CN109397106B - Shot blasting machine capable of removing dust - Google Patents

Shot blasting machine capable of removing dust Download PDF

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CN109397106B
CN109397106B CN201811316146.1A CN201811316146A CN109397106B CN 109397106 B CN109397106 B CN 109397106B CN 201811316146 A CN201811316146 A CN 201811316146A CN 109397106 B CN109397106 B CN 109397106B
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张卫良
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    • B24CABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
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The invention provides a shot blasting machine capable of removing dust, which comprises a polishing machine, a fixed blocking cover, a movable blocking cover, a walking sliding seat, a driving cylinder, a pressing mechanism, a cyclone dust collector and a bag-type dust collector, wherein one side of the polishing machine is connected with the cyclone dust collector through a first dust collecting pipe, the cyclone dust collector is connected with the bag-type dust collector through a second dust collecting pipe, a dust removing fan is arranged on the second dust collecting pipe, an upper shell of the polishing machine is provided with a lifting hook walking groove, the two sides of the lifting hook walking groove are respectively provided with the fixed blocking cover and the movable blocking cover, the two sides of the fixed blocking cover are respectively provided with a walking guide rail, the two sides of the movable blocking cover are provided with a supporting frame, the driving cylinder drives the movable blocking cover to move to the upper part of the fixed blocking cover along the walking guide rails, the pressing mechanism drives the movable blocking cover to move downwards to, the dust pollution of a working space can be reduced, the top of the shot blasting machine is sealed, and the purpose that steel shots are not easy to fly out is achieved.

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Shot blasting machine capable of removing dust
[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device
The invention relates to the technical field of shot blasting machines, in particular to a shot blasting machine capable of removing dust.
[ background of the invention ]
The shot blasting machine is the most important general basic equipment in workpiece surface cleaning mechanical equipment, is widely applied to metal surface treatment such as derusting, polishing, sand cleaning and the like in industries such as ships, automobile engineering, machine manufacturing and the like, and has huge market demands at home and abroad. The lifting hook type shot blasting machine is the most widely applied one.
Shot-blasting machine that uses on the existing market, in the course of the work, produce very big dust, destroy the air circumstance of factory building, it is not enough far away only to rely on natural draft to purify the factory building air, and the workman leads to breathing difficulty during the work, seriously influences physical and mental health moreover, produces danger very easily in the course of the work, and in addition, hook formula shot-blasting machine is that the lifting hook hangs the work piece and gets into the room body through the walking groove at clearance room top and reachs the clearance position and clear up. In the process of performing shot blasting on a workpiece in a cleaning room, steel shots often fly out, so that potential safety hazards are brought to operation and maintenance of workers, and the workers can walk on a road surface with the steel shots and are easy to slip and collide; on the other hand, the daily cleaning work of workers is troublesome; on the other hand, the flying steel shots are often directly classified in a garbage row and a garbage column, so that the flying steel shots cannot be fully utilized, and the resource waste is caused. Meanwhile, the top sealing device in the prior art can wear the lifting hook to a certain extent, so that the service life of the lifting hook is shortened, and potential safety hazards are caused. Therefore, the reasonability of the top sealing structure is very important in the hook type shot blasting machine, and therefore, the shot blasting machine capable of removing dust is provided.
[ summary of the invention ]
The invention aims to solve the problems in the prior art, and provides a shot blasting machine capable of removing dust, which can remove dust in time, reduce dust pollution of a working space, seal the top of the shot blasting machine and achieve the purpose that steel shots are not easy to fly out.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides a shot blasting machine capable of removing dust, which comprises a polishing machine, a fixed blocking cover, a movable blocking cover, a walking sliding seat, a driving air cylinder, a pressing mechanism, a cyclone dust collector and a bag-type dust collector, wherein one side of the polishing machine is connected with the cyclone dust collector through a first dust removing pipe, the cyclone dust collector is connected with the bag-type dust collector through a second dust removing pipe, a dust removing fan is arranged on the second dust removing pipe, a lifting hook walking groove is formed in an upper shell of the polishing machine, the fixed blocking cover and the movable blocking cover are respectively arranged on two sides of the lifting hook walking groove, walking guide rails are respectively arranged on two sides of the fixed blocking cover, supporting frames are arranged on two sides of the movable blocking cover, springs are arranged between the supporting frames and the walking sliding seat, the supporting frames are movably arranged on the walking guide rails through the walking sliding seat, the driving air cylinder drives the movable blocking cover to move, the pressing mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the movable blocking cover, and the pressing mechanisms drive the movable blocking cover to move downwards to be tightly matched with the fixed blocking cover.
Preferably, a dust concentration sensor is arranged in the polishing machine and is connected with the cyclone dust collector, the bag-type dust collector and the dust removal fan through a controller.
Preferably, the pressing mechanism comprises a pressing cylinder, a connecting seat and a pressing frame, the telescopic rod of the pressing cylinder is connected with the pressing frame through the connecting seat, and the pressing frame is U-shaped.
As preferred, fixed fender lid still includes opening, installation wing and second sealing strip, the one end of fixed fender lid is equipped with the opening, the opening is located the lifting hook walking groove directly over, the bilateral symmetry of fixed fender lid is equipped with the installation wing, the top of installation wing is equipped with the second sealing strip, the lower terminal surface of carriage be equipped with second sealing strip matched with second seal groove.
Preferably, the movable blocking cover further comprises a slot and a U-shaped sealing strip, the slot is arranged at one end, close to the fixed blocking cover, of the movable blocking cover, a leading-in portion is arranged at an opening of the slot, bristles are arranged on an inner ring of the slot, and the U-shaped sealing strip matched with the upper end face of the fixed blocking cover is arranged on the lower end face of the movable blocking cover.
Preferably, a sliding rod is arranged inside the supporting frame, a spring is mounted on the sliding rod, one end of the spring is connected with the upper wall of the supporting frame, a sliding block is arranged on the other end of the spring and the side wall of the walking sliding seat and connected with the other end of the spring, and the sliding rod penetrates through the sliding block.
Preferably, the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder is connected with one end of the driving frame, and the other end of the driving frame is connected with the upper wall of the movable blocking cover.
Preferably, the polishing machine is further provided with a first sealing groove, the first sealing groove is located on one side, away from the fixed blocking cover, of the lifting hook walking groove, the blocking cover is arranged at one end, away from the fixed blocking cover, of the movable blocking cover, the flanging bent outwards is extended below the blocking cover, and a first sealing strip matched with the first sealing groove is arranged on the lower end face of the flanging.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the invention, the polishing machine, the fixed blocking cover, the movable blocking cover, the walking sliding seat, the driving air cylinder, the pressing mechanism, the cyclone dust collector, the bag-type dust collector and the like are combined for use, the cyclone separator and the bag-type dust collector are arranged, so that dust can be efficiently removed, the air quality of a working space is improved, the harm to workers is reduced, the safety of work is improved by arranging the blocking cover sealing structure, the movable blocking cover is controlled to move to the upper side of the fixed blocking cover by the driving air cylinder, the movable blocking cover is controlled to move downwards by the pressing air cylinder, the fixed blocking cover and the movable blocking cover are tightly matched by arranging a plurality of sealing strips, and the problem that steel shots easily fly out of a shot blasting chamber in shot blasting work can.
The features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail by embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dust-removing shot blasting machine of the invention
FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of a part of the structure of a dust-removing blasting machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic internal front view of a part of the structure of the shot blasting machine capable of removing dust;
FIG. 4 is a schematic left-side cross-sectional view of a movable shield cover of a dust-removing shot blasting machine according to the present invention.
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Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the shot blasting machine capable of removing dust of the present invention comprises a polishing machine 1, a fixed blocking cover 2, a movable blocking cover 3, a traveling slide 4, a driving cylinder 5, a pressing mechanism 6, a cyclone dust collector 7 and a bag-type dust collector 8, wherein one side of the polishing machine 1 is connected with the cyclone dust collector 7 through a first dust collecting pipe 71, the cyclone dust collector 7 is connected with the bag-type dust collector 8 through a second dust collecting pipe 81, a dust collecting fan 82 is installed on the second dust collecting pipe 81, an upper housing of the polishing machine 1 is provided with a hook traveling groove 10, two sides of the hook traveling groove 10 are respectively provided with the fixed blocking cover 2 and the movable blocking cover 3, two sides of the fixed blocking cover 2 are respectively provided with traveling guide rails 11, two sides of the movable blocking cover 3 are provided with supporting frames 36, a spring 37 is installed between the supporting frames 36 and the traveling slide 4, the sliding support frames 36 are movably installed on the traveling guide rails 11 through the traveling, the driving cylinder 5 drives the movable blocking cover 3 to move to the upper part of the fixed blocking cover 2 along the walking guide rail 11, the pressing mechanisms 6 are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the movable blocking cover 3, and the pressing mechanisms 6 drive the movable blocking cover 3 to move downwards to be tightly matched with the fixed blocking cover 2. A dust concentration sensor 100 is arranged in the polishing machine 1, and the dust concentration sensor 100 is connected with the cyclone dust collector 7, the bag-type dust collector 8 and the dust removal fan 82 through a controller. The pressing mechanism 6 comprises a pressing cylinder 61, a connecting seat 62 and a pressing frame 63, wherein a telescopic rod of the pressing cylinder 61 is connected with the pressing frame 63 through the connecting seat 62, and the pressing frame 63 is U-shaped. Fixed fender lid 2 still includes opening 20, installation wing 21 and second sealing strip 22, the one end of fixed fender lid 2 is equipped with opening 20, opening 20 is located the lifting hook walking groove 10 directly over, the bilateral symmetry of fixed fender lid 2 is equipped with installation wing 21, the top of installation wing 21 is equipped with second sealing strip 22, the lower terminal surface of carriage 36 is equipped with the second seal groove 361 with second sealing strip 22 matched with. The movable blocking cover 3 further comprises a slot 31 and a U-shaped sealing strip 32, the slot 31 is arranged at one end, close to the fixed blocking cover 2, of the movable blocking cover 3, a leading-in portion is arranged at an opening of the slot 31, bristles are arranged on an inner ring of the slot 31, and the U-shaped sealing strip 32 matched with the upper end face of the fixed blocking cover 2 is arranged on the lower end face of the movable blocking cover 3. The inside of carriage 36 is equipped with the slide bar, install spring 37 on the slide bar, spring 37's one end links to each other with the upper wall of carriage 36, spring 37's the other end and walking slide 4 lateral wall are equipped with slider 41 and link to each other, the slide bar runs through slider 41. The telescopic rod of the driving cylinder 5 is connected with one end of a driving frame 51, and the other end of the driving frame 51 is connected with the upper wall of the movable blocking cover 3. Still be equipped with first seal groove 12 on burnishing machine 1, first seal groove 12 is located lifting hook walking groove 10 and keeps away from one side of fixed fender lid 2, the one end of keeping away from fixed fender lid 2 of activity fender lid 3 is equipped with fender lid 33, the below of fender lid 33 extends has outside turn-ups 34 of buckling, the lower terminal surface of turn-ups 34 be equipped with first seal groove 12 matched with first sealing strip 35.
The working process of the invention is as follows:
the working principle of the shot blasting machine capable of removing dust is as follows: the dust concentration in the polishing machine 1 is detected in real time through the dust concentration sensor 100, when the concentration exceeds a set value, the cyclone dust collector 7, the bag-type dust collector 8 and the dust removal fan 82 are started through the controller, dust is sucked and removed by the cyclone dust collector 7 and the bag-type dust collector 8 in sequence through pipelines, pollution of dust to a working chamber can be reduced, and the comfort of a working environment is improved; wherein the working process of the blocking cover sealing structure is as follows: when the movable blocking cover 3 needs to be closed, the movable blocking cover 3 is controlled to move forwards by driving the driving cylinder 5 until the movable blocking cover 3 reaches the upper part of the fixed blocking cover 2, wherein the movable blocking cover 3 is provided with a slot 31 matched with the lifting hook, bristles are arranged on the inner ring of the slot 31, the rotary motion of the lifting hook cannot be interfered while the sealing performance is ensured, then the pressing frame 63 is driven to move downwards by the pressing cylinder 61, the pressing frames 63 on the two sides can control the movable blocking cover 3 to move downwards, the sealing performance between the fixed blocking cover 2 and the movable blocking cover 3 can be ensured by a plurality of sealing strips, and the problem that steel shots fly out of a shot blasting chamber easily in shot blasting work can be avoided.
The above embodiments are illustrative of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and any simple modifications of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a shot-blasting machine that can remove dust, includes burnishing machine (1), fixed fender lid (2), activity fender lid (3) and drives actuating cylinder (5), its characterized in that: the polishing machine is characterized by further comprising a walking sliding seat (4), a pressing mechanism (6), a cyclone dust collector (7) and a bag-type dust collector (8), wherein one side of the polishing machine (1) is connected with the cyclone dust collector (7) through a first dust removing pipe (71), the cyclone dust collector (7) is connected with the bag-type dust collector (8) through a second dust removing pipe (81), a dust removing fan (82) is installed on the second dust removing pipe (81), a lifting hook walking groove (10) is formed in an upper shell of the polishing machine (1), a fixed blocking cover (2) and a movable blocking cover (3) are respectively arranged on two sides of the lifting hook walking groove (10), walking guide rails (11) are respectively arranged on two sides of the fixed blocking cover (2), supporting frames (36) are arranged on two sides of the movable blocking cover (3), springs (37) are installed between the supporting frames (36) and the walking sliding seat (4), and the supporting frames (36) are movably installed on the walking guide rails (11) through the walking sliding seat, the driving cylinder (5) drives the movable blocking cover (3) to move to the upper part of the fixed blocking cover (2) along the walking guide rail (11), the pressing mechanisms (6) are symmetrically installed on two sides of the movable blocking cover (3), and the pressing mechanisms (6) drive the movable blocking cover (3) to move downwards to be tightly matched with the fixed blocking cover (2).
2. The dust-removable shot blasting machine of claim 1, wherein: a dust concentration sensor (100) is arranged in the polishing machine (1), and the dust concentration sensor (100) is connected with the cyclone dust collector (7), the bag-type dust collector (8) and the dust removal fan (82) through a controller.
3. The dust-removable shot blasting machine of claim 1, wherein: the pressing mechanism (6) comprises a pressing cylinder (61), a connecting seat (62) and a pressing frame (63), and a telescopic rod of the pressing cylinder (61) is connected with the pressing frame (63) through the connecting seat (62).
4. The dust-removable shot blasting machine of claim 1, wherein: fixed fender lid (2) still includes opening (20), installation wing (21) and second sealing strip (22), the one end of fixed fender lid (2) is equipped with opening (20), opening (20) are located lifting hook walking groove (10) directly over, the bilateral symmetry of fixed fender lid (2) is equipped with installation wing (21), the top of installation wing (21) is equipped with second sealing strip (22), the lower terminal surface of carriage (36) is equipped with second sealing strip (22) matched with second seal groove (361).
5. The dust-removable shot blasting machine of claim 1, wherein: the movable blocking cover (3) further comprises a slot (31) and a U-shaped sealing strip (32), the slot (31) is arranged at one end, close to the fixed blocking cover (2), of the movable blocking cover (3), the opening of the slot (31) is provided with a leading-in portion, bristles are arranged at the inner ring of the slot (31), and the U-shaped sealing strip (32) matched with the upper end face of the fixed blocking cover (2) is arranged on the lower end face of the movable blocking cover (3).
6. The dust-removable shot blasting machine of claim 1, wherein: the inside of carriage (36) is equipped with the slide bar, install spring (37) on the slide bar, the one end of spring (37) links to each other with the upper wall of carriage (36), the other end and the walking slide (4) lateral wall of spring (37) are equipped with slider (41) and link to each other, the slide bar runs through slider (41).
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