CN215943682U - Plate type corona machine with cleaning function - Google Patents

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CN215943682U
CN215943682U CN202122338051.3U CN202122338051U CN215943682U CN 215943682 U CN215943682 U CN 215943682U CN 202122338051 U CN202122338051 U CN 202122338051U CN 215943682 U CN215943682 U CN 215943682U
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The utility model relates to a panel formula corona machine with clean function relates to corona machine technical field, for solving the problem that dust influences corona effect on the plastics panel, and it includes the frame, the frame is provided with the conveyer belt along length direction, be provided with a plurality of deashing framves in the frame, the length direction of deashing frame and the transmission direction cross arrangement of conveyer belt, the deashing frame includes bracing piece, brush and two coupling assembling, two coupling assembling connects the both sides in the frame, the both ends of bracing piece butt respectively on coupling assembling's outer fringe lateral wall, the bottom at the bracing piece is connected to the brush, the brush is located the conveyer belt directly over. This application has the effect that improves corona ability.

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Plate type corona machine with cleaning function
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of corona machines, in particular to a plate type corona machine with a cleaning function.
Background
The principle of corona treatment is that high frequency and high voltage are utilized to carry out corona discharge on the surface of a treated material, so that low temperature plasmas are generated, the plasmas enter the surface of the treated material by electric shock and permeation to destroy the molecular structure of the treated material, so that radical reaction is generated on the surface of the material to enable polymers to be crosslinked, the surface roughness of the material and the wettability of the material to a polar solvent are increased, and the adhesion of a coating on a high polymer material during coating can be greatly enhanced. In the processing process of the plastic plate, a corona treatment device is needed to treat the surface of the plastic plate.
In the related art, a plate type corona machine is designed, and referring to fig. 1, the plate type corona machine comprises a frame 1, wherein a conveyor belt 2 is arranged along the length direction of the frame 1, a plurality of corona rollers 11 are rotatably connected to the frame 1, a discharge electrode 12 is arranged above the corona rollers 11, and the discharge electrode 12 is fixedly connected with the frame 1; when the corona machine is operated, the plastic sheet is conveyed from the conveyor belt 2 to between the corona roller 11 and the discharge electrode 12, is subjected to corona treatment, and is conveyed out through the conveyor belt 2.
In view of the above-mentioned related technologies, the inventor believes that dust may adhere to the surface of the plastic plate during transportation or handling of the plastic plate, and when the plastic plate is subjected to corona treatment, the plastic plate adhered with the dust may affect the corona treatment effect, so that the corona effect of the plastic plate is not good, and thus needs to be improved.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the problem that dust influences corona effect on the plastic sheet, this application provides a panel formula corona machine with clean function.
The application provides a panel formula corona machine with clean function adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a panel formula corona machine with clean function, includes the frame, the frame is provided with the conveyer belt along length direction, be provided with a plurality of deashing framves in the frame, the length direction of deashing frame and the transmission direction cross arrangement of conveyer belt, the deashing frame includes bracing piece, brush and two coupling assembling, two coupling assembling connects the both sides in the frame, the both ends of bracing piece butt respectively on coupling assembling's outer fringe lateral wall, the bottom at the bracing piece is connected to the brush, the brush is located the conveyer belt directly over.
Because dust may adhere to the surface of the plastic plate in the process of transporting or carrying the plastic plate, when the plastic plate is subjected to corona treatment, the plastic plate adhered with the dust may affect the effect of the corona treatment, so that the corona effect of the plastic plate is poor; through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel sets up the deashing frame in the frame, when plastics panel need carry out corona treatment, conveys plastics panel through the conveyer belt, and plastics panel is when the deashing frame, and the brush on the deashing frame carries out the deashing back to plastics panel surface, carries out corona treatment to improve the smoothness on plastics panel surface, strengthened the corona effect of panel formula corona machine.
Optionally, the connecting assembly comprises a connecting rod and a sleeve, one end of the sleeve is in threaded connection with the rack, a plurality of through holes are formed in the side wall of the outer edge of the sleeve along the axis direction, one end, far away from the supporting rod, of the connecting rod is inserted into the sleeve, a locking hole is formed in the connecting rod, and a locking bolt which penetrates through the through hole and is fixedly connected with the sleeve is arranged in the locking hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, coupling assembling includes connecting rod and sleeve pipe, and operating personnel inserts through the connecting rod and establishes in the sleeve pipe, adjusts coupling assembling's length through the locking bolt to the plastics panel that adapts to different thickness can both obtain effectual clearance when the deashing frame, thereby improves the corona effect of panel formula corona machine.
Optionally, a locking block for abutting against the frame is connected to the outer edge side wall of the sleeve in a threaded manner.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when locking piece and frame butt, sheathed tube one end supports tightly each other with frame threaded connection to can reduce behind the bushing installation because of the work of deashing frame takes place pivoted probably, be favorable to improving the stability that sleeve pipe and frame are connected, thereby realize that the installation of deashing frame is fixed reliable.
Optionally, the locking piece is provided with anti-skidding line near one side of the frame.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel sets up anti-skidding line in lock block one side, and anti-skidding line can increase the frictional force between lock block and the frame, reduces the lock block and takes place to rotate at deashing frame working process, leads to the possibility of lock block and frame separation to further improve the stability that sleeve pipe and frame are connected.
Optionally, a dust removal box is arranged on one side of the machine frame close to the ash removal frame.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel sets up the dust removal box at the frame lateral wall, carries out the deashing when the brush to plastics panel and handles the back, and the dust twines on the brush, and partial dust is left on the conveyer belt, and the manual dust on clearance brush and the conveyer belt of operating personnel makes it deposit in the dust removal box this moment to improve the cleanliness of frame.
Optionally, a mounting groove is formed in the side wall, close to the dedusting box, of the side wall of the frame, a limiting groove is formed in the bottom wall of the mounting groove, an installation block matched with the mounting groove is arranged on one side, close to the frame, of the dedusting box, a limiting block is arranged at the bottom of the installation block, and the limiting block is inserted into the limiting groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel inserts the stopper in the mounting groove, the stopper is automatic down, make the stopper insert the spacing inslot, in order to accomplish the installation of dust removal box, when the dust removal box accomodates too much dust and needs the clearance, can manually lift up the dust removal box, make the stopper break away from the spacing groove, and outwards take out the dust removal box, make spacing box installation piece break away from the mounting groove, thereby accomplish the separation of dust removal box and frame, thereby be convenient for the washing after the dismantlement of dust removal box.
Optionally, the limiting groove bottom wall is provided with a magnetic part, one side of the limiting block, which is far away from the mounting block, is provided with an adsorption part, and the magnetic part and the adsorption part are magnetically attracted.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel has the magnetic part at the spacing groove diapire glue, and the magnetic part can be magnet, at the sticky absorption piece of one side of stopper, adsorbs the piece can be the iron sheet, inhales mutually through the magnetism of magnetic part and absorption piece to make the stable butt of stopper at the spacing inslot, further improved the stability of dust removal box installation.
Optionally, one side of the frame, which is far away from the ash removal frame, is provided with a plurality of guide rods, and the guide rods are connected to the side wall of the frame.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel keeps away from deashing frame one side at the frame and sets up the guide bar, and after plastics panel corona treatment, the guide bar carries on spacingly to plastics panel, reduces it and takes place the skew in data send process to drop to the subaerial phenomenon that causes plastics panel's damage, improved plastics panel's security.
Optionally, a sliding groove is formed in one side, close to the guide rod, of the rack along the length direction, a sliding block connected with the sliding groove in a sliding mode is arranged in the sliding groove, one end, close to the rack, of the guide rod is connected with the sliding block, a limiting hole is formed in the sliding block along the thickness direction, a limiting rod is connected to the limiting hole in an internal thread mode, and one end of the limiting rod abuts against the bottom wall of the sliding groove.
By adopting the technical scheme, in the working process, the position of the guide rod can be properly adjusted, the limiting rod is unscrewed, the bottom of the limiting rod is not tightly propped against the sliding groove, and the sliding block recovers the sliding state at the moment, so that the position of the guide rod is adjusted; after the adjustment is finished, the limiting rod is screwed down, so that the bottom of the limiting rod is abutted against the sliding groove, the position of the guide rod is locked, and the adjustment is facilitated.
Optionally, an elastic sleeve is sleeved on the outer edge side wall of the guide rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, operating personnel overlaps on the lateral wall of guide bar outer fringe and is equipped with elastic sleeve, and elastic sleeve can be the rubber material, and elastic sleeve can avoid the direct contact of guide bar and plastics panel, reduces plastics panel and the phenomenon that the guide bar bumps and leads to plastics panel local sunken, further protects plastics panel.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. an operator cleans the dust of the surface of the plastic plate by the aid of the dust cleaning frame and the brush on the dust cleaning frame, so that smoothness of the surface of the plastic plate is improved, and corona effect of the plate-type corona machine is enhanced;
2. an operator can adapt to the situation that plastic plates with different thicknesses can be effectively cleaned when passing through the ash removal frame through the arrangement of the connecting assembly, so that the corona effect of the plate type corona machine is improved;
3. operating personnel sets up the guide bar in the frame, reduces plastics panel and takes place the skew in the data send process to drop to subaerial phenomenon that causes the damage of plastics panel, improved plastics panel's security.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a sheet type corona machine in the related art.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a sheet type corona machine with a cleaning function in the embodiment of the application.
Fig. 3 is an exploded structural schematic diagram for showing the connection relationship between the ash removal frame and the rack in the embodiment of the application.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line a-a in fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion a of fig. 2.
Description of reference numerals: 1. a frame; 11. corona roller 12, discharge electrode; 2. a conveyor belt; 3. a dust removal frame; 31. a connecting assembly; 311. a connecting rod; 3111. a locking hole; 3112. locking the bolt; 312. a sleeve; 3121. a through hole; 32. a support bar; 33. a brush; 4. a locking block; 41. anti-skid lines; 5. a dust removal box; 6. mounting grooves; 61. a limiting groove; 611. a magnetic member; 7. mounting blocks; 71. a limiting block; 711. an adsorbing member; 8. a guide bar; 81. an elastic sleeve; 9. a chute; 10. a slider; 101. a limiting hole; 102. a limiting rod.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to figures 2-5.
The embodiment of the application discloses panel formula corona machine with clean function. Referring to fig. 2, plate-type corona machine includes frame 1, and frame 1 is provided with conveyer belt 2 along length direction, is connected with a plurality of deashing framves 3 on the frame 1, and the quantity of deashing frame 3 can be 3, and the length direction of deashing frame 3 sets up with the transmission direction of conveyer belt 2 is perpendicular, and frame 1 is close to one side fixedly connected with dust removal box 5 of deashing frame 3.
Referring to fig. 2, a discharge electrode 12 is welded at the top of a frame 1, the frame 1 is connected with a plurality of guide rods 8, the guide rods 8 and the ash removal frame 3 are respectively located at two sides of the discharge electrode 12, the number of the guide rods 8 can be 2, and the two guide rods 8 are respectively located at two sides of the conveyor belt 2 in the width direction; when the plastic plate is conveyed from the conveyor belt 2, the ash removal frame 3 is used for removing ash from the plastic plate, when the plastic plate passes through the discharge electrode 12, the plastic plate is subjected to corona treatment, and the guide rod 8 is used for guiding the plastic plate and finally sending the plastic plate out from the conveyor belt.
Referring to fig. 2, the ash removing frame 3 includes a support rod 32, a brush 33 and two connecting assemblies 31, wherein the two connecting assemblies 31 are both connected to the frame 1, and the two connecting assemblies 31 are respectively located at two sides of the width direction of the conveyor belt 2.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the connection assembly 31 includes a connection rod 311 and a sleeve 312, one end of the sleeve 312 is in threaded connection with the frame 1, one end of the connection rod 311 close to the frame 1 is inserted into the sleeve 312, a plurality of through holes 3121 are formed in the outer edge side wall of the sleeve 312, the through holes 3121 are arranged at equal intervals along the axial direction of the sleeve 312, a locking hole 3111 is formed in the connection rod 311, a locking bolt 3112 is connected in the locking hole 3111, and the locking bolt 3112 passes through the through hole 3121 and is fixedly connected with the sleeve 312.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the two ends of the support bar 32 are respectively welded to the outer side walls of the two connecting rods 311, the support bar 32 is located right above the conveyor belt 2, and the brush 33 is glued to the bottom of the support bar 32.
Referring to fig. 3, a locking block 4 is connected to the outer side wall of the sleeve 312 through a screw thread, one end of the locking block 4 abuts against the frame 1, and an anti-slip pattern 41 is integrally formed on one side of the locking block 4 close to the frame 1.
Referring to fig. 4, a mounting groove 6 is formed in the side wall of the frame 1 close to the dust removing box 5, an installation block 7 is integrally formed on one side of the dust removing box 5 close to the ash removing frame 3, the installation block 7 is inserted into the mounting groove 6, a limiting groove 61 is formed in the bottom wall of the mounting groove 6, a limiting block 71 integrally formed with the installation block 7 is inserted into the limiting groove 61, and the limiting block 71 is perpendicular to the installation block 7.
Referring to fig. 4, a magnetic member 611 is adhered to the bottom wall of the limiting groove 61, the magnetic member 611 may be a magnet, an adsorbing member 711 is adhered to a side of the limiting block 71 away from the mounting block 7, the adsorbing member 711 may be an iron sheet, and the magnetic member 611 and the adsorbing member 711 are magnetically attracted to each other, so that the limiting block 71 is stably abutted to the limiting groove 61.
Referring to fig. 5, a sliding groove 9 is formed in one side, away from the ash removal frame 3, of the machine frame 1 along the length direction of the machine frame, a sliding block 10 is arranged in the sliding groove 9 in a sliding mode, one end of a guide rod 8 is welded on the sliding block 10, an elastic sleeve 81 is sleeved on the side wall of the outer edge of the guide rod 8, and the elastic sleeve 81 can be made of rubber.
Referring to fig. 5, a limiting hole 101 is formed in the slider 10 along the thickness direction of the slider, a limiting rod 102 is connected to the limiting hole 101 through an internal thread, one end of the limiting rod 102 abuts against the bottom wall of the sliding groove 9, and the position of the guide rod 8 is fixed.
The implementation principle of the plate type corona machine with the cleaning function is as follows: before corona treatment of the plastic plate, an operator connects the locking block 4 to the sleeve 312 in a threaded manner, the sleeve 312 is connected with the rack 1 in a threaded manner, the anti-skid lines 41 of the locking block 4 abut against the rack 1, one end of the connecting rod 311 is inserted into the sleeve 312, the position of the connecting rod 311 is moved, and when the brush 33 on the supporting rod 32 can be in contact with the plastic plate on the conveyor belt 2, the locking bolt 3112 is aligned with the through hole 3121 and is connected with the connecting rod 311 in a threaded manner; an operator unscrews the limiting rod 102, the sliding block 10 in the sliding groove 9 restores to a sliding state, and after the sliding block 10 is moved to adjust the position of the guide rod 8, the limiting rod 102 is screwed down to be tightly abutted against the bottom wall of the sliding groove 9, so that the position of the guide rod 8 is adjusted.
Starting the corona machine, placing the plastic plate on the conveyor belt 2, and cleaning the dust on the surface of the plastic plate by the brush 33 in the conveying process of the plastic plate until the plastic plate enters the position of the corona roller 11 for corona treatment; after corona treatment, when the plastic plate is spread out, the position of the plastic plate deviates to a certain extent, the plastic plate is contacted with the guide rod 8, the position of the plastic plate returns to the right position, an operator folds and places the plastic plate at the tail end of the rack 1, and the corona machine is closed; after the brush 33 performs ash removal treatment on the plastic plate, dust is wound on the brush 33, and part of the dust is left on the conveyor belt 2, and at the moment, an operator manually cleans the dust on the brush 33 and the conveyor belt 2 and stores the dust in the dust removal box 5; through the setting of deashing frame 3, brush 33 on the deashing frame 3 carries out the deashing to the plastics panel surface to improve the smoothness on plastics panel surface, strengthened panel formula corona effect.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.

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1. The utility model provides a panel formula corona machine with clean function, includes frame (1), frame (1) is provided with conveyer belt (2), its characterized in that along length direction: be provided with a plurality of deashing frame (3) on frame (1), the length direction of deashing frame (3) sets up with the transmission direction cross arrangement of conveyer belt (2), deashing frame (3) are including bracing piece (32), brush (33) and two coupling assembling (31), two the both sides in frame (1) are connected in coupling assembling (31), the both ends of bracing piece (32) butt respectively on the outer fringe lateral wall of coupling assembling (31), the bottom at bracing piece (32) is connected in brush (33), brush (33) are located conveyer belt (2) directly over.
2. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: coupling assembling (31) include connecting rod (311) and sleeve pipe (312), the one end threaded connection of sleeve pipe (312) is on frame (1), a plurality of through-holes (3121) have been seted up along the axis direction to sleeve pipe (312) outer fringe lateral wall, the one end that bracing piece (32) were kept away from in connecting rod (311) is inserted and is established in sleeve pipe (312), locking hole (3111) has been seted up on connecting rod (311), be provided with in locking hole (3111) run through-hole (3121) and with sleeve pipe (312) fixed connection's locking bolt (3112).
3. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function as claimed in claim 2, wherein: and a locking block (4) which is used for being abutted against the rack (1) is connected to the side wall of the outer edge of the sleeve (312) in a threaded manner.
4. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function as claimed in claim 3, wherein: and anti-skid grains (41) are arranged on one side, close to the rack (1), of the locking block (4).
5. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: and a dust removal box (5) is arranged on one side of the rack (1) close to the ash removal frame (3).
6. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function according to claim 5, wherein: frame (1) is close to and has seted up mounting groove (6) on the lateral wall of one side of dust removal box (5), spacing groove (61) have been seted up to the diapire of mounting groove (6), dust removal box (5) be close to frame (1) one side be provided with mounting groove (6) complex installation piece (7), the bottom of installation piece (7) is provided with stopper (71), stopper (71) are inserted and are established to spacing groove (61) in.
7. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function according to claim 6, wherein: the bottom wall of the limiting groove (61) is provided with a magnetic part (611), one side, far away from the mounting block (7), of the limiting block (71) is provided with an adsorption part (711), and the magnetic part (611) and the adsorption part (711) are attracted magnetically.
8. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function as claimed in claim 1, wherein: one side of the frame (1) far away from the ash removal frame (3) is provided with a plurality of guide rods (8), and the guide rods (8) are connected to the side wall of the frame (1).
9. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function according to claim 8, wherein: frame (1) is close to guide bar (8) one side and has seted up spout (9) along length direction, be provided with slider (10) of being connected with spout (9) slide in spout (9), the one end that guide bar (8) are close to frame (1) is connected with slider (10), spacing hole (101) have been seted up along thickness direction in slider (10), spacing hole (101) female connection has gag lever post (102), the one end and spout (9) diapire counterbalance of gag lever post (102).
10. The sheet type corona machine with the cleaning function according to claim 9, wherein: an elastic sleeve (81) is sleeved on the outer edge side wall of the guide rod (8).
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