CN109894427A - Cleaning equipment for parts is used in a kind of production of valve - Google Patents
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The invention belongs to valves to produce and process technical field, more particularly to a kind of valve production cleaning equipment for parts, including cleaning case, rinse bath is equipped in the cleaning case, cleaning solution is stored in the rinse bath, and bottom of rinse bath is equipped with several equally distributed aeration tubes, the aeration tube is equipped with the solarization air cap for aeration, Aeration fan is equipped on the outside of the cleaning case, the Aeration fan is equipped with connecting tube, the connecting tube is connected to aeration tube, latticed locating slot is equipped in the rinse bath, the locating slot both ends are connect by locating rod with rinse bath both ends, the rinse bath upper end is equipped with cover board, utilize the aeration of solarization air cap, cleaning solution can be effectively improved to the cleaning efficiency of part, cover board effectively can prevent liquid from overflowing.
Description
Technical field
The invention belongs to valves to produce and process technical field, and in particular to cleaning equipment for parts is used in a kind of production of valve.
Background technique
Valve is the control unit in fluid delivery system, has cut-off, adjusting, water conservancy diversion, prevents adverse current, pressure stabilizing, shunting
Or the functions such as overflow pressure relief, for the valve of fluid control systems, from simplest shut-off valve to extremely complex robot control system(RCS)
Used in various valves, kind and specification are quite various.Valve can be used for controlling empty gas and water, steam, various corrosivity and be situated between
The flowing of the various types fluid such as matter, mud, oil product, liquid metal and radiating medium.Valve is also divided into cast iron according to material
It valve, cast steel valve, stainless valve, chrome-molybdenum steel valve, Chrominm-molybdenum-vanadium steel valve, dual phase steel valve, Plastic valve and nonstandard orders
Valve processed etc..Valve needs to use during production cleaning equipment, and cleaning equipment can have the components of valve
The cleaning of effect makes valve enhanced convenience during installation and use, but present cleaning machine is to valve components
When cleaning, cleaning effect is simultaneously bad, and the later period for being easy to influence valve uses.
Summary of the invention
For the problems of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of valve production cleaning equipment for parts,
The effective cleaning effect for improving valve, improves the quality of valve entirety.
To achieve the goals above, the present invention is achieved by the following scheme:
A kind of valve production cleaning equipment for parts, including cleaning case, the cleaning case is interior to be equipped with rinse bath, the cleaning
Cleaning solution is stored in slot, and bottom of rinse bath is equipped with several equally distributed aeration tubes, the aeration tube is equipped with for exposing
The solarization air cap of gas, the cleaning case outside are equipped with Aeration fan, and the Aeration fan is equipped with connecting tube, the connecting tube and exposure
Tracheae connection, the rinse bath is interior to be equipped with latticed locating slot, and the locating slot both ends pass through locating rod and rinse bath both ends
Connection, the rinse bath upper end are equipped with cover board.
Preferably, the locating slot upper end is equipped with the web plate for folding, and the web plate is equipped with for fixing first
Locking mechanism, the locating rod both ends are flexibly connected with rinse bath inner wall, and regulating tank is equipped in the rinse bath one side wall, is located at
The locating rod in regulating tank is equipped with the adjustment gear of one-directional rotation, is equipped with adjusting rod, the adjusting in the regulating tank
Bar is equipped with rack gear, is meshed between the rack gear and adjustment gear, and the vertical activity in the adjusting rod upper end passes through on regulating tank
End is fixedly connected with corresponding cover board one end bottom, and cover board other end bottom is equipped with leaf hinge, the leaf hinge
Bottom is connected with corresponding rinse bath upper end.
Further, the adjusting rod bottom is equipped with reset spring, and the reset spring bottom is fixed with trench bottom is adjusted
Connection.
Further, the rinse bath upper end is equipped with the gasket for cover plate for sealing.
Further, several rotating wash bowls are equipped in the locating slot, the cleaning outer surface of ball is equipped with cleaning brush filament.
Further, the rotating wash bowl can be suspended in cleaning solution.
Preferably, the feeding gate for folding is equipped in the middle part of the cover board, the feeding gate is equipped with handle, the handle
Side, which is equipped with, locks second locking mechanism for feeding gate.
Further, the feeding gate bottom be equipped with it is several uniformly and the spray tube that is fixedly connected, between the spray tube
It is connected to by communicating pipe, the cleaning case side is equipped with circulating pump, is equipped with inlet tube, the inlet tube at the pump inlet
It is connected to rinse bath inside bottom, outlet tube is equipped at the circulating-pump outlet, the outlet tube is connected to spray tube.
Compared with prior art, the present invention has following technical effect that
The present invention utilizes the aeration of solarization air cap, can effectively improve cleaning solution to the cleaning efficiency of part, cover board can be effective
Prevent liquid from overflowing.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the cleaning case schematic view of the front view that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 2 is the regulating tank side structure schematic view that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 3 is the rotating wash bowl schematic view of the front view that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 4 is the web plate overlooking structure diagram that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 5 is the cover board overlooking structure diagram that the embodiment of the present invention 1 provides;
Fig. 6 is the cleaning case schematic view of the front view that the embodiment of the present invention 2 provides;
Figure label explanation: 1, cleaning case;2, cover board;3, aeration tube;4, Aeration fan;5, connecting tube;6, solarization air cap;7,
Rinse bath;8, regulating tank;9, adjusting rod;10, locating slot;11, leaf hinge;12, locating rod;13, adjustment gear;14, rack gear;
15, spray tube;16, communicating pipe;17, outlet tube;18, inlet tube;19, circulating pump;20, reset spring;21, the first locking machine
Structure;22, web plate;23, rotating wash bowl;24, brush filament;25, feeding gate;26, handle;27, second locking mechanism.
Specific embodiment
In order to be easy to understand the technical means, the creative features, the aims and the efficiencies achieved by the present invention, tie below
Specific attached drawing is closed, the present invention is furture elucidated.
It should be noted that in the present invention, when element is referred to as " being fixed on " another element, it can be directly another
On one element or there may also be elements placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it can be with
It is directly to another element or may be simultaneously present centering elements.Term used herein " vertical ", " water
It is flat ", "left", "right" and similar statement for illustrative purposes only, be not meant to be the only embodiment.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein and belong to technical field of the invention
The normally understood meaning of technical staff is identical.Used term is intended merely to description specifically in the description of the invention herein
Embodiment purpose, it is not intended that limitation the present invention.Term " and or " used herein includes one or more relevant
Any and all combinations of listed item.
Embodiment 1
Fig. 1-5, a kind of valve production cleaning equipment for parts, including cleaning case 1 are please referred to, is equipped in the cleaning case 1
Rinse bath 7 stores cleaning solution in the rinse bath 7, and 7 bottom of rinse bath is equipped with several equally distributed aeration tubes 3, described
Aeration tube 3 is equipped with the solarization air cap 6 for aeration, and Aeration fan 4 is equipped on the outside of the cleaning case 1, is set on the Aeration fan 4
There is connecting tube 5, the connecting tube 5 is connected to aeration tube 3, is equipped with latticed locating slot 10, the positioning in the rinse bath 7
10 both ends of slot are connect by locating rod 12 with 7 both ends of rinse bath, and 7 upper end of rinse bath is equipped with cover board 2.
10 upper end of locating slot is equipped with the web plate 22 for folding, and the web plate 22 is equipped with the first lock for fixing
Determine mechanism 21,12 both ends of locating rod are flexibly connected with 7 inner wall of rinse bath, and regulating tank is equipped in 7 one side wall of rinse bath
8, the locating rod 12 in regulating tank 8 is equipped with the adjustment gear 13 of one-directional rotation, is equipped with and adjusts in the regulating tank 8
Bar 9, the adjusting rod 9 are equipped with rack gear 14, are meshed between the rack gear 14 and adjustment gear 13,9 upper end of adjusting rod
Vertical activity passes through 8 upper end of regulating tank and is fixedly connected with corresponding 2 one end bottom of cover board, and 2 other end bottom of cover board is set
There is leaf hinge 11,11 bottom of leaf hinge is connected with corresponding 7 upper end of rinse bath.
Part can be effectively limited in locating slot 10 by the design of web plate 22, prevent locating slot 10 from rotating, and part falls
It falls;Using cover board 2, a sealing space will be formed in rinse bath 7, the air-flow generated using Aeration fan 4 is allowed in rinse bath 7
Pressurising necessarily blows cover board 2 when one timing of pressure arrival, inevitable since 2 one end of cover board is that leaf hinge 11 is fixed
It rotates cover board 2 around 11 one end of leaf hinge, to drive the rising of adjusting rod 9, drives adjustment gear 13 to rotate, make to position
Slot 10 rotates, and since cover board 2 rotates, air pressure is reduced, and cover board 2 is due to the gravity of itself, and necessarily decline restores to initial position, by
It is one-directional rotation in adjustment gear 13, therefore locating rod 12 does not rotate, however Aeration fan 4 is aerated always, therefore at one section
Between after, so that cover board 2 is risen rotation again, thus by linkage drive locating slot 10 rotation, formed one in cycles
Process make locating slot 10 in rinse bath 7 under conditions of not rejoining driving device, can constantly rotate, increase by zero
Collision rate between part improves cleaning effect, and can effectively reduce cost, energy saving.
9 bottom of adjusting rod is equipped with reset spring 20, the fixed company in 20 bottom of reset spring and 8 bottom of regulating tank
It connects.
The design of reset spring 20 increases power when cover board 2 is sprung back, guarantees whole stable operation.
7 upper end of rinse bath is equipped with the gasket sealed for cover board 2.
The design of gasket had both improved the leakproofness of rinse bath 7, and had prevented gas from leaking outside, and guaranteed whole stable operation,
And gasket has certain buffering, effectively reduces noise effect when cover board 2 is sprung back.
Several rotating wash bowls 23 are equipped in the locating slot 10,23 outer surface of rotating wash bowl is equipped with cleaning brush filament 24.
The rotating wash bowl 23 can be suspended in cleaning solution, and the diameter of rotating wash bowl 23 is greater than the hole of mesh on locating slot 10
Diameter.
Rotating wash bowl 23 is designed in locating slot 10, and 23 irregular movement of rotating wash bowl to suspend is driven using aeration gas flow, is mentioned
The contact probability of high rotating wash bowl and part, to further increase the cleaning efficiency of part, and the rotation phase with locating slot 10
In conjunction with further improving whole cleaning efficiency.
The feeding gate 25 for folding is equipped in the middle part of the cover board 2, the feeding gate 25 is equipped with handle 26, the handle
26 sides, which are equipped with, locks second locking mechanism 27 for feeding gate 25.
The design of the enterprising bin gate 25 of cover board 2, ensure that the normal charging of rinse bath 7.
Embodiment 2
Place same as Example 1 no longer repeats, and difference from Example 1 is:
Referring to Fig. 6,25 bottom of feeding gate is equipped with spray tube 15 that is several uniform and being fixedly connected, the spray tube
By being connected to communicating pipe 16 between 15,1 side of cleaning case is equipped with circulating pump 19, and 19 entrance of circulating pump is equipped with feed liquor
Pipe 18, the inlet tube 18 are connected to 7 inside bottom of rinse bath, 19 exit of circulating pump be equipped with outlet tube 17, it is described go out
Liquid pipe 17 is connected to spray tube 15.
Using circulating pump 19, so that cleaning solution is sprayed by way of spray in 10 upper end of locating slot, utilize height
The spray of pressure further increases the cleaning efficiency of part, and combines with the locating slot of rotation 10 and rotating wash bowl 23, makes zero
The cleaning of part is more uniform, improves whole cleaning efficiency.
The present invention is for valve production cleaning equipment for parts, when in use:
It first successively opens feeding gate 25 and web plate 22 and then covers net in 23 placement positioning slot 10 of part and rotating wash bowl
Web plate 22 is fixed on locating slot 10 by first locking mechanism 21, then closes feeding gate 25 by plate 22, while passing through the
Two locking mechanisms 27 close feeding gate 25;
Start Aeration fan 4 and circulating pump 19 simultaneously;
Cleaning solution spray to the part in locating slot 10 clear by circulating pump 19 by spray tube 15 with certain pressure
It washes;
Closed cover board 2 will form a sealing space, the endlessly gas that Aeration fan 4 generates in rinse bath 7
Stream allows pressurising in rinse bath 7 necessarily to blow cover board 2, when one timing of pressure arrival since 2 one end of cover board is leaf hinge 11
It is fixed, therefore rotate cover board 2 around 11 one end of leaf hinge, to drive the rising of adjusting rod 9, drive adjustment gear
13 rotations, rotate locating slot 10, and since cover board 2 rotates, air pressure is reduced, cover board 2 due to itself gravity and reset spring 20,
Necessarily decline restores to initial position, and since adjustment gear 13 is one-directional rotation, locating rod 12 is not rotated, however is aerated wind
Machine 4 is aerated always, therefore after a period of time, and cover board 2 is necessarily made to rise rotation again, to drive locating slot 10 by linkage
Rotation, form a process in cycles makes locating slot 10 in rinse bath under conditions of not rejoining driving device
It in 7, can constantly rotate, increase collision rate, the collision of part and rotating wash bowl 23 and the height of part and spray between part
The contact probability for pressing cleaning solution, to improve Integral cleaning efficiency.
Basic principles and main features and the features of the present invention of the invention have been shown and described above.The technology of the industry
Personnel are it should be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and description only describe this
The principle of invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various changes and improvements may be made to the invention, these changes
Change and improvement is both fallen in the range of claimed invention.The scope of protection of present invention is by appended claims
And its equivalent thereof.
Claims (7)
1. a kind of valve production cleaning equipment for parts, it is characterised in that: including cleaning case, cleaning is equipped in the cleaning case
Slot, stores cleaning solution in the rinse bath, and bottom of rinse bath is equipped with several equally distributed aeration tubes, in the aeration tube
Equipped with the solarization air cap for aeration, Aeration fan is equipped on the outside of the cleaning case, the Aeration fan is equipped with connecting tube, described
Connecting tube is connected to aeration tube, is equipped with latticed locating slot in the rinse bath, the locating slot both ends by locating rod with
The connection of rinse bath both ends, the rinse bath upper end are equipped with cover board.
2. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the locating slot upper end is equipped with
For the web plate of folding, the web plate is equipped with first locking mechanism for fixing, in the locating rod both ends and rinse bath
Wall is flexibly connected, and regulating tank is equipped in the rinse bath one side wall, and the locating rod in regulating tank is equipped with unidirectional turn
Dynamic adjustment gear, is equipped with adjusting rod in the regulating tank, and the adjusting rod is equipped with rack gear, the rack gear and adjustment gear it
Between be meshed, the vertical activity in the adjusting rod upper end passes through regulating tank upper end and is fixedly connected with corresponding cover board one end bottom,
Cover board other end bottom is equipped with leaf hinge, and the leaf hinge bottom is connected with corresponding rinse bath upper end.
3. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the adjusting rod bottom is equipped with
Reset spring, the reset spring bottom are fixedly connected with trench bottom is adjusted.
4. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the rinse bath upper end is equipped with
Gasket for cover plate for sealing.
5. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: if being equipped in the locating slot
Dry rotating wash bowl, the cleaning outer surface of ball are equipped with cleaning brush filament.
6. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: be equipped with and use in the middle part of the cover board
In the feeding gate of folding, the feeding gate is equipped with handle, and the handle side is equipped with for feeding gate locking the second locking machine
Structure.
7. valve production cleaning equipment for parts according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the feeding gate bottom is equipped with
Several uniformly and the spray tube that is fixedly connected to be connected between the spray tube by communicating pipe, the cleaning case side is equipped with following
Ring pumps, and inlet tube is equipped at the pump inlet, and the inlet tube is connected to rinse bath inside bottom, the circulating-pump outlet
Place is equipped with outlet tube, and the outlet tube is connected to spray tube.
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