KR20110129688A - Conveying and cooling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A transferring and cooling device is provided to prevent industrial waste products and to reduce a process time by simultaneously performing transferring and cooling a processed product. CONSTITUTION: A transferring and cooling device comprises a conveyer unit(10), a cooling unit(20) and a loader unit(30). A conveyer unit transfers a processed product. The conveyer unit comprises a driving unit sprocket, a driven unit sprocket, a chain(12) and a driving member. A chain is meshed with the driving unit sprocket and the driven unit sprocket. The driving member runs the driving unit sprocket. A cooling unit is included to be contiguous to the conveyer unit. The cooling unit cools the processed product. The loader unit loads or unloads the processed product to the conveyer unit.

Description

Conveying and Cooling Equipment {CONVEYING AND COOLING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a conveying and cooling device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a conveying and cooling device capable of simultaneously conveying and cooling a workpiece.

 Tires are a key component of a car's safety, noise, vibration and driving performance. In order to produce high quality tires, the production of highly precise tire molds is important, and the tire tread pattern is changing more precisely. Accordingly, during the production of the aluminum casting mold, it is necessary to cool the workpiece and remove the adhered gypsum after the casting molding operation. Conventionally, a process of washing this operation with a high pressure wash after natural cooling has generally been used.

However, in this process, when the gypsum is removed only by compressed air, the gypsum is often incompletely removed. Incomplete removal of gypsum adversely affects the quality of the product and, therefore, the need for manual removal of gypsum. In addition, such a process generates a large amount of wastewater mixed with gypsum and water, which adversely affects the environment, and also causes a labor cost problem due to the addition of manual labor.

The present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, to provide an automated process line that can perform the transfer and cooling of the workpiece at the same time, to improve the work environment and working time of the workpiece and to prevent industrial waste generation It is also an object of the present invention to provide a transport and cooling system that can reduce labor costs.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a conveyor unit (conveyer unit) for transporting the workpiece; A cooling unit provided adjacent to the conveyor unit to cool the workpiece being transferred; And a loader unit for loading or unloading the workpiece into the conveyor unit.

Further, the conveyor unit, the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket provided at both ends; A chain that rotates in engagement with the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket; And drive means for driving the drive sprocket.

And it is preferable that the conveyor unit is provided with two adjacent, the cooling unit, the blowing part for injecting cooling air to the workpiece; And a cover blocking the surroundings of the blowing part.

In addition, it is provided connected to the upper portion of the cover, and further comprising a dust collecting device for discharging the foreign matter and the high-temperature air inside the cover, and is provided on the side of the cooling unit, the maintenance door which can be opened and closed further It is preferable to include.

In addition, the loader unit is provided on the side of the conveyor unit, characterized in that it further comprises a shuttle for transferring the workpiece to the subsequent process equipment.

On the other hand, the loader unit is capable of moving up and down and left and right, the drive unit is provided with a drive means; Left and right transport guide rail for guiding the left and right movement of the drive unit; Shanghai song guide rail for guiding the vertical movement of the drive unit; And a gripper installed in the driving unit and in contact with the workpiece to pick up the workpiece.

Further, the gripper is located at a position where the two are symmetrical with each other in a right triangle with a cross section, and the left and right grips are preferably movable. In addition, a turn function that can be rotated 180 degrees is provided to change the position of the workpiece, and this driving can be realized by synchronously attaching a rotating cylinder in both directions.

And a rack & pinion gear provided in an area in which the driving unit, the left and right transport guide rails and a shanghai transport guide rail contact each other, and further including a rack & pinion gear provided in an area in which the driving unit and the gripper contact each other. It is characterized by.

In addition, the left and right transport guide rail and the left and right transport guide rail, it is preferable that the confirmation software for detecting the position of the drive unit is further provided.

Furthermore, it is installed outside the conveyor unit, the cooling unit and the loader unit, characterized in that it further comprises a safety fence to prevent entry in consideration of the safety of the operator.

The conveying and cooling apparatus of the present invention simultaneously performs the conveying and cooling of the workpiece, thereby providing an effect of improving the working environment and working time of the workpiece, preventing the generation of industrial waste, and also reducing labor costs.

1 is a front view showing a conveying and cooling device according to the present invention;
2 is a side view of the conveying and cooling device shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a front view of the conveyor unit of the conveying and cooling device according to the present invention;
4 is a side view of the conveyor unit shown in FIG. 3;
5 is a photograph of a conveying and cooling device according to the invention;

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a transport and cooling apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view showing a conveying and cooling device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the conveying and cooling apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor unit 10, a cooling unit 20, and a loader unit 30. The conveyor unit 10 is configured to transport the workpiece 1, the cooling unit 20 is configured to cool the workpiece, and the loader unit 30 loads the workpiece 1 onto the conveyor unit 10 (loading). ) Unloading configuration.

The conveyor unit 10 extends in the horizontal direction and is fixed to the floor, and is provided with sprockets 14 and 16 sprockets installed at both ends and a chain 12 which rotates in engagement with the two sprockets 14 and 16. It is the structure which can transfer the workpiece | work 1 from one side to the other side by operation of a chain. In addition, it is preferable that a driving means (not shown) such as a motor capable of driving the two sprockets 14 and 16 is also provided separately.

The cooling unit 20 is configured to cool the workpiece 1 conveyed by the conveyor unit 10 and includes components such as a cover 24, a repair door 26, and a dust collector 28. do. The cover 24 is configured to block around the blowing part 25 (see FIG. 2; blowing part) for cooling the workpiece 1 conveyed along the conveyor unit 10, and the repair door 26 has a cooling unit ( 20) or when the conveyor unit 10 needs to be repaired, it is provided with a door that allows the operator to open and close the door arbitrarily and to enter the cooling unit 20 into the interior. It is a configuration that allows easy operation and maintenance. In addition, the dust collector 28 is connected to the upper portion of the cover 24, and is configured to absorb and discharge foreign substances such as dust generated during air cooling inside the cover 24 to the outside.

The loader unit 30 is a configuration in which the workpiece 1 that needs to be cooled and transported is placed on the conveyor unit 10 or the workpiece 1 that has been cooled and transported is moved to a subsequent process facility. do.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the conveying and cooling device illustrated in FIG. 1, which is viewed from the left side in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, two conveyor units 10 may be provided adjacent to each other to transfer a plurality of workpieces 1. A shuttle 40 is provided on the side surfaces of the two adjacent conveyor units 10, which are unloaded from the conveyor unit 10 by the loader unit 30. It is a configuration for transferring the to the subsequent process equipment.

Also shown is a cover 24 covering and blocking the upper space of the conveyor unit 10 and the workpiece 1 located on the upper surface thereof, and cooling air is discharged from the cover 24 to the workpiece 1. A blowing part 25 is also shown.

Meanwhile, the loader unit 30 is provided on the conveyor unit 10, the cooling unit 20, and the shuttle 40. The loader unit 30 is configured to transfer the workpiece 1 from another facility to the conveyor unit 10 and from the conveyor unit 10 to the shuttle 40. The left and right transport guide rail 32 and the shanghai transport guide rail 34, the driving unit 38, and a gripper 36. The gripper 36 is fixedly installed to the driving unit 38, and is formed by locating two grippers 36 having a right-angled triangular cross section and symmetrically with each other, and adjusting the distance between the two grippers 36 as the workpiece ( It is the structure which can pick up the workpiece | work 1 in direct contact with 1). The left and right conveying guide rail 32 is a structure for conveying the drive part 38 in a left-right direction, and the shanghai conveying guide rail 34 is a structure for conveying the drive part 38 in a vertical direction. The driving unit 38 is free to move left and right or up and down along the left and right transport guide rail 32 and the shanghai transport guide rail 34.

The drive unit 38 preferably includes a motor (not shown) and a reduction gear (not shown) as driving means capable of moving along the two guide rails 32 and 34, and the two contact rails 32 and 34 are in contact with each other. The region is preferably provided with a rack & pinion gear (not shown) capable of converting the rotational motion of the motor into linear motion. In addition, it is preferable that a rack & pinion gear (not shown) is provided in a region where the driving unit 38 and the gripper 36 are in contact with each other. In addition, the guide rails (32, 34) is preferably provided with confirmation software for detecting the current position of the drive unit 38.

Next, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the conveyor unit of the transport and cooling apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the conveyor unit shown in FIG. 3 seen from the left side.

3 and 4, the conveyor unit 10 according to the present invention includes sprockets 14 and 16 and chains 12 provided at both ends, and a driving force of a motor (not shown) is driven by a sprocket ( 14), the workpiece (1) can be transported in turn through the chain (12) and the driven sprocket (16). The cooling unit 20 is provided on the upper portion of the conveyor unit 10 so that the cooling of the workpiece 1 can be simultaneously performed during the transfer of the workpiece 1 from the conveyor unit 10. And a repair door 26. It is preferable that four repair doors 26 are provided on one side, and the inside of the cover 24 is provided with the blowing part 25 which can inject cooling gas (refer FIG. 4).

5 is a photograph of a conveying and cooling device according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, a cover 24 covering an upper portion of the transfer unit 10 is provided, and four repair doors 26 of the cooling unit 20 are installed. In addition, a dust collector 28 is provided on the cover 24. And the upper part of the transfer unit 10 and the cooling unit 20 is provided with a drive unit 38 and the left and right transfer guide rail 30 in the configuration of the loader unit 30 that can transfer the workpiece (1).

Meanwhile, a safety fence (50) is provided around the transport and cooling device according to the present invention to serve as a safety device to prevent an operator from entering the facility. If the door of the safety fence 50 is opened, the operation of the transport and cooling device is designed to temporarily stop, it is desirable to ensure the safety of the operator.

Referring to the embodiment using the transfer and cooling apparatus according to the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

First, in the process of producing an aluminum casting mold for manufacturing a mold for manufacturing a tire having an elaborate ground plane pattern, after the casting molding operation is completed, the high temperature (300 ° C) workpiece (1; aluminum casting material) is loaded into the loader unit 30. Transfer to the conveyor unit 10 through. The workpiece 1 is transported along the conveyor unit 10 and simultaneously cooled to a low temperature (50 ° C.) by the cooling air of the cooling unit 20. In the process, the workpiece 1 is cooled and removed at the same time. Will be done.

At this time, the conveyance speed of the workpiece 1 in the conveyor unit 10 is preferably 4 to 5 m / min, most preferably 4.5 m / min. And the feed rate of the loader unit 30 is preferably 10 m / min. The pressure of the cooling gas by the blowing part 25 of the cooling unit 20 is preferably 4.5 to 5.2 kg / cm ² .

A suitable temperature in the workplace suitable for installing the conveying and cooling device according to the present invention is 10 ° C to 60 ° C, the appropriate humidity is 50% to 70%. And it is preferable to be installed in a place where there is no explosives or flammables, the ground is strong, and the slope of the ground is ± 3 ° or less.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Of the present invention.

1: workpiece 10: conveyor unit
12: chain 14: 1st sprocket
16: 2nd sprocket 20: Cooling unit
24: cover 25: blowing part
26: repair door 28: dust collector
30: loader unit 32: left and right feed guide rail
34: Shanghai Song Guide Rail 36: Gripper
38: drive unit 40: shuttle
50: safety fence

Claims (5)

A conveyor unit for conveying the workpiece;
A cooling unit provided adjacent to the conveyor unit to cool the workpiece being transferred; And
Loader unit for loading or unloading the workpiece into the conveyor unit
Transfer and cooling device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The conveyor unit,
A drive sprocket and a driven sprocket provided at both ends;
A chain that rotates in engagement with the drive sprocket and the driven sprocket; And
Drive means for driving the drive sprocket
Transfer and cooling device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The conveyor unit is characterized in that the conveyor unit is provided with two adjacent. The method of claim 1,
The cooling unit,
A blowing part for injecting cooling air to the workpiece; And
Cover to block around the blowing part
Transfer and cooling device including The method of claim 4, wherein
It is connected to the upper portion of the cover is provided, the transport and cooling apparatus further comprises a dust collector for discharging the foreign matter inside the cover to the outside.

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