Steam Conveyor Belt Cleaning Apparatus for Hygiene
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conveyor belts used in industries often accumulate foreign substances, leading to contamination and inefficiencies in cleaning processes, particularly in maintaining hygiene and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A steam conveyor belt cleaning apparatus that includes a steam chamber unit, suction chamber unit, foreign substance brush unit, partition wall, steam injection port, foreign substance discharge unit, and air suction ports, which uses high-temperature steam to detach and discharge foreign substances, ensuring a hygienic and stable conveyor belt surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional scrapers are used to remove foreign substances from conveyor belt, then some foreign substances can be removed, but foreign substances are not perfectly discharged and remain on the conveyor belt surface
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus is divided into multiple functional modules: steam injection unit, brush unit, suction unit, and discharge unit. Each module performs a specific function in the cleaning process, working sequentially to achieve complete foreign substance removal. The segmentation allows optimized performance of each function while maintaining overall system effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
Steam is introduced as an intermediary substance to facilitate the removal of foreign substances. The steam softens and loosens adhered contaminants, making them easier for the brush to detach and for the suction unit to remove. This intermediary approach enhances the overall cleaning effectiveness without requiring excessive mechanical force.
2Reliability
If manual cleaning intervention is used, then foreign substances can be removed, but work efficiency decreases and hygiene standards cannot be consistently maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus is designed to operate autonomously on the moving conveyor belt without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates the steam injection, brush rotation, suction, and discharge processes, maintaining consistent hygiene standards while improving work efficiency. The automated operation ensures uniform cleaning quality across the entire conveyor belt surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning apparatus operates continuously as the conveyor belt moves through it, providing uninterrupted cleaning action. The steam injection, brushing, suction, and discharge processes occur in continuous sequence, ensuring that the entire conveyor belt surface is treated without gaps. This continuous operation maintains consistent hygiene standards while maximizing productivity.
3Productivity
If steam is used to detach foreign substances, then cleaning effectiveness improves, but additional system complexity is introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The steam injection unit is integrated with the brush unit, suction unit, and discharge unit into a single compact cleaning apparatus. This merging of functions into one unified system achieves effective foreign substance detachment while minimizing the overall structural complexity. The compact design allows all components to work in close proximity, facilitating efficient space utilization and simplified installation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively cleans and sterilizes conveyor belts, improving productivity and work efficiency by continuously removing and discharging foreign substances, maintaining a hygienic surface without manual intervention.
Implementation Method 1
a steam chamber unit 110 which is seated on a surface of a conveyor belt 200, has a predetermined internal space formed to receive steam introduced from the outside
Implementation Method 2
spraying steam to separate foreign substances attached to the surface of the conveyor belt
Implementation Method 3
a suction chamber unit 120 which is positioned at a rear side of the steam chamber unit 110... and has a portion which is opened and faces the surface of the conveyor belt 200... air suction ports 170 which are formed at both sides of the suction chamber unit 120
Implementation Method 4
a foreign substance brush unit 130 which is positioned at a front lower side of the steam chamber unit 110, has one end seated on the conveyor belt 200, and sweeps foreign substances off the conveyor belt 200
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a conveyor belt cleaning apparatus, and particularly, to a steam conveyor belt cleaning apparatus which is installed above a conveyor belt and configured to remove foreign substances adhering to the conveyor belt. Provided is a structure of the cleaning apparatus capable of cleanly cleaning, sterilizing, and washing a surface of the conveyor belt by spraying steam to separate foreign substances attached to the surface of the conveyor belt, collecting the foreign substances in a direction toward a foreign substance discharge unit, discharging the foreign substances, and clearly removing the foreign substances. As described above, the cleaning apparatus for removing finely protruding residues, which are foreign substances adhering to the surface of the conveyor belt, and sterilizing and washing the surface of the conveyor belt, such that the surface of the conveyor belt may be cleanly maintained.