CN210285781U - Tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine - Google Patents

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CN210285781U
CN210285781U CN201921173946.2U CN201921173946U CN210285781U CN 210285781 U CN210285781 U CN 210285781U CN 201921173946 U CN201921173946 U CN 201921173946U CN 210285781 U CN210285781 U CN 210285781U
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The utility model discloses a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine relates to steel band cleaning technical field, and its technical scheme main points are: include the guide roller with the butt joint of the transport steel band one end of tunnel furnace and set gradually in the washing case, drying cabinet and the disinfect box of guide roller one side, all be provided with the guide roller in washing case, drying cabinet and the disinfect box, the transport steel band circulates to the tunnel furnace in around guide roller and guide roller, wash the incasement and set gradually cleaning device and high temperature water jet equipment along carrying steel band direction of delivery, water absorption device and drying device have set gradually along carrying steel band direction of delivery in the drying cabinet, be provided with degassing unit in the disinfect box. The utility model discloses can not shut down and wash the steel band to it is more clean to wash, has the advantage that improves the cleaning performance to the steel band.

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Tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a steel band washs technical field, more specifically says that it relates to a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine.
Background
Many food production and processing enterprises in the existing market use steel belt type tunnel ovens, and the tunnel ovens directly inject the slurry on the steel belt for baking, so that the tunnel ovens have extremely high productivity. In the cake production line, a tunnel oven is particularly required to bake cakes to produce the cakes in batches. In the prior art, the tunnel furnace generally adopts steel belts to convey products, and the cleaning of the steel belts is very important in order to keep the products sanitary and healthy, so that the steel belts are often required to be cleaned.
Chinese patent that is No. CN207536696U, bulletin day 2018.06.26 discloses a drive arrangement for tunnel furnace includes the oven furnace body, the top of oven furnace body is provided with the control box, one side of control box is provided with control button, the bottom of oven furnace body is provided with the fixed station, the inboard of fixed station is provided with the bearing roller, the outside of bearing roller is provided with the conveying steel band, the bottom of fixed station is provided with tunnel stove base, one side that control button was kept away from to the control box is provided with high temperature high pressure steam engine, the one end that the oven furnace body is close to high temperature high pressure steam engine is provided with the shower nozzle, the top of bearing roller is provided with the oil storage box, the front surface of oil storage box is provided with the oil filler point.
The high-temperature high-pressure steam engine is arranged, so that the tunnel furnace can quickly and conveniently clean the conveying steel belt after being used, decontamination, sterilization and disinfection can be realized, and sanitation and health of products are guaranteed. However, the steel strip needs to be cleaned after being stopped, production work is affected, the steel strip is cleaned only by high-temperature steam, and breadcrumbs adhered to the steel strip cannot be thoroughly cleaned, so that the cleaning effect of the steel strip is poor.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Not enough to prior art exists, the utility model aims to provide a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine can not shut down and wash the steel band to wash more totally, have the advantage that improves the cleaning performance to the steel band.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine, includes the guide roller of the butt joint of the transport steel band one end of with the tunnel furnace and follow washing case, drying cabinet and the disinfect box that transport steel band direction of delivery set up in proper order, all be provided with the guide roller that is used for the guide to carry the steel band in washing case, drying cabinet and the disinfect box, the transport steel band circulates to the tunnel furnace in after walking around guide roller and guide roller, wash the incasement and set gradually along transport steel band direction of delivery and be used for clearing up the cleaning device of steel band surface cake bits and be used for wasing the high temperature water jet equipment who carries the steel band, set gradually along transport steel band direction of delivery in the drying cabinet and be used for inhaling the water absorption device of dry steel band surface moisture and be used for the drying device of stoving steel band, be provided with in the disinfect box and.
Further setting: cleaning device sets up including setting up sharp slip table in wasing the incasement, by the slide and the rotation of sharp slip table drive removal on sliding and removes the bits brush, sharp slip table symmetry sets up in the upper and lower below of carrying the steel band, slide and remove the setting of bits brush one-to-one, the slide slides along the direction that spanes the steel band of carrying, two remove the bits brush and contradict respectively on the upper and lower surface of carrying the steel band.
Further setting: the high-temperature water spraying device comprises a water tank arranged above the cleaning box, a water heater arranged on the water tank, a water outlet seat connected with the water tank and a plurality of high-pressure spray heads arranged on the water outlet seat, wherein the water outlet seat is arranged in the cleaning box, and the high-pressure spray heads are positioned above the conveying steel belt.
Further setting: the cleaning box is characterized in that a chip collecting groove and a water collecting groove are sequentially arranged at the bottom of the cleaning box along the conveying direction of a conveying steel belt, the chip collecting groove corresponds to the position of the cleaning device, the water collecting groove corresponds to the high-temperature water spraying device, a drain outlet for cleaning is formed in the chip collecting groove and the water collecting groove, and a sealing valve is arranged on the drain outlet.
Further setting: the cleaning box is internally provided with a sliding frame stretching over the conveying steel belt, the water outlet seat is arranged on the sliding frame in a sliding manner, and one end of the water outlet seat is connected with a cam mechanism used for pushing the water outlet seat to slide on the sliding frame.
Further setting: the drying box comprises a dewatering room and a drying room, the water absorption device is arranged in the dewatering room, the drying device is arranged in the drying room, and the dewatering room and the drying room are separated through a heat insulation plate.
Further setting: the water absorption device comprises water absorption rollers arranged in the dewatering room, and the water absorption rollers are symmetrically arranged above and below the conveying steel belt and abut against the conveying steel belt.
Further setting: the drying device comprises an air heater arranged on the side wall of the drying room.
Further setting: the sterilizing device comprises an alcohol tank arranged in the sterilizing tank and an alcohol spray head connected with the alcohol tank, and the alcohol spray head is positioned above the conveying steel belt.
By adopting the technical scheme, the utility model discloses relative prior art compares, has following advantage:
1. the guide rollers and the guide rollers can guide the conveying steel belt to enter the cleaning box, the drying box and the disinfection box in sequence and then circularly enter the tunnel furnace, so that the conveying steel belt is sequentially cleaned, dried and disinfected by using the undelivered section of the conveying steel belt in the circulating conveying process, the cleaning without stopping is realized, the effective cleaning is realized circularly, and the advantage of improving the cleaning effect is achieved;
2. the cleaning device is used for cleaning the scraps on the surface of the conveying steel belt firstly, and then the scraps are sprayed by the high-temperature water spraying device for cleaning, so that the cleaning effect on the steel belt can be improved, and then the water absorption device absorbs water and then the drying device dries the water, so that the drying efficiency of the steel belt can be improved, the conveying steel belt is convenient to circulate, and the steel belt enters the tunnel furnace for circulation after being sterilized by the sterilizing device, so that the cleaning is very comprehensive, and the cleaning device has the advantage of improving the cleaning;
3. the cam mechanism is adopted to drive the water outlet seat to move, so that the surface of the conveying steel belt can be repeatedly washed at high pressure, and the advantage of improving the cleaning effect of the steel belt is achieved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a steel belt cleaning machine of a tunnel furnace;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a cam mechanism on the side of the washing tank.
In the figure: 1. conveying a steel belt; 2. a guide roller; 3. a cleaning tank; 31. a chip collecting groove; 32. a water collection tank; 33. a sewage draining outlet; 331. a sealing valve; 34. a carriage; 35. a cam mechanism; 351. a linkage rod; 352. a round wheel; 353. a motor; 4. a drying oven; 41. dewatering room; 42. a drying chamber; 43. a heat insulation plate; 5. a sterilizing box; 6. a guide roller; 7. a cleaning device; 71. a linear sliding table; 72. a slide base; 73. a scrap removing brush; 8. a high temperature water spray device; 81. a water tank; 82. a water heater; 83. a water outlet base; 84. a high pressure spray head; 9. a water absorbing device; 91. a suction roll; 10. a drying device; 11. a sterilizing device; 111. an alcohol tank; 112. an alcohol spray head; 12. a tunnel furnace.
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The steel strip cleaning machine for the tunnel furnace is further described with reference to fig. 1 to 2.
The utility model provides a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine, as shown in figure 1, include the guide roller 2 of the butt joint of 1 one end of the transport steel band of tunnel furnace 12 and follow the washing case 3 that transport steel band 1 direction of delivery set gradually, drying cabinet 4 and disinfect box 5, wash case 3, drying cabinet 4 sets gradually on the section of transport steel band 1 non-transportation product with disinfect box 5, and wash case 3, all be provided with guide roll 6 that is used for guiding transport steel band 1 in drying cabinet 4 and the disinfect box 5, it circulates to tunnel furnace 12 to carry steel band 1 to bypass guide roll 2 and guide roll 6 in, thereby wash in proper order, drying and disinfection work, clean the steel band comprehensively, improve the cleaning performance, and direct circulation is used in tunnel furnace 12 after the steel band washs, form circulation in turn, can be in the in-process of machine ceaselessly, wash the steel band, and the production efficiency is improved.
As shown in fig. 1, cleaning device 7 for cleaning cake crumbs on the surface of the steel strip and high-temperature water spraying device 8 for cleaning steel strip 1 are sequentially arranged in cleaning box 3 along the conveying direction of steel strip 1, wherein, chip collecting groove 31 and water collecting groove 32 are sequentially arranged at the bottom of cleaning box 3 along the conveying direction of steel strip 1, chip collecting groove 31 corresponds to cleaning device 7, water collecting groove 32 corresponds to high-temperature water spraying device 8, thereby after cleaning device 7 cleans cake crumbs on the surface of steel strip, mobile phone of chip collecting groove 31, when high-temperature water spraying device 8 is used for washing, water is collected by water collecting groove 32, and the cleaning effect of firstly cleaning up the chips and then washing is better, which is beneficial to cleaning of the steel strip. Further, a drain 33 for cleaning is arranged on each of the scrap collecting tank 31 and the water collecting tank 32, a sealing valve 331 is arranged on each drain 33, and the scraps and the used water can be discharged by opening the sealing valve 331 so as to be treated in a centralized manner.
As shown in fig. 1, a water absorption device 9 for absorbing water on the surface of the steel strip and a drying device 10 for drying the steel strip are sequentially arranged in the drying box 4 along the conveying direction of the conveying steel strip 1, wherein the drying box 4 comprises a dewatering room 41 and a drying room 42, the water absorption device 9 is arranged in the dewatering room 41, the drying device 10 is arranged in the drying room 42, and the dewatering room 41 and the drying room 42 are separated by a heat insulation board 43, so that the water absorption and drying processes are separated, and the effective proceeding of water absorption and drying is ensured. The steel band is firstly dried after absorbing water, and the drying speed can be improved, so that the cleaning efficiency of the steel band is improved.
As shown in fig. 1, specifically, cleaning device 7 includes the straight line slip table 71 that sets up in wasing case 3, slide 72 and the rotation that is moved by the drive of straight line slip table 71 set up in sliding and remove bits brush 73, wherein, straight line slip table 71 symmetry sets up in the top and bottom of carrying steel band 1, slide 72 and remove bits brush 73 one-to-one setting, slide 72 slides along the direction that spanes carrying steel band 1, two remove bits brushes 73 contradict respectively in carrying steel band 1 last, on the lower surface, drive slide 72 through straight line slip table 71 and remove, can drive remove bits brush 73 and reciprocate to scrape the bits on carrying steel band 1 surface, so that the breadcrumbs on the carrying steel band 1 of clearance, improve the clearance effect.
As shown in fig. 1, the high temperature water spraying device 8 includes a water tank 81 disposed above the cleaning tank 3, a water heater 82 disposed on the water tank 81, a water outlet seat 83 connected to the water tank 81, and a plurality of high pressure nozzles 84 disposed on the water outlet seat 83, the water outlet seat 83 is disposed in the cleaning tank 3, and the high pressure nozzles 84 are disposed above the conveying steel strip 1, and water in the water tank 81 is heated by the water heater 82, so that hot water is fed to the water outlet seat 83 and is sprayed out by the high pressure nozzles 84, and the hot water can be sterilized by high pressure spraying of the hot water and the high pressure nozzles 84, and the high pressure spraying makes water have spraying force, thereby improving the cleaning effect on the.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a sliding frame 34 is further disposed in the cleaning tank 3 and spans over the conveying steel belt 1, the water outlet seat 83 is slidably disposed on the sliding frame 34, and one end of the water outlet seat 83 is connected to a cam mechanism 35 for pushing the water outlet seat 83 to slide on the sliding frame 34, and the cam mechanism 35 drives the water outlet seat 83 to slide on the sliding frame 34 in a reciprocating manner, so that the high-pressure nozzle 84 can span over the conveying steel belt 1 to perform reciprocating spraying, thereby improving the cleaning comprehensiveness and improving the cleaning effect. The cam mechanism 35 comprises a linkage rod 351 hinged with the water outlet seat 83, a round wheel 352 hinged with one end of the linkage rod 351 far away from the water outlet seat 83, and a motor 353 connected with the axle center of the round wheel 352 and used for driving the round wheel 352 to rotate, wherein the linkage rod 351 is hinged at the position of the round wheel 352 deviating from the circle center, so that the cam mechanism 35 is formed, and the water outlet seat 83 is driven to move on the sliding frame 34.
As shown in fig. 1, the water absorbing device 9 includes water absorbing rollers 91 disposed in the dewatering room 41, the water absorbing rollers 91 are symmetrically disposed above and below the conveying steel strip 1 and abut against the conveying steel strip 1, a mounting seat is disposed on an inner wall of the dewatering room 41, and the water absorbing rollers 91 are rotatably and detachably disposed on the mounting seat so as to replace the water absorbing rollers 91. The drying device 10 includes an air heater disposed on the sidewall of the drying chamber 42, and an air outlet is disposed at the top of the drying chamber 42 to form convection, which is convenient for drying the conveying steel belt 1.
As shown in fig. 1, a disinfection device 11 for disinfecting the surface of the steel strip is arranged in the disinfection box 5, and specifically, the disinfection device 11 comprises an alcohol box 111 arranged in the disinfection box 5 and an alcohol spray head 112 connected with the alcohol box 111, wherein the alcohol spray head 112 is positioned above the steel strip 1, so that alcohol can be sprayed onto the steel strip 1 for sterilization and disinfection.
The working principle is as follows: after the conveying steel belt 1 is used through the tunnel furnace 12, the conveying steel belt 1 continues to rotate and enters the cleaning box 3 in advance, the cleaning device 7 cleans the surface of the conveying steel belt 1 of chips, and then the high-temperature water spraying device 8 sprays hot water at high pressure, so that the conveying steel belt 1 is cleaned. The conveying steel belt 1 is cleaned and then enters the drying box 4, water stains attached to the conveying steel belt 1 are removed by the water suction roller 91, and then the conveying steel belt 1 enters the drying room 42 to be dried, so that the drying effect on the conveying steel belt 1 is realized. And then the steel strip 1 is conveyed into a disinfection box 5 for disinfection, and finally the steel strip is recycled into a tunnel furnace 12 for use, so that the whole set of cleaning is completed. Through the scheme, the adhered scraps on the surface of the conveying steel belt 1 are cleaned, and meanwhile, the conveying steel belt 1 can be cleaned under high pressure and dried quickly, and can be cleaned without stopping in the process of recycling the conveying steel belt into the tunnel furnace 12 after being sterilized, so that the advantage of improving the cleaning effect of the steel belt is realized.
It is above only the utility model discloses a preferred embodiment, the utility model discloses a scope of protection does not only confine above-mentioned embodiment, the all belongs to the utility model discloses a technical scheme under the thinking all belongs to the utility model discloses a scope of protection. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a tunnel furnace steel band cleaning machine, its characterized in that includes guide roller (2) and follow washing case (3), drying cabinet (4) and disinfect box (5) that conveying steel band (1) one end butt joint of tunnel furnace (12) set up in proper order along conveying steel band (1) direction of delivery, all be provided with guide roll (6) that are used for guiding conveying steel band (1) in washing case (3), drying cabinet (4) and disinfect box (5), circulation to tunnel furnace (12) after conveying steel band (1) is walked around guide roll (2) and guide roll (6) in, cleaning device (7) that are used for clearing up steel band surface cake bits and high temperature water jet equipment (8) that are used for wasing conveying steel band (1) have set gradually along conveying steel band (1) direction of delivery in washing case (3), set gradually along conveying steel band (1) direction of delivery in drying cabinet (4) and be used for drying water absorption device (9) of dry steel band surface moisture and be used for drying The steel strip drying device (10) is characterized in that a sterilizing device (11) for sterilizing the surface of the steel strip is arranged in the sterilizing box (5).
2. The cleaning machine for the steel belt of the tunnel furnace according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning device (7) comprises a linear sliding table (71) arranged in the cleaning box (3), a sliding base (72) driven by the linear sliding table (71) to move, and a chip removing brush (73) rotatably arranged on the sliding base, the linear sliding table (71) is symmetrically arranged above and below the conveying steel belt (1), the sliding base (72) and the chip removing brush (73) are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the sliding base (72) slides along the direction crossing the conveying steel belt (1), and the chip removing brush (73) respectively abuts against the upper surface and the lower surface of the conveying steel belt (1).
3. The steel strip cleaning machine for the tunnel furnace according to claim 2, characterized in that the high-temperature water spraying device (8) comprises a water tank (81) arranged above the cleaning tank (3), a water heater (82) arranged on the water tank (81), a water outlet base (83) connected with the water tank (81), and a plurality of high-pressure spray heads (84) arranged on the water outlet base (83), wherein the water outlet base (83) is arranged in the cleaning tank (3), and the high-pressure spray heads (84) are positioned above the conveying steel strip (1).
4. The steel belt cleaning machine of the tunnel furnace according to claim 3, characterized in that a chip collecting groove (31) and a water collecting groove (32) are sequentially arranged at the bottom of the cleaning box (3) along the conveying direction of the conveying steel belt (1), the chip collecting groove (31) corresponds to the position of the cleaning device (7), the water collecting groove (32) corresponds to the high-temperature water spraying device (8), the chip collecting groove (31) and the water collecting groove (32) are both provided with a drain outlet (33) for cleaning, and a sealing valve (331) is arranged on the drain outlet (33).
5. The steel strip cleaning machine of the tunnel furnace according to claim 3, characterized in that a sliding frame (34) is arranged in the cleaning box (3) and spans over the conveying steel strip (1), the water outlet seat (83) is arranged on the sliding frame (34) in a sliding manner, and one end of the water outlet seat (83) is connected with a cam mechanism (35) for pushing the water outlet seat (83) to slide on the sliding frame (34).
6. The steel strip cleaning machine for the tunnel furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that the drying box (4) comprises a dewatering room (41) and a drying room (42), the water absorbing device (9) is arranged in the dewatering room (41), the drying device (10) is arranged in the drying room (42), and the dewatering room (41) and the drying room (42) are separated by a heat insulation board (43).
7. The steel strip cleaning machine of the tunnel furnace according to claim 6, characterized in that the water suction device (9) comprises water suction rollers (91) arranged in the dewatering room (41), and the water suction rollers (91) are symmetrically arranged above and below the conveying steel strip (1) and abut against the conveying steel strip (1).
8. The steel strip cleaning machine of the tunnel furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that the drying device (10) comprises a hot air blower arranged on the side wall of the drying room (42).
9. The steel strip cleaning machine of the tunnel furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that the sterilizing device (11) comprises an alcohol tank (111) arranged in the sterilizing tank (5) and an alcohol spray head (112) connected with the alcohol tank (111), the alcohol spray head (112) being located above the conveying steel strip (1).
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