several horizontal and vertical metal profiles connected to each other. The bottom of the metal basket 51 is provided with a basket bottom plate 52, and the surface of the basket bottom plate 52 is provided with several water passage holes 521.
[0031] The interior of the metal basket 51 is used to place the copper plate to be cleaned. The water passage 521 is designed so that the cleaning fluid can fall into the interior of the metal cleaning tank 21 after the entire material placement frame 5 is lifted by the external lifting mechanism 6.
[0032] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The material placement frame 5 is connected to an external lifting mechanism 6, and the bottom of the lifting mechanism 6 is provided with a displacement self-propelled mechanism 7 that can drive the lifting mechanism 6 to make horizontal displacement.
[0033] The lifting mechanism 6 is mainly used to lift the metal basket 51. After being lifted, it remains stationary for a period of time. Then, the displacement self-propelled mechanism 7 drives the entire material placement frame 5 to transport the cleaned material to the designated location.
[0034] The lifting mechanism 6 includes a lifting support frame 61 and a lifting cylinder 62. The lifting support frame 61 is provided with a plurality of lifting cylinders 62 inside. The piston rod end of the lifting cylinder 62 is connected to a frame connecting plate 63. The bottom of each frame connecting plate 63 is connected to the surface of the metal basket 51.
[0035] When it is necessary to raise the height of the entire material placement frame 5, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 62 extends and drives the height of the entire frame connecting plate 63 to change. During the raising process, the frame connecting plate 63 can simultaneously drive the height of the metal basket 51 to change.
[0036] The displacement self-propelled mechanism 7 includes a reducer 71, a drive motor 72, a drive gear 73, and a toothed guide rail 74. The top of the reducer 71 is connected to the bottom of the lifting support frame 61. The input shaft of the reducer 71 is driven by the drive motor 72. The output shaft of the reducer 71 is connected to the drive gear 73. Several toothed guide rails 74 are placed side by side on the ground, and each drive gear 73 is meshed with the inside of the toothed guide rail 74.
[0037] When it is necessary to move the position of the entire lifting mechanism 6, the shaft of the drive motor 72 drives the reducer 71 to move. The reducer 71 transmits the drive of the drive motor 72 to the drive gear 73 through the output shaft. The drive gear 73 moves on the surface of the toothed guide rail 74 during the driving process, causing the position of the entire lifting mechanism 6 to change.
[0038] The self-propelled displacement mechanism 7 improves positioning accuracy during movement through its toothed guide rails 74, enabling the material placement frame 5 to accurately dock with subsequent workstations such as drying and inspection. This design, which moves the entire material placement frame 5 after cleaning, breaks away from the inherent form of ultrasonic cleaning equipment as an independent unit, forming an integrated system of cleaning-transfer-post-processing, thus reducing the equipment footprint in copper plate processing production lines.
[0039] Working principle and usage of this utility model:
[0040] The copper plates that need to be cleaned are placed inside the metal basket 51. Then, the shaft of the drive motor 72 drives the reducer 71 to move. The reducer 71 transmits the drive of the drive motor 72 to the drive gear 73 through the output shaft. During the process of being driven, the drive gear 73 will move on the surface of the toothed guide rail 74, causing the position of the entire lifting mechanism 6 to change.
[0041] When the cylinder moves above the metal cleaning tank 21, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 62 retracts and causes the height of the entire frame connecting plate 63 to change. During the descent, the frame connecting plate 63 can simultaneously cause the height of the metal basket 51 to change until the metal basket 51 is completely immersed in the interior of the metal cleaning tank 21.
[0042] Next, the piezoelectric ceramic transducer 31 uses PZT material to convert electrical energy into mechanical vibrations with amplitudes reaching the micrometer level. The piezoelectric ceramic transducer 31 transmits these mechanical vibrations to the cleaning fluid inside the metal cleaning tank 21. A large number of micrometer-sized bubbles are instantly formed in the liquid. These bubbles expand during the negative pressure period of the acoustic wave and collapse violently during the positive pressure period, generating instantaneous high-pressure shock waves exceeding 1000 atmospheres. This process can remove grease, oxides, and processing residues adhering to the copper plate surface, and it has a particularly penetrating cleaning effect on contaminants in micrometer-sized pores.
[0043] After cleaning, the lifting mechanism 6 raises the entire metal basket 51 again, and the self-propelled displacement mechanism 7 moves the metal basket 51 to the next process.
[0044] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples illustrating the spirit of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to replace them, without departing from the spirit of this utility model or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A device capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles, comprising a cleaning device frame (1), the inside of the cleaning device frame (1) is provided with a cleaning bearing mechanism (2) for cleaning metal profiles, characterized in that, The lower part of the cleaning bearing mechanism (2) is provided with an ultrasonic generator mechanism (4) and an energy conversion mechanism (3), the inside of the cleaning bearing mechanism (2) is provided with a material placing frame (5) capable of lifting, the material placing frame (5) is connected to an external lifting mechanism (6), and the bottom of the lifting mechanism (6) is provided with a displacement self-propelled mechanism (7) capable of driving the lifting mechanism (6) to horizontally displace.
2. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning bearing mechanism (2) comprises a metal cleaning tank (21) and a heating pipe (22), the inside of the metal cleaning tank (21) is used for placing cleaning liquid, the side wall of the metal cleaning tank (21) is provided with a heating installation groove (211), and the inside of the heating installation groove (211) is provided with a heating pipe (22) used for heating the cleaning liquid.
3. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 2, characterized in that, The ultrasonic generator mechanism (4) comprises a power transformer, a rectifier system, an oscillator and a power amplifier, and the inside of the cleaning equipment frame (1) is further provided with an electrical cabinet (41), the inside of the electrical cabinet (41) is provided with a power transformer and a rectifier system used for converting commercial power into direct current and an oscillator and a power amplifier used for generating adjustable high-frequency electric signals.
4. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 3, characterized in that, The energy conversion mechanism (3) comprises a piezoelectric ceramic transducer (31) and a soft support column (32), the top of the soft support column (32) is connected to the bottom of the metal cleaning tank (21), the bottom of the soft support column (32) is connected to the inside of the cleaning equipment frame (1), and the bottom of the metal cleaning tank (21) is further provided with a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic transducers (31).
5. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 4, characterized in that, The material placing frame (5) comprises a metal basket (51) and a basket bottom plate (52), the metal basket (51) is composed of a plurality of horizontal and vertical metal profiles connected to each other, the bottom of the metal basket (51) is provided with a basket bottom plate (52), and the surface of the basket bottom plate (52) is provided with a plurality of water passing holes (521).
6. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 5, characterized in that, The lifting mechanism (6) comprises a lifting support frame (61) and a lifting cylinder (62), the inside of the lifting support frame (61) is provided with a plurality of lifting cylinders (62), the piston rod end of the lifting cylinder (62) is connected with a frame connecting plate (63), and the bottom of each frame connecting plate (63) is connected to the surface of the metal basket (51).
7. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 6, characterized in that, The displacement self-propelled mechanism (7) comprises a speed reducer (71), a driving motor (72), a driving gear (73) and a tooth groove guide rail (74), the top of the speed reducer (71) is connected to the bottom of the lifting support frame (61), the input shaft of the speed reducer (71) is drivingly connected with the driving motor (72), the output shaft end of the speed reducer (71) is connected with the driving gear (73), a plurality of tooth groove guide rails (74) are placed side by side on the ground, and each driving gear (73) is meshingly connected to the inside of the tooth groove guide rail (74).
8. The apparatus capable of efficiently cleaning copper profiles according to claim 7, characterized in that, The metal cleaning tank (21) is made of aluminum alloy, and the inside of the cleaning equipment frame (1) is further provided with a booster pump (11) used for driving the cleaning liquid to circulate in the metal cleaning tank (21).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Ultrasonic cleaning machine for copper and aluminum strips
CN119634341A