CN116638598A - Waste collection device for wood floor processing - Google Patents

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CN116638598A
CN116638598A CN202310692510.9A CN202310692510A CN116638598A CN 116638598 A CN116638598 A CN 116638598A CN 202310692510 A CN202310692510 A CN 202310692510A CN 116638598 A CN116638598 A CN 116638598A
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沈恒飞
李兴
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B27WORKING OR PRESERVING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; NAILING OR STAPLING MACHINES IN GENERAL
    • B27GACCESSORY MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; TOOLS FOR WORKING WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIALS; SAFETY DEVICES FOR WOOD WORKING MACHINES OR TOOLS
    • B27G3/00Arrangements for removing bark-zones, chips, waste, or dust, specially designed for use in connection with wood-working machine or in wood-working plants
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    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65GTRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G45/00Lubricating, cleaning, or clearing devices
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract

The application discloses a waste collection device for wood floor processing, which relates to the technical field of wood floor processing and comprises a bottom plate and a workbench, wherein four support rods are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate and fixedly connected with the workbench through the four support rods, an opening is formed in the workbench, two support plates are symmetrically hinged in the opening, mounting plates are fixedly connected to the side walls of the two support rods on each side, supporting mechanisms and driving mechanisms are arranged on the upper surfaces of the two mounting plates, each supporting mechanism is matched with the two support plates, and each supporting mechanism is in transmission connection with the corresponding driving mechanism. According to the application, through the two support plates hinged with the workbench, wood floor processing waste on the surfaces of the two support plates can be directly dropped on the surface of the conveying device for conveying in the process of opening the two support plates, and finally dropped in the material receiving box, so that a worker does not need to manually clean the material receiving box.

Description

Waste collection device for wood floor processing
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of wood floor processing, in particular to a waste collection device for wood floor processing.
Background
The wood floor is a floor made of wood, and the wood floor produced in China is mainly divided into six categories of solid wood floors, reinforced wood floors, solid wood composite floors, multilayer composite floors, bamboo floors and cork floors, and emerging wood-plastic floors.
In the process of realizing the application, the applicant finds that the existing waste materials generated in the processing process generally fall on the surface of the workbench, and the waste materials are required to be cleaned manually by a worker, so that the working strength of the worker is greatly improved.
Disclosure of Invention
The present application has been made in view of the above problems with the conventional wood flooring processing waste collection device.
Therefore, the application aims to provide a waste collection device for wood floor processing, which solves the problem that workers are required to manually clean waste in the processing process of the wood floor.
In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides the following technical solutions:
the utility model provides a waste collection device for wood floor processing, includes bottom plate and workstation, four bracing pieces of upper surface fixedly connected with of bottom plate and through four bracing pieces and workstation fixed connection, the opening has been seted up to the inside of workstation, open-ended inside symmetry articulates there are two backup pads, and two of every lateral wall of bracing piece is equal fixedly connected with mounting panel, two the upper surface of mounting panel all is provided with supporting mechanism and actuating mechanism, every supporting mechanism all with two backup pads assorted, every supporting mechanism all is connected with corresponding actuating mechanism transmission, the bottom symmetry fixedly connected with of workstation a plurality of first L shape poles and through a plurality of first L shape pole fixedly connected with conveyor, the lateral wall of two bracing pieces of one side is provided with clearance mechanism, clearance mechanism is connected with conveyor's bottom contact, utilizes articulated two backup pads, can make the waste material automatic whereabouts after opening, need not the staff and carries out the clearance manually.
Preferably, the supporting mechanism includes first bull stick and two fixed plates, two fixed plate symmetry fixed connection is in the upper surface of the mounting panel that corresponds, first bull stick rotates and sets up in the inside of two fixed plates and both ends pole wall is all fixed the cup joint annular plate, every the equal fixedly connected with of lateral wall of annular plate two second L shape poles, every the other end of second L shape pole is connected with the bottom contact of the backup pad that corresponds respectively, and two the lower extreme of first bull stick all runs through the mounting panel and common fixedly connected with first drive mechanism, utilizes the supporting mechanism who sets up, can support two backup pads through the second L shape pole that sets up to can guarantee to place the normal processing of the timber apron in two backup pad surfaces.
Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a worm and a worm wheel, the worm wheel is fixedly sleeved with one end rod wall of the corresponding first rotating rod, the worm is rotationally connected to the upper surface of the corresponding mounting plate and is in meshed connection with the worm wheel, one of the worm wheels is fixedly connected with the first motor at the bottom of the mounting plate, the lower end of the worm penetrates through the mounting plate and is fixedly connected with the output end of the first motor, the worm wheel is meshed with the worm, and the worm wheel is connected with the worm, so that the corresponding first rotating rod can be driven to rotate through the worm in the process of worm rotation, and the driving of the supporting mechanism can be realized.
Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises a U-shaped plate, a second rotating rod and a cleaning roller, wherein two fixing rods are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the side wall of the U-shaped plate and are fixedly connected with corresponding supporting rods through the two fixing rods, the second rotating rod is rotationally arranged in the U-shaped plate, the cleaning roller is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the second rotating rod and is in contact connection with the bottom of the conveying device, a second transmission mechanism is arranged between the second rotating rod and the conveying device, and the cleaning mechanism can clean the surface of the conveying device by utilizing the arranged cleaning mechanism part to avoid waste attached to the surface of the conveying device.
Preferably, the first transmission mechanism comprises two third rotating rods, two first bevel gears and two second bevel gears, wherein the two third rotating rods are respectively rotationally sleeved in the corresponding mounting plates, the upper ends of the third rotating rods are respectively fixedly connected with the corresponding first bevel gears, the two second bevel gears are respectively fixedly sleeved on the rod walls of the corresponding first rotating rods, the two first bevel gears are respectively meshed with the corresponding second bevel gears, the lower ends of the two third rotating rods are fixedly connected with first belt pulleys, the two first belt pulleys are connected through first belt transmission, and the other third rotating rods can be driven to rotate in the process of one third rotating rod by using the arranged first transmission mechanism so as to drive the two supporting mechanisms to synchronously work.
Preferably, the second transmission mechanism comprises a second belt and two second belt pulleys, the two second belt pulleys are fixedly sleeved with a rotating shaft of the conveying device and one end of a second rotating rod respectively, the two second belt pulleys are connected through the second belt transmission, the conveying device can be driven to synchronously work in the rotating process of the second rotating rod through the transmission connection between the two second belt pulleys and the second belt by using the arranged second transmission mechanism, and therefore the manufacturing cost of the whole device can be reduced as much as possible.
Preferably, one side fixedly connected with second motor of U-shaped board, the one end of second bull stick runs through the U-shaped board and with the output fixed connection of second motor, utilizes the second motor that sets up, can drive the second bull stick rotation at the in-process of its work, and then can drive the cleaning roller and clear up the operation to conveyor.
Preferably, the upper surface of bottom plate is provided with the material receiving box, the material receiving box sets up in the below of clearance roller, utilizes the material receiving box that sets up, can collect the waste material of clearance, avoids the waste material to scatter.
In the technical scheme, the application has the technical effects and advantages that:
1. according to the application, through the two support plates hinged with the workbench, wood floor processing waste on the surfaces of the two support plates can be directly dropped on the surface of the conveying device for conveying in the process of opening the two support plates, and finally dropped in the material receiving box, so that a worker does not need to manually clean the material receiving box.
2. According to the application, the cleaning mechanism and the second transmission mechanism are arranged, so that the conveying device can be driven to synchronously work in the working process of the cleaning mechanism, and waste attached to the surface of the conveying device can be cleaned conveniently.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings for a person having ordinary skill in the art.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the present application;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 2 in accordance with the present application;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of portion B of FIG. 2 in accordance with the present application;
fig. 5 is a schematic top view of the connection structure of the workbench and two support plates of the application.
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1 bottom plate, 2 workstation, 3 bracing pieces, 4 backup pad, 5 mounting panel, 6 first L shape poles, 7 conveyor, 8 first bull stick, 9 fixed plates, 10 annular plates, 11 second L shape poles, 12 worm, 13 worm wheel, 14 first motors, 15U shaped plates, 16 second bull sticks, 17 cleaning rollers, 18 fixed rods, 19 third bull sticks, 20 first bevel gears, 21 second bevel gears, 22 first belt pulleys, 23 first belt, 24 second belt pulleys, 25 second belt pulleys, 26 second motors, 27 receiver.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical scheme of the present application better understood by those skilled in the art, the present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment of the application discloses a waste collection device for wood floor processing.
The application provides a waste collection device for wood floor processing, which is shown in figures 1-5, and comprises a bottom plate 1 and a workbench 2, wherein the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 is fixedly connected with four support rods 3 and is fixedly connected with the workbench 2 through the four support rods 3, an opening is formed in the workbench 2, two support plates 4 are symmetrically hinged in the opening, the side walls of the two support rods 3 on each side are fixedly connected with a mounting plate 5, the upper surfaces of the two mounting plates 5 are respectively provided with a support mechanism and a driving mechanism, each support mechanism is matched with the two support plates 4, each support mechanism is in transmission connection with the corresponding driving mechanism, the bottoms of the workbench 2 are symmetrically and fixedly connected with a plurality of first L-shaped rods 6, a conveying device 7 is fixedly connected through the plurality of first L-shaped rods 6, the side walls of the two support rods 3 on one side are provided with cleaning mechanisms, the cleaning mechanisms are in contact connection with the bottoms of the conveying device 7, and the two support plates 4 are hinged, so that waste can automatically fall down after opening without manual cleaning by workers.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the supporting mechanism includes first bull stick 8 and two fixed plates 9, two fixed plates 9 symmetry fixed connection are in the upper surface of corresponding mounting panel 5, first bull stick 8 rotates the inside that sets up in two fixed plates 9 and the equal fixed annular slab 10 that has cup jointed of both ends pole wall, the lateral wall of every annular slab 10 is two second L shape poles 11 of fixedly connected with, the other end of every second L shape pole 11 is connected with the bottom contact of corresponding backup pad 4 respectively, the lower extreme of two first bull sticks 8 all runs through mounting panel 5 and common fixedly connected with first drive mechanism, utilize the supporting mechanism who sets up, can support two backup pads 4 through the second L shape pole 11 that sets up, thereby can guarantee the normal processing of the timber apron of placing on two backup pad 4 surfaces.
As shown in fig. 1-2 and fig. 4, the driving mechanism comprises a worm 12 and a worm wheel 13, the worm wheel 13 is fixedly sleeved with one end rod wall of the corresponding first rotating rod 8, the worm 12 is rotatably connected to the upper surface of the corresponding mounting plate 5 and is in meshed connection with the worm wheel 13, the bottom of one mounting plate 5 is fixedly connected with a first motor 14, the lower end of the worm 12 penetrates through the mounting plate 5 and is fixedly connected with the output end of the first motor 14, and the worm wheel 13 and the worm 12 are in meshed connection, so that the corresponding first rotating rod 8 can be driven to rotate through the worm 12 in the rotating process of the worm 12, and the supporting mechanism can be driven.
As shown in fig. 3, the cleaning mechanism comprises a U-shaped plate 15, a second rotating rod 16 and a cleaning roller 17, wherein two fixing rods 18 are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the side wall of the U-shaped plate 15 and fixedly connected with the corresponding supporting rods 3 through the two fixing rods 18, the second rotating rod 16 is rotatably arranged in the U-shaped plate 15, the cleaning roller 17 is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the second rotating rod 16 and is in contact connection with the bottom of the conveying device 7, a second transmission mechanism is arranged between the second rotating rod 16 and the conveying device 7, and the surface of the conveying device 7 can be cleaned by utilizing the arranged cleaning mechanism part, so that waste materials are prevented from adhering to the surface of the conveying device 7.
As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 4, the first transmission mechanism includes two third rotating rods 19, two first bevel gears 20 and two second bevel gears 21, the two third rotating rods 19 are respectively rotationally sleeved in the corresponding mounting plates 5 and the upper ends are respectively fixedly connected with the corresponding first bevel gears 20, the two second bevel gears 21 are respectively fixedly sleeved on the rod walls of the corresponding first rotating rods 8, the two first bevel gears 20 are respectively engaged and connected with the corresponding second bevel gears 21, the lower ends of the two third rotating rods 19 are fixedly connected with first belt pulleys 22, the two first belt pulleys 22 are in transmission connection through a first belt 23, and the other third rotating rod 19 can be driven to rotate in the process of rotating one of the third rotating rods 19 by using the arranged first transmission mechanism so as to drive the two support mechanisms to synchronously work.
As shown in fig. 1-2, the second transmission mechanism comprises a second belt 24 and two second belt pulleys 25, the two second belt pulleys 25 are fixedly sleeved with a rotating shaft of the conveying device 7 and one end of the second rotating rod 16 respectively, the two second belt pulleys 25 are in transmission connection through the second belt 24, and the conveying device 7 can be driven to synchronously work by using the transmission connection between the two second belt pulleys 25 and the second belt 24 in the rotating process of the second rotating rod 16 by using the second transmission mechanism, so that the manufacturing cost of the whole device can be reduced as much as possible.
As shown in fig. 3, a second motor 26 is fixedly connected to one side of the U-shaped plate 15, one end of the second rotating rod 16 penetrates through the U-shaped plate 15 and is fixedly connected with the output end of the second motor 26, and the second motor 26 can drive the second rotating rod 16 to rotate in the working process of the second motor, so that the cleaning roller 17 can be driven to perform cleaning operation on the conveying device 7.
As shown in fig. 1-2, the upper surface of the base plate 1 is provided with a receiving box 27, the receiving box 27 is arranged below the cleaning roller 17, and cleaned waste can be collected by using the arranged receiving box 27, so that the waste is prevented from scattering.
While certain exemplary embodiments of the present application have been described above by way of illustration only, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that modifications may be made to the described embodiments in various different ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive of the scope of the application, which is defined by the appended claims.

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1. The utility model provides a waste collection device for wood floor processing, includes bottom plate (1) and workstation (2), its characterized in that, the upper surface fixedly connected with of bottom plate (1) four bracing pieces (3) and through four bracing pieces (3) and workstation (2) fixed connection, the opening has been seted up to the inside of workstation (2), open-ended inside symmetry articulates there are two backup pads (4), two of every side the equal fixedly connected with mounting panel (5) of lateral wall of bracing piece (3), two the upper surface of mounting panel (5) all is provided with supporting mechanism and actuating mechanism, every supporting mechanism all with two backup pads (4) assorted, every supporting mechanism all is connected with the actuating mechanism transmission that corresponds, the bottom symmetry fixedly connected with of workstation (2) a plurality of first L shape poles (6) and through a plurality of first L shape poles (6) fixedly connected with conveyor (7), the lateral wall of two bracing pieces (3) of one side is provided with clearance mechanism, clearance mechanism is connected with the bottom of conveyor (7) contact.
2. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 1, wherein the supporting mechanism comprises a first rotating rod (8) and two fixing plates (9), the two fixing plates (9) are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the upper surfaces of the corresponding mounting plates (5), the first rotating rod (8) is rotatably arranged in the two fixing plates (9) and is fixedly sleeved with an annular plate (10) on the wall of each of the two ends, two second L-shaped rods (11) are fixedly connected to the side wall of each annular plate (10), the other end of each second L-shaped rod (11) is respectively connected with the bottom of the corresponding supporting plate (4) in a contact mode, and the lower ends of the two first rotating rods (8) penetrate through the mounting plates (5) and are fixedly connected with a first transmission mechanism together.
3. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism comprises a worm (12) and a worm wheel (13), the worm wheel (13) is fixedly sleeved with one end rod wall of the corresponding first rotating rod (8), the worm (12) is rotatably connected to the upper surface of the corresponding mounting plate (5) and is meshed with the worm wheel (13), a first motor (14) is fixedly connected to the bottom of one mounting plate (5), and the lower end of the worm (12) penetrates through the mounting plate (5) and is fixedly connected with the output end of the first motor (14).
4. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning mechanism comprises a U-shaped plate (15), a second rotating rod (16) and a cleaning roller (17), two fixing rods (18) are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the side wall of the U-shaped plate (15) and are fixedly connected with corresponding supporting rods (3) through the two fixing rods (18), the second rotating rod (16) is rotatably arranged in the U-shaped plate (15), the cleaning roller (17) is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the second rotating rod (16) and is in contact connection with the bottom of the conveying device (7), and a second transmission mechanism is arranged between the second rotating rod (16) and the conveying device (7).
5. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 2, wherein the first transmission mechanism comprises two third rotating rods (19), two first bevel gears (20) and two second bevel gears (21), the two third rotating rods (19) are respectively rotatably sleeved in the corresponding mounting plates (5) and the upper ends of the two third rotating rods are respectively fixedly connected with the corresponding first bevel gears (20), the two second bevel gears (21) are respectively fixedly sleeved on the rod walls of the corresponding first rotating rods (8), the two first bevel gears (20) are respectively meshed with the corresponding second bevel gears (21), the lower ends of the two third rotating rods (19) are respectively fixedly connected with a first belt pulley (22), and the two first belt pulleys (22) are in transmission connection through the first belt (23).
6. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 4, wherein the second transmission mechanism comprises a second belt (24) and two second belt pulleys (25), the two second belt pulleys (25) are fixedly sleeved with a rotating shaft of the conveying device (7) and one end of the second rotating rod (16) respectively, and the two second belt pulleys (25) are in transmission connection through the second belt (24).
7. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 4, wherein a second motor (26) is fixedly connected to one side of the U-shaped plate (15), and one end of the second rotating rod (16) penetrates through the U-shaped plate (15) and is fixedly connected with the output end of the second motor (26).
8. The waste collection device for wood floor processing according to claim 1, wherein a receiving box (27) is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate (1), and the receiving box (27) is arranged below the cleaning roller (17).
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