Workpiece suspension positioning bracket for main descaling soaking tank

CN224854671UActive Publication Date: 2026-10-16JMINDUSTRIES GRP
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Application Number
CN202522314974.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-10-31
Publication Date
2026-10-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-10-31

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Technical Problem

[0003]针对现有技术的不足,本实用新型提供了主脱脂浸泡槽工件悬挂定位支架,解决了背景技术中提到的问题

Benefits of technology

1、通过托举组件和沥水组件的设计,在对加工件进行浸泡处理过程中,托举组件能防止工件在浸泡过程中因重力下滑脱落,提高对加工件的定位稳定性,沥水组件可对浸泡后的工件进行沥水,从而提高工件处理的便利性,有效的保证脱脂浸泡工艺的顺利进行,提高生产效率;

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Abstract

The utility model provides a main defatting soaking tank workpiece suspension positioning support, include: support component, it includes the base of being arranged in the one side of soaking tank main part, the base top fixed mounting is vertical to support column, support column top fixed mounting is horizontal to the bearing frame of bearing frame end extension to the side of soaking tank main part far from support column, sliding block, it is horizontal direction sliding installation on the bearing frame, is installed on the bearing frame for urging sliding block to slide drive component. The utility model discloses through the design of lifting assembly and draining assembly, in the soaking treatment process to processing piece, lifting assembly can prevent workpiece from falling off in the soaking process because of gravity slide, improves the positioning stability to processing piece, and the workpiece after soaking can be drained to draining assembly, thereby improves the convenience of workpiece processing, effectively guarantees the smooth progress of defatting soaking process, improves production efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of workpiece immersion positioning equipment, specifically to a workpiece suspension positioning bracket for a main degreasing immersion tank. Background Technology

[0002] In the industrial manufacturing sector, especially in metal processing and automotive parts production, workpiece degreasing is a crucial preliminary step to ensure the quality of subsequent painting, welding, and other processes. The main degreasing immersion tank, as the core equipment for this process, removes oil, dust, and other impurities from the workpiece surface through immersion. Meanwhile, the workpiece suspension and positioning bracket within the main degreasing immersion tank is an important auxiliary device that ensures stable positioning and precise operation of the workpiece during the immersion process. Currently, existing workpiece suspension and positioning brackets for main degreasing soaking tanks are designed around the basic functions of "support-clamping-transfer". From the perspective of the support structure, a common form is a fixed base and vertical support column on one side of the soaking tank, with a horizontal load-bearing beam extending from the top of the support column, forming a single-sided cantilever frame. The transfer mechanism often uses a manually pushed slider or a simple motor-driven guide rail structure to adjust the horizontal position of the workpiece. The clamping and positioning components are usually symmetrically arranged clamps, with the clamp spacing adjusted by bolts to accommodate workpieces of different sizes. Some brackets are equipped with cylinders or hydraulic cylinders to drive the clamps, improving clamping efficiency. While this type of suspension and positioning bracket can suspend and position the workpiece, it still has the following drawbacks in actual use: 1. The existing clamping components of the bracket only apply clamping force to the side of the workpiece through the clamping plate, and lack an effective support structure for the bottom of the workpiece. During the workpiece immersion process, under the action of the workpiece's own weight, especially for workpieces that are heavy or long, it is easy to slide downward along the contact surface of the clamping plate, or even fall out of the clamping gap. 2. After the existing support completes the soaking of the workpiece, it can only remove the workpiece from the soaking tank. However, a large amount of degreasing liquid adhering to the surface of the workpiece needs to drip off naturally, which requires manual transfer to a separate degreasing device for treatment, which is quite troublesome and reduces the overall production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank, which solves the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: The main degreasing soaking tank workpiece suspension and positioning bracket includes: The supporting component includes a base disposed on one side of the soaking tank body, a vertical support column fixedly installed on the top of the base, a horizontal bearing frame fixedly installed on the top of the support column, and the end of the bearing frame extending to the side of the soaking tank body away from the support column. A slider is horizontally mounted on a support frame, and a drive component for driving the slider to slide is mounted on the support frame. A guide post is vertically movably inserted through the fixed block and the slider. The fixed block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide post, and an electric cylinder for driving the fixed block to slide along the guide post is fixedly installed on the slider. A clamping assembly, which is mounted on a fixed block, is used to clamp and position the workpiece. A lifting assembly, which is mounted on a fixed block and extends below the clamping assembly, is used to support the workpiece that is clamped and positioned by the clamping assembly. The drain assembly is installed on the support frame and located on the side of the soaking tank body away from the support column. The drain assembly can drain the processed parts after soaking.

[0005] Furthermore: the driving component includes a threaded rod that is horizontally and rotatably mounted on the support frame. The threaded rod is threadedly connected to the slider. An electric motor for driving the threaded rod to rotate is fixedly mounted on the support frame.

[0006] Furthermore: the clamping assembly includes sliding plates symmetrically slidably mounted on the bottom of the fixed block, with clamping plates fixedly mounted on the bottom of the sliding plates. The two clamping plates are symmetrically arranged, and a bidirectional threaded rod is rotatably mounted on the fixed block. The bidirectional threaded rod is threadedly connected to both sliding plates.

[0007] Furthermore: the lifting assembly includes a hinge seat, a bracket plate, a guide rod, a lifting block, and a threaded rod II. The bottom of the fixed block and the opposite sides of the two sliding plates are both fixedly installed with hinge seats. The bracket plates are hinged to the two hinge seats and sleeved on the outside of the two clamping plates. A vertical guide rod is movably passed through the bracket plate. The lifting block is fixedly installed on the top of the guide rod. A threaded rod II is threaded through the bracket plate in a vertical direction. The top of the threaded rod II is rotatably connected to the bottom of the lifting block.

[0008] Furthermore: the drain assembly includes a fixing plate, a drain box, and a drain frame. Fixing plates are symmetrically fixedly installed on both sides of the support frame and extending to the outside of the soaking tank body. A drain box with an open top is fixedly installed at the bottom position on the opposite side of the two fixing plates. A drain frame that can seal the opening end of the drain box is installed on the top of the drain box. Multiple drain holes are provided on the drain frame.

[0009] Furthermore: the top of the drain box is fixedly equipped with positioning posts in a rectangular array, and the drain frame is provided with positioning holes in a rectangular array, with the four positioning holes respectively fitted onto the outside of the four positioning posts.

[0010] Furthermore: a drain pipe is connected through the bottom of the drain box and above the soaking tank body, the end of the drain pipe away from the drain box extends to the inside of the soaking tank body, and the drain pipe is inclined downward along the direction of the soaking tank body.

[0011] This utility model provides a workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank. Compared with the prior art, it has the following advantages: 1. Through the design of the lifting component and the draining component, during the soaking process of the workpiece, the lifting component can prevent the workpiece from sliding off due to gravity during the soaking process, thereby improving the positioning stability of the workpiece. The draining component can drain the workpiece after soaking, thereby improving the convenience of workpiece processing, effectively ensuring the smooth progress of the degreasing soaking process, and improving production efficiency. 2. By symmetrically setting sliding plates and clamping plates at the bottom of the fixed block, and using a bidirectional threaded rod to thread the two sliding plates, when the bidirectional threaded rod rotates, it can drive the two sliding plates to move closer or further apart, thereby realizing the clamping and releasing of the workpiece by the two clamping plates. It can adapt to workpieces of different sizes and improve the versatility of the device. 3. By setting a positioning post on the top of the drain box and a positioning hole on the drain frame, the positioning hole can be fitted onto the positioning post during installation. During disassembly, the drain frame can be moved up along the positioning post. The operation is simple and convenient for maintenance and replacement of the drain frame, ensuring the normal use of the drain assembly. Attached Figure Description

[0012] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0013] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention is shown; Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the drive component of this utility model is shown; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the lifting component of this utility model is shown; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the sliding plate of this utility model is shown; Figure 5A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the drainage component of this utility model is shown; Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the drainage pipe of this utility model is shown; Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the installation structure of the drain frame of this utility model is shown; The figure shows: 1. Support component; 11. Base; 12. Support column; 13. Bearing frame; 2. Soaking tank body; 3. Slider; 31. Guide column; 32. Electric cylinder; 4. Drive component; 41. Threaded rod one; 42. Motor; 5. Fixing block; 6. Clamping assembly; 61. Sliding plate; 62. Clamping plate; 63. Two-way threaded rod; 7. Lifting assembly; 71. Hinge seat; 72. Bracket plate; 73. Guide rod; 74. Lifting block; 75. Threaded rod two; 8. Draining assembly; 81. Fixing plate; 82. Draining box; 821. Positioning column; 822. Drain pipe; 83. Draining frame; 831. Positioning hole. Detailed Implementation

[0014] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model are described clearly and completely. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model. Example

[0015] To address the technical problems in the background section, the following workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank is provided: Combination Figures 1-7 As shown, the workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank provided by this utility model includes: The support component 1 includes a base 11 disposed on one side of the soaking tank body 2, a vertical support column 12 fixedly installed on the top of the base 11, a horizontal bearing frame 13 fixedly installed on the top of the support column 12, and the end of the bearing frame 13 extending to the side of the soaking tank body 2 away from the support column 12. The slider 3 is horizontally mounted on the support frame 13, and the support frame 13 is equipped with a driving component 4 for driving the slider 3 to slide. The fixed block 5 and the slider 3 have a guide post 31 that moves vertically through them. The fixed block 5 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide post 31. The slider 3 has an electric cylinder 32 that drives the fixed block 5 to slide along the guide post 31. Clamping assembly 6 is mounted on fixed block 5 and is used to clamp and position the workpiece. The lifting component 7 is mounted on the fixing block 5 and extends below the clamping component 6. The lifting component 7 is used to support the workpiece that is clamped and positioned by the clamping component 6. The draining component 8 is installed on the support frame 13 and is located on the side of the soaking tank body 2 away from the support column 12. The draining component 8 can drain the processed parts after soaking. This equipment is powered by an external power source.

[0016] The support component 1 provides a stable support structure. The slider 3 and the drive component 4 work together to move the workpiece in the horizontal direction. The fixed block 5 and the electric cylinder 32 can move the workpiece in the vertical direction. The clamping component 6 can clamp and position the workpiece. Through the design of the lifting component 7 and the draining component 8, during the soaking process of the workpiece, the lifting component 7 can prevent the workpiece from sliding off due to gravity during the soaking process, thus improving the positioning stability of the workpiece. The draining component 8 can drain the workpiece after soaking, thereby improving the convenience of workpiece processing, effectively ensuring the smooth progress of the degreasing soaking process, and improving production efficiency.

[0017] Combination Figures 1-7 As shown, the driving component 4 includes a threaded rod 41 that is horizontally rotatably mounted on the support frame 13. The threaded rod 41 is threadedly connected to the slider 3. A motor 42 for driving the threaded rod 41 to rotate is fixedly mounted on the support frame 13. By setting the threaded rod 41 and the motor 42, the motor 42 drives the threaded rod 41 to rotate. The threaded rod 41 is threadedly connected to the slider 3, thereby driving the slider 3 to slide horizontally on the support frame 13, providing power for the horizontal displacement of the workpiece. This structure is simple and reliable, and it is easy to control the movement of the slider 3.

[0018] Combination Figures 1-7 As shown, the clamping assembly 6 includes a sliding plate 61 symmetrically slidably mounted on the bottom of the fixed block 5. A clamping plate 62 is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the sliding plate 61. The two clamping plates 62 are symmetrically arranged. A bidirectional threaded rod 63 is rotatably mounted on the fixed block 5. The bidirectional threaded rod 63 is threadedly connected to both sliding plates 61. By symmetrically arranging the sliding plate 61 and clamping plate 62 at the bottom of the fixed block 5, and by using the bidirectional threaded rod 63 to threadly connect to the two sliding plates 61, when the bidirectional threaded rod 63 rotates, it can drive the two sliding plates 61 to move closer or further apart, thereby realizing the clamping and releasing of the workpiece by the two clamping plates 62. It can adapt to workpieces of different sizes and improve the versatility of the device.

[0019] Combination Figures 1-7As shown, the lifting assembly 7 includes a hinge seat 71, a bracket plate 72, a guide rod 73, a lifting block 74, and a threaded rod 75. The bottom of the fixing block 5, located on opposite sides of the two sliding plates 61, is fixedly equipped with a hinge seat 71. A bracket plate 72, fitted onto the outside of the two clamping plates 62, is hinged to the two hinge seats 71. A vertically oriented guide rod 73 movably passes through the bracket plate 72. A lifting block 74 is fixedly installed on the top of the guide rod 73. A vertically oriented guide rod 75 is also fixedly mounted on the bracket plate 72. A threaded rod 75 is threaded through the threaded part. Specifically, both the threaded rod 75 and the bidirectional threaded rod 63 have knobs integrally formed at their ends. The top of the threaded rod 75 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the lifting block 74. In use, rotating the threaded rod 75 can drive the lifting block 74 to move up and down along the guide rod 73, thereby lifting the bottom of the workpiece and preventing it from sliding down and falling off between the two clamping plates 62 under its own weight, further improving the positioning stability of the workpiece.

[0020] Combination Figures 1-7 As shown, the draining assembly 8 includes a fixing plate 81, a draining box 82, and a draining frame 83. Fixing plates 81 are symmetrically fixedly installed on both sides of the support frame 13 and extending to the outside of the soaking tank body 2. A draining box 82 with an open top is fixedly installed at the bottom position of the opposite sides of the two fixing plates 81. A draining frame 83 that can seal the opening end of the draining box 82 is installed on the top of the draining box 82. The draining frame 83 has multiple draining holes. When the workpiece is moved above the draining frame 83, the water stains on the workpiece can fall into the draining box 82 through the draining holes on the draining frame 83, thereby draining the workpiece and ensuring the quality of subsequent processing of the workpiece.

[0021] Combination Figures 1-7 As shown, the top of the drain box 82 is fixedly equipped with positioning posts 821 in a rectangular array, and the drain frame 83 is provided with positioning holes 831 in a rectangular array. The four positioning holes 831 can be respectively fitted onto the outside of the four positioning posts 821. By setting the positioning posts 821 on the top of the drain box 82 and the positioning holes 831 on the drain frame 83, the positioning holes 831 can be fitted onto the positioning posts 821 during installation. During disassembly, the drain frame 83 can be moved up along the positioning posts 821. The operation is simple and convenient for maintenance and replacement of the drain frame 83, ensuring the normal use of the drain assembly 8.

[0022] Combination Figures 1-7As shown, a drain pipe 822 is connected to the bottom of the drain box 82 and above the soaking tank body 2. The end of the drain pipe 822 away from the drain box 82 extends into the inside of the soaking tank body 2, and the drain pipe 822 is inclined downward along the direction of the soaking tank body 2. The drain pipe 822 at the bottom of the drain box 82 is connected to the soaking tank body 2, and the drain pipe 822 is inclined downward along the direction of the soaking tank body 2, so that the soaking liquid in the drain box 82 can flow back into the soaking tank body 2 through the drain pipe 822, realizing the recycling and reuse of the soaking liquid.

[0023] Working principle and usage process of this utility model: When using: S1: The workpiece is loaded into the main body of the immersion tank 2 for immersion. The electric cylinder 32 moves the fixed block 5 upward along the guide post 31 to fit the bottom of the slider 3. The operator manually rotates the bidirectional threaded rod 63 to make the two sliding plates 61 slide in opposite directions at the bottom of the fixed block 5 and move away from each other, thereby driving the two clamping plates 62 away from each other. Personnel place the workpiece to be soaked on the opposite sides of the two clamping plates 62, and rotate the bidirectional threaded rod 63 in the opposite direction to make the two sliding plates 61 slide in opposite directions at the bottom of the fixed block 5 and move closer to each other, so that both clamping plates 62 come into contact with the workpiece and clamp and position it. Rotating the threaded rod 75 causes the lifting block 74 to move downward along the guide rod 73, so that the lifting block 74 contacts the bottom of the workpiece. The bottom of the workpiece can be lifted by the lifting block 74, which effectively prevents the workpiece from sliding down and falling off between the two clamping plates 62 under its own weight during the soaking process, thus improving the positioning stability of the workpiece. The motor 42 is controlled to make the threaded rod 41 rotate on the support frame 13, and the slider 3 slides on the support frame 13, which drives the workpiece held by the clamping assembly 6 to move to the top of the soaking tank body 2. The electric cylinder 32 is controlled to make the fixing block 5 move downward along the guide column 31, so that the workpiece can be placed in the soaking tank body 2 for soaking treatment. S2: After the workpiece has been soaked in water: The electric cylinder 32 is controlled to move the fixed block 5 upward along the guide column 31, so that the lowest end of the lifting assembly 7 is moved above the soaking tank body 2. The motor 42 is controlled to make the threaded rod 41 rotate in the opposite direction on the bearing frame 13, so that the workpiece held by the clamping assembly 6 is moved above the drain frame 83. The operator manually rotates the threaded rod 75 to make the lifting block 74 move downward along the guide rod 73 and contact the bracket plate 72. Then, the operator manually applies force to the bracket plate 72 to make it rotate around the two hinge seats 71, so that the bottom end of the bracket plate 72 moves to the outside of the workpiece and makes room for the bottom of the workpiece. Next, control the electric cylinder 32 to move the fixed block 5 downward along the guide post 31, so that the bottom of the workpiece contacts the inner bottom wall of the drain frame 83. Then, manually rotate the double-threaded rod 63 to make the two sliding plates 61 slide in opposite directions away from each other at the bottom of the fixed block 5, causing the two clamping plates 62 to move away from each other, canceling the clamping and positioning state of the workpiece by the two clamping plates 62. Control the electric cylinder 32 to move the fixed block 5 upward along the guide post 31. At this time, the workpiece is placed on the drain frame 83, which can realize the drainage of the workpiece and effectively ensure the smooth progress of the degreasing and soaking process. At this time, the operator can load the next workpiece. During the process of the workpiece being placed on the drain frame 83 for draining, the water stains on the workpiece fall into the drain box 82 through the drain holes on the drain frame 83, and can then flow back into the soaking tank body 2 through the drain pipe 822, so as to realize the recycling and reuse of the soaking solution. When the drain frame 83 is damaged and needs to be replaced after long-term use, apply an upward pulling force to the drain frame 83 to move it up along the multiple positioning posts 821 to the outside of the multiple positioning posts 821, so that the drain frame 83 can be disassembled and replaced. During installation, put the four positioning holes 831 on the drain frame 83 onto the outside of the four positioning posts 821 respectively, press the drain frame 83 to make it fit against the top of the drain box 82, and the installation of the drain frame 83 can be completed. The operation is simple.

[0024] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0025] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for a main degreasing soaking tank, characterized in that: include: The supporting component includes a base disposed on one side of the soaking tank body, a vertical support column fixedly installed on the top of the base, a horizontal bearing frame fixedly installed on the top of the support column, and the end of the bearing frame extending to the side of the soaking tank body away from the support column. A slider is horizontally mounted on a support frame, and a drive component for driving the slider to slide is mounted on the support frame. A guide post is vertically movably inserted through the fixed block and the slider. The fixed block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide post, and an electric cylinder for driving the fixed block to slide along the guide post is fixedly installed on the slider. A clamping assembly, which is mounted on a fixed block, is used to clamp and position the workpiece. A lifting assembly, which is mounted on a fixed block and extends below the clamping assembly, is used to support the workpiece that is clamped and positioned by the clamping assembly. The drain assembly is installed on the support frame and located on the side of the soaking tank body away from the support column. The drain assembly can drain the processed parts after soaking.

2. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving component includes a threaded rod that is horizontally rotatably mounted on the support frame. The threaded rod is threadedly connected to the slider. An electric motor for driving the threaded rod to rotate is fixedly mounted on the support frame.

3. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes sliding plates symmetrically slidably mounted on the bottom of the fixed block, with clamping plates fixedly mounted on the bottom of the sliding plates. The two clamping plates are symmetrically arranged, and a bidirectional threaded rod is rotatably mounted on the fixed block. The bidirectional threaded rod is threadedly connected to both sliding plates.

4. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a hinge seat, a bracket plate, a guide rod, a lifting block, and a threaded rod II. The bottom of the fixed block and the opposite sides of the two sliding plates are both fixedly installed with hinge seats. The bracket plates are hinged to the two hinge seats and sleeved on the outside of the two clamping plates. A vertical guide rod moves through the bracket plate. The top of the guide rod is fixedly installed with a lifting block. A threaded rod II is threaded through the bracket plate in a vertical direction. The top of the threaded rod II is rotatably connected to the bottom of the lifting block.

5. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drain assembly includes a fixing plate, a drain box, and a drain frame. Fixing plates are symmetrically fixed on both sides of the support frame and extending to the outside of the soaking tank body. A drain box with an open top is fixedly installed at the bottom position on the opposite side of the two fixing plates. A drain frame that can seal the opening end of the drain box is installed on the top of the drain box. Multiple drain holes are provided on the drain frame.

6. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top of the drain box is fixedly equipped with positioning posts in a rectangular array, and the drain frame is provided with positioning holes in a rectangular array. The four positioning holes can be respectively fitted onto the outside of the four positioning posts.

7. The workpiece suspension and positioning bracket for the main degreasing soaking tank according to claim 5, characterized in that: A drain pipe is connected through the bottom of the drain box and above the main body of the soaking tank. The end of the drain pipe away from the drain box extends into the inside of the main body of the soaking tank, and the drain pipe is inclined downward along the direction of the main body of the soaking tank.