Cooling device for cooling rotary parts in slaughter equipment

Abstract

Disclosed is a cooling device for cooling rotary parts in slaughter equipment. The cooling device for cooling rotary parts in slaughter equipment is a cooling device that cools rotary parts in slaughtering tools for cutting carcass abdomen, the cooling device comprising: a motor, built-in inside slaughtering tools for cutting carcass abdomen, for providing rotational power and receiving compressed cooling air form an external air compressor; an air block for spraying compressed cooling air toward the rotary parts to cool same; and an air discharge unit for discharging heat-exchanged air from the inner space of the slaughtering tools for cutting carcass abdomen to the outside after the motor and rotary parts are cooled by the air block.

Description

Cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment, and more specifically, to a cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment, which can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, a reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air so as to prevent overheating of the rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating a tool for abdominal incision of a carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of the slaughter equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughter process due to problems with the slaughter equipment during a long-term slaughter process.

[0002] Typically, motors are devices that convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. The process of converting energy generates heat. This heat energy is a major factor in degrading electrical and mechanical performance.

[0003] For example, during the operation of a motor, high temperatures are generated in the rotor and stator. If the temperature of the coil inside the motor increases, not only will the driving and power generation efficiency of the motor decrease rapidly, but there is also a risk of damage to components. In addition, the rapid decrease in the driving and power generation efficiency of the motor causes power loss, which acts as a factor reducing the efficiency of the related application power system. Therefore, to prevent these problems, the motor is cooled so that the high driving torque and power generation efficiency of the motor can be maintained.

[0004] To achieve stable performance under various driving and environmental conditions, it must be thermally managed using appropriate heat dissipation and cooling systems. Currently, cooling technologies such as air-cooling, water-cooling, oil-cooling, and mixed methods are being applied.

[0005] Recently, motors have become smaller, but their output density has increased. As technology has advanced, especially in the electric vehicle field, water cooling with high heat exchange efficiency is being widely used.

[0006] Water cooling is a thermal management system technology that circulates a cooling liquid around the motor to absorb heat and release this heat to the outside, and is used to operate more stably in terms of thermal aspects. It is also applied by integrating a circulation passage inside the motor body by casting it or by attaching a separate cooling module to the motor body.

[0007] In the case of this type of water cooling, there is a risk of cooling liquid leakage if the reliability of manufacturing and assembly is low, and if a problem occurs, there is a disadvantage that there is a possibility of problems with the safety and maintenance of the entire system.

[0008] Meanwhile, air cooling is applied to some spindle motors used in metal processing machines, and operates on the principle of cooling the system by discharging the heat generated by the fan installed inside to the outside.

[0009] Conventional air cooling can remove heat inside the motor, but the problem is that it is a technology that does not take into account the heat of surrounding components and the thermal management of the entire system.

[0010] These motors with integrated water-cooling or air-cooling structures are used in special environments, and have a limited range of choices depending on size, motor type, control method, output, etc., and their high unit price makes them difficult to apply to various fields.

[0011] Meanwhile, in the case of tools for abdominal incision of carcasses among slaughter equipment, as slaughter equipment that requires high torque and high rotational speed during abdominal incision of carcasses, the connected rotating parts, including the motor, overheat due to overload during rotation operation.

[0012] That is, if the motor output is weak within the abdominal incision tool, which is a slaughtering equipment with a waterproof structure, there is a problem in that normal operation is impossible because the heat energy cannot be discharged to the outside through the duct or exhaust hole.

[0013] Therefore, since the motor and rotating parts such as reducers and bushings operate in conjunction with each other, heat is generated in other parts as much as in the motor, and heat management technology is required to secure the performance of the entire system.

[0014] The purpose of the present invention is to solve such problems, and to provide a cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment, which can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, a reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air so as to prevent overheating of rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating a tool for abdominal incision of a carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of slaughter equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughter process due to problems with the slaughter equipment during a long-term slaughter process.

[0015] According to one embodiment of the technical idea of ​​the present invention for achieving the above object, a cooling device for cooling a rotating component inside a slaughtering equipment may include a cooling device for cooling a rotating component inside a carcass abdomen cutting tool used for slaughter, the cooling device including: an air block that receives compressed cooling air from an external air compressor and sprays the compressed cooling air toward a motor and rotating components built inside the carcass abdomen cutting tool to provide rotational force, thereby cooling the motor and rotating components; and an air exhaust unit that cools the motor and rotating components through the air block and then exhausts the heat-exchanged air from the internal space of the carcass abdomen cutting tool to the outside.

[0016] In addition, the air block may include a chamber in which compressed cooling air is received; an inlet installed on one side of the chamber and into which compressed cooling air is injected from an external air compressor; and a plurality of discharge holes formed on the inside of the chamber in contact with the motor and through which the compressed cooling air received in the chamber is discharged.

[0017] Additionally, the chamber may be provided with at least two to surround a motor built into the conductor abdominal incision tool to provide rotational force.

[0018] In addition, the air exhaust unit may include an exhaust fan that generates suction force to exhaust heat-exchanged air from the internal space of the conductor abdomen cutting tool to the outside after cooling the motor and rotating parts through the air block; and an exhaust duct for exhausting air sucked by the exhaust fan to the outside of the conductor abdomen cutting tool.

[0019] In addition, the exhaust duct may include a vertical portion installed vertically on one side of the rear surface of the conductor abdomen cutting tool so as to be adjacent to the exhaust fan; and a horizontal portion connected to the vertical portion, installed horizontally on one side of the lower surface of the conductor abdomen cutting tool, and formed such that an exhaust port through which air is discharged faces the conductor side.

[0020] Additionally, a flexible nozzle may be further provided on one side of the chamber for spraying compressed air toward a rotating part other than the motor.

[0021] In addition, the flexible nozzle may be provided with at least two, and a plurality of the flexible nozzles may be connected by a joint, and the joint may be configured to be freely bendable within a certain range, so that the position of the air discharge outlet provided at the end can be freely changed.

[0022] The cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment according to the present invention can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, a reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air so as to prevent overheating of the rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating a tool for abdominal incision of a carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of the slaughter equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughter process due to problems with the slaughter equipment during a long-term slaughter process.

[0023] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool for abdominal incision of a conductor.

[0024] Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views showing a cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughter equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention installed in a conductor abdominal incision tool.

[0025] Figures 4 to 6 are perspective views of the inside of the conductor abdominal incision tool with an air block installed on the rotating part and motor.

[0026] In order to fully understand the present invention, its operational advantages, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the drawings, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

[0027] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by describing preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings. The same reference numerals in each drawing represent the same components.

[0028] The present invention relates to a cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment, which can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, a reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air to prevent overheating of rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating a tool for abdominal incision of a carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of the slaughter equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughter process due to problems with the slaughter equipment during a long-term slaughter process.

[0029] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tool for abdominal incision of a conductor.

[0030] The conductor abdominal incision tool (10) is mounted on a robot used in slaughter work, and is basically equipped with a cutter (1) and is used in abdominal incision work of a conductor (livestock).

[0031] The above conductor abdominal incision tool (10) may have a motor (13) and a reducer (14) built into it to rotate the cutter (1) and other rotating parts for rotational drive.

[0032] Since the above conductor abdominal incision tool (10) requires waterproof performance due to the nature of the slaughter work, a waterproof structure is necessarily applied to prevent moisture from penetrating from the outside into the inside.

[0033] Therefore, this abdominal incision tool (10) has a problem in that it is vulnerable to heat dissipation performance that dissipates heat generated from the internal parts, i.e., the rotating parts for rotating the cutter (11), to the outside.

[0034] The present invention is a cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a tool (10) for cutting a conductor abdomen used for slaughter, in order to solve such a problem.

[0035] FIGS. 2 to 3 are perspective views showing a cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughter equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention installed in a tool for cutting a conductor abdomen, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are perspective views showing a main part of a tool for cutting a conductor abdomen with an air block installed in a rotating part and a motor inside the tool.

[0036] Referring to FIGS. 2 to 6, a cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughter equipment according to one embodiment of the present invention may largely include an air block (100) and an air exhaust unit (200).

[0037] First, the air block (100) is a part that receives compressed cooling air from an external air compressor and sprays the compressed cooling air toward the motor (13) and rotating parts that are built into the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10) to provide rotational power, thereby cooling the motor (13), reducer (14), and other rotating parts connected to the rotational operation.

[0038] That is, unlike the conventional air cooling method that simply sends air through a fan to cool, the air block (100) can increase cooling efficiency by supplying compressed cooling air from an external air compressor and directly spraying the compressed cooling air onto the rotating part.

[0039] The above air block (100) may include a chamber (110) in which compressed cooling air is received, an inlet (120) installed on one side of the chamber (110) and into which compressed cooling air is injected from an external air compressor, and a plurality of discharge holes (130) formed on the inside of the chamber (110) in contact with the motor (13) and through which the compressed cooling air received in the chamber is discharged.

[0040] The above chamber (110) has a space provided therein to accommodate compressed cooling air, and can be installed so as to be attached adjacent to the outside of the motor (13).

[0041] That is, the chamber (110) is installed so as to be placed at a slight distance from the motor (13), and a plurality of discharge holes (130) are formed on the inside of the chamber (110), that is, on the side adjacent to the motor (13), so that compressed cooling air from an external air compressor is injected into the chamber (110) through the inlet (120) and then discharged through the discharge holes (130), so that the compressed cooling air comes into contact with the motor (13) to exchange heat, thereby cooling the motor (130).

[0042] Here, when compressed cooling air is supplied from an external air compressor (not shown in the drawing), an air hose (not shown) is connected to the inlet (120), so that the compressed cooling air can be transported and injected from the air compressor into the chamber (110).

[0043] Additionally, a check valve (not shown) may be additionally installed on the inlet (120) or the air hose to prevent the compressed cooling air injected into the chamber (110) from flowing back toward the air compressor due to the pressure difference.

[0044] Meanwhile, at least two of the chambers (110) may be provided to surround the motor (13) that is built into the conductor abdominal incision tool (10) and provides rotational force, and preferably, a total of three may be provided on both sides and the upper portion of the motor (13).

[0045] At this time, each chamber (110) may be provided with an inlet (120) so that compressed cooling air supplied from an air compressor can be independently injected.

[0046] Additionally, a plurality of chambers (110) may be installed so as to be connected to each other as a single body through a stand (not shown) or a frame (not shown) and placed outside the motor (13).

[0047] In addition, each of the plurality of chambers (110) is provided with a space for accommodating compressed cooling air, and in some cases, the internal spaces of the plurality of chambers (110) may be connected to each other to share the internal space.

[0048] Additionally, a plurality of chambers (110) may be installed to surround the outer surface of the motor (13) with the same shape and form, but may be configured to have different shapes and compressed cooling air receiving spaces, each depending on the shape of the internal space of the conductor abdominal incision tool (10).

[0049] Meanwhile, although not shown in the drawing, the discharge hole (130) may be simply a hole punched on one side of the chamber (110), but a separate nozzle (not shown) may be additionally installed to control the injection amount, injection pressure, and directionality of the compressed cooling air being discharged.

[0050] In addition, the discharge hole (130) may be formed so that all of the multiple holes have the same hole diameter, but the diameter of the hole may become larger or smaller as it gets farther away from the injection port (120).

[0051] In addition, as an example, although the drawing shows a single line with discharge holes (130) arranged at regular intervals along the outside of the chamber (110), as another embodiment, a plurality of discharge holes (130) may be formed at regular intervals in multiple lines from the outside to the inside of the chamber (110). In this case, among the plurality of discharge holes (130), the discharge hole (130) formed at the outermost side may be formed to have a smaller hole diameter, and the diameter of the discharge hole (130) may be formed to increase as it goes toward the inside.

[0052] This allows the pressure of the air injected from the discharge hole (130) arranged on the outside to be formed higher, thereby obtaining the effect of the compressed cooling air injected from the inside being trapped by the compressed cooling air injected from the outside, and thus allowing the compressed cooling air to remain in the outer space of the motor (13) for a longer period of time, thereby improving the cooling efficiency.

[0053] Next, the air exhaust unit (200) is a part for discharging the heat-exchanged air from the internal space of the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10) to the outside after cooling the motor (13) and rotating parts through the air block (100).

[0054] The above air exhaust unit (200) may include an exhaust fan (210) that generates suction force to exhaust the heat-exchanged air from the internal space of the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10) to the outside after cooling the motor (13) and the rotating part through the air block (100), and an exhaust duct (220) for exhausting the air sucked by the exhaust fan (210) to the outside of the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10).

[0055] The above exhaust duct (220) may include a vertical portion (221) installed vertically on one side of the rear surface of the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10) so as to be adjacent to the exhaust fan (210), and a horizontal portion (222) that is connected to the vertical portion (221) and installed horizontally on one side of the lower surface of the conductor abdomen cutting tool (10), and is formed such that an exhaust port (223) through which air is discharged faces the conductor side.

[0056] That is, compressed cooling air supplied from an air compressor is injected into the chamber (110) and discharged through the discharge hole (130) to cool the motor (13) and rotating parts, and the heat-exchanged air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust duct (220) by the suction force of the exhaust fan (210) while being contained in the internal space of the conductor abdomen incision tool (10).

[0057] At this time, air is continuously introduced into the internal space of the conductor abdominal incision tool (10) to form positive pressure, thereby forming the pressure of the internal space higher than the external atmospheric pressure, thereby preventing air and foreign substances from entering from the outside.

[0058] Meanwhile, a flexible nozzle (300) for spraying compressed air toward a rotating part other than the motor (13) may be further provided on one side of the chamber (110).

[0059] At this time, the flexible nozzle (300) is provided in at least two pieces, and a plurality of pieces are connected by a joint (310), and the joint (310) is configured to be freely bendable within a certain range, so that the position of the air discharge outlet (320) provided at the end can be freely changed.

[0060] That is, the flexible nozzle (300) can position the discharge port (320) at a position desired by the user, so that the discharge port (320) position can be flexibly set to suit the shape and structure of the component inside the conductor abdominal incision tool (10).

[0061] That is, the above joints (310) are connected to each other so that they can move in multiple directions at multiple angles, enabling the implementation of various curved shapes.

[0062] In addition, the flexible nozzle (300) is configured in multiple pieces, and each end is installed to be connected to one side of the chamber (110), and the other end is provided with a discharge port (320). However, the connected portion of one end may be formed to branch out into multiple branches from one part so that multiple discharge ports (320) can be installed.

[0063] The above discharge port (320) is a portion through which compressed cooling air transported through the joint (310) is discharged. The diameter of the hole in the outlet portion is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the through hole of the joint (310), thereby increasing the pressure of the air discharged through the discharge port (320) and improving straightness.

[0064] In this way, the flexible nozzle (300) is configured to freely change the position of the discharge port (320), thereby enabling setting in response to the arrangement structure of various rotating parts inside the conductor abdominal incision tool (10).

[0065] The cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside the slaughtering equipment according to the technical idea of ​​the present invention can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air so as to prevent overheating of the rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating the abdominal incision tool of the carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of the slaughtering equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughtering process due to problems with the slaughtering equipment during a long-term slaughtering process.

[0066] As described above, the best practice embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specifications. While specific terms have been used herein, they are used solely for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not intended to limit the meaning or scope of the invention as defined in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

[0067] The present invention is implemented as a cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughtering equipment, which can effectively cool rotating parts including a motor, a reducer, etc. by spraying cooled compressed air to prevent overheating of rotating parts due to overload caused by high torque and high rotational speed when operating a tool for abdominal incision of a carcass used during slaughter, thereby increasing the durability of slaughtering equipment, and thereby preventing disruption of the slaughtering process due to problems with the slaughtering equipment during a long-term slaughtering process. However, the present invention can be applied to various industrial fields within the scope of taking the same configuration as that of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooling device for cooling the rotating parts inside a tool for cutting the abdomen of a carcass used for slaughter. An air block that receives compressed cooling air from an external air compressor and sprays compressed cooling air toward a motor and rotating parts built into the conductor abdominal incision tool that provide rotational power, thereby cooling the motor and rotating parts; and A cooling device for cooling rotating parts inside slaughter equipment, including an air exhaust unit for discharging heat-exchanged air from the space inside the conductor abdomen incision tool to the outside after cooling the motor and rotating parts through the air block.

2. In paragraph 1, The above air block is, A chamber in which compressed cooling air is received; An inlet installed on one side of the chamber and into which compressed cooling air from an external air compressor is injected; and A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughtering device, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of exhaust holes formed inside the chamber in contact with the motor and through which compressed cooling air accommodated in the chamber is exhausted.

3. In paragraph 2, The above chamber, A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughtering equipment, characterized in that at least two are provided to surround a motor that is built inside the conductor abdominal incision tool and provides rotational force.

4. In paragraph 2, The above air exhaust part, An exhaust fan that generates suction to exhaust the heat-exchanged air to the outside from the internal space of the conductor abdominal incision tool after cooling the motor and rotating parts through the air block; and A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughtering device, characterized in that it includes an exhaust duct for discharging air sucked in by the exhaust fan to the outside of the conductor abdominal incision tool.

5. In paragraph 4, The above exhaust duct, A vertical part installed vertically on one side of the rear of the conductor abdominal cutting tool so as to be adjacent to the exhaust fan; and A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside slaughter equipment, characterized by including a horizontal part which is connected to the vertical part and is installed horizontally on one side of the conductor abdominal incision tool, and an exhaust port through which air is discharged is formed so as to face the conductor side.

6. In paragraph 2, On one side of the above chamber, A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughtering machine, characterized in that it further comprises a flexible nozzle for spraying compressed air toward a rotating part other than a motor.

7. In paragraph 6, The above flexible nozzle, A cooling device for cooling a rotating part inside a slaughtering equipment, characterized in that at least two are provided, a plurality of joints are connected, and the joints are formed so that they can be freely bent within a certain range, so that the position of the air discharge outlet provided at the end can be freely changed.

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