JP2007169014A - Hopper device with sieve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hopper device with a sieve superior in maintainability such as a sieve mesh. <P>SOLUTION: This hopper device has the predetermined number of sieve frames 16 having a size of dividing the upper end opening area of a hopper body 2 into at least one or more. The sieve mesh 18 having a mesh of a predetermined size is stretched on the sieve frames 16, and a vibrator 21 is fixed for vibrating the sieve frames, and wheels 19 supporting the sieve frames 16 are installed in a lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frames 16. A guide rail 15 for guiding the sieve frames 16 so as to freely advance and retreat, is arranged in an upper opening part of the hopper body 2. The sieve frames 16 are placed on the guide rail to be easily taken in and out, and maintenance work such as cleaning and re-covering of the sieve mesh 18 is easily performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hopper device that dispenses after temporarily storing while sieving various materials such as aggregates such as sand, and other particles and powders, and in particular, removing foreign substances and adjusting the particle size of the material by sieving when the material is charged. The present invention relates to a sieve-equipped hopper apparatus.

  For example, as a new casting technology, there is a vacuum freeze mold casting method. Mixing casting sand with water and placing it in a mold, freezing under reduced pressure to make a mold, and pouring molten steel into this mold will cause the mold to collapse naturally. There has been proposed a casting method in which mold release is possible, and the foundry sand after the mold release is returned to its original sand grain state and reused as foundry sand. In this casting method, a hopper device with a sieve is required as one device at the time of system construction, after sieving the cast sand after mold release, returning it to the sand grain state, temporarily storing it in the hopper, and sending it to the next process. .

By the way, as a hopper apparatus with a sieve, various things which arrange | positioned sieves, such as a grizzly with a vibration, on the hopper main body via the buffering device, etc. are proposed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-70676 Actual registration 3000076 gazette

  However, in a hopper device with a sieve, maintenance work such as periodic cleaning and re-covering is required because clogging and wear of the sieve mesh occur. However, the conventional device has a structure in which the sieve mesh can be easily attached and detached. The work was time consuming.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the hopper apparatus with a sieve excellent in maintainability, such as a sieve net, in view of said point.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 1 according to the present invention comprises a predetermined number of sieve frames having a size obtained by dividing the upper end opening area of the hopper main body into at least one or more, Stretches a sieve mesh of a predetermined size, fixes a vibrator for vibrating the sieve frame, attaches a wheel that supports the sieve frame to the lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frame, and attaches to the upper opening of the hopper body. A guide rail is provided for guiding the sieve frame so that the sieve frame can be moved back and forth so that the sieve frame can be attached to and detached from the hopper body, and the hopper body is fixedly clamped to fix the sieve frame placed on the guide rail. It is characterized by having arranged.

  Further, in the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 2, the wheels supporting the sieve mesh are made of rubber, and a vibration-proof cushioning material is attached to the contact surface between the sieve frame and the hopper body. It is a feature.

  Further, in the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 3, a shaft body to which a feed blade is attached is rotatably supported above the discharge portion of the hopper main body, and is rotated by a drive motor to prevent arching of the stored matter. It features an arching breaker.

  According to the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 1 of the present invention, a predetermined number of sieve frames having a size obtained by dividing the upper end opening area of the hopper body into at least one or more are provided, and the sieve frame has a mesh of a predetermined size. A sieve screen is stretched, a vibrator for vibrating the sieve frame is fixed, a wheel supporting the sieve frame is attached to the lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frame, and the sieve frame can be moved forward and backward in the upper opening of the hopper body. Since the guide rail for guiding is arranged to make the sieve frame detachable from the hopper body, the hopper body is provided with a fixing clamp for fastening and fixing the sieve frame placed on the guide rail. The sieving frame can be sized appropriately for handling and is slidable and easily detachable. The sieving screen can be efficiently cleaned and replaced, and has excellent maintainability.

  According to the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 2 of the present invention, the wheels that support the sieve mesh are made of rubber, and the vibration-proof cushioning material is provided on the contact surface between the sieve frame and the hopper body. Therefore, the vibration from the vibrator fixed to the sieve frame can be prevented from being transmitted to the hopper body as much as possible, and the failure of the hopper device and the generation of noise can be suppressed without reducing the sieve efficiency.

  According to the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 3 of the present invention, the shaft body to which the feed blade is attached is rotatably supported above the discharge portion of the hopper body, and is rotated by the drive motor and stored. Since an arching breaker that prevents arching is provided, arching can be prevented as much as possible and the maintenance is excellent.

  The hopper device with a sieve according to claim 1 according to the present invention is provided with a predetermined number of sieve frames having a size obtained by dividing the upper end opening area of the hopper body into at least one, and the hopper body has a large capacity. If so, for example, a sieve frame having a size obtained by dividing the upper end opening area of the hopper main body into four parts is prepared so that the sieve frame can be easily attached and detached. If the hopper body has a small capacity, one piece is used without dividing the sieve frame. A sieve mesh of a predetermined size is stretched on the sieve frame, a vibrator for vibrating the sieve frame is fixed to the side surface of the sieve frame, and a wheel for supporting the sieve frame is attached to the lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frame. . In addition, although the wheel was made into the substantially four corners of the sieve frame, you may change an attachment location and a number suitably.

  A guide rail is provided in the upper opening of the hopper body to guide the slidable frame so that the sieving frame can be moved forward and backward. In addition, a fixed clamp for fastening and fixing the sieve frame is disposed on the hopper body, the wheels of the sieve frame are placed on the guide rail, and each sieve frame is positioned at a predetermined sieve position, and then the clamp is used. Fasten and fix. As a result, the screen is stretched over the entire upper opening of the hopper body.

  In this way, the size of the sieve frame is suitable for handling, and if the wheels that support the sieve frame are placed on the guide rails arranged in the upper opening of the hopper body, the operator can handle the sieve frame. Therefore, it can be easily slid back and forth along the guide rail, can be easily attached and detached, can be efficiently cleaned and replaced by a sieve screen, and has excellent maintainability.

  In the hopper device with a sieve according to claim 2 according to the present invention, the wheel that supports the sieve mesh is made of rubber. In addition, when a predetermined number of sieve frames are arranged in the upper surface opening of the hopper main body and fastened and fixed by a fixing clamp, a shock-absorbing cushioning material is interposed between the contact surfaces of the sieve frame and the hopper main body, A cushioning material such as rubber is attached to either the sieve frame or the hopper body.

  As described above, since rubber wheels and cushioning materials are interposed at the contact points between the sieve frame and the hopper body, vibration from the vibrator fixed to the sieve frame is not transmitted to the hopper body side as much as possible. It is also possible to suppress the occurrence of equipment failure and noise.

  In the hopper apparatus with a sieve according to claim 3 of the present invention, an arching breaker for preventing arching of the stored matter in the hopper body is provided. This arching breaker has a sprocket that is rotatably supported by bearings provided on the left and right side wall surfaces of the hopper body, with a shaft body attached with feed blades above the discharge part of the hopper body, and fixed to one end of the shaft body. The drive sprocket of the drive motor provided in the vicinity thereof is wound with a chain, and the shaft body can be rotated forward and backward at a predetermined speed by drive control of the drive motor.

  In this way, the arching can be easily broken apart even if arching occurs by rotating the feed blades around the shaft forward or backward to stir the reservoir that remains around it. It can be prevented and has excellent maintainability.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a hopper device with a sieve that, for example, sifts foundry sand to return it to a sand grain state, temporarily stores it, and sequentially dispenses it as desired. The hopper body 2 is supported by a gantry 3. The upper end portion of the hopper body 2 has an opening 4 that is open, and the lower end portion of the hopper body 2 is provided with a screw conveyor 5 that sequentially discharges stored matter.

  An arching breaker 6 for preventing arching of the stored matter stored in the hopper body 2 is disposed above the discharge portion of the hopper body. The arching breaker 6 rotatably supports a shaft body 8 by bearings 7 provided on the left and right side wall surfaces of the hopper body 2, and is provided in the vicinity of a sprocket 9 fixed to one end of the shaft body 8. The drive sprocket 11 of the drive motor 10 is wound around the chain 12, and the shaft 8 can be rotated forward and backward at a predetermined speed by drive control of the drive motor 10. In addition, feed blades 13 are provided around the peripheral surface of the shaft body 8 in a spiral arrangement at an appropriate interval. The storage body is sent out while stirring in an appropriate direction by forward and reverse rotation of the shaft body 8 to cause arching. In order to prevent accidents, even if arching occurs, it can be easily broken apart. The arching breaker 6 is preferably disposed near the base end of the screw 5.

  Further, the insertion opening 4 of the hopper body 2 is provided with a relatively large mesh size 14 in this embodiment so as to cover the entire opening, and in this embodiment, a grid size 14 having a mesh size of 50 mm is provided. It is possible to remove foreign matters such as relatively large metal pieces mixed in the sand and large lump bodies that are not sufficiently crushed. Further, a guide rail 15 for slidably storing a sieve frame, which will be described later, is appropriately disposed below the grind sleeve 14 of the hopper body 2.

  Reference numeral 16 denotes a sieve frame placed on the guide rail 15, and a sieve mesh 18 is stretched on a substantially rectangular frame 17. For example, a sieve mesh having a mesh size of 5 mm is used for sand collection. To do. The sieving frame 16 is preferably sized so that the upper end opening area of the hopper main body 2 is divided into at least one or more so that it can be easily attached and detached during maintenance. In the illustrated example, the upper end opening size of the hopper main body 2 is 2 m. Since the size is about × 2 m, four sieving frames 16 each having a size of about 1 m × 1 m divided into four are used.

  At the lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frame 16, a wheel 19, preferably a rubber wheel that absorbs vibration of the sieve, is rotatably attached to a shaft and a handle 20 for advancing and retracting is attached. Further, a vibrator 21 that applies vibration to the sieve frame 16 is fixed to the side surface of the sieve frame 16 to which the handle 20 is attached.

  Further, rubber cushioning materials 22 and 22 ′ for vibration isolation are fixed to both front and rear ends of the sieve frame 16, and the sieve frame 16 is slid and stored in the hopper body 2 along the guide rail 15. Occasionally, cushioning materials 22 and 22 ′ are interposed at the contact portion between the frame body 17 of the sieving frame 16 and the hopper body 2 so that vibration from the vibrator 21 is not transmitted to the hopper body 2 as much as possible.

  On the other hand, an abutment plate 23 for abutting the rubber cushioning material 22 at the front end portion of the sieve frame 16 that is slidably housed along the guide rail 15 is disposed at the substantially central portion of the upper end opening of the hopper body 2. The hopper body 2 is provided with a fixing clamp 24 that fastens or fixes the sieve frame 16 by one-touch operation. The rubber frame 22 at the front end of the sieve frame 16 is brought into contact with the abutting plate 23 while the sieve frame 16 is in contact. The sieve frame 16 is fixed to the hopper body 2 by pressing and crushing the rubber cushioning material 22 ′ at the rear end with the fixing clamp 24 toward the inside of the hopper.

  Next, handling of the hopper apparatus 1 with a sieve will be described. When sieving the cast sand after mold release to return to a sand grain state and storing it, first, the vibrator 21 of the sieve frame 16 is driven to vibrate the sieve frame 16, and the cast sand after mold release is hopper main body 2. Pays out on grizzly 14 A relatively large foreign material such as a metal piece or a large lump that is not sufficiently crushed is removed by the grizzly 14 in the foundry sand.

  Next, the foundry sand that has passed through the grizzly 14 falls onto the sieve mesh 18 of the sieve frame 16 located at the lower stage thereof, and is sieved by vibration by the vibrator 21 to become a sand particle state and falls into the hopper body 2. It is collected in a reusable state. At this time, the vibration of the sieve frame 16 by the vibrator 21 is mostly absorbed by the rubber cushioning materials 22 and 22 ′ fixed to the sieve frame 16 and the rubber wheel 19, and the vibration to the hopper body 2. There is little transmission.

  The stored material stored in the hopper main body 2 is discharged by the screw conveyor 5 while the shaft body 8 around the feed blade 13 of the arching breaker 6 is rotated forward or reverse by the drive motor 10.

  On the other hand, when the sieving frame 18 is clogged or worn and the sieving frame 16 is removed, first, the fixing of the fixing clamp 24 that fastens and fixes the sieving frame 16 to the hopper body 2 is first released. If the 16 handles 20 are gripped and pulled toward the front indicated by the arrows in FIGS. 2 and 3, the sieve frame 16 can be smoothly pulled out along the guide rail 15.

  The removed sieving frame 16 is placed in a place where it is easy to work on the ground, and performs a cleaning operation such as clogging removal or a replacement operation of the worn sieving mesh 18. When this maintenance work is completed, the sieve frame 16 is slid and stored in the hopper body 2 by a procedure reverse to the above procedure, and fastened and fixed by the fixing clamp 24.

  In this way, the sieve frame 16 is appropriately divided into sizes suitable for handling and is of a slide storage type, so that it can be easily attached and detached even if the grizzly 14 is disposed at the upper position. Maintenance work such as cleaning and re-installation can be performed efficiently.

It is a front view which shows one Example of the hopper apparatus with a sieve which concerns on this invention. It is a side view of FIG. It is a partially cutaway top view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hopper apparatus with a sieve 2 ... Hopper main body 5 ... Screw conveyor 6 ... Arching breaker 14 ... Grizzly 15 ... Guide rail 16 ... Sieve frame 17 ... Frame body 18 ... Sieve net 19 ... Rubber wheel 21 ... Vibrator 22, 22 '... Buffer material 23 ... This plate 24 ... Fixed clamp

Claims (3)

  A predetermined number of sieving frames each having a size obtained by dividing the upper end opening area of the hopper body into at least one or more are provided. A wheel that supports the sieve frame is attached to the lower part of the substantially four corners of the sieve frame, and a guide rail that guides the sieve frame in a freely reciprocating manner is provided at the upper opening of the hopper body so that the sieve frame is attached to the hopper body. A hopper device with a sieve, wherein the hopper body is provided with a fixing clamp for fastening and fixing the sieve frame placed on the guide rail.   2. The hopper device with a sieve according to claim 1, wherein a wheel for supporting the sieve mesh is made of rubber, and a vibration-proof cushioning material is attached to a contact surface between the sieve frame and the hopper body.   2. An arching breaker that rotatably supports a shaft body to which a feed blade is attached and that is rotated by a drive motor to prevent arching of stored matter is provided above the discharge portion of the hopper body. Or the hopper apparatus with a sieve of 2.

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