Automatic cleaning device for screen sintering furnace
By designing an automated wire mesh sintering furnace cleaning device, a motor-driven brush is used to clean debris from the furnace belt surface. A protective mechanism is used to limit the temporary storage box, which solves the problem of worker safety hazards during the cleaning process in the existing technology and achieves a safe and efficient cleaning effect.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- TIANJIN ZHONGHUAN PHOTOVOLTAIC TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-11
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-07
AI Technical Summary
During the cleaning process of existing wire mesh sintering furnaces, debris is collected in a temporary storage box. This poses a safety hazard to workers when they clean the box regularly, especially when they are taking it out of the box while the furnace is in operation. They are easily burned.
An automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace was designed, including a cleaning box, a cleaning port, a lower cleaning motor, a cleaning storage box, a lower cleaning drive roller, a cleaning drive mechanism, and a cleaning protection mechanism. It uses high-temperature resistant materials and a heat insulation layer. The motor drives the brush to clean the surface of the furnace belt and the protective drive gear limits the storage box to avoid manual operation.
It achieves automated, safe, and efficient cleaning of the furnace belt, avoiding direct contact between workers and the high-temperature temporary storage box, thus improving the safety and efficiency of the cleaning device.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of photovoltaic equipment manufacturing technology, and more specifically, it relates to an automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace. Background Technology
[0002] The photovoltaic wire mesh sintering furnace is a key piece of equipment in photovoltaic cell production, mainly consisting of the furnace body, furnace belt, heating system, temperature control system, and conveying system. The furnace body is divided into multiple temperature zones, including a preheating zone, a sintering zone, and a cooling zone, each maintained at a specific temperature through precise temperature control. The furnace belt, mostly made of metal mesh, is responsible for transporting the cells through each temperature zone. The heating system primarily uses infrared lamps or heating tubes to provide the high temperatures required for sintering. In photovoltaic cell production, the accumulation of organic residue on the furnace belt surface can affect sintering quality and increase maintenance costs, generally requiring the use of cleaning equipment to clean the furnace belt.
[0003] The existing application number is CN201620042977.4. This utility model discloses a cleaning device for the furnace belt of a screen printing sintering furnace. It includes: a lifting bracket; and a cleaning component, which is installed on a moving part of the lifting bracket. When the moving part of the lifting bracket is in position, the cleaning component can contact the surface of the furnace belt to clean it and rolls with the furnace belt during operation. This utility model can clean the furnace belt during its operation, thus avoiding the difficulties, time-consuming nature, and high costs associated with furnace belt cleaning.
[0004] Based on the above, in the existing method of cleaning the furnace belt, the debris removed is generally collected in a temporary storage box. Workers regularly clean the debris in the temporary storage box. Since the temporary storage box is generally directly slidably connected to the bottom of the cleaning device, it is easy for workers to take out the temporary storage box. Once the sintering furnace is in operation, if workers operate the temporary storage box, the residual heat in the temporary storage box can easily burn the workers, which poses a certain safety hazard. Utility Model Content
[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides an automatic cleaning device for wire mesh sintering furnaces. This solves the problem that in existing furnace belt cleaning methods, the removed debris is typically collected in a temporary storage box. Workers periodically clean the storage box, which is usually directly slidably connected to the bottom of the cleaning device, making it easy for workers to remove. However, when the sintering furnace is in operation, the residual heat inside the storage box can easily burn workers, posing a safety hazard.
[0006] The purpose and effectiveness of this utility model's automatic cleaning device for wire mesh sintering furnace are achieved through the following specific technical means:
[0007] An automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace includes a cleaning box, cleaning ports, a lower cleaning motor, a cleaning storage box, a lower cleaning drive roller, a cleaning drive mechanism, and a cleaning protection mechanism. The cleaning box is a box-shaped structure made of high-temperature resistant material, and an insulation layer is provided inside the cleaning box. Two sets of cleaning ports are provided, one on the front and one on the back of the cleaning box. The lower cleaning motor is fixedly connected to the lower right side of the cleaning box. The cleaning storage box is slidably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box. The lower cleaning drive roller is rotatably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box, and is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor. The cleaning drive mechanism is located inside the cleaning box. The cleaning protection mechanism is located on the right side of the cleaning box.
[0008] Furthermore, the cleaning drive mechanism includes: a cleaning adjustment slider, a cleaning monitoring component, and a cleaning squeezing component; two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders are provided, and the two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders are slidably connected to the left and right sides of the cleaning box body respectively; two sets of cleaning monitoring components are provided, and both sets of cleaning monitoring components are strain gauge pressure sensor structures, and the two sets of cleaning monitoring components are fixedly connected to the inner side of the cleaning adjustment slider; two sets of cleaning squeezing components are provided, and both sets of cleaning squeezing components are high temperature resistant electric push rod structures, and the two sets of cleaning squeezing components are fixedly connected to the upper left and right sides of the cleaning box body, and the two sets of cleaning monitoring components are electrically connected to the control circuit of the cleaning squeezing component.
[0009] Furthermore, the cleaning drive mechanism also includes: an upper cleaning roller, an upper cleaning motor, and a lower cleaning brush; the upper cleaning roller is rotatably connected to the inner side of two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders, and a cleaning brush structure is fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the upper cleaning roller, the cleaning brush of the upper cleaning roller being a high-temperature resistant fiber brush structure; the upper cleaning motor is fixedly connected to the right side of the right set of cleaning adjustment sliders, and the output shaft of the upper cleaning motor is coaxially fixedly connected to the upper cleaning roller; multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes are provided, each set being a circular high-temperature resistant brush structure, and the multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes are respectively fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the lower cleaning drive roller by bolts.
[0010] Furthermore, the cleaning drive mechanism also includes a preheating component; two sets of preheating components are provided, both sets of preheating components are electric heating plate structures, and the two sets of preheating components are respectively fixedly connected to the upper and lower sides of the inner front of the cleaning box.
[0011] Furthermore, the cleaning and protection mechanism includes: a protective drive gear, a protective limiting member, and a protective drive rack; the protective drive gear is rotatably connected to the right side of the cleaning box, and the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor is connected to the protective drive gear via a belt; the protective limiting member is fixedly connected to the right side of the cleaning box; the protective drive rack is slidably connected to the inner side of the protective limiting member, and the protective drive rack meshes with the protective drive gear.
[0012] Furthermore, the cleaning and protection mechanism also includes a protective connecting spring; the protective connecting spring is fixedly connected to the lower part of the protective drive rack, and the lower end of the protective connecting spring is fixedly connected to the protective limiting member.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] This invention utilizes a cleaning drive mechanism. The preheating component heats the furnace belt, softening impurities on its surface. The lower cleaning motor then drives the lower cleaning drive roller, which in turn rotates the lower cleaning brush, cleaning the lower end face of the furnace belt. The multiple lower cleaning brushes prevent the brushes from pressing against the furnace belt ejector pins. Simultaneously, the upper cleaning motor drives the upper cleaning roller, cleaning the upper end face of the furnace belt. A cleaning monitoring component monitors the pressure of the upper cleaning roller during cleaning and controls the cleaning extrusion component. The push rod of the cleaning extrusion component moves up and down, causing the cleaning adjustment slider to move up and down, thus achieving timely adjustment of the cleaning pressure.
[0015] This invention, through the setting of a cleaning protection mechanism, uses the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor to drive the protective drive gear to rotate. The rotation of the protective drive gear causes the protective drive rack to move downward, thus limiting the cleaning temporary storage box and preventing workers from taking it out during cleaning. This protects workers and improves the safety of the entire cleaning device. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning extrusion component structure of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the preheating component structure of this utility model.
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the upper cleaning roller structure of this utility model.
[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the protective drive gear structure of this utility model.
[0021] In the diagram, the correspondence between component names and drawing numbers is as follows:
[0022] 1. Clean the box body; 101. Clean the adjusting slider; 102. Clean the monitoring components; 103. Clean the extrusion components; 104. Upper cleaning roller; 105. Upper cleaning motor; 106. Lower cleaning brush; 107. Preheating components; 2. Cleaning port; 3. Lower cleaning motor; 4. Clean the temporary storage box; 401. Protect the drive gear; 402. Protect the limit component; 403. Protect the drive rack; 404. Protect the connecting spring; 5. Lower cleaning drive roller. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
[0024] Example 1:
[0025] As attached Figures 1 to 4 As shown:
[0026] This utility model provides an automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace, including a cleaning box 1, a cleaning port 2, a lower cleaning motor 3, a cleaning temporary storage box 4, a lower cleaning drive roller 5, and a cleaning drive mechanism. The cleaning box 1 is a box-shaped structure made of high-temperature resistant material, and a heat insulation layer is provided inside the cleaning box 1. Two sets of cleaning ports 2 are provided, and the two sets of cleaning ports 2 are respectively opened on the front and rear sides of the cleaning box 1. The lower cleaning motor 3 is fixedly connected to the lower right side of the cleaning box 1. The cleaning temporary storage box 4 is slidably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box 1. The lower cleaning drive roller 5 is rotatably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box 1, and the lower cleaning drive roller 5 is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor 3. The cleaning drive mechanism is located inside the cleaning box 1.
[0027] The cleaning drive mechanism includes: a cleaning adjustment slider 101, a cleaning monitoring component 102, and a cleaning pressing component 103. Two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders 101 are provided, slidably connected to the left and right sides of the cleaning box 1, respectively. Two sets of cleaning monitoring components 102 are provided, both being strain gauge pressure sensor structures, and fixedly connected to the inner side of the cleaning adjustment slider 101. Two sets of cleaning pressing components 103 are provided, both being high-temperature resistant electric push rod structures, fixedly connected to the upper left and right sides of the cleaning box 1. Both sets of cleaning monitoring components 102 are electrically connected to the control circuit of the cleaning pressing component 103.
[0028] The cleaning drive mechanism includes an upper cleaning roller 104, an upper cleaning motor 105, and a lower cleaning brush 106. The upper cleaning roller 104 is rotatably connected to the inner side of two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders 101. A cleaning brush structure is fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the upper cleaning roller 104. The cleaning brush of the upper cleaning roller 104 is a high-temperature resistant fiber brush structure. The upper cleaning motor 105 is fixedly connected to the right side of a set of cleaning adjustment sliders 101 on the right side. The output shaft of the upper cleaning motor 105 is coaxially fixedly connected to the upper cleaning roller 104. Multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes 106 are provided. All sets of lower cleaning brushes 106 are circular high-temperature resistant brush structures. The multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes 106 are fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the lower cleaning drive roller 5 by bolts.
[0029] The cleaning drive mechanism also includes a preheating component 107. Two sets of preheating components 107 are provided. Both sets of preheating components 107 are electric heating plate structures. The two sets of preheating components 107 are fixedly connected to the upper and lower sides of the inner front of the cleaning box 1.
[0030] The specific usage and function of this embodiment are as follows: When it is necessary to clean the furnace belt, firstly, the preheating component 107 is turned on, which heats the furnace belt and softens the impurities on the surface of the furnace belt. Then, the lower cleaning motor 3 is turned on, which drives the lower cleaning drive roller 5 to rotate. The rotation of the lower cleaning drive roller 5 drives the lower cleaning brush 106 to rotate, and the rotation of the lower cleaning brush 106 cleans the lower end face of the furnace belt. The design of multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes 106 can avoid the lower cleaning brushes 106 squeezing the furnace belt ejector pins. At the same time, the upper cleaning motor 105 is turned on, which drives the upper cleaning roller 104 to rotate, and the rotation of the upper cleaning roller 104 cleans the upper end face of the furnace belt. The cleaning monitoring component 102 monitors the pressure of the upper cleaning roller 104 during cleaning. The cleaning monitoring component 102 controls the cleaning extrusion component 103. The push rod of the cleaning extrusion component 103 moves up and down, which drives the cleaning adjustment slider 101 to move up and down, thereby realizing timely adjustment of the cleaning pressure.
[0031] Example 2:
[0032] This utility model provides an automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace, based on Embodiment 1, such as... Figures 1 to 5 As shown, it also includes a cleaning and protection mechanism, which is located on the right side of the cleaning box 1.
[0033] The cleaning and protection mechanism includes: a protective drive gear 401, a protective limit member 402, and a protective drive rack 403; the protective drive gear 401 is rotatably connected to the right side of the cleaning box 1, and the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor 3 is connected to the protective drive gear 401 via a belt; the protective limit member 402 is fixedly connected to the right side of the cleaning box 1; the protective drive rack 403 is slidably connected to the inner side of the protective limit member 402, and the protective drive rack 403 meshes with the protective drive gear 401.
[0034] The cleaning and protection mechanism also includes a protective connecting spring 404; the protective connecting spring 404 is fixedly connected to the lower part of the protective drive rack 403, and the lower end of the protective connecting spring 404 is fixedly connected to the protective limiting member 402.
[0035] The specific usage and function of this embodiment are as follows: When cleaning the furnace belt, as the lower cleaning motor 3 is started, the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor 3 drives the protective drive gear 401 to rotate. The rotation of the protective drive gear 401 drives the protective drive rack 403 to move downward. The downward movement of the protective drive rack 403 achieves the limitation of the cleaning temporary storage box 4, preventing the worker from taking out the cleaning temporary storage box 4 during cleaning, thus protecting the worker and improving the safety of the entire cleaning device. When the protective drive rack 403 moves downward to the lowest point, it disengages from the protective drive gear 401. After cleaning is completed, the protective drive rack 403 moves upward to reset under the action of the protective connecting spring 404.
[0036] The following points should be noted in this article:
[0037] 1. The accompanying drawings of this embodiment only involve the structures involved in this embodiment; other structures can refer to the general design.
[0038] 2. Where there is no conflict, this embodiment and the features in the embodiment can be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments.
[0039] The above are merely specific implementations of this embodiment, but the protection scope of this embodiment is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this embodiment should be included within the protection scope of this embodiment. Therefore, the protection scope of this embodiment should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.
Claims
1. An automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace, characterized in that: The system includes a cleaning box (1), a cleaning port (2), a lower cleaning motor (3), a cleaning storage box (4), a lower cleaning drive roller (5), a cleaning drive mechanism, and a cleaning protection mechanism. The cleaning box (1) is a box-shaped structure made of high-temperature resistant material, and the cleaning box (1) has an insulation layer inside. There are two sets of cleaning ports (2), which are respectively opened on the front and rear sides of the cleaning box (1). The lower cleaning motor (3) is fixedly connected to the lower right side of the cleaning box (1). The cleaning storage box (4) is slidably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box (1). The lower cleaning drive roller (5) is rotatably connected to the lower inside of the cleaning box (1), and the lower cleaning drive roller (5) is coaxially fixedly connected to the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor (3). The cleaning drive mechanism is located inside the cleaning box (1). The cleaning protection mechanism is located on the right side of the cleaning box (1).
2. The automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning drive mechanism includes: a cleaning adjustment slider (101), a cleaning monitoring component (102), and a cleaning squeezing component (103); two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders (101) are provided, and the two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders (101) are slidably connected to the left and right sides of the cleaning box (1); two sets of cleaning monitoring components (102) are provided, and the two sets of cleaning monitoring components (102) are strain gauge pressure sensor structures, and the two sets of cleaning monitoring components (102) are fixedly connected to the inner side of the cleaning adjustment slider (101); two sets of cleaning squeezing components (103) are provided, and the two sets of cleaning squeezing components (103) are high temperature resistant electric push rod structures, and the two sets of cleaning squeezing components (103) are fixedly connected to the upper left and right sides of the cleaning box (1), and the two sets of cleaning monitoring components (102) are electrically connected to the control circuit of the cleaning squeezing component (103).
3. The automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The cleaning drive mechanism further includes: an upper cleaning roller (104), an upper cleaning motor (105), and a lower cleaning brush (106); the upper cleaning roller (104) is rotatably connected to the inner side of two sets of cleaning adjustment sliders (101), and a cleaning brush structure is fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the upper cleaning roller (104). The cleaning brush of the upper cleaning roller (104) is a high-temperature resistant fiber brush structure; the upper cleaning motor (105) is fixedly connected to the right side of a set of cleaning adjustment sliders (101) on the right side, and the output shaft of the upper cleaning motor (105) is coaxially fixedly connected to the upper cleaning roller (104); multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes (106) are provided, and each set of lower cleaning brushes (106) is a circular high-temperature resistant brush structure. The multiple sets of lower cleaning brushes (106) are respectively fixedly connected to the outer periphery of the lower cleaning drive roller (5) by bolts.
4. The automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The cleaning drive mechanism also includes a preheating component (107); the preheating component (107) is provided in two sets, both sets of preheating components (107) are electric heating plate structures, and the two sets of preheating components (107) are respectively fixedly connected to the upper and lower sides of the inner front of the cleaning box body (1).
5. The automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning and protection mechanism includes: a protective drive gear (401), a protective limiting member (402), and a protective drive rack (403); the protective drive gear (401) is rotatably connected to the right side of the cleaning box (1), and the output shaft of the lower cleaning motor (3) is connected to the protective drive gear (401) via a belt; the protective limiting member (402) is fixedly connected to the right side of the cleaning box (1); the protective drive rack (403) is slidably connected to the inner side of the protective limiting member (402), and the protective drive rack (403) meshes with the protective drive gear (401).
6. The automatic cleaning device for a wire mesh sintering furnace as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The cleaning and protection mechanism also includes a protective connecting spring (404); the protective connecting spring (404) is fixedly connected to the lower part of the protective drive rack (403), and the lower end of the protective connecting spring (404) is fixedly connected to the protective limiting member (402).
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Screen printing fritting furnace furnace zone cleaning device
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