JP2009028578A - Fiber capturing member, and foreign matter separating apparatus with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fiber capturing member capable of excellently separating fibers from powder in a dry state, and to provide a foreign matter separating apparatus with the fiber capturing member. <P>SOLUTION: The fiber capturing member 6, in which a plurality of projections 62A are formed on the surface of a main body 61, is moved on a net, so that the fibers included in the powder before passing through the net are captured by the fiber capturing member 6. Each projection 62A is formed in a hook shape having a curved part 62B on the distal end part, and has a configuration similar to the one of the projection formed on the hook surface of a hook-and-loop fastener for instance. Thus, by moving the fiber capturing member 6 so as to be in contact with the powder in the dry state on the net, the fibers included in the powder are stuck to the respective projections and thus the fibers are excellently separated from the powder. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fiber capturing member that captures fibers contained in powder before passing through the net by moving on the net, and a foreign matter separating apparatus including the same.

  By vibrating the net with the powder placed on the net, the powder can pass through the net, and foreign particles larger than the net mixed in the powder can be separated on the net. A foreign matter separation device is known. This kind of foreign matter separating apparatus is also used when separating foreign matter from powder such as starch used for food.

  Powder such as starch is generally transported in a state of being packed in a bag called a flexible container bag formed of synthetic fibers such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Although this flexible container bag is a very strong bag, it has a characteristic that it is easily torn against an external force in a certain direction. Further, there is a possibility that lint used for sewing may be mixed in the powder. As described above, it is not preferable that various fibers such as synthetic fibers and lint are mixed in the powder in the flexible container bag as a foreign substance. In particular, in the case of a powder such as starch used as food, the foreign substance Do not mix.

As a method for separating the fibers mixed in the powder from the powder, for example, there are methods disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 4 below.
JP 2005-95825 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-202162 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-114712 JP 54-11185 A

  However, since the methods as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 are all methods for separating fibers mixed in a liquid, they are employed when separating fibers from dry powder. Can not do it.

  As a method for separating the fiber from the dry powder, it is conceivable to employ wind sorting as disclosed in Patent Document 4. However, when such a method is adopted, the difference in specific gravity between the powder and the fiber must be large, so that the fiber cannot be satisfactorily separated from the powder having a relatively small specific gravity such as starch. There's a problem.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and it aims at providing the fiber capture member which can isolate | separate a fiber favorably from the powder of a dry state, and a foreign material separation apparatus provided with the same. .

  The fiber capturing member according to the first aspect of the present invention is a fiber capturing member that captures fibers contained in powder before passing through the net by moving on the net, and moves on the net. It is characterized by comprising a main body and a plurality of hook-shaped projections formed on the surface of the main body, each having a bent part or a curved part at the tip part.

  According to such a configuration, when the main body of the fiber capturing member moves on the net, the fibers contained in the powder before passing through the net are captured by the plurality of protrusions formed on the surface of the main body. can do. Each projection is formed in a bowl shape having a bent portion or a curved portion at the tip, and has the same configuration as the projection formed on the hook surface of the hook-and-loop fastener, for example. Therefore, by moving the fiber capture member so as to contact the dry powder on the net, the fibers contained in the powder can be attached to each protrusion, so that the fibers can be satisfactorily removed from the powder. Can be separated. Note that the movement includes rotation.

  The fiber capture member according to the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of protrusions are formed of synthetic fibers. According to such a configuration, the fibers contained in the powder can be satisfactorily adhered to the protrusions by static electricity generated based on the friction between the fibers. Therefore, the fibers can be separated more favorably from the dry powder.

  The fiber capture member according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the surface of the main body is formed of a cylindrical surface or a spherical surface. According to such a configuration, since the main body of the fiber capturing member can be rolled on the net, the main body is smoothly moved on the net, and the powder is formed by the plurality of protrusions formed on the surface of the main body. Can be captured well.

  A foreign matter separation device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a foreign matter separation device for separating foreign matter contained in a powder from the powder, the first mesh through which the powder passes, and the first mesh. And a fiber capturing member that captures fibers contained in the powder before passing through the first net by moving on the first net that vibrates. The member includes a main body that moves on the first net, and a plurality of hook-shaped protrusions that are formed on a surface of the main body and each have a bent portion or a curved portion at a tip portion thereof.

  According to such a configuration, the powder before passing through the first net is moved by the plurality of protrusions formed on the surface of the main body by moving the main body of the fiber capturing member on the first net. The fibers contained in can be captured. Each projection is formed in a bowl shape having a bent portion or a curved portion at the tip, and has the same configuration as the projection formed on the hook surface of the surface fastener, for example. Therefore, by moving the fiber capturing member so as to contact the dry powder on the first net, the fibers contained in the powder can be attached to the protrusions. Can be separated well.

  A foreign matter separating apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes a second net that is formed with a finer mesh than the first net and allows the powder that has passed through the first net to pass therethrough, and the drive unit includes: The first and second nets are vibrated.

  According to such a configuration, when the fiber contained in the powder before passing through the first net is captured by the fiber capturing member, the powder that has passed through the first net passes through the second net. In addition, foreign substances other than the fibers contained in the powder can be separated on the second net. Thus, before separating the foreign matter from the powder, by capturing the fibers contained in the powder, the fibers are captured before being pulverized due to vibration applied to the net or contact with the foreign matter. be able to. Because it becomes difficult to capture when the fiber is pulverized and refined, it is better to separate the fiber from the powder by capturing the fiber before separating the foreign material from the powder as described above Can do.

  The foreign matter separating apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the fiber capturing member moves on the first net by the vibration of the first net. According to such a configuration, since the fiber capturing member can be moved by the vibration of the first net, it is not necessary to separately provide a means for moving the fiber capturing member, and the manufacturing cost of the foreign matter separating apparatus is reduced. can do.

  According to the present invention, since the fiber capture member is moved so as to contact the dry powder on the net, the fibers contained in the powder can be attached to each protrusion. The fibers can be separated well.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a foreign matter separating apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The foreign matter separating apparatus 1 includes an upper screen 2 and a lower screen 3 arranged side by side in the vertical direction. By supplying a powder 10 such as starch from above the upper screen 2, the foreign material is mixed into the powder 10. The foreign matter is separated by the upper screen 2 and the lower screen 3. As the foreign matter mixed in the powder 10, metal pieces, wood pieces, stones, or the like that may be mixed during the production or packing of the powder 10 can be considered.

  The upper sieve 2 is provided with an upper mesh 21 as a first mesh extending in the horizontal direction. The upper mesh 21 is formed with a plurality of meshes. When the powder 10 supplied from above passes through the mesh of the upper mesh 21, the relatively large foreign matter mixed in the powder 10 is removed. 21 can be separated.

  The lower sieve 3 is provided with a lower mesh 31 as a second mesh extending in the horizontal direction, that is, parallel to the upper mesh 21. A plurality of meshes finer than the upper network 21 are formed in the lower network 31, and the powder 10 that has passed through the upper network 21 further passes through the lower network 31. Therefore, among the foreign matters contained in the powder 10, relatively small foreign matters that have passed through the mesh of the upper mesh 21 are separated on the lower mesh 31 when the powder 10 passes through the lower mesh 31. ing. However, the lower network 31 is not limited to a configuration extending in parallel to the upper network 21, and may be configured to extend in an inclined direction with respect to the upper network 21.

  The upper screen 2 and the lower screen 3 vibrate in the vertical direction or in the horizontal direction by driving the shaker 4. By vibrating the upper screen 2 and the lower screen 3 in this manner, the powder 10 can pass through the upper screen 21 and the lower screen 31 satisfactorily, and the process of separating foreign matter from the powder 10 can be performed smoothly. . The drive of the shaker 4 is controlled by a control unit 5 including a processor, and the shaker 4 and the control unit 5 constitute a drive unit for vibrating the upper screen 2 and the lower screen 3. is doing. However, you may provide the shaker 4 for vibrating each sieve, such as the upper stage sieve 2 and the lower stage sieve 3, separately.

  The powder 10 such as starch is generally transported in a state of being packed in a bag called a flexible container bag 11 formed of synthetic fibers such as polyethylene and polypropylene. Although this flexible container bag 11 is a very strong bag, it has a characteristic that it is easy to tear against an external force in a certain direction. . Further, there is a possibility that lint used for sewing the flexible container bag 11 may be mixed in the powder 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the fiber capturing member 6 for capturing the fibers contained in the powder 10, particularly the synthetic fibers, is provided on the upper screen 21 of the upper screen 2. Here, the fibers that can be captured by the fiber capturing member 6 are not limited to relatively thin fibers such as synthetic fibers, but also include fibers that are thicker than synthetic fibers, such as lint consisting of a plurality of fibers. To do.

  When the upper sieve 2 is vibrated, the fiber capturing member 6 is moved in the horizontal direction on the upper mesh 21 as indicated by arrows in FIG. Therefore, the fiber capturing member 6 that moves in the horizontal direction can be brought into contact with the powder 10 on the upper mesh 21, that is, the powder 10 before passing through the upper mesh 21. More fibers contained in 10 can be captured by the fiber capturing member 6. In this way, by moving the fiber capture member 6 by the vibration of the upper sieve 2, it is not necessary to separately provide a means for moving the fiber capture member 6, so that the manufacturing cost of the foreign matter separating apparatus 1 can be reduced. it can.

  FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration example of the fiber capturing member 6, where FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged side view. As shown in FIG. 2A, the fiber capturing member 6 includes a columnar main body 61 and a hook face material 62 wound around the outer peripheral surface of the main body 61. Since the main body 61 is formed in a columnar shape and has an outer peripheral surface that is a cylindrical surface, the main body 61 can smoothly roll on the upper net 21. However, the main body 61 and the hook face material 62 are not limited to be formed separately, and the main body 61 and the hook face material 62 are integrally formed, for example, like a hot curler used by wrapping hair. There may be.

  The hook face material 62 is a member that forms a hook face of the hook-and-loop fastener, and a plurality of protrusions 62A are formed on the surface. Each projection 62A is formed of a synthetic fiber such as nylon, polypropylene, polyester, or the like, and is formed in a thin J-like shape having a curved portion 62B at the tip. In other words, each protrusion 62A is made of an elastic body that is cantilevered by the hook face material 62 by having one end fixed to the surface of the hook face material 62 and the other end being a free end. A curved portion 62B is provided at the end on the free end side. The curved portions 62B of these projections 62A function as hooks, and the fibers contained in the powder 10 are caught in the vicinity of the curved portions 62B of the respective projections 62A, so that the fibers are captured well.

  The fiber catching member 6 can be rolled on the upper net 21 by being placed on the upper net 21 so that the outer peripheral surface thereof faces the upper surface of the upper net 21. That is, since the fiber capture member 6 is only placed on the upper net 21, it can be freely taken out from the upper sieve 2. Therefore, when a large number of fibers are captured by the protrusions 62A of the fiber capturing member 6 and the fiber capturing capability is lowered, the fiber capturing member 6 is easily taken out of the upper sieve 2 and is easily put into a new fiber capturing member 6. Can be exchanged. However, when the fiber capture capability is reduced, the fiber capture member 6 is not replaced, but the fibers attached to the protrusions 62A of the fiber capture member 6 are removed, so that a plurality of the same fiber capture members 6 are provided. It can be used repeatedly.

Table 1 below shows the results of an experiment for capturing fibers in the powder 10 using the fiber capturing member 6 of FIG. In this experiment, starch having a particle size of 20 to 30 μm was used as the powder 10, 10 fibers were mixed into 100 g of the starch and supplied onto the net, and the fiber capturing member 6 was placed on the net. This is done by vibrating the net in each case and when not placing it. As the fiber, a lint having a diameter of about 20 to 30 μm and a length of 1 cm or more was used. Moreover, the diameter of each mesh | network in the said net | network is 250 micrometers.

  In the case where the fiber capturing member 6 is placed on the net, the number of fibers adhering to the fiber capturing member 6, the number of fibers remaining on the net, and the net are oscillated for 30 minutes in the horizontal direction. As a result of counting the number of fibers that passed and dropped, all ten fibers were attached to the fiber capturing member 6. On the other hand, in the case where the fiber capturing member 6 is not placed on the net, the number of fibers remaining on the net and the fibers that have fallen through the net after the net is vibrated in the horizontal direction for 30 minutes similarly. As a result, the four fibers remained on the net, but the remaining six fibers passed through the net. From this experimental result, it can be seen that the fiber contained in the powder 10 before passing through the net can be effectively captured by placing the fiber capturing member 6 on the net and vibrating the net.

  In the present embodiment, when the main body 61 of the fiber capturing member 6 moves on the upper net 21, the powder 10 before passing through the upper net 21 due to the plurality of protrusions 62 </ b> A formed on the surface of the main body 61. The fibers contained in can be captured. Each projection 62A is formed in a bowl shape having a curved portion 62B at the tip, and has the same configuration as the projection formed on the hook surface of the surface fastener as described above. Accordingly, by moving the fiber capturing member 6 so as to contact the dry powder 10 on the upper net 21, the fibers contained in the powder 10 can be attached to the protrusions 62A. The fibers can be well separated from the body 10.

  In particular, when the fibers 10 contained in the powder 10 before passing through the upper mesh 21 are captured by the fiber capture member 6, the powder 10 that passes through the upper mesh 21 passes through the lower mesh 31. The foreign matter other than the fibers contained in can be separated on the lower network 31. Thus, before separating the foreign matter from the powder 10, by capturing the fiber contained in the powder 10, the fiber is crushed before being crushed by vibrations applied to the sieve, contact with the foreign matter, or the like. Can be captured. Since it becomes difficult to capture when the fiber is pulverized and refined, it is better to separate the fiber from the powder 10 by capturing the fiber before separating the foreign material from the powder 10 as described above. can do.

  In this embodiment, since each projection 62A is formed of synthetic fibers, the fibers contained in the powder 10 can be satisfactorily adhered to each projection 62A by static electricity generated based on the friction between the fibers. it can. Therefore, the fibers can be more favorably separated from the dry powder 10.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the surface of the main body 61 of the fiber capture member 6 is formed of a cylindrical surface, the main body 61 of the fiber capture member 6 can be rolled on the upper net 21. Thereby, the main body 61 can be smoothly moved on the upper net 21, and the fibers contained in the powder 10 can be captured well by the plurality of protrusions 62A formed on the surface of the main body 61.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a modification of the shape of the protrusion 62A. In the example of FIG. 3A, each protrusion 62A is formed in a mushroom shape by forming a spherical head having a larger outer diameter than the root side at the tip of each protrusion 62A. According to such a configuration, since the bent portion 62C is formed at the tip of each projection 62A, the fibers contained in the powder 10 can be hooked in the vicinity of the bent portion 62C of each projection 62A and captured well. it can.

  In the example of FIG. 3B, each protrusion 62A is formed in a bowl shape by forming a disk-shaped head having a larger outer diameter than the base side at the tip of each protrusion 62A. Even in such a configuration, since the bent portion 62D is formed at the tip of each protrusion 62A, the fibers contained in the powder 10 can be caught well in the vicinity of the bent portion 62D of each protrusion 62A. Can do.

  Thus, each protrusion 62A is not limited to the shape having the curved portion 62B at the tip portion, but may have a shape having the bent portions 62C and 62D. That is, the shape of the protrusion 62A formed in a bowl shape includes various shapes having a bent portion or a curved portion.

  In the said embodiment, although the structure in which the main body 61 of the fiber capture member 6 was formed in the column shape was demonstrated, it is not restricted to such a structure, for example, the structure in which the main body was formed in a cylindrical shape, spherical or hemispherical, etc. Even if it is the structure formed in the shape which has a spherical surface like this, the upper stage net | network 21 can be rolled smoothly and the fiber contained in the powder 10 can be captured favorably.

  However, the fiber capturing member 6 is not limited to a configuration capable of rolling on the upper network 21 and may be configured to be slidable on the upper network 21, for example. In addition, the fiber capturing member 6 is not limited to the configuration just placed on the upper net 21 but may be configured to be locked to the foreign matter separating apparatus 1.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the foreign matter separating apparatus 1 includes the upper stage network 21 and the lower stage network 31 that are arranged side by side in the vertical direction and the fiber capturing member 6 is provided only on the upper stage network 21 has been described. However, the configuration is not limited to this, and the fiber capture member 6 may be provided only on the lower network 31 or may be provided on both the upper network 21 and the lower network 31. Good.

  Further, the foreign matter separating apparatus 1 is not limited to the configuration provided with the two nets composed of the upper net 21 and the lower net 31, and may be configured such that only one net for allowing the powder 10 to pass therethrough is provided. However, it may be configured to include three or more nets arranged side by side in the vertical direction. In the case of a configuration in which only one net is provided, the fiber capturing member 6 may be disposed on the net. On the other hand, in the case of a configuration in which three or more nets are provided, the fiber capturing member 6 may be disposed on at least one of those nets, and more preferably, the net that is as high as possible, for example, the net that is the uppermost. If the fiber capture member 6 is disposed on the fiber, the fiber can be captured well before being crushed by contact with a foreign object or the like. The fiber capturing member 6 is not limited to a configuration in which only one fiber capturing member 6 is provided on one net, and may be configured in such a manner that a plurality of fiber capturing members 6 are provided on one net.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the starch which is an example of the powder 10 was supplied to the foreign material separation apparatus 1, the fiber capture member 6 mentioned above is a fiber contained in various powder 10 other than starch. Can be captured.

It is the block diagram which showed the structural example of the foreign material separation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed one structural example of the fiber capture member, (a) is a top view, (b) has shown the partially expanded side view. It is the figure which showed the modification of the shape of protrusion.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Foreign material separation apparatus 2 Upper stage sieve 3 Lower stage sieve 4 Shaking machine 5 Control part 6 Fiber capture member 10 Powder 21 Upper stage net 31 Lower stage net 61 Main body 62A Protrusion 62B Bending part 62C, 62D Bending part

Claims (6)

A fiber capturing member that captures fibers contained in powder before passing through the net by moving on the net,
A main body moving on the net;
A fiber capture member comprising a plurality of hook-shaped protrusions formed on the surface of the main body and each having a bent portion or a curved portion at a tip portion thereof.   The fiber capturing member according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of protrusions are formed of a synthetic fiber.   The fiber capturing member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surface of the main body is formed of a cylindrical surface or a spherical surface. A foreign matter separation device for separating foreign matter contained in powder from powder,
A first net for passing powder;
A drive unit for vibrating the first net;
A fiber capturing member that captures fibers contained in the powder before passing through the first net by moving on the vibrating first net;
The fiber capture member is
A main body moving on the first net;
A foreign matter separating apparatus comprising a plurality of hook-shaped protrusions formed on a surface of the main body and each having a bent portion or a curved portion at a distal end portion thereof. A second net that is formed by a finer mesh than the first net and allows the powder that has passed through the first net to pass through;
The foreign matter separating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the driving unit vibrates the first and second nets.   The foreign matter separating apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the fiber capturing member moves on the first net by vibration of the first net.

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