CN210187895U - Automatic cleaning machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic cleaning machine, which comprises a machine body, a washing device, a discharging and conveying device and a drying device, wherein the body comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, and the body has a discharge side and a discharge side, wherein the upper portion of the body forms at least one washing chamber, wherein the washing chamber has an inlet, the lower part of the machine body forms a drying chamber between the discharge port and the discharge side of the machine body, wherein the washing apparatus forms at least one load-bearing portion at the inlet, wherein the washing apparatus is arranged to be drivable for reciprocating movement between the inside of the washing chamber and the inlet of the washing chamber, wherein the discharging conveyer is arranged at the lower part of the machine body in a manner of penetrating through the drying chamber and driving towards the discharging side, and the drying device is arranged in the drying chamber.

Description

Automatic cleaning machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a cleaning equipment especially relates to an automatic cleaning machine.

Background

Many parts, such as pipe joints in metal parts, are widely used in automobiles and various machine equipments. Since the pipe joint is used for butt-jointing at least two pipes, the cleaning of the metal parts is very important. Particularly, some metal chips or burrs may remain on the metal parts during the production of the metal parts, and the remaining metal chips or burrs may affect the accuracy of some precision equipment.

In order to prevent metal debris from remaining on the metal part, a cleaning step is usually added after the metal part is manufactured to remove the remaining metal debris. In the prior art, the metal parts are usually cleaned by water washing. In the prior art, the cleaning process for the parts is usually performed manually. On the one hand, the work efficiency of manual cleaning is very low, and when manual cleaning is carried out, cold water or warm water can only be adopted for cleaning, and if the cleaning is carried out by hot water or boiling water, the hands of the cleaning workers can be scalded. In addition, after the parts are washed by water, the water adhered on the parts is not easy to remove, and the adhered water can cause the metal parts to avoid rust over time.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the utility model is to provide an automatic cleaning machine, wherein automatic cleaning machine can wash multiple spare part automatically, especially can wash metal pipe fitting and metal pipe fitting joint automatically, and automatic cleaning machine is after wasing the spare part, can carry out drying process to the spare part that has washed automatically.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a self-cleaning machine, wherein the self-cleaning machine can automatically clean the metal pipe by hot water or even boiling water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine, wherein the automatic cleaning machine can automatically place the parts in the water for cleaning back and forth.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a self-cleaning machine, wherein the self-cleaning machine can be with the spare part top-down with place in aqueous cleaning from bottom to top to when the spare part up-and-down motion, the spot that is located on the spare part breaks away from the spare part more easily after receiving the impact force of water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine, wherein the automatic cleaning machine includes a body, wherein the body forms at least one cleaning chamber, wherein the cleaning chamber has an inlet, wherein the automatic cleaning machine can automatically follow the parts from the inlet send into the cleaning chamber is cleaned.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine, wherein the automatic cleaning machine can automatically send the parts from top to bottom and from bottom to top the cleaning chamber is cleaned.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a self-cleaning machine, wherein the self-cleaning machine can automatically convey the parts after cleaning and drying to the operator, so as to reduce the number of operators required by the self-cleaning machine, and further reduce the cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cleaning machine, wherein the automatic cleaning machine can improve the cleaning efficiency of the parts.

In order to realize the utility model discloses above at least one purpose, the utility model provides an automatic cleaning machine, wherein automatic cleaning machine includes:

a body, wherein the body comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, and the body has a discharge side and a discharge side, wherein the upper portion of the body defines at least a wash chamber, wherein the wash chamber has an inlet, wherein the lower portion defines a discharge opening on the discharge side, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a drying chamber between the discharge opening and the discharge side of the body;

a washing apparatus, wherein the washing apparatus forms at least one bearing part at the inlet, wherein the washing apparatus is arranged to be driven to move back and forth between the washing chamber and the inlet of the washing chamber, so that a basket containing at least one component and carried by the bearing part of the washing apparatus can be conveyed to the washing chamber of the machine body to be washed;

the discharging conveying device penetrates through the drying chamber and is arranged at the lower part of the machine body in a transmission manner towards the discharging side; and

and the drying device is arranged in the drying chamber and sends hot air into the drying chamber when the material containing basket containing the parts passes through the drying chamber.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the cleaning chambers are formed at the upper portion of the body between the discharging side and the discharging side, wherein a distance between adjacent two of the cleaning chambers is equal.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the carrier part of the washing device has a set of through-flow windows, wherein the through-flow windows guide the washing liquid in the washing chamber to wash the component carried in the basket of the carrier part.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the carrier part of the washing device has a set of through-flow windows, wherein the through-flow windows guide the washing liquid in the washing chamber to wash the component carried on the carrier part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the washing apparatus includes:

a driving motor, wherein the driving motor is disposed on the body;

a longitudinal guide, wherein the longitudinal guide is provided at one side of the upper portion of the body;

a longitudinal sliding mechanism, wherein the longitudinal sliding mechanism is connected with the driving motor in a driving way so as to be driven by the driving motor to move up and down along the longitudinal guide rail; and

a transverse bracket, wherein the transverse bracket is fixed to the longitudinal sliding mechanism in a manner of being suspensibly arranged at the inlet of the cleaning chamber, wherein the transverse bracket forms the bearing part and the diversion window.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic cleaning machine includes a feeding device, wherein the feeding device includes a plurality of pushing arms, wherein each pushing arm of the feeding device is configured to push one of the baskets to move from the loading side to the discharging side of the machine body to another adjacent loading side after the loading portion is fed into the cleaning chamber.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding device includes a transverse rail, a transverse sliding mechanism, and a feeding motor, wherein the transverse rail is disposed at the upper portion of the machine body between the feeding side and the discharging side, wherein the transverse sliding mechanism is slidably disposed at the transverse rail by the feeding motor, wherein the material pushing arm is disposed at a predetermined height from the upper portion of the machine body, wherein the predetermined height is smaller than a height of the material placing basket carried by the carrying portion relative to the upper portion of the machine body and larger than a height of the carrying portion relative to the upper portion of the machine body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the automatic cleaning machine comprises a settling device, wherein the machine body comprises a lower portion, wherein the machine body forms a settling channel communicating the upper portion and the lower portion at the discharging side, wherein the settling channel forms a settling opening at the upper portion of the machine body, wherein an interval between the settling opening and the adjacent cleaning chamber is equal to an interval between the adjacent two cleaning chambers, wherein the settling device comprises a driving part and an up-down sliding mechanism, wherein the up-down sliding mechanism comprises a bearing member, a sliding part and an up-down guide rail, wherein the up-down guide rail is disposed at the machine body and extends from the upper portion of the machine body to the lower portion of the machine body, and the sliding mechanism is slidably disposed at the up-down guide rail by the driving part, wherein the receiver is fixed to the sliding mechanism and the receiver is held at the settling opening of the settling channel when the sliding mechanism slides to the upper portion of the machine body.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the lower part forms a discharge opening on the discharge side, wherein the automatic cleaning machine comprises a conveyor, wherein the discharge conveyor is arranged on the lower part of the machine body, wherein the discharge conveyor is arranged to be driven to move from the discharge side to the discharge opening on the discharge side, wherein the conveyor is arranged on the support, wherein the discharge conveyor drives the article basket on the support towards the discharge opening when the support is lowered to the lower part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the conveying device includes a conveying motor and a conveying mechanism, wherein the conveying mechanism includes at least two fixing rods, at least two pairs of rollers and at least one driving belt, wherein the two fixing rods are rotatably disposed on the supporting member, wherein each pair of rollers is fixable to both ends of one of the fixing rods, wherein the rollers disposed on the two fixing rods and located on the same side are connected in series through the driving belt, and wherein at least one of the fixing rods is rotatably connected to the conveying motor.

The other advantages and features of the invention will be fully apparent from the following detailed description and realized by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be fully apparent from the ensuing description and drawings.

These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an automatic cleaning machine of the present invention.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the automatic cleaning machine of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of a part of the structure of the automatic cleaning machine of the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device of the automatic cleaning machine after a pushing arm pushes a basket.

Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a washing device of the automatic washing machine of the present invention.

Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a settling device of the automatic cleaning machine of the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows a perspective view of a drying device of the automatic cleaning machine of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a controller of the automatic cleaning machine according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments in the following description are given by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, as the terms are used in the description to indicate that the referenced device or element must have the specified orientation, be constructed and operated in the specified orientation, and not for the purpose of limitation.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an automatic cleaning machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, wherein the automatic cleaning machine is configured to clean parts, and particularly can be used to clean metal parts, such as metal pipes, metal key joints, etc.

Specifically, the automatic washing machine includes a machine body 10 and a washing unit 20. The body 10 forms at least one cleaning chamber 101, wherein each cleaning chamber 101 has an inlet 1010. The washing machine 20 forms a carrying portion 201, wherein the washing machine 20 is configured to be driven to reciprocate in the washing chamber 101 between the inlets 1010 of the washing chamber 101, so that a material basket 700 carrying the carrying portion 201 of the washing machine 20 and containing the parts can be carried into the washing chamber 101 for washing.

The body 10 has an upper portion 11 and a lower portion 12. The upper portion 11 of the body 10 forms the cleaning chamber 101. The washing apparatus 20 is provided at an upper portion 11 of the body 10, and the washing apparatus 20 is provided to be capable of reciprocating between the inlet 1010 of the washing chamber 101 from top to bottom and from bottom to top.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the cleaning chamber 101 can be filled with a cleaning fluid, such as boiling water or water with a cleaning agent. According to the kinds of parts and the kinds of stains to be cleaned, different kinds of cleaning liquids can be introduced into the cleaning chamber 101, and those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited in this respect.

Preferably, the automatic cleaning machine includes a water circulation unit, wherein the water circulation unit is connected to the cleaning chamber 101, and wherein the water circulation unit is configured to rotatably replace the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 at predetermined intervals. It is understood that the time interval for replacing the cleaning liquid may be set to be one time, two times, three times, etc. the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 cleans the parts in the material placing basket 700, and those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited in this respect. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the waterway circulation unit may be implemented to include a fluid valve, a fluid pipe, and the like.

It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the waterway circulation unit may be externally connected to a cleaning solution purification station, so that the cleaning solution in the automatic cleaning machine can be recycled. Preferably, in the present invention, the cleaning liquid is implemented as boiling water.

The carrier 201 of the washing apparatus 20 has a set of flow guide windows 2011. When the components in the material placing basket 700 on the carrying part 201 of the washing device 20 reciprocate between the inside of the cleaning chamber 101 and the inlet 1010, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 can wash the components in the material placing basket 700 on the carrying part 201 through the flow guide window 2011. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, since the parts are washed in the washing chamber 101 by the washing liquid guided by the flow guide windows 2011, stains on the parts in the material placing basket 700 are more easily separated from the parts. In other words, when the components in the material placing basket 700 on the carrying portion 201 move in the cleaning chamber 101 from top to bottom and from bottom to top, the flow guide window 2011 can guide the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 to wash the components in the material placing basket 700 from top to bottom and from bottom to top, so that the dust and the dirt on the components in the material placing basket 700 can be washed more easily.

The washing device 20 includes a longitudinal guide 21, a longitudinal sliding mechanism 22, a driving motor 23, and a transverse bracket 24. The longitudinal guide 21 is provided to the longitudinal guide 21 of the upper portion 11 of the machine body 10. The longitudinal slide mechanism 22 has a slide end 221 and a connection end 222. The sliding end 221 of the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 is slidably disposed on the longitudinal rail 21 by the driving motor 23. The edges of the transverse bracket 24 are secured to the attachment end 222 of the longitudinal slide 22. The lateral support 24 forms the bearing portion 201 and the flow guide window 2011.

In the present invention, the longitudinal guide 21 is longitudinally provided on the side of the cleaning chamber 101 closer to the inlet 1010, so that the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 can slide in the longitudinal direction.

When the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 is driven by the driving motor 23 to slide in the longitudinal direction along the longitudinal guide rail 21, the transverse bracket 24 fixed to the connecting end 222 of the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 can enter the cleaning chamber 101 formed by the machine body 10 from the inlet 1010, so that the transverse bracket 24 can move in the cleaning chamber 101 from top to bottom.

It is worth mentioning that when the component to be cleaned is placed on the transverse support 24, the component to be cleaned is cleaned in the cleaning chamber 101 by the washing device 20. Preferably, in the present invention, the component to be cleaned can be placed in a material placing basket 700, and the material placing basket 700 can be carried on the transverse support 24 of the washing device 20, and can move back and forth between the cleaning chamber 101 and the inlet 1010 along with the transverse support 24. Since the material placing basket 700 is configured to allow the cleaning solution to pass through, the cleaning solution in the cleaning chamber 101 can also clean the to-be-cleaned component when the to-be-cleaned component in the material placing basket 700 moves back and forth between the cleaning chamber 101 and the inlet 1010.

Further, the body 10 of the automatic washing machine forms a plurality of the washing chambers 101. In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the inlets 1010 of the cleaning chambers 101 is provided with one of the washing apparatuses 20, so that the automatic cleaning machine can clean more parts to be cleaned at the same time.

It should be noted that the automatic washing machine includes a controller 30, and the controller 41 includes a control module 31. The controller 30 includes a washer control circuit 32, wherein the washer control circuit 42 is electrically connected to the control module 31. Through controller 30 the control module 31 with send washing device control circuit 32, it is a plurality of send washing device 20 can be synchronous to lieing in transversely hold in the palm 24 treat that the part washs, also can be asynchronous to lieing in transversely hold in the palm 24 treat that the part washs, the utility model discloses do not receive the restriction in this respect. In order to enable those skilled in the art to understand the present invention, in at least one embodiment of the present invention, only a plurality of the washing devices 20 can be used to clean the parts to be cleaned on the lateral support 24 simultaneously.

Specifically, in the present invention, the drive motor 23 of the washing machine 20 is electrically connected to the washing machine control circuit 32. The control module 31 controls the driving motor 23 to drive the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 to slide up and down along the longitudinal guide rail 21 through the washing device control circuit 32.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the washing device 20 comprises a plurality of the longitudinal rails 21, a plurality of the longitudinal sliding mechanisms 22, a plurality of the lateral brackets 24 and one of the driving motors 23, wherein the plurality of the longitudinal sliding mechanisms 22 are driven by one of the driving motors 23. It is worth mentioning that since the plurality of lateral brackets 24 are driven by the same driving motor 23, the plurality of lateral brackets 24 can be driven to move in synchronization. In order to enable those skilled in the art to understand the present invention, in at least one embodiment of the present invention, only the washing device 20 comprises a plurality of the longitudinal guide rails 21, a plurality of the longitudinal sliding mechanisms 22, a plurality of the transverse supports 24 and one of the driving motors 23, which are described as an example, those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited in this respect.

The automatic washing machine further includes a feeding device 40, wherein the feeding device 40 is disposed on the machine body 10 in a manner capable of automatically conveying the material basket 700 containing the parts to be washed to the carrying portion 201 of the washing device 20.

The upper portion 11 of the housing 10 has a discharge side 102 and a discharge side 103 opposite the discharge side 102. The cleaning chamber 101 formed by the body 10 is disposed between the discharge side 102 and the discharge side 103. The feeding device 40 is capable of automatically transferring the material bodies located at the discharge side 103 to the discharge side 103.

In the present invention, the feeding device 40 includes a pushing arm 41, a transverse guide rail 42 and a transverse sliding mechanism 43. The cross guide 42 is disposed at the upper portion 11 of the machine body 10 between the discharge side 102 and the discharge side 103. The lateral sliding mechanism 43 is slidable along the sliding direction.

It is worth mentioning that in the present invention, the transverse guide 42 is provided at the inlet 1010 side of the washing chamber 101, and the longitudinal guide 21 of the washing device 20 is arranged at the other side of the inlet 1010. One end of the pushing arm 41 of the feeding device 40 is fixed to the lateral sliding mechanism 43 and suspended between two sides of the inlet 1010 of the cleaning chamber 101. The pushing arm 41 is arranged at a predetermined distance from the upper part 11 forming the opening of the washing chamber, and the predetermined distance between the pushing arm 41 and the upper part 11 is greater than the predetermined distance between the carrying portion 201 of the washing device 20 and the upper part 11 and less than the height of the basket 700, so that when the feeding device 40 is driven to slide between the discharge side 102 and the discharge side 103 of the machine body 10, the pushing arm 41 can slide towards the discharge side 103 or the discharge side 102, and particularly when the pushing arm 41 together with the transverse sliding mechanism 43 slides towards the discharge side 103, the pushing arm 41 will push the basket 700 with the parts mounted thereto towards the discharge side 103.

In the present invention, the feeding device 40 further comprises a feeding motor 44, wherein the lateral sliding mechanism 43 is connected to the feeding motor 44 in a driving manner, so that the lateral sliding mechanism 43 can slide back and forth along the lateral guide rail 42 under the driving of the feeding motor 44.

In the present invention, the controller 30 includes a feeding device control circuit 33, wherein the feeding device control circuit 33 is electrically connected to the feeding motor 44 and the control module 31.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, after the driving motor 23 of the washing device 20 receives the relevant control signal of the control module 31, the parts in the material placing basket 700 on the carrying portion 201 are sent into the washing chamber 101 from top to bottom to be washed. Subsequently, the control module 31 controls the driving motor 23 to rotate reversely through the washing apparatus control circuit 32, and the carrying portion 201 lifts the loading basket 700 from bottom to top to the inlet 1010 of the washing chamber 101. Subsequently, the feeding motor 44 drives the transverse sliding mechanism 43 of the feeding device 40 to slide from the feeding side 102 to the discharging side 103 under the control of the control module 31. The material placing basket 700 at the inlet 1010 is correspondingly pushed by the material pushing arm 41 of the feeding device 40 to the adjacent other bearing part 201 towards the discharging side 103. When the material placing basket 700 is fed into another adjacent cleaning chamber 101 from top to bottom for cleaning, the control module 31 of the controller 30 correspondingly controls the feeding motor 44 of the feeding device 40 to rotate reversely, so as to reset the material pushing arm 41.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the controller 30 can be implemented to lift the transverse bracket 24 to the inlet 1010 of the cleaning chamber 101 after driving the transverse bracket 24 to move in the single cleaning chamber 101 from top to bottom and from bottom to top a plurality of times by controlling the driving motor 23. After being washed for multiple times, the stains on the parts are easier to remove.

It can be further understood by those skilled in the art that as the controller 30 cyclically controls the driving motor 23 and the feeding motor 44, the loading basket 700 loaded with the parts to be cleaned, which is loaded from the loading side 102, can sequentially pass through the plurality of cleaning chambers 101 between the loading side 102 and the unloading side 103, so that the parts to be cleaned, which are located in the loading basket 700, can be sequentially and respectively cleaned in the plurality of different cleaning chambers.

It can be understood that when the machine body 10 forms a plurality of the cleaning chambers 101 between the discharging side 102 and the discharging side 103, different cleaning liquids are disposed in different cleaning chambers 101, so that the parts placed in the material placing basket 700 can be sequentially cleaned through the cleaning chambers 101 containing different cleaning liquids, and different kinds of objects to be cleaned on the parts can be respectively removed when the objects to be cleaned pass through the cleaning chambers 101 containing corresponding cleaning liquids.

For example, the upper portion 11 of the body 10 forms 6 cleaning chambers 101 between the discharge side 102 and the discharge side 103. Preferably, at least one of the cleaning chambers 101 from the discharge side 102 to the discharge side 103 contains an oil stain cleaning agent, at least one of the cleaning chambers 101 contains a rust stain cleaning agent, and at least one of the cleaning chambers 101 contains clear water. The present invention is not limited in this respect.

Further, a settling channel 104 is provided at the upper part 11 of the body 10 at the discharge side 103, wherein the settling channel 104 communicates the upper part 11 of the body 10 and the lower part 12 of the body 10. The automatic cleaning machine further comprises a settling device 50 and a transfer device 60, wherein the settling device 50 is disposed to be movable up and down in the settling channel 104 between the upper part 11 and the lower part 12 of the machine body 10 so as to automatically transfer the material basket 700 with the parts mounted thereon in the settling device 50 from the upper part 11 of the machine body 10 to the lower part 12 of the machine body 10. As can be understood by those skilled in the art, the settling device 50 includes a settling motor 51 and an up-down sliding mechanism 52, wherein the settling motor 51 and the up-down sliding mechanism 52 are respectively provided to the machine body 10. The up-down sliding mechanism 52 can keep moving up and down by the driving of the sinking motor 51. The transfer device 60 is provided to the settling device 50, and particularly, to the up-down sliding mechanism 52 of the settling device 50, so that the transfer device 60 can move up and down together with the up-down sliding mechanism 52 when the up-down sliding mechanism 52 is engaged, thereby enabling the material basket 700 placed on the transfer device 60 to be transferred from the upper portion 11 of the machine body 10 to the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10.

The up-down sliding mechanism 52 includes a support 521, a sliding member 522, and an up-down rail 523. The upper and lower guide rails 523 are provided to the machine body 10 and extend from the upper portion 11 of the machine body 10 to the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10. The slide member 522 is provided to the upper and lower rails 523 to be vertically slidable by the sinking motor 51. The receiver 521 is provided to the sliding member 522 so that the receiver 521 can slide between the upper part 11 of the machine body 10 and the lower part 12 of the machine body 10 when the sliding member 522 is driven.

The settling channel 104 forms a settling opening 1041 in the upper portion 11 of the body 10. The support 521 is arranged to be able to settle at the settling opening 1041 and towards the lower part 12 of the machine body 10. When the material placing basket 700 on one of the carrying portions 201 adjacent to the settling opening 1041 is pushed by the corresponding material pushing arm 41 by a predetermined distance, the material placing basket 700 will be automatically pushed to the supporting member 521 at the settling opening 1041.

Further, the automatic cleaning machine includes an outfeed conveyor 70, the outfeed conveyor 70 being disposed at the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10, and the outfeed conveyor 70 being disposed at the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10 and extending from the outfeed side 103 to the discharge side 102. The body 10 further defines a discharge opening 105. The outfeed conveyor 70 is arranged to extend to the outfeed 105 to enable the transfer of the baskets 700 with the components on the outfeed side 103 of the lower part 12 to the outfeed 105.

Specifically in the utility model discloses in, when from organism 10 the material side 102 is put into the spare part passes through every in proper order the purge chamber 101 washs the back, material feeding unit 40 material pushing arm 41 will promote to be equipped with the spare part put the basket 700 extremely the support 521. As the sliding member 522 is driven to sink to the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10, the material placing basket 700 will sink together to the lower portion. Subsequently, as the conveyor 60 is driven, the basket 700 will be driven by the conveyor 60 to be conveyed onto the outfeed conveyor 70.

The controller 30 further includes a sinker device control circuit 34, wherein the sinker device control circuit 34 is electrically connected to the sinker motor 51 and the control module 31. The controller 30 controls the feeding motor 44 to enable the material placing basket 700 to be pushed to the supporting member 521 by the material pushing arm 41. Subsequently, the control module 51 controls the sinking motor 51 to rotate through the sinking device control circuit 34, so that the up-down sliding mechanism 52 is driven to sink to the lower part 12 of the machine body 10.

The conveying device 60 comprises a conveying motor 61 and a conveying mechanism 62, wherein the conveying mechanism 62 is connected to the conveying motor 61 in a driving manner, so that the conveying mechanism 62 can be driven by the motor to convey the material placing basket 700 on the supporting member 521 from the discharging side 103 to the discharging side 102.

It should be noted that the controller 30 further includes a transmission device control circuit 34. The conveyor control circuit 34 is electrically connected to the control module 31 and the drive motor 61. In the present invention, when the supporting member 521 sinks from the upper portion 11 of the machine body 10 to the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10. The transfer motor 61 is controlled by the control module 31 through the transfer device control circuit 34 to be driven, so that the transfer mechanism 62 is driven to drive the material placing basket 700 on the supporting member 521 toward the material placing side 102. Since the outfeed conveyor 70 is disposed at the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10 and is capable of receiving the loading basket 700 conveyed by the conveying mechanism 62, the loading basket 700 will be conveyed to the outfeed conveyor 70 by the conveying mechanism 62 of the conveyor 60.

As the discharging conveyor 70 continuously conveys the material placing basket 700 to the discharging hole 105, the material placing basket 700 is conveyed to the discharging hole 105 of the machine body 10.

It is worth mentioning that, in the utility model, because the discharge port 105 is set in the discharge side 102, so that only a single operation is needed the staff of the automatic cleaning machine or a single working robot can operate the automatic cleaning machine.

Specifically, in the present invention, the transmission mechanism 62 includes at least two fixing rods 621, at least two pairs of rollers 622, and at least one transmission belt 623. Each of the fixing rods 621 is rotatably fixed to the supporting member 521 and suspended between both sides of the machine body 10. Each pair of the rollers 622 is fixed to both sides of each of the fixing bars 621. The two rollers 622 on the same side of the machine body 10 are connected in series through the transmission belt 623. At least one of the fixing bars 621 is rotatably connected to the transfer motor 61. After the material placing basket 700 containing the cleaned parts is pushed to the supporting member 521 at the settling mouth 1041 of the settling channel 104 by the material pushing arm 41, the material placing basket 700 is supported on the two pairs of rollers 622. As the sliding member 522 descends down to the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10. The transfer motor 61 will also be driven to rotate the fixing lever 621. Accordingly, the roller 622 on the fixing rod 621 is driven, so that the basket 700 on the roller 622 is forced toward the discharging side 102, and the basket 700 is transferred to the discharging conveyor 70 at the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10.

The outfeed conveyor 70 is implemented to include a belt and a motor to drive the belt.

Further, the lower portion 12 of the body 10 forms a drying chamber 106 between the discharge opening 105 and the discharge side 103 of the body 10. The outfeed conveyor 70 is disposed through the drying chamber 106 at the lower portion 12 of the body 10.

The automatic cleaning machine further comprises at least one drying device 80, wherein the drying device 80 is disposed in the drying chamber 106 and is capable of feeding hot air into the drying chamber 106 when the material basket 700 containing the components passes through the drying chamber 106. In this way, the parts in the material basket 700 are automatically dried when being discharged from the discharge port 105 through the drying chamber 106.

Preferably, the automatic cleaning machine further comprises at least one ultrasonic generator 90, wherein the ultrasonic generator 90 is disposed on the machine body 10 in a manner capable of emitting ultrasonic waves to at least one of the cleaning chambers 101.

More preferably, one ultrasonic generator 90 is correspondingly arranged in each cleaning chamber 101 formed by the machine body 10 of the automatic cleaning machine, so that when the material placing basket 700 passes through each cleaning chamber 101, stains, burrs and rusts on the parts can be removed more easily.

Further, a cover 25 is provided on the washing apparatus 20 of the automatic washing machine 10, wherein the cover 25 is fixed to the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 of the washing apparatus 20 and is suspended at a predetermined height from the traverse bracket 24. It should be noted that the cover 25 is disposed at a position where the height of the transverse support 24 is lower than the height of the material placing basket 700, so that when the material placing basket 700 is pushed by the pushing arm 41, the material placing basket can be pushed from one bearing portion 201 to another adjacent bearing portion 201. It is understood that the shape of the cover 25 is not a key point of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

It can also be understood by those skilled in the art that when the longitudinal sliding mechanism 22 is driven to move towards the inside of the cleaning chamber 101, the cover 25 can cover the inlet 1010 of the cleaning chamber 101, so as to prevent the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 from splashing out, and prevent the odor emitted from the cleaning liquid in the cleaning chamber 101 from harming the operator.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of cleaning an automatic cleaning machine is described in detail below. Specifically, the cleaning method of the automatic cleaning machine comprises the following steps:

9001, (A) driving the material basket 700 loaded with the parts to be cleaned on the loading part 201 to the cleaning chamber 1010 loaded with the cleaning solution from top to bottom; and

9002, (B) driving the basket 700 carried on the carrier 201 from bottom to top to the inlet 1010 of the cleaning chamber 1010.

Preferably, the washing method of the automatic washing machine further includes the steps of:

(C) the material basket is automatically pushed to the bearing part 201 from the material discharging side 102 formed by the machine body 10 to the material discharging side 103 formed by the machine body 10 by the material pushing arm 41.

Preferably, the washing method of the automatic washing machine further includes the steps of:

(D) when the material placing basket 700 is located in the cleaning chamber 1010, rust and burrs on the parts in the material placing basket 700 are cleaned in an ultrasonic cleaning manner through the ultrasonic generator 90.

More preferably, after the step (B), the washing method of the automatic washing machine further includes the steps of:

(E) the material pushing arm 41 pushes the material placing basket to another adjacent bearing part 201 from the material discharging side 102 formed by the machine body 10 to the material discharging side 103 formed by the machine body 10.

The cleaning method of the automatic cleaning machine further comprises the following steps:

(F) and conveying the article basket carrying the cleaned parts to the discharging side of the machine body 10.

Specifically, the step (F) includes the steps of:

(F1) the material pushing arm 41 is used for pushing the cleaned component basket to the settling port 1041 of the settling channel 104 formed between the upper part 11 and the lower part 12 of the discharging side 103 of the machine body 10, and the supporting member 521 can move up and down between the lower part 12 of the machine body 10 and the settling port 1041;

(F2) driving the bearing part 201 to the lower part 12 of the machine body 10 from top to bottom; and

(F3) the cleaned basket 700 is transferred to the discharging conveyor provided between the discharging side 103 and the discharging side 102 of the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10 by the transfer device 60.

Further, the cleaning method of the automatic cleaning machine further comprises the steps of:

(G) the discharging basket 700 containing the cleaned parts is transferred to the discharging hole 105 of the discharging side 102 of the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10 by the discharging transport device 70 provided at the discharging side 103 and the discharging side 102.

Preferably, in the present invention, the cleaning method of the automatic cleaning machine further includes the steps of:

(H) while transferring the loading basket 700 containing the cleaned parts to the discharging hole 105, the parts in the loading basket are dried in the drying chamber 106 formed in the lower portion 12 of the machine body 10.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present invention as described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the present invention. The objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments without departing from the principles, embodiments of the present invention may have any deformation or modification.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic cleaning machine, wherein said automatic cleaning machine comprises:

a body, wherein the body comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, and the body has a discharge side and a discharge side, wherein the upper portion of the body defines at least a wash chamber, wherein the wash chamber has an inlet, wherein the lower portion defines a discharge opening on the discharge side, wherein the lower portion of the body defines a drying chamber between the discharge opening and the discharge side of the body;

a washing apparatus, wherein the washing apparatus forms at least one bearing part at the inlet, wherein the washing apparatus is arranged to be driven to move back and forth between the washing chamber and the inlet of the washing chamber, so that a basket containing at least one component and carried by the bearing part of the washing apparatus can be conveyed to the washing chamber of the machine body to be washed;

the discharging conveying device penetrates through the drying chamber and is arranged at the lower part of the machine body in a transmission manner towards the discharging side; and

and the drying device is arranged in the drying chamber and sends hot air into the drying chamber when the material containing basket containing the parts passes through the drying chamber.

2. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 1 wherein a plurality of said cleaning chambers are formed in said upper portion of said body between said discharge side and said discharge side, wherein the spacing between adjacent two of said cleaning chambers is equal.

3. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 1 wherein the carrier portion of the washing apparatus has a set of through-flow windows, wherein the through-flow windows direct cleaning fluid in the cleaning chamber to rinse the parts carried in the basket of the carrier portion.

4. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 2 wherein the carrier portion of the washing apparatus has a set of through-flow windows, wherein the through-flow windows direct cleaning fluid in the cleaning chamber to rinse the parts carried on the carrier portion.

5. The automatic washing machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein the washing device includes:

a driving motor, wherein the driving motor is disposed on the body;

a longitudinal guide, wherein the longitudinal guide is provided at one side of the upper portion of the body;

a longitudinal sliding mechanism, wherein the longitudinal sliding mechanism is connected with the driving motor in a driving way so as to be driven by the driving motor to move up and down along the longitudinal guide rail; and

a transverse bracket, wherein the transverse bracket is fixed to the longitudinal sliding mechanism in such a way that it can be suspended at the inlet of the washing chamber, wherein the transverse bracket forms the carrier part and the through-flow window.

6. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 5, wherein the automatic cleaning machine includes a feeding device, wherein the feeding device includes a plurality of pushing arms, wherein each pushing arm of the feeding device is configured to push one of the baskets to move from one of the carriers to another adjacent carrier from the discharge side of the machine body to the discharge side after the carriers are fed into the cleaning chamber.

7. The automatic cleaning machine according to claim 6, wherein said feeding means includes a lateral guide rail, a lateral sliding mechanism, and a feeding motor, wherein said lateral guide rail is provided at said upper portion of said machine body between said discharging side and said discharging side, wherein said lateral sliding mechanism is slidably provided at said lateral guide rail by said feeding motor, wherein said pushing arm is provided at a predetermined height from said upper portion of said machine body, wherein said predetermined height is smaller than a height of the loading basket carried by said carrying portion with respect to said upper portion of said machine body and larger than a height of said carrying portion with respect to said upper portion of said machine body.

8. The automatic cleaning machine according to claim 7, wherein the automatic cleaning machine includes a settling device, wherein the machine body includes a lower portion, wherein the machine body forms a settling channel communicating the upper portion and the lower portion at the discharge side, wherein the settling channel forms a settling opening at the upper portion of the machine body, wherein a distance between the settling opening and the adjacent cleaning chamber is equal to a distance between the adjacent two cleaning chambers, wherein the settling device includes a driving part and an up-down sliding mechanism, wherein the up-down sliding mechanism includes a retainer, a sliding part, and an up-down guide rail provided to the machine body and extending from the upper portion of the machine body to the lower portion of the machine body, the sliding mechanism being slidably provided to the up-down guide rail up and down by the driving part, wherein the receiver is fixed to the sliding mechanism and is retained to the settling mouth of the settling channel when the sliding mechanism slides to the upper portion of the body.

9. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 8, wherein the lower portion defines a discharge opening at the discharge side, wherein the automatic cleaning machine includes a conveyor, wherein the discharge conveyor is disposed at the lower portion of the machine body, wherein the discharge conveyor is configured to be driven to move from the discharge side to the discharge opening at the discharge side, wherein the conveyor is disposed at the support, wherein the discharge conveyor drives the article basket on the support toward the discharge opening when the support is lowered to the lower portion.

10. The automatic cleaning machine of claim 9, wherein the conveyor comprises a conveyor motor and a conveyor mechanism, wherein the conveyor mechanism comprises at least two stationary bars, at least two pairs of rollers, and at least one belt, wherein the two stationary bars are rotatably mounted to the support, wherein each pair of rollers is securable to opposite ends of one of the stationary bars, wherein the rollers mounted on the same side of the two stationary bars are connected in series by the belt, wherein at least one of the stationary bars is rotatably coupled to the conveyor motor.

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