CN215853181U

CN215853181U - Pneumatic circulation garbage collection device

Info

Publication number: CN215853181U
Application number: CN202122314076.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾利生
Original assignee: Jiangsu Hengli Medical Engineering Co ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Hengli Medical Engineering Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-23
Filing date: 2021-09-23
Publication date: 2022-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-23

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of garbage collection, and particularly relates to a pneumatic circulating garbage collection device which comprises a conveying pipeline; the bottom end of the conveying pipeline is fixedly connected with a baffle plate; a garbage collection box is connected inside the baffle in a sliding manner; the side wall of the baffle is rotatably connected with a door plate; a separating plate is arranged in the garbage collecting box; a pair of drainage plates is fixedly connected to the side wall inside the garbage collection box; a sewage storage box is arranged at the bottom end of the drainage plate; a first sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the interior of the garbage collection box; a supporting rod is connected inside the first sliding groove in a sliding manner; the first sliding groove is connected with the supporting rod through a first spring; the top end of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the separating plate; the problem of in use, by the rubbish diverse that the owner produced, pile up in the dustbin after being absorb by the air compressor machine, there is the disposal bag to break and lead to inside moisture to flow out, cause the inconvenient processing of cleaning of staff is solved.

Description

Pneumatic circulation garbage collection device

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of garbage collection, and particularly relates to a pneumatic circulating garbage collection device.

Background

Garbage is a common article in modern society, and mainly refers to waste articles which lose use value and cannot be utilized.

In the prior art, a plurality of groups of pipelines are arranged in part of buildings, and garbage in the pipelines is sucked by an air compressor and stored in a garbage can for centralized treatment.

In use, the rubbish diverse who produces by the owner piles up in the dustbin after being absorb by the air compressor machine, has the disposal bag to break and leads to inside moisture to flow out, causes inconvenient staff to clean the processing, consequently, provides a pneumatic circulation garbage collection device to above-mentioned problem.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a pneumatic circulating garbage collection device, which aims to make up the defects of the prior art and solve the problems that in use, garbage generated by owners is different and is accumulated in a garbage box after being sucked by an air compressor, and the garbage bag is broken to cause the outflow of internal water, so that workers are inconvenient to clean.

The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model relates to a pneumatic circulating garbage collecting device, which comprises a conveying pipeline; the bottom end of the conveying pipeline is fixedly connected with a baffle plate; a garbage collection box is connected inside the baffle in a sliding manner; the side wall of the baffle is rotatably connected with a door plate; a separating plate is arranged in the garbage collecting box; a pair of drainage plates is fixedly connected to the side wall inside the garbage collection box; a sewage storage box is arranged at the bottom end of the drainage plate; a first sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the interior of the garbage collection box; a supporting rod is connected inside the first sliding groove in a sliding manner; the first sliding groove is connected with the supporting rod through a first spring; the top end of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the separating plate; during operation, this step is through No. two filter pores at garbage collection box internally mounted, utilizes the space that produces between the angle of slope and the garbage collection box, guides sewage, makes it get into inside the sewage containing box, accomplishes the wet-dry separation of sewage and rubbish, makes things convenient for the staff to clear up rubbish to carry out centralized processing to the sewage of collecting.

Preferably, a pair of first torsion springs is fixedly connected to the side wall inside the garbage collection box; the side wall of the first torsion spring is fixedly connected with a connecting rod; the tail end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected with an impact ball; the impact ball is contacted with the bottom end of the separating plate; the bottom end of the impact ball is fixedly connected with a connecting rope; a plurality of groups of rollers I are fixedly connected with the side wall in the garbage collection box; the connecting rope is connected to the side wall of the first roller in a sliding manner; the other end of the connecting rope is fixedly connected to the side wall of the supporting rod; during operation, this step can utilize the separator plate to push down the bracing piece in the twinkling of an eye impact force that produces when receiving rubbish striking through the torsional spring of a pair of one of installing on the inside lateral wall of transportation pipeline, makes the impact ball remove, and follow-up striking through the elasticity of torsional spring to the separator plate bottom shakes the separator plate surface, leads sewage.

Preferably, the side walls of the pair of drainage plates are fixedly connected with a second torsion spring; a water-stop sheet is fixedly connected to the side wall of the second torsion spring; the pair of water-stop sheets can be spliced mutually; the bottom ends of the pair of water-stop sheets are fixedly connected with a pair of first magnets respectively; the top end of the sewage containing box is communicated with a connecting pipeline; a pair of second magnets is fixedly connected to the top end of the connecting pipeline; the first magnet and the second magnet are attracted by magnetic force; during operation, this step can rotate the water-stop sheet through a pair of No. two torsional springs of installing at the lateral wall of a pair of drainage plate, splices, prevents the outflow of sewage, and the connecting tube of installation can utilize a pair of connecting tube at top and a magnet of water-stop sheet bottom to carry out magnetic force and inhale mutually on the connecting tube of sewage containing box top, makes sewage pass through.

Preferably, the side wall of the separation plate is fixedly connected with a support plate; a plurality of groups of first filtering holes are formed in the top end of the supporting plate; a plurality of groups of second filtering holes are formed in the side wall of the separating plate; during operation, this step is through the backup pad of installing on the baffle plate side wall, utilizes the backup pad to kill No. one of seting up and filters the hole, can discharge sewage, and No. two of seting up on the baffle plate top simultaneously filter the hole and also can discharge, utilizes No. one filter the hole and No. two filter the hole of tiny, can prevent rubbish jam, and sewage can be by shuttling the emission in the gap.

Preferably, the side wall of the supporting plate is rotatably connected with a pair of second rollers; an anti-skid layer is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the second roller; the anti-skid layer is contacted with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box; when the separation plate works, the pair of second rollers arranged on the side wall of the supporting plate can assist the whole separation plate to descend, and meanwhile, the anti-slip layer arranged outside the second rollers can prevent the slip phenomenon.

Preferably, the side wall of the outer part of the impact ball is fixedly connected with a rubber sleeve; the rubber sleeve is contacted with the bottom end of the separating plate; when the impact ball vibrating device works, the impact ball can be protected and the separating plate can be vibrated at the same time through the layer of rubber sleeve sleeved on the impact ball.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

1. the utility model provides a pneumatic circulating garbage collection device, which guides sewage into a sewage storage box by utilizing a gap generated between an inclined angle and a garbage collection box through a second filtering hole arranged in the garbage collection box, so that the sewage and garbage are separated in a dry-wet mode, workers can clean the garbage conveniently, and the collected sewage is treated in a centralized mode.

2. The utility model provides a pneumatic circulating garbage collection device, which can utilize the instant impact force generated when a separation plate is impacted by garbage to press a support rod to move an impact ball through a one-to-one torsion spring arranged on the inner side wall of a conveying pipeline, and then the bottom end of the separation plate is impacted by the elasticity of the one-to-one torsion spring to vibrate the surface of the separation plate so as to guide sewage.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model without limiting the utility model. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the garbage collection box of the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of FIG. 2 at B;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view at C of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second embodiment;

illustration of the drawings:

1. a transport pipeline; 11. a baffle plate; 12. a garbage collection box; 13. a door panel; 14. a separation plate; 15. a drainage plate; 16. a sewage storage box; 17. a first chute; 18. a support bar; 19. a first spring; 2. a first torsion spring; 21. a connecting rod; 22. striking a ball; 23. connecting ropes; 24. a first roller; 3. a second torsion spring; 31. a water-stop sheet; 32. a first magnet; 33. a magnet II; 34. connecting a pipeline; 4. a support plate; 41. a first filtering hole; 42. a second filtering hole; 5. a second roller; 51. an anti-slip layer; 6. a rubber sleeve; 7. a universal wheel.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1-5, a pneumatic circulation garbage collection apparatus includes a transport pipe 1; the bottom end of the transportation pipeline 1 is fixedly connected with a baffle plate 11; a garbage collection box 12 is connected inside the baffle plate 11 in a sliding manner; the side wall of the baffle plate 11 is rotatably connected with a door plate 13; a separation plate 14 is arranged inside the garbage collection box 12; a pair of drainage plates 15 is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12; a sewage storage box 16 is arranged at the bottom end of the drainage plate 15; a first sliding groove 17 is formed in the side wall of the interior of the garbage collection box 12; a supporting rod 18 is connected inside the first sliding groove 17 in a sliding manner; the first sliding groove 17 is connected with the supporting rod 18 through a first spring 19; the top end of the support rod 18 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the separation plate 14; when the garbage collecting device works, a worker places a conveying pipeline 1 at a designated position, three groups of baffle plates 11 are installed at the bottom end of the conveying pipeline 1, a garbage collecting box 12 is arranged inside each baffle plate 11 in a sliding mode and can collect garbage, a door plate 13 is arranged on the side wall of each baffle plate 11 in a rotating mode and limits the garbage collecting box 12 to prevent displacement, a separating plate 14 is installed inside each garbage collecting box 12, a pair of drainage plates 15 are fixed on the inner side wall of each garbage collecting box 12, a sewage containing box 16 is installed inside the conveying pipeline 1 at the bottom end of each drainage plate 15 and can collect sewage, a first sliding groove 17 is formed in the inner side wall of each garbage collecting box 12, a supporting rod 18 is arranged on each sliding groove 17, a first spring 19 is arranged between each sliding groove 17 and the corresponding supporting rod 18 to support the top end of the corresponding supporting rod 18 and is fixed at the bottom end of the corresponding separating plate 14, in the step, sewage is guided by the second filtering hole 42 arranged in the garbage collecting box 12 and a gap generated between the inclined angle and the garbage collecting box 12, so that the sewage enters the sewage storage box 16, the dry-wet separation of the sewage and the garbage is completed, the garbage is conveniently cleaned by workers, and the collected sewage is subjected to centralized treatment.

A pair of first torsion springs 2 is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12; the side wall of the first torsion spring 2 is fixedly connected with a connecting rod 21; the tail end of the connecting rod 21 is fixedly connected with an impact ball 22; the impact ball 22 contacts the bottom end of the separator plate 14; the bottom end of the impact ball 22 is fixedly connected with a connecting rope 23; a plurality of groups of rollers 24 are fixedly connected with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12; the connecting rope 23 is connected to the side wall of the first roller 24 in a sliding manner; the other end of the connecting rope 23 is fixedly connected with the side wall of the supporting rod 18; when the garbage collection box works, a one-to-one torsion spring 2 is arranged on the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12, a connecting rod 21 is fixed on the side wall of the one-to-one torsion spring 2, an impact ball 22 is fixed at the tail end of the connecting rod 21, the bottom end of the impact ball 22 is connected with a connecting rope 23, meanwhile, a plurality of groups of rotatable one-to-one idler wheels 24 are arranged on the inner side wall of the transportation pipeline 1, the connecting rope 23 slides on the surface of the one-to-one idler wheel 24, the moving direction of the connecting rope 23 is changed by the one-to-one idler wheel 24, the other end of the connecting rope 23 is fixed on the side wall of the supporting rod 18 and moves along with the supporting rod 18, when the supporting rod 18 moves downwards, the one-to-one idler wheel 24 pulls the impact ball 22 to displace the impact ball 22, after the one-to-supporting rod 18 is supported by the one-to-one torsion spring 2, the impact the bottom end of the separating plate 14 by the one-to-one torsion spring 2 arranged on the inner side wall of the transportation pipeline 1, the support rod 18 can be pressed down by using the instant impact force generated when the separation plate 14 is impacted by garbage, so that the impact ball 22 moves, and then the bottom end of the separation plate 14 is impacted by the elasticity of the first torsion spring 2, so that the surface of the separation plate 14 is vibrated, and the sewage is guided.

The side walls of the pair of drainage plates 15 are fixedly connected with a second torsion spring 3; a water-stop sheet 31 is fixedly connected to the side wall of the second torsion spring 3; the pair of water-stop sheets 31 can be spliced with each other; a pair of first magnets 32 are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the pair of water-stop sheets 31 respectively; the top end of the sewage containing box 16 is communicated with a connecting pipeline 34; a pair of second magnets 33 are fixedly connected to the top end of the connecting pipeline 34; the first magnet 32 and the second magnet 33 are attracted by magnetic force; during operation, on the corresponding lateral wall of a pair of drainage plate 15, all install No. two torsional springs 3, be fixed with water-stop sheet 31 on No. two torsional springs 3's lateral wall, and can splice each other between water-stop sheet 31, install magnet 32 on the bottom of a pair of water-stop sheet 31, install a pair of No. two magnet 33 on sewage containing box 16's top, utilize the magnetic force between magnet 32 and No. two magnet 33 to inhale mutually, can fix connecting tube 34, and carry out the displacement to water-stop sheet 31, make sewage pass through, when sewage containing box 16 takes out the clearance, water-stop sheet 31 splices under the effect of No. two torsional springs 3, prevent that sewage from flowing out, this step can rotate water-stop sheet 31 through a pair of No. two torsional springs 3 of installing on a pair of drainage plate 15's lateral wall, splice, prevent that sewage from flowing out, connecting tube 34 of installing on sewage containing box 16 top can utilize a pair of connecting tube 34 and the bottom of water-stop sheet 31 at top The first magnet 32 magnetically attracts the sewage.

The side wall of the separation plate 14 is fixedly connected with a support plate 4; a plurality of groups of first filtering holes 41 are formed in the top end of the supporting plate 4; a plurality of groups of second filtering holes 42 are formed in the side wall of the separating plate 14; during operation, all install backup pad 4 on the lateral wall of separator plate 14 both ends, offer three groups No. one on the top of backup pad 4 and filter hole 41, can supply sewage to discharge, offer the No. two filter hole 42 of multiunit on the top of separator plate 14 equally, in the in-process that rubbish falls, discharge sewage, this step is through backup pad 4 installed on separator plate 14 lateral wall, utilize backup pad 4 to kill No. one filter hole 41 of seting up, can discharge sewage, No. two filter hole 42 of seting up on separator plate 14 top simultaneously also can discharge, utilize No. one filter hole 41 and No. two filter hole 42 of minimality, can prevent rubbish jam, sewage can be by the shuttle discharge in the gap.

The side wall of the supporting plate 4 is rotatably connected with a pair of second rollers 5; an anti-skid layer 51 is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the second roller 5; the anti-skid layer 51 is contacted with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12; during operation, a pair of second rollers 5 are rotatably arranged on the side wall of the supporting plate 4, a layer of anti-slip layer 51 is wrapped on the outer portion of each second roller 5, so that friction force between the pair of second rollers 5 and the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12 can be increased, the step can be realized by arranging the pair of second rollers 5 on the side wall of the supporting plate 4, the integral descending of the separating plate 14 can be assisted, and meanwhile, the anti-slip layer 51 arranged on the outer portion of each second roller 5 can prevent the occurrence of a slipping phenomenon.

The rubber sleeve 6 is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the impact ball 22; the rubber sleeve 6 is contacted with the bottom end of the separating plate 14; during operation, install one deck rubber sleeve 6 on striking ball 22's outside, protect striking ball 22, prevent to damage when striking ball 22 and separation plate 14 bottom carry out the contact, utilize rubber sleeve 6 to cushion the impact, reduce the injury of striking ball 22, do not reduce the vibrations that produce separation plate 14 simultaneously, this step is through the one deck rubber sleeve 6 of registrate on striking ball 22, can vibrate separation plate 14 when protecting striking ball 22.

Example two

Referring to fig. 6, in a first comparative example, as another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of universal wheels 7 are rotatably connected to the bottom end of the garbage collection box 12; during operation, install four sets of universal wheels 7 on garbage collection box 12's bottom, utilize the roll between a spout 17 and the ground, make things convenient for the staff to remove garbage collection box 12, this step is through four sets of universal wheels 7 of installation on garbage collection box 12 bottom, can be swift carry out the propelling movement to garbage collection box 12, conveniently transport the inside rubbish of garbage collection box 12.

The working principle is as follows: in operation, a worker places the conveying pipeline 1 at a designated position, three groups of baffle plates 11 are installed at the bottom end of the conveying pipeline 1, a garbage collection box 12 is arranged in the baffle plates 11 in a sliding mode and can collect garbage, a door plate 13 is arranged on the side wall of each baffle plate 11 in a rotating mode and limits the garbage collection box 12 to prevent displacement, a separation plate 14 is installed in the garbage collection box 12, a pair of drainage plates 15 are fixed on the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12, a sewage storage box 16 is installed in the conveying pipeline 1 at the bottom end of each drainage plate 15 and can collect sewage, a first sliding groove 17 is formed in the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12, a support rod 18 is arranged on the sliding of the first sliding groove 17, a first spring 19 is arranged between the first sliding groove 17 and the support rod 18 to support, and the top end of the support rod 18 is fixed at the bottom end of the separation plate 14, after garbage is thrown in, the garbage enters the garbage collection box 12 from the transportation pipeline 1, a one-to-one torsion spring 2 is installed on the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12, a connecting rod 21 is fixed on the side wall of the one-to-one torsion spring 2, a striking ball 22 is fixed at the tail end of the connecting rod 21, a connecting rope 23 is connected to the bottom end of the striking ball 22, a plurality of groups of rotatable one-to-one idler wheels 24 are installed on the inner side wall of the transportation pipeline 1, the connecting rope 23 slides on the surface of the one-to-one idler wheel 24, the moving direction of the connecting rope 23 is changed by the one-to-one idler wheel 24, the other end of the connecting rope 23 is fixed on the side wall of the supporting rod 18 and moves along with the supporting rod 18, when the supporting rod 18 moves downwards, the one-to-one idler wheel 24 pulls the striking ball 22 to displace the striking ball 22, after the supporting rod 18 is propped by the one-to-one torsion spring 2, the striking ball 22 impacts the bottom end of the separating plate 14, meanwhile, a layer of rubber sleeve 6 is arranged on the outer part of the impact ball 22 to protect the impact ball 22 and prevent the impact ball 22 from being damaged when contacting with the bottom end of the separating plate 14, the rubber sleeve 6 can buffer the impact and reduce the damage to the impact ball 22, meanwhile, the vibration generated on the separating plate 14 is not reduced, the side walls at the two ends of the separating plate 14 are respectively provided with a supporting plate 4, three groups of first filtering holes 41 are formed in the top end of the supporting plate 4 and can be used for discharging sewage, a plurality of groups of second filtering holes 42 are also formed in the top end of the separating plate 14, the sewage is discharged in the falling process of the garbage, a pair of second rollers 5 are rotated on the side wall of the supporting plate 4, a layer of anti-skid layer 51 is wrapped on the outer part of the second rollers 5, the friction force with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box 12 can be increased, and on the side walls corresponding to the pair of drainage plates 15, all install torsional spring No. two 3, be fixed with water-stop sheet 31 on torsional spring No. two 3's lateral wall, and can splice each other between the water-stop sheet 31, install magnet 32 on a pair of water-stop sheet 31's bottom, install a pair of No. two magnet 33 on sewage containing box 16's top, utilize the magnetic force between magnet 32 and No. two magnet 33 to inhale mutually, can fix connecting tube 34, and carry out the displacement to water-stop sheet 31, make sewage pass through, when sewage containing box 16 takes out the clearance, water-stop sheet 31 splices under No. two torsional spring 3's effect, prevent that sewage from flowing out.

In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The foregoing shows and describes the general principles, essential features, and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are described in the specification and illustrated only to illustrate the principle of the present invention, but that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which fall within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a pneumatic circulation waste collection device which characterized in that: comprising a transport pipe (1); the bottom end of the conveying pipeline (1) is fixedly connected with a baffle plate (11); a garbage collection box (12) is connected inside the baffle (11) in a sliding manner; the side wall of the baffle (11) is rotatably connected with a door panel (13); a separation plate (14) is arranged in the garbage collection box (12); a pair of drainage plates (15) is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the garbage collection box (12); a sewage storage box (16) is arranged at the bottom end of the drainage plate (15); a first sliding groove (17) is formed in the side wall of the interior of the garbage collection box (12); a supporting rod (18) is connected inside the first sliding groove (17) in a sliding manner; the first sliding groove (17) is connected with the supporting rod (18) through a first spring (19); the top end of the supporting rod (18) is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the separating plate (14).

2. A pneumatic circulation waste collection device according to claim 1, wherein: a pair of one-number torsion springs (2) is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the garbage collection box (12); the side wall of the first torsion spring (2) is fixedly connected with a connecting rod (21); the tail end of the connecting rod (21) is fixedly connected with an impact ball (22); the impact ball (22) is contacted with the bottom end of the separating plate (14); the bottom end of the impact ball (22) is fixedly connected with a connecting rope (23); a plurality of groups of rollers (24) are fixedly connected with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box (12); the connecting rope (23) is connected to the side wall of the first roller (24) in a sliding manner; the other end of the connecting rope (23) is fixedly connected with the side wall of the supporting rod (18).

3. A pneumatic recycling waste collection device according to claim 2, wherein: the side walls of the pair of drainage plates (15) are fixedly connected with a second torsion spring (3); a water-stop sheet (31) is fixedly connected to the side wall of the second torsion spring (3); the pair of water-stop plates (31) can be spliced with each other; the bottom ends of the pair of water-stop sheets (31) are respectively fixedly connected with a pair of first magnets (32); the top end of the sewage containing box (16) is communicated with a connecting pipeline (34); a pair of second magnets (33) is fixedly connected to the top end of the connecting pipeline (34); and the first magnet (32) and the second magnet (33) are attracted by magnetic force.

4. A pneumatic recycling waste collection device according to claim 3, wherein: the side wall of the separation plate (14) is fixedly connected with a support plate (4); a plurality of groups of first filtering holes (41) are formed in the top end of the supporting plate (4); the side wall of the separation plate (14) is provided with a plurality of groups of second filtering holes (42).

5. A pneumatic recycling bin assembly according to claim 4, further comprising: the side wall of the supporting plate (4) is rotatably connected with a pair of second rollers (5); an anti-skid layer (51) is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the second roller (5); the anti-skid layer (51) is contacted with the inner side wall of the garbage collection box (12).

6. A pneumatic recycling waste collection device according to claim 5, wherein: the rubber sleeve (6) is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the impact ball (22); the rubber sleeve (6) is contacted with the bottom end of the separating plate (14).