JP2007308294A - Treated material feeder and rotary system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treated material feeder and a rotary system hardly causing collision wear in a downstream device. <P>SOLUTION: The treated material feeder 3 has an inflow port into which a treated material P flows, an outflow port 31 out of which the treated material P flows, and a feed passage 32 serving for communication between the inflow port and the outflow port 31, and supplies the treated material P to the downstream device 4 arranged downstream of the outflow port 31 by allowing the treated material P to flow down from the outflow port 31. The treated material feeder 3 further has a collision area enlarging mechanism 33 enlarging a collision area S of the downstream device 4 when allowing the treated material P to flow down only from the single outflow port 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an object supply device such as a chute or a screw conveyor, and a rotary system using the same.

  On the upstream side of a rotary device such as a rotary kiln or a rotary cooler, an object supply device such as a chute or a screw conveyor is arranged in parallel (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 5). As an example, FIG. 15 shows a partial cross-sectional view in the axial direction of the rotary system when a chute is arranged as the workpiece supply device and a rotary cooler is arranged as the rotary device.

As shown in FIG. 15, the rotary system 100 includes a hopper 101, a chute 102, and a rotary cooler 103. In the hopper 101, a powdery workpiece P1 is accommodated. The workpiece P1 is supplied to the rotary cooler 103 from the bottom of the hopper 101 via the chute 102. Specifically, the workpiece P1 flows down from the outlet 102b of the chute 102 to the receiving portion 103a at one axial end of the rotary cooler 103.
JP 2002-168421 A JP-A-10-2673 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-311682 JP 11-11607 A JP-A-10-54666

  However, as shown in FIG. 15, the collision area S1 of the workpiece P1 in the receiving part 103a was relatively small. For this reason, there were many collision particle | grains of the to-be-processed object P1 per receiving part 103a unit area. Therefore, collision wear is likely to occur in the receiving portion 103a due to the collision of the workpiece P1.

  If collision wear is likely to occur in the receiving portion 103a, only the receiving portion 103a is locally thinned. For this reason, it is necessary to perform component replacement and maintenance on the receiving plate 103a for the thin receiving portion 103a. Thus, conventionally, the operation of the entire rotary system 100 has to be stopped only for the maintenance of the thinned receiving portion 103a even if other parts of the rotary cooler 103 are not defective. Therefore, the downtime of the rotary system 100 was long. Moreover, the operating cost of the rotary system 100 was high.

  Further, conventionally, in order to suppress the thinning of the receiving portion 103a, a surface strengthening process such as lining may be applied to the receiving portion 103a in advance. However, in this case, the equipment cost of the receiving portion 103a and the rotary cooler 103 must be increased.

  The processing object supply apparatus and rotary system of the present invention have been completed in view of the above problems. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a workpiece supply apparatus and a rotary system that are less likely to cause collision wear in a downstream apparatus such as a rotary cooler.

  (1) In order to solve the above-described problem, a workpiece supply apparatus according to the present invention includes an inlet into which a workpiece flows in, an outlet through which the workpiece flows out, the inlet and the outlet. A workpiece supply device for supplying the workpiece to a downstream device disposed downstream of the outlet by having the supply passage communicated therewith and causing the workpiece to flow down from the outlet Further, it has a collision area expanding mechanism for expanding the collision area with respect to the collision area of the downstream device when the workpiece is caused to flow down only from the single outlet. And

  The workpiece supply apparatus of the present invention includes a collision area expanding mechanism that expands the collision area of the workpiece (for example, see the collision area S1 in FIG. 15). For this reason, the collision load at the time of a to-be-processed object colliding with a downstream apparatus can be received with a comparatively wide collision area. Therefore, according to the to-be-processed object supply apparatus of this invention, it can suppress that collision wear generate | occur | produces in a downstream apparatus. That is, the maintenance frequency of the downstream apparatus can be reduced. Moreover, the necessity for performing surface strengthening treatment in advance on the downstream device is reduced (however, of course, surface strengthening treatment may be performed).

  Here, “single outlet” means that there is a single outlet as seen from the downstream apparatus. That is, for example, it is excluded that the workpiece supply device has a single inlet and a plurality of outlets, and the plurality of downstream devices are arranged so as to be one-to-one for each of the plurality of outlets. Not what you want.

  (2) Preferably, the collision area enlarging mechanism is a diffusing member having a divided body that divides the outflow port into a plurality of divided ports. The object to be processed flows down from the dividing port to the downstream apparatus. That is, the flow of the object to be processed is divided by the plurality of dividing ports of the diffusion member, and then flows down to the downstream device. For this reason, the collision area of a to-be-processed object expands.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to impart a collision area expanding function to an existing workpiece supply apparatus relatively easily without performing a large-scale processing. That is, the diffusion member of this configuration is easy to add in to an existing workpiece supply apparatus.

  (3) Preferably, with respect to the configuration of (2) above, the plurality of dividing ports include a lower opening disposed below the vertical center line of the outlet, and above the vertical center line. When the steady deposition area of the object to be processed in the supply passage is 1, the lower opening area is 1/3 or less and the upper opening area is 1 or more. It is better to have a configuration in which each is set.

  In the supply passage of this configuration, there is a section (hereinafter referred to as “steady deposition section”) in which the deposition amount of the workpiece is substantially constant along the passage direction when the workpiece is flowing. The “steady deposition area” refers to the vertical cross-sectional area of the workpiece in the steady deposition section.

  The reason why the lower opening area is set to 1/3 or less of the normal deposition area is that when 1/3 is exceeded, the amount of the object to be processed passing through the lower opening increases, and the amount of the object to be diverted to the upper opening is small. Because it will decrease. That is, it is difficult to increase the collision area. On the other hand, the reason why the upper opening area is set to 1 or more of the steady deposition area is that when the upper opening area is less than 1, the amount of the processing object passing through the upper opening decreases. That is, it is difficult to increase the collision area.

  (4) Preferably, the collision area enlarging mechanism is disposed at a lower portion of a passage wall that divides the supply passage, and a part of the object to be processed is bypassed from the outlet and is downstream from the supply passage. It is better to have a configuration that is a bypass portion having a bypass passage that allows the device to flow down.

  Conventionally, the entire amount of the object to be processed has been supplied to the downstream apparatus following the flow path of the inlet → the supply passage → the outlet. On the other hand, this structure supplies a part of to-be-processed object to a downstream apparatus by the flow path of inflow port-> supply passage-> bypass passage, without passing through an outflow port. According to this structure, a to-be-processed object can be flowed down to a downstream apparatus from not only an outflow port but a bypass channel. For this reason, a collision area can be expanded.

  (5) Preferably, in the configuration of the above (4), the bypass passage may be a branch passage arranged independently from the outlet. According to this configuration, the branch passage is isolated from the outlet. For this reason, the flow of the object to be processed can be completely divided.

  (6) Preferably, in the configuration of the above (5), the bypass portion has a branch pipe extending downward from a lower portion of the passage wall, and the branch passage is partitioned inside the branch pipe. Is better. According to this configuration, the cross-sectional area of the branch passage can be adjusted relatively easily by adjusting the pipe diameter of the branch pipe. For this reason, it is easy to adjust the amount of enlargement of the collision area.

  (7) Preferably, in the configuration of the above (4), the bypass passage may be a slit arranged continuously to the outlet. According to this configuration, the slit and the outflow port are continuous with each other. For this reason, the to-be-processed object which flows through a supply channel flows down into a downstream apparatus continuously from a slit and an outlet. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the variation of the collision load over the entire collision surface of the downstream device.

  (8) Preferably, in the configuration of (4) above, when the steady deposition area of the workpiece in the supply passage is 1, the cross-sectional area of the bypass passage is set to be less than 1. Better.

  Here, the “steady deposition area” refers to the vertical sectional area of the workpiece in the steady deposition section. The reason why the cross-sectional area of the bypass passage is less than 1 of the steady deposition area is that, if the number is 1 or more, the processing object in the supply passage may flow into the bypass passage and not reach the outlet. It is. According to this configuration, since the workpiece reaches the outlet, the collision area can be reliably expanded.

  (9) Preferably, the downstream device includes a retort that is rotatably arranged in a direction around the axis and is substantially horizontal, and has a receiving portion that receives the object to be processed supplied from the outlet at one end in the axial direction. It is better to have a configuration that is a rotary device.

  According to this configuration, the collision area of the workpiece can be expanded by the rotation of the collision area expanding mechanism and the retort. For this reason, it can suppress that collision wear generate | occur | produces in a receiving part. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the frequency of replacement of the parts for the receiving portion and the maintenance frequency of the contact plate. In addition, it is less necessary to preliminarily perform a surface strengthening process such as lining on the receiving portion.

  (10) Preferably, in the configuration of (9) above, the collision area expansion direction of the collision area expansion mechanism and the rotation direction of the retort should be configured to intersect each other substantially perpendicularly. According to this configuration, the collision area of the object to be processed can be expanded in two directions, that is, the rotation direction of the retort and the direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation direction. For this reason, generation | occurrence | production of collision wear can be suppressed more in a receiving part. In addition, since the rotation direction of the retort and the collision area expansion direction are substantially orthogonal to each other, the collision area can be efficiently expanded.

  (11) Further, in order to solve the above-described problem, the rotary system according to the present invention communicates the inflow port into which the object to be processed flows in, the outflow port from which the object to be processed flows out, and the inflow port and the outflow port. And a retort having a receiving part for receiving the object to be supplied from the outlet at one end in the axial direction. A rotary system comprising: a rotary system comprising: the workpiece supply device with respect to a collision area of the receiving portion when the workpiece is caused to flow down only from the outlet. It has a collision area expansion mechanism that expands the collision area.

  According to the rotary system of the present invention, the collision area of the object to be processed with respect to the receiving portion can be increased. For this reason, it can suppress that collision wear generate | occur | produces in a receiving part. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the frequency of replacement of the parts for the receiving portion and the maintenance frequency of the contact plate. In addition, it is less necessary to preliminarily perform a surface strengthening process such as lining on the receiving portion.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the to-be-processed object supply apparatus with which collision wear is hard to generate | occur | produce in a downstream apparatus, and the rotary system with which collision wear is hard to generate | occur | produce in the receiving part of a rotary apparatus can be provided.

  Embodiments of the workpiece supply apparatus and the rotary system of the present invention will be described below.

<First embodiment>
First, the configuration of the rotary system of this embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, the perspective view of the rotary system of this embodiment is shown. As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary system 1 of this embodiment includes a hopper 2, a chute 3, and a rotary cooler 4. Among these, the chute 3 is included in the workpiece supply apparatus of the present invention. The rotary cooler 4 is included in the rotary device of the present invention.

  The hopper 2 is made of steel and has a cup shape with a cylindrical upper portion and an inverted conical bottom portion. An object to be processed made of ceramic powder such as alumina or magnesia is accommodated in the hopper 2. The temperature of the workpiece is about 1000 ° C.

  The chute 3 is made of steel and has a pipe shape. The upper end of the chute 3 is connected to the bottom of the hopper 2. The chute 3 extends obliquely downward from the bottom of the hopper 2. The rotary cooler 4 includes a retort 40 and a processing unit 41 (shown transparent for the sake of explanation). The retort 40 has a cylindrical shape with an axial length of 30 m and a diameter of 3 m, and is arranged substantially horizontally. The lower end of the chute 3 is inserted into one end of the retort 40 in the axial direction. The axial direction of the retort 40 and the axial direction of the chute 3 (passage direction of a supply passage to be described later) are substantially coincident when viewed from above. Flange portions 400a and 400b are fixed to the outer peripheral surfaces at both axial ends of the retort 40, respectively. The flange portion 400a is rotatably supported by a pair of rollers 401a (one is not shown), and the flange portion 400b is rotatably supported by a pair of rollers 401b (one is not shown). The rollers 401a and 401b are driven by a motor (not shown). For this reason, the retort 40 is rotatable around its own axis as shown by the white arrow in the figure. The object to be processed is conveyed through the retort 40 from one axial end (on the chute 3 side) toward the other axial end.

  The processing unit 41 has a box shape. A processing chamber is defined inside the processing unit 41. An intermediate portion of the retort 40 penetrates the processing chamber. A cooling process is performed on the workpiece in the retort 40 by the processing chamber.

  Next, the configuration of the chute 3 of this embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 2 shows an enlarged perspective view near the chute of the rotary system of the present embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the hopper 2 and the retort 40 are shown through. Further, the upper part of the chute 3 is partially cut away.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an inlet 30 is opened at the upper end of the chute 3, and an outlet 31 is opened at the lower end. The inflow port 30 communicates with the inside of the hopper 2. The outlet 31 is open inside the retort 40. The inflow port 30 and the outflow port 31 communicate with each other through a supply passage 32 defined in the chute 3.

  In FIG. 3, the disassembled perspective view of the lower end part of the chute | shoot of this embodiment is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, a steel diffusion member 33 is fitted in the outlet 31 of the chute 3. The diffusing member 33 includes square-shaped divided bodies 330 a to 330 c. The divided body 330 a extends in the vertical diameter direction of the outlet 31. The divided body 330b extends in the left-right diameter direction of the outlet 31. The divided body 330c is disposed in parallel with the divided body 330b. Moreover, the division body 330c is arrange | positioned under the division body 330b.

  In FIG. 4, the axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system of this embodiment is shown. As shown in FIG. 4, a steady deposition section L is set in the middle portion of the supply passage 32. The deposition amount of the workpiece P in the steady deposition section L is substantially constant along the passage direction. On the other hand, on the downstream side of the steady accumulation section L, the accumulation amount of the workpiece P gradually increases along the passage direction.

  FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view in the VV direction (vertical direction) of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, in the steady deposition section L, the workpiece P is deposited in the lower part of the supply passage 32. The cross-sectional area in the vertical direction of the workpiece P (indicated by dotted hatching in FIG. 5) corresponds to the steady deposition area.

  FIG. 6 shows a front view seen from the direction of arrow VI in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in the vicinity of the outlet 31, the workpiece P is spread throughout the mouth. Moreover, the outflow port 31 is divided into a total of six division openings 331u and 331d by the division bodies 330a to 330c. These six dividing ports 331u and 331d are provided with four lower openings 331d (lower dotted hatching is applied in FIG. 6) arranged below the vertical center line A of the outlet 31, and the vertical center line. It is divided into two upper openings 331u (upper right hatching in FIG. 6) arranged above A. When the steady deposition area is 1, the total area (lower opening area) of the four lower openings 331d is set to 1/3 or less. On the other hand, when the steady deposition area is 1, the total area (upper opening area) of the two upper openings 331u is set to 1 or more.

  Next, the movement of the workpiece P in the rotary system 1 of the present embodiment will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 2, the high-temperature workpiece P flows from the bottom of the hopper 2 into the inlet 30 of the chute 3. Then, it flows down the supply passage 32 partitioned inside the chute 3. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 described above, in the steady deposition section L, the deposition amount of the processing object P becomes substantially constant. A diffusing member 33 is disposed at the outlet 31 at the lower end of the chute 3. The deposition amount of the processing object P on the downstream side of the steady deposition section L gradually increases. As shown in FIG. 6, the workpiece P reaches the entire mouth in the vicinity of the outlet 31. The flow of the processed material P that has spread is divided by the divided bodies 330a to 330c, and flows down while diffusing from each of the four lower openings 331d and the two upper openings 331u. The to-be-processed object P which fell down collides with the receiving part 402 arrange | positioned at the retort 40 internal peripheral surface of above-mentioned FIG. At this time, the retort 40 rotates about the axis. Incidentally, the retort 40 has a slight inclination so as to descend from one axial end on the receiving portion 402 side toward the other axial end. For this reason, the to-be-processed object P which fell to the receiving part 402 is conveyed in the axial direction in the retort 40. During the transfer, the workpiece P passes through the processing chamber inside the processing unit 41 as shown in FIG. At this time, the workpiece P is subjected to a cooling process. The workpiece P after cooling is taken over from the other axial end of the retort 40 to a further downstream device.

  Next, the effects of the chute 3 and the rotary system 1 of this embodiment will be described. The chute 3 of the present embodiment includes a diffusing member 33 capable of expanding the collision area of the workpiece P, as can be seen by comparing the collision area S1 of FIG. 15 and the collision area S of FIG. ing. For this reason, when the workpiece P collides with the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40, the number of colliding particles of the workpiece P per unit area of the receiving portion 402 can be reduced. That is, the collision load of the workpiece P can be received with a relatively wide collision area S. For this reason, according to the chute 3 of the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of collision wear in the receiving portion 402. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the frequency of parts replacement and the maintenance of the receiving plate 402 with respect to the receiving portion 402. In addition, it is less necessary to preliminarily perform surface reinforcement processing such as lining on the receiving portion 402.

  Further, according to the chute 3 of the present embodiment, the collision area expanding function can be provided by a relatively simple process of fitting the diffusion member 33 into the outlet of the existing chute. That is, the diffusion member 33 is easy to add in to the existing chute.

  Further, according to the chute 3 of the present embodiment, when the steady accumulation area of the workpiece P in the supply passage 32 (dotted hatched portion in FIG. 5) is 1, the lower opening area (left dotted line in FIG. 6) The upward hatching portion) is set to 1/3 or less, and the upper opening area (the hatching portion rising to the right of the dotted line in FIG. 6) is set to 1 or more. For this reason, the workpiece P can be sufficiently distributed not only to the four lower openings 331d but also to the two upper openings 331u. Therefore, the collision area S can be sufficiently expanded.

  Further, the workpiece P discharged from the upper opening 331u is scattered farther than the workpiece P discharged from the lower opening 331d. For this reason, the collision area S can be expanded to the back of the axial direction of the retort 40 (that is, the direction substantially orthogonal to the rotation direction of the retort 40).

  Further, the temperature of the workpiece P flowing down from the chute 3 of the present embodiment is relatively high (about 1000 ° C.). In addition, the workpiece P is a ceramic and has a relatively high hardness. For this reason, the amount of collision wear at the receiving portion 402 tends to increase. In this regard, a diffusing member 33 is disposed on the chute 3 of the present embodiment. For this reason, it can suppress that the collision wear amount of the receiving part 402 increases. As described above, the chute 3 and the rotary system 1 of the present embodiment are suitable for use on the workpiece P corresponding to at least one of high hardness (for example, 150 to 200 Hv or more) and high temperature (for example, 850 ° C. or more). It is.

Further, the amount of collision wear increases as the amount of the workpiece P flowing down to the receiving portion 402 increases. For this reason, the chute 3 and the rotary system 1 of this embodiment are suitable for use on the workpiece P having a large supply amount per unit time (for example, 0.5 m ³ / h or more or 1 ton / h or more).

  Moreover, the dimension of the retort 40 of this embodiment is 30 m in axial length and 3 m in diameter, and is comparatively large. The larger the retort 40, the more complicated the maintenance of the receiving portion 402 and the surface strengthening process. For this reason, the chute 3 and the rotary system 1 of this embodiment are suitable for use in a large retort 40 (for example, an axial length of 10 m or more and a diameter of 1 m or more).

  Further, the temperature of the workpiece P that collides with the receiving portion 402 is relatively high. For this reason, conventionally, the receiving portion 402 may be locally heated to expand and deform. In this regard, according to the chute 3 of this embodiment, the workpiece P diffuses and collides with the receiving portion 402. For this reason, it can suppress that the receiving part 402 is heated locally and expands and deforms.

<Second embodiment>
The difference between this embodiment and 1st embodiment is the point which is expanding the collision area using the bypass part. Therefore, only the differences will be described here. FIG. 7 shows an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the chute of the rotary system of the present embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the hopper and the retort are shown through. In addition, the upper part of the chute is partially cut away. Also, parts corresponding to those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the bypass part 34 is arrange | positioned at the chute | shoot 3 of this embodiment. The bypass unit 34 includes a lower portion of the chute 3 and branch pipes 340a to 340c. At the lower portion of the chute 3, branch ports 342a to 342c are opened. The branch ports 342a to 342c are arranged in a row at predetermined intervals in the passage direction of the supply passage 32. The branch ports 342a to 342c are arranged in the order of the branch port 342a, the branch port 342b, and the branch port 342c from the upstream side to the downstream side of the supply passage 32.

  Each of the branch pipes 340a to 340c is made of steel and has a pipe shape having a taper portion (a shape that tapers downward) on the upper side and a straight pipe portion on the lower side. The pipe diameters of the branch pipes 340a to 340c are all the same. The longest axial length is the branch pipe 340a, the next longest axial length is the branch pipe 340b, and the shortest axial length is the branch pipe 340c. The branch pipe 340a is connected to the lower side of the branch port 342a, the branch pipe 340b is connected to the lower side of the branch port 342b, and the branch pipe 340c is connected to the lower side of the branch port 342c.

  In FIG. 8, the axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system of this embodiment is shown. In addition, about the site | part corresponding to FIG. 4, it shows with the same code | symbol. As shown in FIG. 8, a branch passage 341a is defined in the branch pipe 340a, a branch passage 341b is defined in the branch pipe 340b, and a branch path 341c is defined in the branch pipe 340c. For this reason, the branch port 342a and the branch passage 341a, the branch port 342b and the branch passage 341b, and the branch port 342c and the branch passage 341c communicate with each other in the vertical direction.

  Here, when the steady accumulation area B in the steady accumulation section L of the supply passage 32 is 1, the passage cross-sectional area of the branch passage 341a (referred to as the minimum cross-sectional area of the branch passage; the same applies hereinafter) Ca and the passage of the branch passage 341b The sum (= Ca + Cb + Cc) of the sectional area Cb and the passage sectional area Cc of the branch passage 341c is set to be less than one. In FIG. 8, the passage cross-sectional areas Ca to Cc are highlighted for convenience of explanation. The collision area S is set between the position where the workpiece P flowing down from the branch passage 341a collides with the receiving portion 402 and the position where the workpiece P flowing down from the outlet 31 hits the receiving portion 402. ing. That is, the collision area S is set to extend in the axial direction of the retort 40.

  The manner in which the workpiece P flows down to the receiving portion 402 will be described in detail. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a state where the workpiece Pa flows down from the branch passage 341a on the most upstream side. FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a state where the workpiece Pb flows down from the branch passage 341b at the center in the flow direction. FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a state in which the workpiece Pc flows down from the most downstream branch passage 341c. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing the state where the workpiece Pd flows down from the outlet 31.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the workpiece P flowing through the supply passage 32 reaches the branch port 342a, a part of the workpiece P flows into the branch port 342a. The workpiece P that has flowed down flows through the branch passage 341a in the branch pipe 340a and falls and collides with the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40. The dropped workpiece Pa diffuses as shown in FIG. 9 and covers a part of the receiving portion 402.

  On the other hand, the other part of the workpiece P does not flow into the branch port 342a but continues to flow through the supply passage 32. As shown in FIG. 10, when the workpiece P flowing in the supply passage 32 reaches the branch port 342b, a part of the workpiece P flows into the branch port 342b. The workpiece P that has flowed down flows down the branch passage 341b in the branch pipe 340b and falls into the retort 40. Here, in the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40, the portion immediately below the branch passage 341b is covered with the workpiece Pa that has already dropped from the branch passage 341a. For this reason, the workpiece Pb dropped from the branch passage 341b collides with the workpiece Pa as shown in FIG. In other words, the workpiece Pb does not collide with the receiving unit 402. The to-be-processed object Pb which fell is spread | diffused as shown in FIG. 10, and covers a part of receiving part 402 with the to-be-processed object Pa which fell previously.

  On the other hand, the other part of the workpiece P does not flow into the branch port 342b but continues to flow through the supply passage 32. As shown in FIG. 11, when the workpiece P flowing in the supply passage 32 reaches the branch port 342c, a part of the workpiece P flows into the branch port 342c. The workpiece P that has flowed down flows down the branch passage 341c in the branch pipe 340c and falls into the retort 40. Here, in the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40, the portion immediately below the branch passage 341c is covered with the workpiece Pb that has already dropped from the branch passage 341b. For this reason, the workpiece Pc dropped from the branch passage 341c collides with the workpiece Pb as shown in FIG. In other words, the workpiece Pc does not collide with the receiving portion 402. The dropped processing object Pc is diffused as shown in FIG. 11 and covers a part of the receiving portion 402 together with the processing objects Pa and Pb previously dropped.

  On the other hand, the other part of the workpiece P does not flow into the branch port 342c but falls into the retort 40 from the outlet 31. Here, in the receiving part 402 of the retort 40, the lower part of the outlet 31 is covered with the workpiece Pc that has already dropped from the branch passage 341c. For this reason, the workpiece Pd dropped from the outlet 31 collides with the workpiece Pc as shown in FIG. In other words, the workpiece Pd does not collide with the receiving unit 402.

  The chute 3 and the rotary system 1 of the present embodiment have the same effects as the first embodiment with respect to the parts having the same configuration as the first embodiment. Further, according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the object to be processed that has fallen before in time series causes the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40 to be moved from the impact of the object to be dropped that falls later. Protect. For this reason, collision wear hardly occurs in the receiving portion 402.

  As shown in FIG. 9, only the workpiece Pa that has dropped from the branch passage 341 a collides with the receiving portion 402. However, the flow of the workpiece P is divided by the branch passages 341 a to 341 c and the outlet 31. For this reason, the flow rate of the processing object Pa falling from the branch passage 341a is relatively small. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently suppress the occurrence of collision wear in the receiving portion 402.

  Further, since the flow of the workpiece P is divided by the branch passages 341a to 341c and the outlet 31, the collision area S1 of FIG. 15 and the collision area S of FIG. In addition, the collision area of the workpiece P can be sufficiently increased. Further, the branch passages 341a to 341c and the outlet 31 are each independently independent. For this reason, the flow of the workpiece P can be completely diverted.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, by adjusting the pipe diameters of the branch pipes 340a to 340c, the passage sectional areas Ca to Cc of the branch passages 341a to 341c can be adjusted relatively easily. For this reason, it is easy to adjust the amount of enlargement of the collision area S.

  Further, assuming that the steady accumulation area B of the workpiece P in the supply passage 32 is 1, the total passage cross-sectional area (= Ca + Cb + Cc) of the branch passages 341a to 341c is set to be less than 1. For this reason, the workpiece P can be reliably distributed to the outlet 31. That is, the collision area S can be expanded reliably.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the arrangement direction of the branch passages 341a to 341c (the axial direction of the retort 40) and the rotation direction of the retort 40 intersect each other substantially perpendicularly. For this reason, the collision area S of the to-be-processed object P can be expanded in two directions called the rotation direction of the retort 40, and an axial direction. For this reason, it is possible to further suppress the occurrence of collision wear in the receiving portion 402. Further, since the rotation direction of the retort 40 and the arrangement direction of the branch passages 341a to 341c (that is, the collision area expansion direction by the bypass portion 34) are substantially orthogonal, the collision area S can be efficiently expanded. Moreover, according to this embodiment, since members, such as a diffusion member, are not arrange | positioned at the outflow port 31, possibility that the outflow port 31 will be clogged becomes small.

<Third embodiment>
The difference between the present embodiment and the second embodiment is that a slit is arranged as a bypass passage instead of a branch passage. Therefore, only the differences will be described here. FIG. 13 shows an enlarged perspective view near the chute of the rotary system of the present embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the hopper and the retort are shown through. In addition, the upper part of the chute is partially cut away. Further, parts corresponding to those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the bypass part 34 is arrange | positioned under the chute | shoot 3 of this embodiment. A slit 343 is opened in the bypass unit 34. More specifically, the slit 343 is cut from the lower edge of the outlet 31 along the direction of the supply passage 32 and has a U shape. The outlet 31 and the slit 343 communicate with each other.

  In FIG. 14, the axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system of this embodiment is shown. In addition, about the site | part corresponding to FIG. 8, it shows with the same code | symbol. As shown in FIG. 14, when the steady deposition area B in the steady deposition section L of the supply passage 32 is 1, the passage sectional area of the slit 343 (specifically, the projected area when the slit 343 is projected onto the horizontal plane) Cd is 0. .5 or so. In FIG. 14, the passage cross-sectional area Cd is highlighted for convenience of explanation. The collision area S is set below the slit 343. That is, the collision area S is set to extend in the axial direction of the retort 40.

  About the site | part which has the structure similar to 2nd embodiment, the chute | shoot 3 and rotary system 1 of this embodiment have an effect similarly to 2nd embodiment. In addition, when the slit 343 is disposed, similarly to the second embodiment, the object to be processed that has fallen before in time series protects the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40 from the impact of the object to be processed that falls later. (See FIGS. 9 to 12 above). For this reason, collision wear hardly occurs in the receiving portion 402.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, the slit 343 and the outflow port 31 are connected continuously. For this reason, the workpiece P flowing in the supply passage 32 flows down continuously from the slit 343 and the outlet 31 to the receiving portion 402 in the axial direction. Therefore, uneven distribution of the number of collision particles of the workpiece P per unit area can be suppressed over the entire collision surface of the receiving unit 402. That is, the variation in the collision load can be suppressed.

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The embodiment of the workpiece supply apparatus and the rotary system according to the present invention has been described above. However, the embodiment is not particularly limited to the above embodiment. Various modifications and improvements that can be made by those skilled in the art are also possible.

  In the said embodiment, although the rotary cooler 4 was used as a rotary apparatus of this invention, of course, you may use other rotary apparatuses, such as a rotary kiln. That is, you may use the rotary apparatus which performs all processes, such as cooling, a heating, stirring, mixing, and an atmospheric process.

  Moreover, the material and size of each member (for example, the hopper 2, the chute 3, the rotary cooler 4, etc.) constituting the rotary system 1 are not particularly limited. Further, the material, particle size, temperature, flow rate, etc. of the workpiece P are not particularly limited. Further, in order to more reliably suppress the occurrence of collision wear in the receiving portion 402 of the retort 40, the receiving portion 402 may be subjected to a surface strengthening process such as lining. Further, a knocker or the like for preventing clogging may be arranged on the chute 3. Moreover, you may arrange | position a screw conveyor etc. instead of the chute | shoot 3 as a to-be-processed object supply apparatus. Moreover, the collision area expansion direction by the collision area expansion mechanism and the rotation direction of the retort 40 do not need to intersect substantially perpendicularly. Moreover, the magnitude | size, arrangement | positioning, number, shape, etc. of the division openings 331d and 331u in the diffusing member 33 in the first embodiment are not particularly limited.

  Further, the size, shape, length, etc. of the branch passages 341a to 341c in the second embodiment are not particularly limited. Further, the number of branch pipes 340a to 340c and the arrangement direction are not particularly limited. Further, the branch pipes 340a to 340c may be removed. In this case, the branch ports 342a to 342c correspond to the branch passage of the present invention. If it carries out like this, since the to-be-processed object P will be discharge | released in the retort 40 from a higher place, it will become easier to spread | diffuse. When only the branch port is arranged without the branch pipe, a large number of the branch ports may be arranged in a staggered manner below the portion of the chute 3 inserted in the retort 40.

  Further, the size, shape, length, and arrangement number of the slits 343 in the third embodiment are not particularly limited. For example, the groove width of the slit 343 may not be parallel along the passage direction of the supply passage 32.

It is a perspective view of the rotary system of a first embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view near the chute | shoot of the same rotary system. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lower end part of the chute | shoot of 1st embodiment. It is an axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system of a first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in the VV direction of FIG. 4. It is the front view seen from the arrow VI direction of FIG. It is an expansion perspective view near the chute | shoot of the rotary system of 2nd embodiment. It is an axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that a to-be-processed material flows down from the branch path of the most upstream side. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that a to-be-processed material flows down from the branch channel | path of the flow direction center. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that a to-be-processed material flows down from the branch path of the most downstream side. It is a schematic diagram which shows a mode that a to-be-processed material flows down from an outflow port. It is an expansion perspective view near the chute | shoot of the rotary system of 3rd embodiment. It is an axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the rotary system. It is an axial direction fragmentary sectional view of the conventional rotary system.

Explanation of symbols

1: Rotary system, 2: Hopper, 3: Chute (processing object supply device), 30: Inlet, 31: Outlet, 32: Supply passage, 33: Diffusion member, 330a to 330c: Divided body, 331d: Divided Port (lower opening), 331u: Dividing port (upper opening), 34: Bypass section, 340a to 340c: Branch pipe, 341a to 341c: Branch passage, 342a to 342c: Branch port, 343: Slit, 4: Rotary cooler ( Rotary device), 40: retort, 400a: flange portion, 400b: flange portion, 401a: roller, 401b: roller, 402: receiving portion, 41: processing portion.
A: Vertical center line, B: Steady deposition area, Ca to Cd: Passage cross-sectional area, L: Steady deposition section, P: Object to be processed, Pa to Pd: Object to be processed, S: Collision area.

Claims (11)

An inflow port into which an object to be processed flows in, an outflow port from which the object to be processed flows out, and a supply passage that communicates the inflow port with the outflow port are provided, and the object to be processed flows down from the outflow port. A workpiece supply device for supplying the workpiece to a downstream device disposed downstream of the outlet,
Furthermore, it has a collision area expansion mechanism that expands the collision area with respect to the collision area of the downstream device when the workpiece is caused to flow down only from the single outlet. Supply device.   The workpiece supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the collision area enlarging mechanism is a diffusion member having a divided body that divides the outlet into a plurality of divided openings. The plurality of division openings are divided into a lower opening disposed below the vertical center line of the outlet and an upper opening disposed above the vertical center line,
The object according to claim 2, wherein when the steady deposition area of the object to be processed in the supply passage is 1, the lower opening area is set to 1/3 or less, and the upper opening area is set to 1 or more. Processed product supply device.   The collision area enlarging mechanism is disposed at a lower portion of a passage wall that divides the supply passage, and bypasses a part of the workpiece to flow down from the supply passage to the downstream apparatus by bypassing the outlet. The to-be-processed object supply apparatus of Claim 1 which is a bypass part which has.   The workpiece supply device according to claim 4, wherein the bypass passage is a branch passage arranged independently from the outlet.   The workpiece supply device according to claim 5, wherein the bypass portion has a branch pipe extending downward from a lower portion of the passage wall, and the branch passage is partitioned inside the branch pipe.   The workpiece supply device according to claim 4, wherein the bypass passage is a slit arranged continuously to the outlet.   5. The workpiece supply apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the steady accumulation area of the workpiece in the supply passage is 1, the cross-sectional area of the bypass passage is set to be less than 1. 6.   The downstream device is a rotary device provided with a retort having a receiving portion for receiving the object to be processed supplied from the outflow port at one end in the axial direction so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis and substantially horizontally. Item 2. A workpiece supply device according to Item 1.   The workpiece supply apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a collision area expansion direction of the collision area expansion mechanism and a rotation direction of the retort intersect each other substantially perpendicularly. A workpiece supply device having an inlet through which the workpiece flows, an outlet through which the workpiece flows out, and a supply passage communicating the inlet and the outlet;
A rotary device including a retort that is rotatable about an axis and arranged substantially horizontally, and has a receiving portion that receives the object to be processed supplied from the outlet at an axial end;
A rotary system comprising
The workpiece supply apparatus has a collision area expanding mechanism that expands the collision area with respect to the collision area of the receiving portion when the workpiece is flowed down only from the outlet. Rotary system.

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