CN219238701U - Steel rolling machine with cleaning function - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a steel rolling machine with a cleaning function, which comprises a cleaning box and rolling rollers, wherein the rolling rollers are arranged at the upper end of the cleaning box and are used for rolling steel, a cleaning channel for the steel to pass through is arranged in the center of the cleaning box, two sides of the cleaning channel are respectively provided with a placement table positioned in the cleaning box, the upper end of each placement table is provided with a rotating roller which is rotatably arranged, a water absorbing sponge layer which is in contact with the steel is arranged on the rotating roller, and one side of the water absorbing sponge layer is provided with a water draining component for draining water in the water absorbing sponge layer; three cleaning strips are arranged on one side of each placement table, a plurality of brush rods for rotating cleaning steel materials are arranged on each cleaning strip, and a self-cleaning assembly for cleaning the brush rods is arranged on each placement table. The utility model discloses can clean steel sheet surface water stain, impurity and oil film, avoid the dirty to remain on the steel and the rolling gets up, cause steel epidermis damage easily, thereby lead to the steel to be influenced by the dirty unable use, reduce the performance and the life of steel.
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Technical Field
The utility model mainly relates to the technical field of steel rolling equipment, in particular to a steel rolling machine with a cleaning function.
Background
The winding machine is a material receiving part of a roll material processing production line, winds raw materials into roll materials in a mechanical mode, and also refers to a storage facility with a bearing function on flexible metal or nonmetal objects, and is widely applied to the fields of paper roll, cloth roll, plastic roll, metal roll processing and the like. A rolling machine is needed to roll and store the steel materials in the steel material processing process.
In the course of working of steel, its surface can be attached with water stain and oil film, exists the dirty, if be the rolling machine and directly roll up, can not clean the water stain and the oil film on steel surface, can lead to dirty remaining on steel and rolling up, like this when steel rolling is stored, the area that is attached with the water stain takes place the corruption easily, and causes steel epidermis damage easily, thereby leads to the steel material to be influenced by the dirty and can't normally use, reduces steel material's performance and life.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical scheme of the utility model aims at the technical problem that the prior art is too single, provides a solution which is obviously different from the prior art, and mainly provides the steel rolling machine with the cleaning function, so as to solve the technical problem that the water stain and the oil film on the surface of steel cannot be cleaned when the rolling machine is used for rolling in the prior art.
The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows:
the steel rolling machine with the cleaning function comprises a cleaning box and a rolling roller which is arranged at the upper end of the cleaning box and is used for rolling steel, wherein a cleaning channel through which the steel passes is arranged in the center of the cleaning box, positioning tables which are positioned in the cleaning box are respectively arranged at two sides of the cleaning channel, a rotating roller which is rotatably arranged at the upper end of each positioning table is arranged at the upper end of each positioning table, a water-absorbing sponge layer which is in contact with the steel is arranged on the rotating roller, and a water drainage component which is used for draining water in the water-absorbing sponge layer is arranged at one side of the water-absorbing sponge layer; every settle bench one side all is equipped with three cleaning strip, every all install the brush stick of a plurality of rotation cleaning steel on the cleaning strip, every cleaning strip both ends all are connected with the slider, be equipped with a plurality of annular on the cleaning tank inner wall, same one end is three the slider is all slided inside same annular, and three every two intervals are equal between the slider, settle bench is equipped with the self-cleaning subassembly of cleaning brush stick.
Preferably, the bracket is installed at the lower end of the cleaning box, and guide wheels are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the cleaning channel.
Preferably, the drainage assembly comprises an arc disc arranged on one side of the rotating roller, a plurality of extrusion strips contacted with the water absorbing sponge layer are arranged in the arc disc, and a plurality of extrusion springs are connected between each extrusion strip and the inner wall of the arc disc.
Preferably, a large gear and a plurality of small gears are rotatably arranged at the upper end of each cleaning strip, the large gears and the small gears are connected through chain belts, a sealing cover is arranged at the upper end of each cleaning strip, a motor is arranged in the sealing cover, the output end of the motor is connected with the axle center of the large gear, and the brush rod is connected with the axle center of the small gear.
Preferably, the plurality of pinions are divided into two rows, the two rows of pinions are arranged in a staggered mode, and the distance between every two adjacent brush rods in the same row is smaller than the diameter of the rotation cleaning area of the brush rods.
Preferably, a ring chain is arranged in the ring groove, the sliding block is arranged on one side of the ring chain, two driving gears are arranged in the ring groove, the ring chain is arranged on the two driving gears, and one driving gear is driven to rotate by a motor.
Preferably, the self-cleaning assembly comprises a water storage cavity in the placement table and a row of water guns arranged on the placement table, wherein the input end of each water gun is connected with the water storage cavity, and the output end of each water gun is positioned right above one or two groups of hairbrush bars.
Preferably, one side of the ring groove is connected with an expansion groove, a sliding plate slides in the expansion groove, a telescopic spring is connected between the sliding plate and the side wall of the expansion groove, and a control button for controlling the water gun to open and close is arranged on the side wall of the expansion groove.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
(1) The utility model discloses a motor drive gear wheel rotates, the gear wheel passes through the chain belt and drives the pinion and rotate to make the brush stick rotatory, the brush stick rotates clean to the steel, through the crisscross position design that sets up of a plurality of brush sticks and the clean mode of brush stick rotation, avoided clean dead angle, ensure can clean steel sheet surface water stain, impurity and oil film, avoid the dirt to remain on the steel and get up, cause steel epidermis damage easily, thereby lead to the steel to be influenced by the dirt and unable normal use, reduce the performance and the life of steel;
(2) After the surface of the steel is cleaned, a plurality of residual moisture exists, the water-absorbing sponge layer is contacted with the surface of the steel to absorb the moisture, meanwhile, due to the movement of the steel, the water-absorbing sponge layer rotates along with the movement of the steel, the extrusion strip extrudes the water-absorbing sponge layer under the support of the extrusion spring, and the extrusion strip discharges the moisture absorbed by the water-absorbing sponge layer along with the rotation of the water-absorbing sponge layer, so that the residual moisture on the surface of the steel is avoided, and meanwhile, the long-term use of the water-absorbing sponge layer is ensured;
(3) The utility model discloses a motor drive gear rotates for the endless chain rotates, thereby makes three slider keep same speed to remove, drives the clean strip and removes, when clean strip towards steel, then clean steel, and when clean strip was facing away from steel, then the squirt was clean the brush on the clean strip, can avoid because of long-time use, the brush on the clean strip is stained with greasy dirt and influences the cleaning effect of steel;
(4) The utility model discloses clean passageway is located clean box center, and during the rolling steel, steel passes through the leading wheel, then passes clean passageway and twines on the wind-up roll, and steel both sides all are equipped with cleaning equipment, can clean steel both sides face simultaneously, have improved work efficiency.
The utility model will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a turning roll and drain assembly of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning strip according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a cleaning tank; 11. cleaning the channel; 12. a guide wheel; 13. a slide block; 14. a ring groove; 15. a endless chain; 16. a drive gear; 2. a wind-up roll; 3. a placement table; 31. a water storage chamber; 32. a water gun; 4. a rotating roller; 41. a water-absorbing sponge layer; 42. an arc disk; 43. extruding the strip; 44. extruding a spring; 5. a cleaning bar; 51. a large gear; 52. a pinion gear; 53. a chain belt; 54. sealing cover; 55. a brush stick; 6. a control button; 61. an expansion slot; 62. a slide plate; 63. and a telescopic spring.
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In order that the utility model may be more fully understood, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings, in which several embodiments of the utility model are illustrated, but which may be embodied in different forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein, which are, on the contrary, provided to provide a more thorough and complete disclosure of the utility model.
Referring to fig. 1, the present utility model provides a technical solution: the utility model provides a steel rolling machine with clearance function, includes clean case 1 and installs in clean case 1 upper end and wind-up roll 2 of rolling steel, clean case 1 center is equipped with the clean passageway 11 that supplies the steel to pass, the bracket is installed to clean case 1 lower extreme, both ends all are equipped with leading wheel 12 about clean passageway 11, and leading wheel 12 is used for guiding the steel. The cleaning channel 11 is located the center of the cleaning box 1, and when rolling steel, the steel passes through the guide wheel 12, then passes through the cleaning channel 11 and winds on the wind-up roll 2, and both sides of the steel are provided with cleaning equipment, so that both sides of the steel can be cleaned simultaneously, and the working efficiency is improved.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, two sides of the cleaning channel 11 are respectively provided with a placement table 3 located inside the cleaning box 1, each placement table 3 is provided with a rotating roller 4 installed in a rotating manner, a water absorbing sponge layer 41 in contact with steel is installed on the rotating roller 4, a water draining component for draining water in the water absorbing sponge layer 41 is arranged on one side of the water absorbing sponge layer 41, the water draining component comprises an arc disc 42 installed on one side of the rotating roller 4, a plurality of extrusion strips 43 in contact with the water absorbing sponge layer 41 are arranged inside the arc disc 42, and a plurality of extrusion springs 44 are connected between each extrusion strip 43 and the inner wall of the arc disc 42. After the steel surface is cleaned, a plurality of residual moisture exists, the water-absorbing sponge layer 41 is contacted with the steel surface to absorb the moisture, meanwhile, due to the movement of the steel, the water-absorbing sponge layer 41 rotates along with the movement of the steel, the extrusion strip 43 extrudes the water-absorbing sponge layer 41 under the support of the extrusion spring 44, and along with the rotation of the water-absorbing sponge layer 41, the extrusion strip 43 discharges the moisture absorbed by the water-absorbing sponge layer 41, so that the residual moisture on the steel surface is avoided, and the rolled steel is ensured not to influence the performance of the rolled steel due to the moisture.
Referring to fig. 1-4, three cleaning bars 5 are disposed on one side of each placement table 3, a plurality of brush bars 55 for rotating cleaning steel are disposed on each cleaning bar 5, a large gear 51 and a plurality of small gears 52 are disposed at the upper end of each cleaning bar 5 in a rotating manner, the large gear 51 and the small gears 52 are connected through a chain belt 53, a sealing cover 54 is disposed at the upper end of each cleaning bar 5, a motor is disposed inside the sealing cover 54, the output end of the motor is connected with the axle center of the large gear 51, the brush bars 55 are connected with the axle center of the small gears 52, the small gears 52 are divided into two rows, the small gears 52 are disposed in a staggered manner, and the distance between two adjacent brush bars 55 in the same row is smaller than the diameter of the rotating cleaning area of the brush bars 55. The motor drives the large gear 51 to rotate, the large gear 51 drives the small gear 52 to rotate through the chain belt 53, so that the brush rod 55 rotates, steel is cleaned by rotating the brush rod 55, cleaning dead angles are avoided by the aid of the staggered position design of the brush rods 55 and the cleaning mode of rotating the brush rod 55, and water stains, impurities and oil films on the surface of the steel plate can be cleaned.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, two ends of each cleaning strip 5 are connected with a sliding block 13, a plurality of ring grooves 14 are provided on the inner wall of the cleaning box 1, three sliding blocks 13 at the same end slide in the same ring groove 14, a ring chain 15 is provided in the ring groove 14, the sliding blocks 13 are mounted on one side of the ring chain 15, two driving gears 16 are provided in the ring groove 14, and the ring chain 15 is mounted on the two driving gears 16, wherein one driving gear 16 is driven to rotate by a motor. The motor drives the drive gear 16 to rotate, so that the endless chain 15 rotates, and the three sliding blocks 13 move at the same speed to drive the cleaning strips 5 to move, when the cleaning strips 5 face the steel, the steel is cleaned, and when the cleaning strips 5 face away from the steel, the water gun 32 cleans the hairbrushes on the cleaning strips 5, so that the effect of affecting the cleaning effect of the steel due to the fact that the hairbrushes on the cleaning strips 5 are stained with greasy dirt due to long-time use can be avoided.
The three sliding blocks 13 in the same annular groove 14 are equal in interval every two, so that no matter how the cleaning strips 5 move, one of the cleaning strips 5 is contacted with the steel, and the cleaning interruption of the steel is avoided.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the self-cleaning assembly with cleaning brush bars 55 is disposed on the setting table 3, the self-cleaning assembly includes a water storage cavity 31 inside the setting table 3 and a row of water guns 32 mounted on the setting table 3, an input end of each water gun 32 is connected with the water storage cavity 31, an output end of each water gun 32 is located right above one or two groups of brush bars 55, one side of each ring groove 14 is connected with an expansion groove 61, a sliding plate 62 slides inside the expansion groove 61, a telescopic spring 63 is connected between the sliding plate 62 and a side wall of the expansion groove 61, and a control button 6 for controlling the opening and closing of each water gun 32 is mounted on the side wall of the expansion groove 61. The control of the opening and closing of the control of the water gun 32 by the control button 6 is achieved by simple programming by a person skilled in the art, and it is common knowledge in the art that it is only used without modification, so the control mode and the circuit connection are not described in detail. With the movement of the slider 13, the slider 13 and the slide plate 62 are brought into contact, the slide plate 62 is pressed into the expansion slot 61, the slide plate 62 is pressed to the control button 6, the water gun 32 is started, and the brush bar 55 is cleaned until the slider 13 and the slide plate 62 are separated.
The specific operation mode of the utility model is as follows:
after passing through the cleaning channel 11, the steel passes through the guide wheel 12, make the steel twine on the wind-up roll 2, motor drive gear wheel 51 rotates, gear wheel 51 drives pinion 52 through chain belt 53 and rotates, thereby make brush stick 55 rotate, brush stick 55 rotates the cleanness to the steel, motor drive gear 16 rotates, make the endless chain 15 rotate, thereby make three slider 13 keep same speed removal, drive clean strip 5 and remove, when clean strip 5 is towards the steel, then clean the steel, when clean strip 5 is facing away from the steel, then water gun 32 cleans the brush on clean strip 5, after the steel surface is clean, still a lot of residual moisture, water absorbing sponge layer 41 and steel surface contact, absorb away the moisture, simultaneously because the removal of steel, make water absorbing sponge layer 41 follow the rotation, squeeze strip 43 forms the extrusion under the support of squeeze spring 44, with the rotation of water absorbing sponge layer 41, squeeze strip 43 discharges the water absorbing by water absorbing sponge layer 41, thereby avoid the steel surface still has moisture to remain.
While the utility model has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that the utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, but is intended to be within the scope of the utility model, as long as such insubstantial modifications are made by the method concepts and technical solutions of the utility model, or the concepts and technical solutions of the utility model are applied directly to other occasions without any modifications.
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1. The utility model provides a steel rolling machine with clearance function, includes clean case (1) and installs wind-up roll (2) at clean case (1) upper end and rolling steel, its characterized in that: the cleaning box is characterized in that a cleaning channel (11) through which steel passes is arranged in the center of the cleaning box (1), a placement table (3) positioned in the cleaning box (1) is respectively arranged on two sides of the cleaning channel (11), a rotating roller (4) which is rotatably installed is arranged at the upper end of each placement table (3), a water-absorbing sponge layer (41) which is in contact with the steel is installed on the rotating roller (4), and a water drainage component for draining water in the water-absorbing sponge layer (41) is arranged on one side of the water-absorbing sponge layer (41);
every settle bench (3) one side all is equipped with three cleaning strip (5), every all install brush stick (55) of a plurality of rotation cleaning steel on cleaning strip (5), every cleaning strip (5) both ends all are connected with slider (13), be equipped with a plurality of annular (14) on cleaning tank (1) inner wall, same end is three slider (13) all slide inside same annular (14), and three every two intervals are equal between slider (13), settle bench (3) is last to be equipped with the self-cleaning subassembly of cleaning brush stick (55).
2. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein: the lower end of the cleaning box (1) is provided with a bracket, and the upper end and the lower end of the cleaning channel (11) are provided with guide wheels (12).
3. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein: the drainage assembly comprises an arc disc (42) arranged on one side of the rotating roller (4), a plurality of extrusion strips (43) contacted with the water absorption sponge layers (41) are arranged in the arc disc (42), and a plurality of extrusion springs (44) are connected between each extrusion strip (43) and the inner wall of the arc disc (42).
4. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein: every clean strip (5) upper end is all rotated and is installed a gear wheel (51) and a plurality of pinion (52), be connected through chain belt (53) between gear wheel (51) and a plurality of pinion (52), sealed lid (54) are installed to clean strip (5) upper end, sealed lid (54) internally mounted has the motor, just motor output and gear wheel (51) axle center link to each other, brush stick (55) and pinion (52) axle center link to each other.
5. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 4, wherein: the pinions (52) are divided into two rows, the pinions (52) in two rows are staggered, and the distance between every two adjacent brush rods (55) in the same row is smaller than the diameter of the rotating cleaning area of the brush rods (55).
6. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein: the inside ring chain (15) that is equipped with of annular (14), slider (13) are installed in ring chain (15) one side, the inside two drive gear (16) that are equipped with of annular (14), just ring chain (15) are installed on two drive gear (16), and one of them drive gear (16) are rotated by motor drive.
7. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 1, wherein: the self-cleaning assembly comprises a water storage cavity (31) in the placement table (3) and a row of water guns (32) arranged on the placement table (3), wherein the input ends of the water guns (32) are connected with the water storage cavity (31), and the output ends of the water guns (32) are positioned right above one or two groups of hairbrush rods (55).
8. The steel product winding machine with cleaning function according to claim 7, wherein: an expansion groove (61) is connected to one side of the ring groove (14), a sliding plate (62) is arranged in the expansion groove (61) in a sliding mode, a telescopic spring (63) is connected between the sliding plate (62) and the side wall of the expansion groove (61), and a control button (6) for controlling the water gun (32) to open and close is arranged on the side wall of the expansion groove (61).
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