Quartz ring blow-drying device

By designing a quartz ring drying device, the automated rotation and drying of the quartz ring is achieved using a support fixture and drive components, solving the problem of low efficiency in manual drying and realizing a highly efficient and thorough drying effect for the quartz ring.

CN224162905UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-24BEIJING ASHERAD INTEGRATION TECH SERVICES CO LTD +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
BEIJING ASHERAD INTEGRATION TECH SERVICES CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-30
Publication Date
2026-04-24

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Technical Problem

In the current quartz ring production process, manual drying is inefficient and difficult to completely dry the quartz rings, resulting in unsatisfactory drying results.

Method used

Design a quartz ring drying device, which uses a support fixture to abut and fix the inner ring of the quartz ring, uses a drive component to drive the rotation, and uses an air blowing component to dry both sides of the quartz ring, thus achieving automated operation.

Benefits of technology

It improves drying efficiency, ensures that both sides of the quartz ring are fully dried, and enhances the drying effect.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a quartz ring blow-drying device. The quartz ring blow-drying device comprises a box body arranged on the surface of a workbench; the bearing jig is rotationally arranged in the box body, and the bearing jig abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring to be blow-dried so as to fixedly bear the quartz ring to be blow-dried; the driving assembly is connected with the bearing jig; and two air outlet parts of the air blowing assembly respectively correspond to two side surfaces of the quartz ring to be blow-dried. According to the scheme, the bearing jig abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring to be blow-dried, the quartz ring to be blow-dried is fixed, the bearing jig is driven by the driving assembly to rotate, rotation of the quartz ring to be blow-dried is achieved, the two side faces of the quartz ring to be blow-dried are blow-dried through the blowing assembly, the blow-drying efficiency is high, and the blow-drying efficiency is high. And the two sides of the quartz ring to be blow-dried can be fully blow-dried, and the blow-drying effect is good.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of quartz ring production technology, specifically to a quartz ring drying device. Background Technology

[0002] In the production process of quartz ring products, the quartz rings need to be cleaned and dried. Currently, the drying of quartz ring products is mainly done manually. Operators use handheld air guns to dry the quartz ring products. Manual drying is inefficient and requires operators to adjust the direction and position of the airflow, resulting in incomplete drying and unsatisfactory drying results. Utility Model Content

[0003] This utility model provides a quartz ring drying device. The device fixes the quartz ring to be dried by abutting the inner ring of the quartz ring to be dried by a support fixture. The support fixture is rotated by a drive component, which in turn rotates the quartz ring to be dried. The air blowing component dries both sides of the quartz ring to be dried. The device has high drying efficiency and can fully dry both sides of the quartz ring to be dried, resulting in a good drying effect.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows:

[0005] This utility model provides a quartz ring drying device, comprising:

[0006] A box placed on the surface of a workbench;

[0007] Rotate the support fixture inside the box, the support fixture abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring to be dried, so as to fix the quartz ring to be dried.

[0008] The drive assembly connected to the support fixture;

[0009] The air blowing assembly has two air outlets that correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring to be dried.

[0010] Optionally, the support fixture includes:

[0011] A support plate is provided, and a connecting plate is formed at the bottom of the support plate, which is connected to the inner bottom surface of the box body;

[0012] A support plate, which is rotatably connected to the support upright plate via a mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft is connected to the drive assembly;

[0013] Multiple support plates are connected to the side of the bearing plate, and these support plates abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring to be dried.

[0014] Optional, multiple support panels include:

[0015] The first plate and the second plate are both arc-shaped structures, and the arc-shaped structures of the first plate and the second plate are adapted to the inner ring of the quartz ring to be dried. The first plate and the second plate are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing disk.

[0016] Optionally, both the first plate and the second plate have a hollow structure.

[0017] Optionally, the support fixture further includes:

[0018] A first seat plate and a second seat plate are connected to the bearing plate, and the first seat plate and the second seat plate are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing plate;

[0019] The first lead screw is rotatably connected to the first base plate;

[0020] A second lead screw rotatably connected to the second seat plate; the first lead screw and the second lead screw are coaxial and connected; the thread direction of the first lead screw is opposite to the thread direction of the second lead screw.

[0021] A first movable seat is threadedly connected to the first lead screw, and the first movable seat is connected to the first plate body;

[0022] The second movable seat is threadedly connected to the second lead screw, and the second movable seat is connected to the second plate. The first movable seat and the second movable seat are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing disk.

[0023] A guide rod is connected between the first seat plate and the second seat plate, and the guide rod passes through the first movable seat and the second movable seat.

[0024] Optionally, the ends of the first lead screw and the second lead screw both protrude from the outer circular surface of the bearing disk, and the ends of the first lead screw and the second lead screw are both connected to a screwing disc.

[0025] Optionally, the driving components include:

[0026] A mounting base connected to the housing;

[0027] A drive motor connected to the mounting base;

[0028] A drive gear connected to the output end of the drive motor;

[0029] A driven gear is connected to the mounting shaft, and the driven gear meshes with the driving gear.

[0030] Optionally, the blowing assembly includes:

[0031] The first diversion ring is a hollow structure, and a passage space is formed between the first diversion ring and the ends of multiple support plates; multiple first nozzles are evenly distributed on the side of the first diversion ring near the multiple support plates, and the multiple first nozzles are connected to the inner cavity of the first diversion ring.

[0032] The second diversion ring is a hollow structure with multiple top plates passing through it. Multiple second nozzles are evenly distributed on the side of the second diversion ring near the first diversion ring, and the multiple second nozzles are connected to the inner cavity of the second diversion ring.

[0033] Both the first and second diversion rings are connected to the inner bottom surface of the housing via brackets, and both the first and second diversion rings are connected to an air source.

[0034] Optionally, the air blowing assembly further includes:

[0035] An air intake pipe connected to an air source, wherein a control valve is provided on the air intake pipe;

[0036] Two diverter pipes are connected to the intake pipe, and the two diverter pipes are respectively connected to the first diverter ring and the second diverter ring.

[0037] Optionally, the jetting direction of the plurality of first nozzles and the plurality of second nozzles is inclined toward the axis of the carrier disk.

[0038] The above-described solution of this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0039] The above-mentioned solution of this utility model fixes the quartz ring to be dried by having the support fixture abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring to be dried, and drives the support fixture to rotate by the drive component to rotate the quartz ring to be dried. The air blowing component blows dry both sides of the quartz ring to be dried, which has high drying efficiency and can fully dry both sides of the quartz ring to be dried, resulting in a good drying effect. Attached Figure Description

[0040] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the quartz ring drying device provided in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a top view of the quartz ring drying device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 3 This is a front sectional view of the quartz ring drying device provided in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0043] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the first and second support plates in the quartz ring drying device provided in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0044] The annotations in the attached figures are explained as follows:

[0045] 1. Housing; 2. Drive assembly; 21. Mounting base; 22. Drive motor; 23. Drive gear; 24. Driven gear; 3. Support fixture; 31. Support plate; 311. Connecting plate; 32. Support plate; 321. Mounting shaft; 33. Top support plate; 331. First plate; 332. Second plate; 34. First lead screw; 341. First movable seat; 35. Second lead screw; 351. Second movable seat; 36. First seat plate; 37. Second seat plate; 38. Rotating disc; 41. First diverter ring; 42. Second diverter ring; 43. Diverter pipe; 44. Air inlet pipe; 45. Control valve; 46. Second nozzle; 47. First nozzle; 5. Quartz ring to be dried. Detailed Implementation

[0046] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0047] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this utility model provides a quartz ring drying device, comprising:

[0048] Box 1 is placed on the surface of the workbench;

[0049] Rotate the support fixture 3 set inside the box 1, and the support fixture 3 abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, so as to fix the support fixture 5 to be dried.

[0050] Drive assembly 2 connected to support fixture 3;

[0051] The air blowing assembly has two air outlets that correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0052] In this embodiment, the quartz ring 5 to be dried is fitted onto the support fixture 3, so that the support fixture 3 abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thereby fixing the quartz ring 5 to be dried. The two air outlets of the air blowing component correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried. The drive component 2 drives the support fixture 3 to rotate, thereby rotating the quartz ring 5 to be dried. The air blowing component dries the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, causing the water on the quartz ring 5 to fall into the housing 1. During the rotation of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, the air blowing component dries the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, resulting in high drying efficiency and thorough drying of both sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, with good drying effect.

[0053] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in an optional embodiment of this utility model, the supporting fixture 3 includes:

[0054] The support plate 31 has a connecting plate 311 formed at its bottom, and the connecting plate 311 is connected to the inner bottom surface of the box 1.

[0055] The support plate 32 is rotatably connected to the support vertical plate 31 via the mounting shaft 321, and the mounting shaft 321 is connected to the drive assembly 2.

[0056] Multiple support plates 33 are connected to the side of the bearing plate 32, and the multiple support plates 33 abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0057] In this embodiment, the quartz ring 5 to be dried is fitted onto the outside of multiple support plates 33, so that the multiple support plates 33 abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thereby fixing the quartz ring 5 to be dried; the drive assembly 2 drives the bearing plate 32 to rotate through the mounting shaft 321, thereby rotating the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0058] like Figure 4 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of supporting plates 33 include:

[0059] The first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are both arc-shaped structures, and the arc-shaped structures of the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are adapted to the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried. The first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are symmetrically distributed with the axis of the bearing disk 32 as the reference.

[0060] In this embodiment, the first plate 331 and the second plate 332, which are symmetrically arranged, abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, and the arc-shaped structure of the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 is adapted to the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, so as to ensure that the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are in full contact with the inner ring of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thus ensuring the stability of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0061] In an optional embodiment of this utility model, both the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 have a hollow structure.

[0062] In this embodiment, by setting the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 as a hollow structure, water on the surface of the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 can be removed and fall into the box 1.

[0063] like Figure 4 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the support fixture 3 further includes:

[0064] The first seat plate 36 and the second seat plate 37 are connected to the bearing plate 32 and are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing plate 32.

[0065] The first lead screw 34 is rotatably connected to the first base plate 36;

[0066] The second lead screw 35 is rotatably connected to the second seat plate 37. The first lead screw 34 is coaxial with and connected to the second lead screw 35. The thread direction of the first lead screw 34 is opposite to the thread direction of the second lead screw 35.

[0067] A first movable seat 341 is threadedly connected to the first lead screw 34, and the first movable seat 341 is connected to the first plate 331;

[0068] The second movable seat 351 is threadedly connected to the second lead screw 35 and is connected to the second plate 332. The first movable seat 341 and the second movable seat 351 are symmetrically distributed with the axis of the bearing disk 32 as the reference.

[0069] A guide rod is connected between the first seat plate 36 and the second seat plate 37, and the guide rod passes through the first movable seat 341 and the second movable seat 351.

[0070] In this embodiment, since the first lead screw 34 and the second lead screw 35 are coaxial and connected, and the thread direction of the first lead screw 34 is opposite to that of the second lead screw 35, when the first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 is rotated, the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 are limited and guided by the guide rod. The threaded transmission makes the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 move closer or further away from each other. When installing the quartz ring 5 to be dried, the first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 is rotated in the opposite direction to make the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 move closer to each other. The quartz ring 5 to be dried is then fitted onto the outside of the first plate 331 and the second plate 332. The first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 is rotated in the forward direction to make the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 move further away from each other until the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are in full contact with the inner wall of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thus fixing the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0071] like Figure 4 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the ends of the first lead screw 34 and the second lead screw 35 both protrude from the outer circular surface of the bearing disk 32, and the ends of the first lead screw 34 and the second lead screw 35 are both connected to a screwing disk 38.

[0072] In this embodiment, the first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 can be rotated by the screw plate 38.

[0073] like Figure 3As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the driving component 2 includes:

[0074] Mounting base 21 connected to housing 1;

[0075] A drive motor 22 connected to the mounting base 21;

[0076] The drive gear 23 is connected to the output end of the drive motor 22;

[0077] The driven gear 24 is connected to the mounting shaft 321 and meshes with the driving gear 23.

[0078] In this embodiment, the drive motor 22 drives the drive gear 23 to rotate, and the drive gear 23 and the driven gear 24 mesh and transmit power, thereby driving the bearing disk 32 to rotate through the mounting shaft 321.

[0079] Specifically, the driven gear 24 has a larger diameter than the driving gear 23, which, together with the drive motor 22, drives the bearing plate 32 to rotate slowly, so as to ensure the drying effect of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0080] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the air blowing assembly includes:

[0081] The first diversion ring 41 has a hollow structure and forms a passage space between the first diversion ring 41 and the ends of the multiple support plates 33. Multiple first nozzles 47 are evenly distributed on the side of the first diversion ring 41 near the multiple support plates 33, and the multiple first nozzles 47 are connected to the inner cavity of the first diversion ring 41.

[0082] The second diversion ring 42 is a hollow structure. Multiple top support plates 33 pass through the second diversion ring 42. Multiple second nozzles 46 are evenly distributed on the side of the second diversion ring 42 near the first diversion ring 41. The multiple second nozzles 46 are connected to the inner cavity of the second diversion ring 42.

[0083] The first diversion ring 41 and the second diversion ring 42 are both connected to the inner bottom surface of the housing 1 via a bracket, and both the first diversion ring 41 and the second diversion ring 42 are connected to the gas source.

[0084] In this embodiment, after the quartz ring 5 to be dried is fixed, multiple first nozzles 47 and multiple second nozzles 46 correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, respectively. The gas from the gas source enters the inner cavity of the first diversion ring 41 and the inner cavity of the second diversion ring 42, and is finally sprayed onto the quartz ring 5 to be dried through multiple first nozzles 47 and multiple second nozzles 46, so as to achieve full drying of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0085] The gas source can be a gas cylinder or a gas pump; when the gas source is a gas cylinder, the gas cylinder can contain nitrogen.

[0086] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the air blowing assembly further includes:

[0087] An air inlet pipe 44 is connected to an air source, and a control valve 45 is installed on the air inlet pipe 44;

[0088] Two split pipes 43 are connected to the intake pipe 44, and the two split pipes 43 are respectively connected to the first split ring 41 and the second split ring 42.

[0089] In this embodiment, when drying is required, the control valve 45 is opened, and the gas from the gas source enters the inner cavity of the first diversion ring 41 and the inner cavity of the second diversion ring 42 through the air inlet pipe 44 and the two diversion pipes 43. Finally, the gas is sprayed onto the quartz ring 5 to be dried through multiple first nozzles 47 and multiple second nozzles 46, so as to achieve full drying of the quartz ring 5. When drying is not required, the control valve 45 is closed.

[0090] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in an optional embodiment of the present invention, the jetting directions of the plurality of first nozzles 47 and the plurality of second nozzles 46 are all inclined toward the axis of the support plate 32.

[0091] In this embodiment, the jet direction of the plurality of first nozzles 47 and the plurality of second nozzles 46 is inclined toward the axis of the support plate 32, which enables the airflow blown by the plurality of first nozzles 47 and the plurality of second nozzles 46 to have a certain angle when it blows onto the side of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thereby improving the drying effect of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0092] The drying process for quartz rings is as follows:

[0093] By rotating the first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 in the reverse direction by rotating the screw plate 38, the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 are brought closer to each other, and the quartz ring 5 to be dried is fitted on the outside of the first plate 331 and the second plate 332. By rotating the first lead screw 34 or the second lead screw 35 in the forward direction, the first moving seat 341 and the second moving seat 351 are moved away from each other until the first plate 331 and the second plate 332 are in full contact with the inner wall of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, thereby fixing the quartz ring 5 to be dried. Multiple first nozzles 47 and multiple second nozzles 46 correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried, respectively.

[0094] Turn on the drive motor 22, and the drive gear 23 and driven gear 24 mesh and transmit power, thereby driving the bearing plate 32 to rotate through the mounting shaft 321, and driving the quartz ring 5 to be dried to rotate through the first plate 331 and the second plate 332.

[0095] When the control valve 45 is opened, the gas from the gas source enters the inner cavity of the first diversion ring 41 and the inner cavity of the second diversion ring 42 through the air inlet pipe 44 and the two diversion pipes 43, and is finally sprayed onto the quartz ring 5 to be dried through multiple first nozzles 47 and multiple second nozzles 46, so as to achieve the full drying of the quartz ring 5 to be dried.

[0096] The above embodiments of this utility model can realize automatic drying of the quartz ring 5 to be dried. When the quartz ring 5 is rotated, the air blowing assembly dries both sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried. The drying efficiency is high, and both sides of the quartz ring 5 to be dried can be fully dried, resulting in a good drying effect.

[0097] The above description is the preferred embodiment of this utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A quartz ring drying device, characterized in that: include: A box (1) placed on the surface of the workbench; Rotate the support fixture (3) set inside the box (1), and the support fixture (3) abuts against the inner ring of the quartz ring (5) to be dried, so as to fix the support of the quartz ring (5) to be dried; The drive assembly (2) is connected to the support fixture (3); The air blowing assembly has two air outlets that correspond to the two sides of the quartz ring (5) to be dried.

2. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support fixture (3) includes: A support plate (31) is provided, and a connecting plate (311) is formed at the bottom of the support plate (31), which is connected to the inner bottom surface of the box body (1). The support plate (32) is rotatably connected to the support plate (31) via a mounting shaft (321), and the mounting shaft (321) is connected to the drive assembly (2); Multiple support plates (33) are connected to the side of the bearing plate (32), and the multiple support plates (33) abut against the inner ring of the quartz ring (5) to be dried.

3. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The multiple supporting roof panels (33) include: The first plate (331) and the second plate (332) are both arc-shaped structures, and the arc-shaped structures of the first plate (331) and the second plate (332) are adapted to the inner ring of the quartz ring (5) to be dried. The first plate (331) and the second plate (332) are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing disk (32).

4. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Both the first plate (331) and the second plate (332) are hollow structures.

5. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The support fixture (3) also includes: A first seat plate (36) and a second seat plate (37) are connected to the bearing disk (32), and the first seat plate (36) and the second seat plate (37) are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing disk (32); The first lead screw (34) is rotatably connected to the first base plate (36); The second lead screw (35) is rotatably connected to the second seat plate (37), the first lead screw (34) is coaxial with and connected to the second lead screw (35), and the thread direction of the first lead screw (34) is opposite to the thread direction of the second lead screw (35); A first movable seat (341) is threadedly connected to the first lead screw (34), and the first movable seat (341) is connected to the first plate (331); The second movable seat (351) is threadedly connected to the second lead screw (35), and the second movable seat (351) is connected to the second plate (332). The first movable seat (341) and the second movable seat (351) are symmetrically distributed with respect to the axis of the bearing plate (32). A guide rod is connected between the first seat plate (36) and the second seat plate (37), and the guide rod passes through the first movable seat (341) and the second movable seat (351).

6. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The ends of the first lead screw (34) and the second lead screw (35) both protrude from the outer surface of the bearing disk (32), and the ends of the first lead screw (34) and the second lead screw (35) are both connected to a screwing disk (38).

7. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The driving component (2) includes: Mounting base (21) connected to the housing (1); A drive motor (22) connected to the mounting base (21); A drive gear (23) connected to the output end of the drive motor (22); A driven gear (24) is connected to the mounting shaft (321), and the driven gear (24) meshes with the driving gear (23).

8. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The air blowing assembly includes: The first diversion ring (41) is a hollow structure, and a passage space is formed between the first diversion ring (41) and the ends of the multiple support plates (33); multiple first nozzles (47) are evenly distributed on the side of the first diversion ring (41) near the multiple support plates (33), and the multiple first nozzles (47) are connected to the inner cavity of the first diversion ring (41); The second diversion ring (42) is a hollow structure. Multiple top support plates (33) pass through the second diversion ring (42). Multiple second nozzles (46) are evenly distributed on the side of the second diversion ring (42) near the first diversion ring (41). The multiple second nozzles (46) are connected to the inner cavity of the second diversion ring (42). The first diversion ring (41) and the second diversion ring (42) are both connected to the inner bottom surface of the housing (1) through a bracket, and both the first diversion ring (41) and the second diversion ring (42) are connected to the gas source.

9. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The air blowing assembly also includes: An air inlet pipe (44) is connected to an air source, and a control valve (45) is provided on the air inlet pipe (44); Two diversion pipes (43) are connected to the intake pipe (44), and the two diversion pipes (43) are respectively connected to the first diversion ring (41) and the second diversion ring (42).

10. The quartz ring drying device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The jetting directions of the multiple first nozzles (47) and the multiple second nozzles (46) are all inclined toward the axis of the support plate (32).