CN113976507A

CN113976507A - Centrifugal force-based turning or shifting type steam cleaning process for plastic toys

Info

Publication number: CN113976507A
Application number: CN202111061019.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许健航
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Taicang Debao Toys Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-06-28
Filing date: 2018-06-28
Publication date: 2022-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-06-28
Also published as: CN113976507B; CN108906724B; CN108906724A; CN113967621A

Abstract

The invention relates to a centrifugal force-based overturning or shifting type steam cleaning process for a plastic toy, which comprises the following steps of: 1) spreading a plurality of plastic toys in a cleaning basket; 2) the cleaning basket with the plastic toy is sent into a cleaning area, an air curtain is formed at an inlet of the cleaning area, the cleaning basket can rotate around the vertical direction, the plastic toy shifts in the cleaning area under the throwing of centrifugal force during the up-and-down opposite flushing of the air flow of the two parts of steam, and oil stain is separated from the surface of the plastic toy and falls into a sewage collecting tank from meshes; 3) taking out and drying or air drying; 4) repeating steps 2) and 3) after the next wash basket is brought into the wash zone. According to the invention, through the multi-strand air flow opposite impact of the steam, which is staggered up and down, and the plastic toy is turned or shifted under the swinging of centrifugal force, the oil stains on the surface of the plastic toy are conveniently separated and thrown out, the plastic toy is very environment-friendly and safe, and meanwhile, the efficiency of removing the oil stains is high, the effect is good, and the operation is very convenient.

Description

Centrifugal force-based turning or shifting type steam cleaning process for plastic toys

The application is a divisional application of a steam cleaning method for removing oil stains on the surface of a plastic toy, wherein the application date is 2018, 6 and 28, and the application number is 2018106831929.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of plastic toy processing, and particularly relates to a centrifugal force-based overturning or shifting type steam cleaning process for a plastic toy.

Background

As is known, in the mechanical production and processing of plastic toys, oil stains are inevitably adhered to the surfaces of the plastic toys, and if the plastic toys are not cleaned, the coloring of the toys is difficult to realize, or the coloring is easy to decolor, and the like, so that the plastic toys need to be cleaned before coloring.

However, the current common cleaning methods are: adopt chemical solvent to wash goods, but because chemical solvent has potential safety hazards such as inflammable, explosive, and not environmental protection, just can discharge after the sewage need be handled, chemical solvent is volatile to great harm to people's respiratory, simultaneously, still appears easily and washs unclean phenomenon and takes place.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a brand-new process for overturning or shifting a plastic toy by centrifugal force through steam cleaning.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme provided by the invention is as follows:

a centrifugal force-bearing turning or shifting type steam cleaning process for a plastic toy is characterized in that a special steam cleaning device is adopted to clean the plastic toy, and the process specifically comprises the following steps:

1) paving a plurality of plastic toys in a cleaning basket with an open upper part and mesh holes at the bottom;

2) feeding the cleaning basket with the plastic toy into a cleaning area of the steam cleaning device, forming an air curtain at an inlet of the cleaning area to prevent steam from leaking from the inlet, meanwhile, the cleaning basket can rotate around the vertical direction, after the steam is started, the steam is divided into two parts, one part flows from the opening of the cleaning basket to the bottom from top to bottom and flows out of the meshes, the other part flows into the cleaning basket from the meshes from bottom to top and flows to the opening of the cleaning basket, wherein the air flow formed by one part and the multi-strand air flow formed by the other part are respectively distributed in a spiral shape and are staggered up and down to cover the whole cleaning basket, in the process of up-down hedging of the airflow of the two parts of steam, the plastic toy shifts in the cleaning area under the swinging of centrifugal force, oil stains are separated from the surface of the plastic toy, and fall into a sewage collecting tank at the bottom of the cleaning area from meshes;

3) withdrawing the cleaning basket from the cleaning area, taking out the cleaning basket with the plastic toy after cleaning, and drying or air-drying the plastic toy;

4) and in the cleaning process of the previous cleaning basket, spreading a plurality of next plastic toys in the next cleaning basket, sending the plastic toys into the cleaning area, and repeating the steps 2) and 3) batch by batch to realize the cleaning of the plastic toys.

Preferably, the steam is convected while excess steam is being withdrawn from the washing zone and returned to the steam generating means.

According to a specific implementation and preferred aspect of the invention, the steam cleaning device comprises a case with a cleaning area inside, a cleaning basket for containing the plastic toy, a first driving mechanism for driving the cleaning basket to move towards the inside and the outside of the cleaning area, a cleaning mechanism which is positioned in the case and can spray steam to the cleaning area to wash the plastic toy, and a second driving mechanism for driving the cleaning basket to rotate around a vertical center line.

Preferably, a sewage collecting tank is further arranged below the cleaning area, and oil stains separated from the surface of the plastic toy fall into the sewage collecting tank.

Furthermore, the sewage collecting tank is movably arranged on the case in a drawer mode. Therefore, the method is very convenient and the sewage is treated in a centralized way.

According to a further embodied and preferred aspect of the invention, the first drive mechanism comprises a rail extending horizontally outward from the washing zone, a carriage movably arranged on the rail, and a drive member for moving the carriage into and out of the washing zone along the length of the rail, the washing basket being placed in the carriage.

Preferably, the driving member comprises a driving gear and a rack, wherein the driving gear is driven by a motor to rotate, the rack is fixedly connected with the carrier, and the rack is slidably arranged on the track.

Preferably, the carrier comprises a frame and a turntable which is positioned in the frame and can rotate around the vertical direction, the second driving mechanism is used for driving the turntable to rotate, and the cleaning basket synchronously rotates along with the turntable.

According to a further embodiment and preferred aspect of the present invention, the second driving mechanism includes a chain disposed on the periphery of the turntable, a sprocket rotatably disposed on the rim and matching with the chain, and a motor for driving the sprocket to rotate. Therefore, when steam is flushed up and down, the chain wheel drives the turntable to rotate around the center, so that the flushing effect is improved, and oil stains are removed more favorably.

Preferably, the cleaning basket comprises a frame body with an upward opening and a screen plate positioned at the bottom of the frame body.

Further, the washing mechanism includes upper and lower pipes located at upper and lower portions of the washing zone, a plurality of nozzles respectively provided on the upper and lower pipes, a communication pipe for communicating with the upper and lower pipes, and a steam supply assembly communicating with the communication pipe.

Preferably, the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline are respectively spiral coil pipes, and the plurality of nozzles are vertically corresponding or staggered on the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline respectively.

Specifically, the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline are arranged in parallel, and the joint end part connected with the communicating pipeline is positioned on the same side, so that the communicating pipeline is convenient to butt.

Preferably, the outer contours of the upper and lower pipes are respectively larger than the outer contour of the cleaning basket, and the spraying area formed by the nozzles covers the cleaning basket. Therefore, the plastic toys are cleaned comprehensively, and all the plastic toys are ensured to be in the washing range.

Furthermore, the cleaning mechanism also comprises an air curtain arranged at the inlet of the cleaning area and a backflow assembly arranged on the case and capable of enabling redundant steam in the cleaning area to flow back to the steam supply assembly. The air curtain is arranged to mainly prevent steam from leaking from the inlet of the cleaning area; as for the return assembly, on the one hand the circulation of the steam is ensured; on the other hand, the steam flows back to the steam supply assembly, and the cost of steam generation is reduced.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

according to the invention, through the multi-strand air flow opposite impact of the steam, which is staggered up and down, and the combination of the plastic toy turning or shifting under the swinging of centrifugal force, the oil stain on the surface of the plastic toy is conveniently separated and thrown out, the plastic toy is very environment-friendly and safe, the oil stain removing efficiency is high, the effect is good, the operation is very convenient, and further the labor intensity of workers is greatly reduced.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a steam cleaning apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic right-side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic top view of FIG. 1;

in the drawings: 1. a chassis; 10. cleaning the area; 2. cleaning the basket; 20. a frame body; 21. a screen plate; 210. mesh openings; 3. a first drive mechanism; 30. a track; 31. a carrier; 310. a frame; 311. a turntable; 32. a drive member; 320. a drive gear; 321. a rack; 322. a motor; 4. a cleaning mechanism; 40. an upper pipeline; 41. a lower pipeline; 42. a nozzle; 43. a communicating pipe; 44. an air curtain; 45. a reflow assembly; 450. an exhaust fan; 451. a steam line; 5. a sewage collecting tank; 6. a second drive mechanism; 60. a chain; 61. a sprocket; 62. a motor.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacted with the first and second features, or indirectly contacted with the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, the plastic toy of the present embodiment is turned over or shifted by centrifugal force, and the steam cleaning apparatus adopted in the steam cleaning process includes a case 1 having a cleaning region 10 therein, a cleaning basket 2 for containing the plastic toy, a first driving mechanism 3 for driving the cleaning basket 2 to move toward the inside and outside of the cleaning region 10, and a cleaning mechanism 4 located in the case 1 and capable of spraying steam toward the cleaning region 10 to wash the plastic toy, wherein the cleaning basket 2 includes a frame 20 having an upward opening, and a mesh plate 21 located at the bottom of the frame 20, the steam sprayed from the cleaning mechanism 4 is sprayed toward the plastic toy placed on the mesh plate 21 downward from the opening at the top of the cleaning basket 2 and upward from the mesh 210 at the bottom, and oil stains on the surface of the plastic toy fall from the mesh 210 to be separated from the plastic toy.

In this embodiment, in order to collect the oil stain separated from the surface of the plastic toy, a sewage collecting tank 5 is further provided below the cleaning area 10, and the oil stain separated from the surface of the plastic toy falls into the sewage collecting tank 5.

Specifically, the sewage collecting tank 5 is movably arranged on the case 1 in a drawer type. Therefore, the method is very convenient and the sewage is treated in a centralized way.

The washing mechanism 4 comprises an upper duct 40 and a lower duct 41 located at the upper and lower parts of the washing zone 10, a plurality of nozzles 42 provided on the upper duct 40 and the lower duct 41, respectively, a communication duct 43 for communicating with the upper duct 40 and the lower duct 41, and a steam supply assembly (not shown in the drawings, but not to be taken as an inconceivable) communicating with the communication duct 43.

The upper and

lower pipes

40 and 41 are spiral coils, respectively, and the plurality of nozzles 42 are staggered up and down on the upper and

lower pipes

40 and 41, respectively.

In this example, the upper duct 40 and the lower duct 41 are arranged in parallel, and the joint end (i.e., the end connected to the communication duct 43) is located on the same side, thereby facilitating the butt joint of the communication duct 43.

Meanwhile, the outer contours of the upper pipeline 40 and the lower pipeline 41 are larger than the outer contour of the cleaning basket 2, so that the up-and-down omnibearing arrangement of the nozzles 42 is facilitated, and all the plastic toys are ensured to be in a washing range.

Washing mechanism 4 further includes an air curtain 44 disposed at an inlet of washing zone 10, and a backflow assembly 45 disposed on the cabinet and configured to backflow excess steam within washing zone 10 into the steam supply assembly. The air curtain 44 is provided to primarily prevent steam from leaking from the inlet of the cleaning zone 10; as for the return assembly 45, on the one hand circulation of the steam is ensured; on the other hand, the steam flows back to the steam supply assembly, and the cost of steam generation is reduced.

Specifically, the return assembly 45 includes a suction fan 450 disposed at the top of the cabinet 1, and a steam pipe 451.

The formation of the air curtain 44, which forms an upwardly or downwardly flowing air flow wall primarily at the entrance to the wash zone 10, is then a common practice in the art.

The first drive mechanism 3 includes a rail 30 extending horizontally outward from the cleaning region 10, a carriage 31 movably disposed on the rail 30, and a drive member 32 for moving the carriage 31 into and out of the cleaning region along the length of the rail, and the cleaning basket 2 is placed in the carriage 31.

The driving member 32 includes a driving gear 320 and a rack 321, wherein the driving gear 320 is rotated by a motor 322, the rack 321 is fixedly connected with the carrier 31, and the rack 321 is slidably disposed on the track 30.

The carriage 31 comprises a rim 310, a turntable 311 located inside the rim 310 and capable of rotating around a vertical direction, and the steam washing apparatus further comprises a second driving mechanism 6 for driving the turntable 311 to rotate.

The second driving mechanism 6 includes a chain 60 disposed on the outer periphery of the turntable 311, a sprocket 61 rotatably disposed on the frame 310 and matching with the chain 60, and a motor 62 for driving the sprocket 61 to rotate. Therefore, when steam rushes up and down, the chain wheel 61 drives the turntable 311 to rotate around the center, so as to improve the scouring effect and be more beneficial to removing oil stains.

In summary, the specific implementation process of this embodiment is as follows:

2) sending the cleaning basket with the plastic toy into a cleaning area of steam cleaning equipment, and starting steam, wherein the steam is divided into two parts, one part flows from the opening of the cleaning basket to the bottom from top to bottom and flows out of meshes, the other part flows into the cleaning basket from the meshes from bottom to top and flows to the opening of the cleaning basket, the air flows of the two parts of steam are collided up and down, and oil stains are separated from the surface of the plastic toy and fall into a sewage collecting tank at the bottom of the cleaning area from the meshes;

Therefore, with the cleaning device of the present application, it has the following advantages:

1. the plastic toy in the cleaning basket is turned or shifted under the action of centrifugal force, and the oil stain on the surface of the toy is removed in all directions through the steam which is offset up and down and is oppositely flushed by airflow, so that the oil stain on the surface of the toy is conveniently thrown out and taken away by the steam;

2. under the plugging of the air curtain, the leakage of steam is prevented, so that the environment of a production workshop or other equipment is damaged, and meanwhile, under the use of the backflow assembly, the fluidity of the steam can be improved, so that the oil stain cleaning efficiency and effect are ensured;

3. under the dislocation overall arrangement of steam nozzle from top to bottom, more be favorable to breaking away from of toy surface greasy dirt, adopt steam cleaning's mode moreover, unusual environmental protection and safety, it is very convenient to operate simultaneously, and then by a wide margin reduction workman's intensity of labour.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical concept and features of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement the invention, and not to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A centrifugal force-based overturning or shifting type steam cleaning process for a plastic toy is characterized in that: it adopts dedicated steam cleaning equipment to wash the plastic toy, specifically includes following steps:

2) feeding the cleaning basket with the plastic toy into a cleaning area of the steam cleaning device, forming an air curtain at an inlet of the cleaning area to prevent steam from leaking from the inlet, meanwhile, the cleaning basket can rotate around the vertical direction, after the steam is started, the steam is divided into two parts, one part flows from the opening of the cleaning basket to the bottom from top to bottom and flows out of the meshes, the other part flows into the cleaning basket from the meshes from bottom to top and flows to the opening of the cleaning basket, wherein the air flow formed by one part and the multi-strand air flow formed by the other part are respectively distributed in a spiral shape and are staggered up and down to cover the whole cleaning basket, during the up-and-down opposite flushing of the air flow of the two parts of steam, the plastic toy turns or shifts in the cleaning area under the swinging of centrifugal force, and oil stains are separated from the surface of the plastic toy and fall into a sewage collecting tank at the bottom of the cleaning area from meshes;

2. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 1, wherein: and (4) pumping out redundant steam in the cleaning area while steam is convected, and refluxing the steam to the steam generation equipment.

3. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 1, wherein: the sewage collecting tank is movably arranged at the bottom of the cleaning area in a drawer mode.

4. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 1, wherein: the steam cleaning equipment comprises a case, a cleaning basket, a first driving mechanism, a cleaning mechanism and a second driving mechanism, wherein the case is internally provided with a cleaning area, the cleaning basket is used for containing the plastic toy, the first driving mechanism is used for driving the cleaning basket to move inwards and outwards the cleaning area, the cleaning mechanism is positioned in the case and can spray steam to the cleaning area to wash the plastic toy, and the second driving mechanism is used for driving the cleaning basket to rotate around a vertical central line.

5. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 4, wherein: the first driving mechanism comprises a track extending outwards and horizontally from the cleaning area, a carrier movably arranged on the track and a driving piece used for driving the carrier to enter and exit the cleaning area along the length direction of the track, and the cleaning basket is placed in the carrier.

6. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 5, wherein: the carrier frame includes the frame, is located inside and can be around vertical direction pivoted carousel of frame, the washing basket place on the carousel, the driving piece includes drive gear and rack, and wherein drive gear is driven by the motor and is rotated, rack and carrier frame fixed connection, and the rack sets up on the track with sliding.

7. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the second driving mechanism is used for driving the turntable to rotate, and the cleaning basket rotates synchronously with the turntable; the second driving mechanism comprises a chain arranged on the periphery of the turntable, a chain wheel rotationally arranged on the frame and matched with the chain, and a motor used for driving the chain wheel to rotate.

8. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 4, wherein: the cleaning basket comprises a frame body with an upward opening and a screen plate positioned at the bottom of the frame body.

9. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting type steam cleaning process for the plastic toy according to claim 4, wherein: the cleaning mechanism comprises an upper pipeline and a lower pipeline which are positioned at the upper part and the lower part of the cleaning area, a plurality of nozzles which are respectively arranged on the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline, a communication pipeline which is used for being communicated with the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline, and a steam supply assembly which is communicated with the communication pipeline.

10. The centrifugal force tumbling or shifting steam cleaning process for plastic toys as claimed in claim 9, wherein: the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline are respectively spiral coil pipes, the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline are arranged in parallel, the joint end part connected with the communicating pipeline is positioned on the same side, a plurality of nozzles are distributed on the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline in a vertically staggered mode, the outer contours of the upper pipeline and the lower pipeline are respectively larger than the outer contour of the cleaning basket, and the spraying area formed by the nozzles covers the cleaning basket.