JP2010275672A - Waste paper recycling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waste paper-recycling apparatus ensuring a free installation construction with easy carrying in/taking out operations and simple and easy treatments at the time of maintenance and repair in the waste paper recycling apparatus of a fixture size. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus is equipped with a pulp-producing unit A for producing waste paper pulp UPP by disintegrating and beating the waste paper, and a papermaking unit B for producing recycled paper RP by papermaking the waste paper pulp UPP produced at the pulp-producing unit A, wherein the pulp-producing unit A and the papermaking unit B have a separated structure to be separately installed. Thus, the carrying in/taking out operations are easy, and treatments at the time of maintenance and repair are simple and easy, moreover, the free installation construction can be ensured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a used paper recycling apparatus, and more specifically, a furniture-sized recycled paper which is disposed at a place where used paper is generated and recycles the generated used paper into paper that can be reused on the spot without being disposed of. It relates to the unit structure of the apparatus.

  In addition to daily work at various offices such as government offices and general enterprises, various types of used paper, so-called waste paper, are generated in daily life of ordinary households. These waste papers are discarded as trash or incinerated for disposal.

  On the other hand, various technologies for reclaiming waste paper that has been disposed of recently without being disposed of have been developed in the global increase in the momentum of effective utilization of limited earth resources.

  Most of these recycled paper recycling technologies are adopted and implemented in the paper industry. Like the normal papermaking equipment, the used paper recycling equipment has a vast site, enormous volume for the purpose of high-speed mass production and high quality of recycled paper. Investment, and a large amount of water and chemicals used for papermaking.

  In addition, waste paper recycling requires a lot of manual waste paper collection work, and this waste paper collection involves the mixing of foreign substances by many people, poor sorting due to insufficient knowledge of recycled paper, and insufficient removal of repellents. However, even if used paper is collected, in order to recycle these used paper as 100% recycled paper, work such as re-sorting and washing by a specialist is inevitable. Furthermore, waste paper such as top-secret documents is not easily collected for waste paper collection due to confidentiality issues and is incinerated, so recycling is not progressing.

  In order to solve the problem of collecting used paper, it is effective to develop a technology that can be recycled and used by the used paper source. From this viewpoint, the applicant is described in, for example, Patent Document 1. Such a used paper recycling device has already been developed and proposed.

  This used paper recycling device is a technology that enables large-scale used paper recycling technology, such as used paper recycling factories, to be installed in small-scale stores and general households. The pulp manufacturing department that produces the used paper pulp by disaggregating and beating the paper, the paper making department that produces the recycled paper by making the used paper pulp produced in the pulp manufacturing department, and the pulp manufacturing department and the paper making department The pulp production unit includes a disaggregation unit that stirs and crushes used paper and a beating unit that beats the used paper disaggregated by the disaggregation unit.

  And after the used paper is disaggregated and beaten by agitation by the disaggregation unit of the pulp manufacturing unit and pulped, it is further beaten and refined by the beating unit to obtain a desired used paper pulp, and then this used paper pulp is The paper-making process in the paper-making unit, that is, the steps of filtration dehydration, press dehydration, and heat-drying are used to produce recycled paper. In this case, at the stage of pulping, the waste paper is decomposed to the fiber level, and the characters and diagrams described there are completely decomposed and extinguished and cannot be restored, and are composed of these characters and diagrams. It is possible to reliably prevent leakage and leakage of confidential information and personal information.

JP 2007-308837 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is not only a large business office, but also a small office by improving the apparatus structure in the used paper recycling apparatus. With regard to used-size paper recycling equipment that can be installed indoors, such as in large-scale stores and ordinary households, it is easy to carry in and out, as well as easy and easy to handle during maintenance and repairs, and ensures a free layout. An object of the present invention is to provide a used paper recycling apparatus having a unit structure that can be used.

  In order to achieve this object, the used paper recycling apparatus of the present invention is of a furniture size that can be placed in a place where used paper is generated, and a pulp manufacturing unit that separates and beats used paper to produce used paper pulp, And a papermaking unit for producing recycled paper by making wastepaper pulp produced by a pulp production unit. These pulp production unit and papermaking unit have a separate structure that can be separated and installed. .

The following configuration is adopted as a preferred embodiment.
(1) The pulp manufacturing unit is provided with a disintegration unit for crushing and crushing used paper and a beating unit for beating the used paper disaggregated by the disaggregation unit in a fixture-sized device case. The section forms a waste paper pulp circulation path comprising beating means for beating the waste paper pulp, and the circulation means for circulating the waste paper pulp to the waste paper pulp circulation path, and the beating means and the circulation means are mutually linked. And a beating control means for controlling the beating means, wherein the beating means includes a pair of beating disks that are arranged to face each other with a small beating gap and are driven to rotate relatively. It is made the form.

(2) The disaggregation unit includes a disintegration tank having a waste paper input port for supplying and supplying waste paper and a discharge port for discharging the disaggregated waste paper pulp to the downstream side, and a stirring means rotatably provided in the disaggregation tank. The used paper supplied from the used paper inlet is mixed and agitated with water by the agitating means to be disaggregated and beaten.

(3) The paper making unit includes a paper making net conveyor unit that makes wet paper by making a slurry-like pulp suspension in which water sent from the pulp manufacturing unit and waste paper pulp coexist, and a paper making net conveyor unit. A drying belt conveyor unit that dries paper-formed wet paper to make recycled paper, and a linkage part of the papermaking net conveyor unit and the drying belt conveyor unit, and the mesh belt and drying belt conveyor of the papermaking net conveyor unit. And a dewatering roll unit that squeezes and squeezes the smooth surface belt from above and below from both sides, and squeezes and dewaters the wet paper on the mesh belt. The dewatering roll unit includes at least the mesh belt. A preliminary dewatering roll section for preliminarily squeezing and dewatering the upper wet paper, and a wet dewatering of the wet paper on the mesh belt predehydrated by the preliminary dewatering roll section Comprising a dewatering roll unit to dry paper of constant water content.

(4) The preliminary dewatering roll section includes a preliminary dewatering roll that is in rolling contact with the mesh belt from the lower side, and a preliminary pressing roll that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt from the upper side against the preliminary dewatering roll. A roll pair is provided, and the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt are squeezed and squeezed with a predetermined reserve pressure from above and below by this pair of pre-compressed rolls, and are included in the wet paper on the mesh belt. The water content is preliminarily dehydrated and removed.

(5) The main dewatering roll unit includes a main dewatering roll that is in rolling contact with the mesh belt from the lower side, and a main pressing roll that includes a main pressing roll that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt from the upper side against the main dewatering roll. At least one set of roll pairs is provided, and the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt are squeezed and squeezed with a predetermined book pressure from both the upper and lower sides by these squeezed roll pairs, The moisture contained in the wet paper is finally dehydrated and removed to obtain dry paper having a predetermined moisture content.

(6) An angle defining means for defining an insertion angle of the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt into the preliminary dewatering roll unit is provided upstream of the preliminary dewatering roll unit.

(7) The angle defining means rolls into contact with the mesh belt from below, and meshes with the mesh belt guide roll for defining the insertion angle of the mesh belt with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll section, and rolls into the smooth surface belt from above. And a smooth surface belt guide roll that defines an insertion angle of the smooth surface belt with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion.

(8) A control unit that controls driving of the pulp manufacturing unit and the paper making unit in conjunction with each other is provided.

  According to the present invention, the used paper recycling apparatus of the present invention is of a furniture size that can be placed in a place where used paper is generated, and a pulp manufacturing unit that separates and beats used paper to produce used paper pulp, and this pulp It is equipped with a papermaking unit that produces recycled paper by making wastepaper pulp produced by the production unit, and these pulp production units and papermaking units have a separate structure that can be installed separately. Not only that, but also a furniture-sized recycled paper recycling device that can be installed indoors, such as small stores and ordinary homes, it is easy to carry in and out, and is easy and easy to handle during maintenance and repairs. Can be secured.

  That is, the constituent elements of the used paper recycling apparatus are divided into two units, and the handling is facilitated as follows, and the versatility of the furniture-sized used paper recycling apparatus is promoted.

(1) Carry-in / carry-out work is easy.
The amount of waste paper generated varies depending on the type of business and the size of the company, as well as in households due to differences in lifestyle, and when there is a large amount of waste paper generated, it is required to improve the processing capacity of the waste paper recycling device. Accordingly, the size of the apparatus increases.

  If the apparatus becomes large in this way, even if it is a fixture size, the carrying-in / out operation becomes difficult. For example, loading and unloading of used paper recycling equipment to and from the upper floors of buildings and apartment buildings is done via stairs or elevators. As equipment becomes larger and heavier, it is difficult or impossible for people to go up and down stairs manually. Even in a building with an elevator, it is impossible to carry in and out unless it is a large elevator such as a commercial elevator.

  In such a case, it is necessary to use a special lifting device such as a crane or to disassemble the completed device at the manufacturing site, transport it to the installation site, and assemble it at the installation site. The same work is also involved when unloading.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, the pulp manufacturing unit and the paper making unit are separated so that they can be separated and installed, so even if the apparatus is enlarged, complicated and skillful work such as disassembly and assembly is unnecessary. Carrying in and out the finished product is easy.

(2) Handling during maintenance and repair is simple and easy.
Similarly, in the used paper recycling apparatus of the present invention in which the pulp manufacturing unit and the papermaking unit can be separated and installed, the maintenance and repair work of each part of the apparatus is easy, and the pulp manufacturing unit If one of the papermaking units breaks down, it can be transported easily and the cost of repair can be reduced, and the unit that has not failed can be operated independently. It is.

(3) A free arrangement configuration can be secured.
Since the waste paper recycling device has a separate structure that is separated into a pulp manufacturing unit and a paper making unit, for example, even in a small room or a limited installation space, the installation space can be effectively used by installing it separately. In addition, it is possible to provide a used paper recycling apparatus that can secure a free arrangement and is versatile and easy to use.

1 is a front sectional view showing an overall schematic configuration of a used paper recycling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is front sectional drawing which shows the structure of the pulp manufacturing unit of the used paper recycling apparatus. It is front sectional drawing which shows the structure of the papermaking unit of the used paper recycling apparatus. It is a circuit diagram which shows the used paper pulp circulation path structure of the beating part of the pulp manufacturing unit. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the pulp concentration adjustment part of the pulp manufacturing unit. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the used paper recycling apparatus.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numeral indicates the same component or element.

  A used paper recycling apparatus according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, and this used paper recycling apparatus 1 is specifically disposed at a place where used paper is generated, and without discarding the generated used paper UP. , A device that recycles paper into reusable paper on the spot, and used paper UP includes used documents that have been used or no longer needed, such as confidential documents of public offices / general companies, private documents of general households, etc. To do.

  The used paper recycling apparatus 1 has a size as shown in FIG. 6, that is, a small size and size equivalent to the fixtures such as book shelves, lockers, office desks, copiers, and personal computers arranged and used in the office. As shown in FIG. 1, the pulp manufacturing unit 2, the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3, the paper making unit 4 and the device control unit (control unit) 5 are configured as main units. A pulp manufacturing unit A for producing recycled paper pulp UPP by disaggregation and beating, and a papermaking unit B for producing recycled paper RP by producing waste paper pulp UPP produced by the pulp manufacturing unit A, and these pulps The manufacturing unit A and the paper making unit B have a separate structure that can be separated and installed.

  That is, the pulp manufacturing unit A includes the above-described pulp manufacturing unit 2 and the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3 in a fixture-size device case 6A, and the paper-making unit B includes a paper-making unit 4 in the fixture-size device case 6B. Is decorated.

  The device cases 6A and 6B are of furniture size as described above, and specific shape dimensions are appropriately designed according to the purpose and application. The apparatus cases 6A and 6B in the illustrated embodiment are both substantially rectangular parallelepiped boxes having a shape and size similar to a copying machine used in an office or the like. A loading port 7 for loading UP is provided to be openable and closable, and a discharge port 8 for discharging recycled paper RP, RP,... Further, a recycled paper receiving tray 9 for receiving recycled paper RP, RP,... Discharged from the outlet 8 is provided at the lower edge portion of the outlet 8 so as to be removable.

  The pulp manufacturing unit 2 beats the used paper UP in a process part where the used paper UP is disaggregated and beaten to produce the used paper pulp, and the used paper UP is agitated and crushed to disaggregate the used paper UP. It consists of a beating unit 21.

  The disaggregation part 20 is a process part which stirs and crushes used paper UP and disaggregates, and is mainly composed of a disaggregation tank 25, a stirrer 26 and a water supply device 27 provided in the papermaking unit B.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the disaggregation tank 25 is provided with the input port 7 for supplying and supplying waste paper UP to the ceiling wall, and the bottom wall of the disaggregation tank 25 for discharging the disaggregated waste paper pulp UPP to the downstream side. An outlet 28 is provided. The internal volume of the disaggregation tank 25 is set according to the number of used paper UPs to be stirred at a time. In the illustrated embodiment, about 98 liters of water is added and a disaggregation tank 25 having a volume capable of stirring (batch processing) about 500 sheets (about 2000 g) of A4-sized PPC (plain paper copier) waste paper UP at a time. It is said that. In this case, the concentration of the used paper pulp UPP to be disaggregated is about 2%. In addition, this density | concentration adjustment is performed by the water supply from the water supply apparatus 27, and this water supply apparatus 27 makes a part of the pulp concentration adjustment part 3 mentioned later.

  The insertion port 7 has a structure that can be opened and closed with respect to the outside of the case cover 6a of the device case 6A. The discharge port 28 can be opened and closed by an on-off valve 29, and can communicate with a waste paper pulp circulation path 49 described later. In addition, in the part of the discharge port 28, a contraindicated product for removing various contraindicated products that obstruct the next beating process, such as a clip used to bind used paper UP, UP,..., A binding tool such as a stapler needle. A filter 30 is provided.

  Specifically, the opening / closing valve 29 is opened / closed by the crank mechanism 36 operated by the drive motor 35. Specifically, an electric motor is used as the drive motor 35, and the drive motor 35 is electrically connected to the apparatus control unit 5.

  The stirring device 26 is provided inside the disaggregation tank 25 and includes a stirring impeller 40 and a drive motor 41.

  The agitation impeller 40 has a rotating shaft 40a that is rotatably supported at the center of the bottom surface of the disaggregation tank 25, and is provided so as to be horizontally rotatable. The lower end of the rotating shaft 40a includes a transmission pulley 42a and a transmission belt 42b. The drive shaft 41a of the drive motor 41 is drive-coupled via a transmission means 42 including a transmission pulley 42c.

  The water supply device 27 supplies water to the disaggregation tank 25 and constitutes a beating concentration adjusting unit 3A of the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3 as described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the water supply device 27 of the illustrated embodiment is provided in the papermaking unit B, and includes a white water collection tank 45, a beating concentration adjusting water supply pump 46, and a papermaking concentration adjusting water supply pump. 47 is provided. As will be described later, the white water recovery tank 45 recovers white water W (ultra-low concentration pulp water filtered by a paper making net when paper making) that is filtered and dehydrated in the paper making unit 4. The white water W collected in 45 is supplied to the disaggregation tank 25 by the water supply pump 46 and to a concentration adjusting tank 85 to be described later by the water supply pump 47.

  In addition, a weight sensor 48 is provided at the bottom of the disaggregation tank 25 to measure and control the amount of waste paper UP, UP,... The weight sensor 48 is electrically connected to the device controller 5.

  The weight sensor 48 of the illustrated embodiment includes a load cell, and is configured to sense and measure the total weight of the weight of the disaggregation tank 25 and the weight of the used paper UP, UP,... Has been.

  The concrete control configuration in the disaggregation unit 20 is as follows. First, when the input port 7 is opened by an operator and used paper UP, UP,... Is input into the disaggregation tank 25, the weight is detected and measured by the weight sensor 48. Then, when the predetermined weight (number) is reached, the operator is notified by sound and / or display. When the operator closes the charging port 7 in accordance with this display, the water supply device 27 is driven, and the weight of the used paper UP, UP,. The amount corresponding to the number of sheets) is supplied to the disaggregation tank 25.

  In addition, when the operator closes the input port 7 after inputting an arbitrary amount of waste paper UP, UP,... (An amount smaller than the predetermined weight (number)) from the input port 7 to the disaggregation tank 25, The weight is sensed and measured by the weight sensor 48, the water supply device 27 is driven, and the water pump 46 supplies the amount of water W corresponding to the measurement result from the white water recovery tank 45 to the disaggregation tank 25. .

  In the illustrated embodiment, as described above, when a maximum of about 500 sheets (about 2000 g) of A4-sized PPC waste paper UP is put into the disaggregation tank 25, at that time, a sound and / or display is given to the operator. When the charging port 7 is closed, approximately 98 liters of water is added by the water supply device 27 or an arbitrary amount (an amount smaller than the predetermined weight (number)) of the used paper UP, UP,. Even in this case, the amount of water corresponding to the amount of waste paper input is added by the water supply device 27, and the concentration of the waste paper pulp UPP to be disaggregated is controlled and adjusted to about 2%.

  Thus, in the stirring device 26, the used paper UP, UP,... Charged into the disaggregation tank 25 from the charging opening of the device case 6, that is, the charging port 7, is caused by the forward / reverse operation of the stirring impeller 40 by the drive motor 41. In the water supplied from the water supply device 27, the mixture is stirred and mixed for a predetermined time (10 to 20 minutes in the illustrated embodiment), whereby the used paper UP, UP,. It becomes.

  The discharge port 28 of the disaggregation tank 25 is closed by the on-off valve 29 when the disaggregation unit 20 is operated, and the inflow of the used paper UP and the used paper pulp UPP from the disaggregation tank 25 to the used paper pulp circulation path 49 is prevented. On the other hand, when the beating unit 21 to be described later is operated, the input port 7 is opened by the on-off valve 29, and the inflow and circulation circulation of the used paper pulp UPP from the disaggregation tank 25 to the used paper pulp circulation path 49 are allowed.

  The beating unit 21 is a process part for beating the waste paper UP disaggregated by the disaggregation unit 20, specifically, pressurizing the waste paper UP disaggregated by the disaggregation unit 20, and characters on the waste paper UP, Inks to form figures, etc. (printing inks that form letters, figures, etc. on used paper UP by various printing technologies, or inks, etc., that form letters, figures, etc. on used paper UP by a writing instrument such as a pencil, ballpoint pen, or fountain pen) Are included) and are refined (microfiber).

  The beating unit 21 includes a grinder 50 as a main part. As shown in FIG. 4, the attritor 50 includes a pair of beating disks 51 and 52 that are rotationally driven as main parts, and the pair of beating disks 51 and 52 includes a beating action surface 51 a, 52a is concentrically opposed to each other with a minute beating gap G.

  Further, the beating gap G between the beating action surfaces 51a and 52a of the attritor 50 is set so as to gradually become narrower from the initial attritor 50 in the beating process toward the final attritor 50. Has been.

  In the beating unit 21 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a used paper pulp circulation path 49 in which the grinder 50 is arranged is formed, whereby the used paper pulp UP is passed through the grinder 50 for a predetermined time. It is a circulation type that is beaten while being circulated.

  By performing the beating process by the used paper pulp circulation path 49, an infinitely long used paper pulp beating process path is basically formed with no limit on the length, despite the small and narrow process space in the apparatus case 6 of the furniture size. Thus, it becomes possible to secure a beating process space comparable to the beating process in a large-scale apparatus, and an optimum beating effect can be obtained according to the purpose.

  Further, in connection with the fact that one grinder 50 performs the beating process throughout all the steps of the beating process, this one grinder 50 has a plurality of parts from the initial grinder to the final grinder in the beating process. Also functions as a table grinder. Specifically, the beating gap G of the beating action surfaces 51a and 52a of the grinding machine 50 is controlled and adjusted so as to gradually narrow from the initial stage to the final stage of the beating process.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the attritor 50 of the illustrated embodiment is provided in an apparatus body 54 constituting the apparatus case 6 adjacent to the disaggregation tank 25 of the disaggregation unit 20, and also illustrated in FIG. 4. As described above, the beating tank 55 that can communicate with the disaggregation tank 25 of the disaggregation unit 20, the pair of beating disks 51 and 52 that are relatively rotatably provided in the beating tank 55, and the pair of beating disks 51 , 52 and a rotational drive source 56 that relatively rotates, and a gap adjusting means 57 that adjusts the beating gap G between the pair of beating disks 51 and 52.

  The beating tank 55 has a sealed cylindrical shape capable of accommodating the pair of beating disks 51 and 52, and discharges the beating waste paper pulp UPP to the downstream side, a supply port 55a for supplying the used paper pulp UPP from the upstream side. It has a discharge port 55b.

  Specifically, the supply port 55a is opened in the vertical direction at the bottom center of the beating tank 55, and the discharge port 55b is opened in the horizontal direction on the cylindrical side of the beating tank 55. . As shown in FIG. 4, the supply port 55a and the discharge port 55b are connected to the disaggregation tank 25 of the disaggregation unit 20 through circulation pipes 49a and 49b, respectively, and the discharge port 55b Further, it is possible to communicate with the used paper pulp collecting tank 60 through the discharge pipe 59.

  Reference numeral 61 denotes a direction switching valve. By the switching operation of the direction switching valve 61, the used paper pulp UPP discharged from the discharge port 55b is selectively returned to the disaggregation tank 25 or used paper pulp collecting tank 60. To be recovered. The direction switching valve 61 is specifically composed of an electromagnetic valve, and is electrically connected to the device control unit 5.

  One of the pair of beating disks 51 and 52 is a fixed-side beating disk fixedly provided in the rotation direction, and the other is a rotatable rotating beating disk. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper beating disk 51 is on the rotating side and the lower beating disk 52 is on the fixed side, and the upper beating disk 52 is rotated on the upper side with respect to the lower fixed beating disk 52. The side beating disks 51 are concentrically arranged with a small beating gap G so as to be rotatable. The rotation-side beating disk 51 is drivably coupled to a drive motor 56 via a rotation main shaft 64 that is rotatably supported on the fixed side of the device body 54 and is movable in the axial direction.

  Although not specifically shown, the rotation main shaft 64 is rotatably supported by a lifting member of the gap adjusting means 57, and the rotation side beating disk 51 is concentrically and integrally formed at the tip thereof. And a base end portion of the drive motor 56 is connected to the rotation shaft of the drive motor 56 so as to be integrally movable in the rotation direction and relatively movable in the axial direction.

  The drive motor 56, which is a rotational drive source, relatively rotates the pair of beating disks 51, 52. Specifically, an electric motor is used, and the drive motor 56, which is the drive source, controls the apparatus. It is electrically connected to the part 5.

  The opposing surfaces 51a and 52a of the two beating disks 51 and 52 that form the minute beating gap G cooperate to form a beating action surface. These opposing beating action surfaces 51a and 52a are in the form of a grindstone surface in which a large number of abrasive grains are bonded together by a binder. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the two beating action surfaces 51a and 52a are formed into tapered surfaces whose diameters are continuously increased in the opposing directions, and the outermost peripheral portions are annular flat surfaces parallel to each other. These annular flat surfaces form the beating gap G.

  In other words, in the pair of beating disks 51, 52, an inlet 70 that is coaxially connected to the beating tank supply port 55a is formed at the central portion of the beating action surface 42a of the fixed-side beating disk 52, and Two annular flat surfaces formed on the outer peripheral edge portions of the beating action surfaces 51a and 52a of the pair of beating disks 51 and 52 communicate with the discharge port 55b of the beating tank 55 and have the beating gap G. Is forming.

  Further, a plurality of blades 72, 72,... Are provided on the outer periphery of the rotation-side beating disk 51 at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction, and these blades 72, 72,. The used paper pulp UPP discharged from the outlet 71 has a pumping action to extrude it toward the discharge port 55b of the beating tank 55 by centrifugal force.

  Thus, in a state where the rotation-side beating disk 51 is rotationally driven with respect to the fixed-side beating disk 52 by the drive motor 56 that is a drive source, the supply port 55a of the beating tank 55 from the disaggregation tank 25 of the disaggregation unit 20; Waste paper pulp UPP supplied to the beating space B through the inlet 70 flows into the beating space B from the inlet 70 and passes through the beating space B, and is rotated by the beating action surfaces 51a and 52a that rotate relatively. In addition to being subjected to the pressure beating action, the inks that form letters, figures, etc. on the used paper UP are ground and refined, and then discharged from the outlet 71 through the discharge port 55b of the beating tank 55.

  When discharged from the outlet 71, the waste paper pulp UPP is further subjected to a pressure beating action at the outlet 71 portion having the beating gap G, and is refined to a predetermined micron size defined by the beating gap G ( Microfiber).

  In this regard, in the present embodiment, as described above, in connection with the adoption of the circulation type beating process (see FIG. 3) in which one grinder 50 is disposed in the waste paper pulp circulation path 49. In other words, in connection with the fact that the one grinder 50 functions as a plurality of grinders from the initial grinder to the final grinder in the beating process, The gap G is controlled and adjusted by the gap adjusting means 57 so as to gradually narrow from the initial stage to the final stage of the beating process.

  Although not specifically shown, the gap adjusting means 57 is configured to control and adjust the beating gap G of the beating disks 51 and 52 by relatively moving the pair of beating disks 51 and 52 in the rotation axis direction. The main part is composed of a moving means (not shown) for moving the rotating side beating disk 51 in the rotation axis direction, that is, the axial direction of the rotation main shaft 64, and a drive source 66 for driving the moving means. Specifically, an electric motor is used as the drive source, and the drive motor 66 is electrically connected to the apparatus control unit 5.

  The rotation of the electric motor 66 causes the rotation main shaft 64 to move up and down via the moving means, whereby the rotation-side beating disk 51 integrated with the rotation main shaft 64 moves in the vertical direction with respect to the fixed-side beating disk 52. That is, the beating gap G between the beating disks 51 and 52 is controlled and adjusted by moving in the rotation axis direction.

  For this purpose, a position detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the ascending / descending position of the rotating side beating disk 51 is provided, and the drive motor 66 is driven and controlled by the detection result of the position detection sensor. The position detection sensor is electrically connected to the device controller 5.

  The control adjustment of the beating gap G of the beating disks 51 and 52 by the gap adjusting means 57 is performed in conjunction with the circulation pump 69 which is the circulation means in the circulation type beating process in the used paper pulp circulation path 49 shown in FIG. Is called.

  That is, in FIG. 4, the used paper pulp UPP disaggregated by the disaggregation unit 20 is circulated in the used paper pulp circulation path 49 by the circulation pump 69, and the beating process by the mill 50 is performed. The beating gap G of the 50 beating action surfaces 51a, 52a is configured to be gradually narrowed by the gap adjusting means 57 from the initial stage to the final stage of the beating process.

  Further, in relation to the fact that the waste paper pulp circulation path 49 includes the disaggregation tank 25 of the disaggregation unit 20, in the beating process, the stirring device 26 of the disaggregation unit 20 is driven and controlled, and the disaggregation unit 20 is configured to be driven simultaneously with the beating unit 21. That is, in the circulation type beating process, the used paper pulp UPP flows out from the disaggregation tank 25 to the used paper pulp circulation path 49, while the used paper pulp UPP that has been beaten by the grinder 50 flows into the disaggregation tank 25. Since used paper pulp UPP having different beating degree is mixed in 25, the beating degree of the used paper pulp UPP in the disaggregation tank 25 is made uniform by the stirring action of the stirring device 26, and the beating process is promoted.

  The used paper pulp collecting tank 60 is a part that collects the used paper pulp UPP refined to a predetermined size by the beating unit 21, and the recovered paper pulp UPP collected here is a paper making unit 4 that performs the next paper making process. Is sent to the pulp suspension PS mixed and adjusted to a papermaking concentration corresponding to the finished paper quality of the recycled paper RP to be recycled by the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3.

  The pulp concentration adjusting unit 3 is a gravimetric type that adjusts the mixing ratio of the used paper UP and the water W to be fed into the apparatus by weight measurement to adjust the concentration of the used paper pulp UPP supplied to the paper making unit 4. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a beating concentration adjusting unit 3A, a paper making concentration adjusting unit 3B, and a pulp concentration controlling unit 3C are provided.

  The beating concentration adjusting unit 3A adjusts the beating concentration of the used paper pulp UPP in the pulp manufacturing unit 2 in accordance with the beating efficiency of the beating unit 21, and as described above, the feed pump for adjusting the beating concentration of the water supply device 27. 46 and the beating concentration control unit 75 are configured as main parts.

  The supply amount of the white water W by the water supply pump 46 of the beating concentration adjusting unit 3A is, for example, the beating unit 21 in which the beating concentration of the used paper pulp UPP disaggregated and beaten by the stirring device 26 executes the beating step which is the next step. It is desirable that the maximum concentration allowed for the beating ability of the grinder 50 is set, and in the illustrated embodiment, the beating concentration is set to about 2% as described above.

  Then, as described above, the beating concentration control unit 75 drives and controls the water supply pump 46 so as to supply a necessary amount of water to the disaggregation tank 25 according to the measurement result from the weight sensor 48. The beating concentration control unit 75 constitutes a part of the device control unit 5 as described later.

  The paper making concentration adjusting unit 3B adjusts the paper making concentration of the used paper pulp UPP in the paper making unit 4 to an appropriate concentration corresponding to the finished paper quality of the recycled paper RP to be recycled. It is set as the structure which adjusts the density | concentration of the used waste paper pulp UPP in a division | segmentation format, and is provided with the division extraction part 80, the suspension preparation part 81, and the papermaking density | concentration control part 82 as a main part.

  The classification extraction unit 80 extracts a predetermined small amount from the total amount of the used paper pulp UPP manufactured by the pulp manufacturing unit 2 in the previous process, and extracts the used paper pulp UPP from the used paper pulp recovery tank 60 to adjust the concentration. 85 is provided with a waste paper pulp supply pump 86 for sorting and extraction.

  The suspension preparation unit 81 adds a predetermined amount of water W for concentration adjustment to a predetermined small amount of waste paper pulp UPP that has been sectioned and extracted by the section extraction unit 80, thereby suspending a pulp suspension having a predetermined concentration. The liquid PS is prepared, and includes the water supply pump 47 of the water supply device 27 described above as a main part.

  Although not specifically shown, a weight sensor 87 made of a load cell is provided at the bottom of the concentration adjustment tank 85 as in the case of the disaggregation tank 25 described above, and is supplied into the concentration adjustment tank 85. The weight sensor 87 is electrically connected to the apparatus control unit 5. The weight sensor 87 is electrically connected to the apparatus control unit 5.

  The paper making density control unit 82 controls the section extraction unit 80 and the suspension preparation unit 81 in conjunction with each other and constitutes a part of the apparatus control unit 5 and executes the following paper making density adjustment process. As described above, the pumps 86 and 47 of the section extraction unit 80 and the suspension preparation unit 81 are controlled in conjunction with each other.

  That is, first, from the total amount of used paper pulp UPP recovered from the beating unit 21 into the used paper pulp collecting tank 60 (in the illustrated embodiment, about 2000 g of used paper UP + 100 l of water W), the used paper pulp supply pump 86 performs predetermined processing. A quantity (1 l in the illustrated embodiment) of the used paper pulp UPP is divided and transferred to the concentration adjusting tank 85. Then, the weight is sensed and measured by the weight sensor 87, and the result is sent to the device controller 5.

  Subsequently, the water W for dilution is supplied from the white water recovery tank 45 to the concentration adjustment tank 85 by the water supply pump 47 in accordance with a predetermined amount of the separated waste paper pulp UPP (9 l in the illustrated embodiment). (Actually, by weight measurement of the weight sensor 87)).

  As a result, in the concentration adjusting tank 85, the waste paper pulp UPP having a beating concentration (2% in the illustrated embodiment) is mixed and diluted with the water W to have a predetermined concentration (about 0.2% in the illustrated embodiment). A pulp suspension PS having a concentration (target concentration) is prepared by mixing.

  Note that the target concentration of the pulp suspension PS to be prepared is set in consideration of the paper making capability in the paper making unit 4 described later based on experimental data performed in advance. In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the above-described target concentration is set. Thus, the concentration is set to about 0.2%.

  Thus, the pulp suspension PS prepared in the concentration adjusting tank 85 to the target papermaking concentration (0.2%) is transferred from the concentration adjusting tank 85 to the pulp supplying tank by the first suspension supply pump 88. It is transported and supplied to 89 and stored on standby for the paper making unit 4 in the next process. Thereafter, this papermaking density adjusting step is repeated in the same manner for the entire amount of used paper pulp UPP in the used paper pulp collecting tank 60. The pulp supply tank 89 is provided with a second suspension supply pump 90 for sending the pulp suspension PS to the papermaking net conveyor unit 95 of the papermaking unit 4 in the papermaking unit B.

  Further, a stirring device 91 is provided in the pulp supply tank 89, and by the stirring action of this stirring device 87, the paper making concentration of the entire pulp suspension PS that is stored on standby is made uniform and held at a constant value. The

  As described above, the density adjustment by the papermaking density adjusting unit 3 is not a batch type, but is performed in a segmented form, that is, a dispensing form. Significant reduction in size is also possible, and the pulp manufacturing unit A and the waste paper recycling apparatus 1 as a whole can be made compact.

  The papermaking unit 4 is a process part for producing the recycled paper RP by making the used paper pulp UPP produced by the pulp production unit 2, and is provided in the papermaking unit B as described above to constitute the papermaking unit B itself. The paper making net conveyor section 95, the dewatering roll section 96, which is the dewatering section (dehydrating apparatus), and the drying belt conveyor section 97 are mainly configured.

  The papermaking net conveyor unit 95 is a part for making wet paper by making a slurry-like pulp suspension PS in which water W and wastepaper pulp UPP coexisting from the pulp supply tank 89 of the pulp manufacturing unit 2 coexist. The conveyor 100 and the pulp supply part 101 are comprised as a main part.

  The papermaking conveyor 100 conveys the pulp suspension while making the pulp suspension, and the mesh belt 105 having a papermaking mesh structure composed of innumerable meshes for filtering and dewatering the pulp suspension PS is linear in the running direction. It is set as the arrangement configuration which travels.

  Specifically, the paper conveyor 100 includes the mesh belt 105 in the form of an endless belt that conveys the pulp suspension PS while making the pulp suspension PS, and a drive motor 106 that drives the mesh belt 105 to travel. .

  The sheet material of the mesh net structure constituting the mesh belt 105 is made of a material that allows the pulp suspension PS to be appropriately filtered and dehydrated by the innumerable meshes of the mesh mesh structure. Preferably, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene It is made of a material having excellent corrosion resistance such as terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA) (generally called “nylon” (registered trademark)) or stainless steel (SUS). This is a PET mesh belt 105 having excellent properties.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mesh belt 105 is suspended and supported so as to be able to rotate by way of a drive roller 107, a driven roller 108, a support roller 109 and a dewatering roll unit 96, and via the drive roller 107, The drive motor 106 is drivingly connected.

  The length of the paper making process in the mesh belt 105 is the length in the upper running direction of the mesh belt 105 in the apparatus case 6B of the above-mentioned fixture size (in the illustrated case, from the pulp supply unit 101 to the dewatering roll unit 96 in FIG. 1). (Length in the left-right direction) is set.

  The traveling speed of the mesh belt 105 is set in consideration of various conditions in the paper making process, and is preferably set to 0.1 m / min to 1 m / min. It is set to 2 m / min. Incidentally, the traveling speed of this type of papermaking belt in a large-scale factory such as a conventional used paper recycling factory is set to at least 100 m / min or more, and is set to a speed far exceeding 1000 m / min in the early one.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mesh belt 105 has an arrangement configuration in which the mesh belt 105 travels upward and in a straight line toward the traveling direction, and the length of the papermaking process in a limited installation space is as long as possible. In addition, the filtration dewatering rate is improved in relation to the netting net structure of the mesh belt 105.

  The drive motor 106 that travels and drives the mesh belt 105 is specifically an electric motor, and is electrically connected to the apparatus controller 5. The drive motor 106 is also used as a travel drive source for a dewatering roll unit 96 and a drying belt conveyor unit 97 which will be described later.

  The pulp supply unit 101 is a part for supplying the pulp suspension PS from the pulp manufacturing unit 2 onto the mesh belt 105, although the specific structure is not illustrated, The PS is configured to be uniformly spread on the upper surface of the mesh belt 105 and supplied. The pulp supply unit 101 is provided at the papermaking process start end position of the papermaking conveyor 100.

The pulp suspension PS supplied from the pulp supply tank 89 to the pulp supply unit 101 by the second suspension supply pump 90 of the pulp manufacturing unit A is stored in the pulp supply unit 101 by a predetermined amount. Due to the staying action, the upper surface of the mesh belt 105 is uniformly diffused. The pulp suspension PS uniformly spread on the upper surface of the mesh belt 105 is subjected to its own weight filtering action by the mesh of the mesh belt 105 while being transported together with the mesh belt 105 by the traveling action of the mesh belt 105 in the direction of the arrow. Thus, the wet paper web RP ₀ (in the illustrated embodiment, moisture content of 90 to 85%) is obtained.

  The white water W filtered and dehydrated by the mesh belt 105 (ultra-low concentration pulp water filtered by the paper making net when making paper) is recovered in the white water recovery tank 45 of the water supply device 27 as described above. .

The dewatering roll unit 96 constitutes a portion for squeezing and dewatering the wet paper RP ₀ on the mesh belt 105 in the linkage portion of the paper making net conveyor unit 95 and the drying belt conveyor unit 97 described later.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a smooth surface belt 145 (to be described later) of the drying belt conveyor unit 97 on the downstream side and a mesh belt 105 of the upstream papermaking net conveyor unit 95 are stacked vertically. In addition, the upper and lower adjacent portions of the smooth surface belt 145 and the mesh belt 105 serve as the linkage portion, and in the linkage portion, the dewatering roll portion 96 moves the mesh belt 105 and the smooth belt 145 up and down. It is made into the structure which carries out rolling pressing from both sides, and dehydrates.

  The dewatering roll unit 96 includes at least a preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A and a main dewatering roll unit 96B as main parts.

The preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A is a part for preliminarily squeezing and dewatering the wet paper on the mesh belt 105, and the final dewatering roll unit 96B is on the mesh belt 105 preliminarily dehydrated by the preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A. This is a part where the wet paper is finally squeezed and dehydrated to obtain a dry paper having a predetermined moisture content. First, the wet paper RP ₀ containing a large amount of water on the mesh belt 105 is preliminarily squeezed and dehydrated by the preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A. Thereafter, the pre-dehydrated wet paper RP ₀ is finally squeezed and dehydrated by the dewatering roll unit 96B to obtain dry paper having a predetermined moisture content, that is, recycled paper RP.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the illustrated dewatering roll unit 96 includes a preliminary dewatering roll unit 96 </ b> A, a main dewatering roll unit 96 </ b> B, and an angle defining roll unit (angle defining unit) 96 </ b> C as auxiliary means. .

Preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A is for squeezing and dewatering preliminarily the wet paper RP ₀ on the mesh belt 105, specifically, the preliminary dewatering roll 120 rolling contact from the lower side to the mesh belt 105, the preliminary A pre-squeezing roll pair 122 comprising a pre-press roll 121 that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt 145 from above with respect to the dewatering roll 120 is provided.

  As a specific structure of the preliminary dewatering roll 120, for example, (i) a form of a cylindrical roll made of a high rigidity material, and (ii) an elastic layer made of soft rubber is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical roll made of a high rigidity material. Or (iii) a form in which a water-absorbing layer made of a water-absorbing material is formed on the outer periphery of a cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material is suitably employed.

  As a specific structure of the preliminary press roll 121, for example, an elastic layer made of hard rubber is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical roll made of (i) a high rigidity material or (ii) a high rigidity material. Is preferably employed.

The mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 are squeezed and squeezed in a pinched form with a predetermined preliminary pressure from both the upper and lower sides by the pair of preliminary pressing rolls 122 including the preliminary dewatering roll 120 and the preliminary press roll 121, and Moisture contained in the wet paper RP ₀ (water content 90 to 85% in the illustrated embodiment) on the mesh belt 105 is preliminarily dehydrated and removed.

Preliminary squeezing force of the preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A for preliminarily squeezing and dewatering the wet paper RP ₀ on the preliminary pressure, that the mesh belt 105 in this case is, as not Shimawa collapse is wet paper RP ₀ containing a large amount of water Set to size.

Therefore, in setting adjustment of the preliminary squeezing force, it is set by determining the state before and after the preliminary squeezing of the wet paper RP ₀ while directly measuring the preliminary squeezing force by the preliminary dewatering roll 120 and the preliminary press roll 121. Basically, as a result of various test studies, the moisture content of the wet paper on the mesh belt 105 after preliminary dewatering is a predetermined value (in the illustrated embodiment, the moisture content is in the range of 80 to 75%). Thus, it has been found that the desired effect can be obtained stably by setting the preliminary squeezing force as described above. This is done by adjusting the distance between the shaft 123 and the rotary support shaft 124 of the preliminary press roll 121.

The dewatering roll unit 96B is a main paper RP ₀ on the mesh belt 105 preliminarily dehydrated by the predewatering roll unit 96A to depressurize and dehydrate it into a dry paper (recycled paper) RP having a predetermined moisture content. Specifically, the main pressing roll 126 is composed of a main dewatering roll 125 that rolls into contact with the mesh belt 105 from below, and a main press roll 126 that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt 145 from above on the main dewatering roll 125. At least one set of the roll pair 127 is provided.

  As a specific structure of the dewatering roll 125, although not shown, a form in which a water absorbing layer made of a water absorbing material is formed on the outer periphery of a cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material is suitably employed. As the water absorption layer, a form made of a porous material having fine continuous pores or a form made of a fine fiber material having a structure in which ultrafine fibers are bundled is suitably employed.

  The present dewatering roll 125 of the illustrated embodiment adopts a form made of a fine fiber material having a structure in which superfine fibers are bundled as a water absorption layer on the outer periphery of a stainless steel cylindrical roll, and preferably "Klarino" (trade name (registered trademark), manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd.) is employed. Thereby, predetermined elasticity and water absorption are given to the outer peripheral surface of the final dewatering roll 125, and a configuration suitable for the final dehydration described later is secured.

  As the specific structure of the press roll 126, for example, (i) the form of a cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material, or (ii) the outer periphery of the cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material, like the preliminary press roll 121 described above. A form in which an elastic layer made of hard rubber is formed is preferably employed.

  The present press roll 126 in the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a cylindrical roll made of a high-rigidity material, specifically a stainless steel cylindrical roll in the form of a hollow cylinder with a space inside.

Then, the net belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 are squeezed in a pinched manner with a predetermined main pressure from both the upper and lower sides by the main pressing roll pair 127 including the main dewatering roll 125 and the main pressing roll 126, The moisture contained in the wet paper RP ₀ on the mesh belt 105 is finally dehydrated and removed to obtain dry paper with a predetermined moisture content, that is, recycled paper RP.

The final squeezing force of the final dewatering roll unit 96B for final squeezing and dewatering the wet paper RP ₀ on the pressure, i.e. the mesh belt 105 in this case is certainly given dewatering effect for wet paper RP ₀ preliminary dewatering is obtained It is set to a size of about.

  The rolls 120, 121, 125, and 126 in the dewatering roll unit 96 are not specifically illustrated, but their rotation support shafts are drivingly connected to a single driving motor 106 by driving connecting means including a gear mechanism, All the rolls 120, 121, 125, 126 are rotationally driven in conjunction with each other.

  In this case, the rolls 120, 121, 125, and 126 are meshed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the mesh belt 105 that is squeezed and pressed between the outer peripheral surfaces, and the contact surfaces of the smooth surface belt 145 (the lower surface of the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145. The outer peripheral surfaces of the upper and lower rolls 120 and 125 and the outer peripheral surfaces of 121 and 126 are controlled so as to be in rolling contact with each other with a slight rotational speed difference.

Specifically, the rotational speed of the upper spare and main press rolls 121 and 126 is set to be slightly higher than the rotational speed of the lower preliminary and main dewatering rolls 120 and 125, and thereby the smooth surface belt 145. Is set to be slightly higher than the traveling speed of the mesh belt 105. With this configuration, as will be described later, the wet paper RP ₀ squeezed and dehydrated by the dewatering roll unit 96 is transferred from the upper surface of the lower mesh belt 105 to the lower surface of the upper smooth surface belt 145. when it is, tension is applied to the wet paper RP _0, effectively prevents creasing of wet paper RP _0.

  The angle defining roll part (angle defining means) 96C is for assisting and squeezing the dewatering action by the preliminary dewatering roll part 96A and the main dewatering roll part 96B, and is provided upstream of the preliminary dewatering roll part 96A. The inclination angle between the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 that is provided and inserted into the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A is defined.

  Specifically, the angle defining roll portion 96C defines an inclination angle α between the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 inserted into the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A (see FIG. 3). Is a rolling contact with the mesh belt 105 from below, a mesh belt guide roll 130 for defining the insertion angle of the mesh belt 105 with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A, and a rolling contact with the smooth surface belt 145 from the above, A smooth surface belt guide roll 131 that defines an insertion angle of the smooth surface belt 145 with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A.

  The specific structure of the mesh belt guide roll 130 is such that a dewatering layer made of a porous material having fine continuous pores is formed on the outer periphery of a cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material.

The wet paper RP _{0 that} is uniformly diffused on the upper surface of the mesh belt 105 and is transported together with the mesh belt 105 is combined with water and dehydrated by the mesh belt guide roll 130 while being filtered and dehydrated by the mesh belt 105. Thus, the mesh belt guide roll 130 defines the insertion angle of the mesh belt 105 with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A while assisting the preliminary squeezing and dehydrating action of the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A.

  The specific structure of the smooth surface belt guide roll 131 is a cylindrical roll made of a highly rigid material, and the smooth surface belt guide roll 131 of the illustrated embodiment is a stainless steel cylindrical roll. The smooth surface belt guide roll 131 of the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a hollow cylinder having a space inside.

  The mesh belt guide roll 130 defines the insertion angle of the mesh belt 105 with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A, and the smooth surface belt guide roll 131 defines the insertion angle of the smooth surface belt 145 with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A. As a result, the inclination angle α formed by the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 is indirectly set within a predetermined range.

This inclination angle α is obtained when a large amount of moisture contained in the wet paper RP ₀ is squeezed upstream of the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A by the preliminary dewatering action of the preliminary dewatering roll portion 96A. Is set so as to effectively prevent the wet paper RP ₀ from being reabsorbed by the wet paper RP _{0 and} slurried again.

  As a result of various tests, the inclination angle α formed by the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 is preferably set to 1 to 20 °, more preferably set to 3 to 7 °. In the illustrated embodiment, It is set to 5 °.

Thus, by driving the drive motor 106, the preliminary dewatering roll unit 96A in the dewatering roll unit 96 and the rolls 120, 121, 125, 126 of the main dewatering roll unit 96B rotate, first, by squeezing roll pair 122, moisture the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 are rolled and squeezes the upper and lower sides at a specified preliminary pressure, in the wet paper RP ₀ on the mesh belt 105 Is preliminarily dehydrated (in the illustrated embodiment, the moisture content of the wet paper RP ₀ is reduced from 90-85% to 80-75%).

Subsequently, the mesh belt 105 and the smooth surface belt 145 are squeezed and rolled with a predetermined book pressure from both the upper and lower sides by a pair of squeezing rolls 127 in the dewatering roll section 96B. The moisture contained in the wet paper RP ₀ is finally dehydrated and removed to obtain a dry paper having a predetermined moisture content, that is, recycled paper RP (in the illustrated embodiment, wet paper having a moisture content of 80 to 75%. RP ₀ becomes dry paper RP having a moisture content of 70 to 65%). The white water W that has been squeezed and dehydrated from the wet paper RP ₀ through this series of steps is collected in the white water collection tank 45 of the water supply device 27.

  The dry paper (recycled paper) RP squeezed and dewatered by the dewatering roll unit 96 is transferred and transferred from the upper surface of the lower mesh belt 105 to the lower surface of the upper smooth surface belt 145 in the downstream portion of the dewatering roll unit 96. Then, it is conveyed together with the smooth surface belt 145, and the drying process by the drying belt conveyor unit 97 is performed.

  The transfer action is considered to occur due to the smooth surface structure of the smooth surface belt 145. That is, the surface of the lower mesh belt 105 is a fine uneven surface formed by opening a large number of fine continuous pores, whereas the surface of the upper smooth surface belt 145 is a smooth surface without holes. As a result, it is considered that the dry paper RP slightly containing moisture is adsorbed by the surface tension with the surface of the smooth belt 145.

  The drying belt conveyor unit 97 is a part that is formed by the paper making net conveyor unit 95 and then further dried by heating and drying the dry paper RP that has been squeezed and dehydrated by the dewatering roll unit 96. The heating and drying unit 141 is configured as a main part.

The drying conveyor 140 conveys the wet paper RP ₀ squeezed and dehydrated by the dewatering roll unit 96 while smoothing, and includes the smooth surface belt 145 and the drive motor 106 that drives the smooth surface belt 145 to travel. It becomes.

The smooth surface belt 145 conveys the wet paper RP ₀ while being heated and dried. Specifically, the smooth surface belt 145 is an endless belt formed by connecting and forming plates having a smooth surface structure having a predetermined width in an annular shape having a predetermined length. . The plate material having a smooth surface structure is made of a material that can finish one side surface of the wet paper RP0 to an appropriate smooth surface and can withstand the heating action by the heating and drying unit 141 described later. In the illustrated embodiment, a fluororesin belt is employed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the smooth surface belt 145 is suspended and supported by a driving roller 146, driven rollers 147 and 148 and a dewatering roll unit 96 so as to be able to rotate, and via the driving roller 146. The drive motor 106 is drivingly connected.

  As described above, the drive motor 106 that travels and drives the smooth surface belt 145 is also used as a travel drive source for the paper conveyor 100 and the dewatering roll unit 96.

The heating and drying unit 141 is a part that heats and dries the wet paper RP ₀ on the smooth surface belt 145, and includes a heater plate 150 arranged in the middle of the travel path of the smooth surface belt 145 as a heating unit.

Specifically, the heater plate 150 is configured such that the wet paper RP ₀ on the smooth surface belt 145 is indirectly heated and dried via the smooth surface belt 145.

In addition, the two smooth surface finishing rolls 149 and 149 are disposed during the running of the smooth surface belt 145 to sequentially roll and press the wet paper RP ₀ on the smooth surface belt 145 to The arrangement is such that the surface on one side and the surface on the opposite side of the wet paper RP ₀ in contact with the surface are finished to an appropriate smooth surface.

  A peeling member 151 is provided on the smooth surface belt 145 on the downstream side of the heating and drying unit 141, and is dry paper that is dried on the smooth surface belt 145, that is, recycled paper RP (water content 10 to 10). 7%) are sequentially peeled from the holding surface of the smooth surface belt 145.

  In this connection, a fixed-size cutter unit 152 is provided at the end of the travel path of the smooth surface belt 145 on the downstream side of the peeling member 151, and the recycled paper RP peeled from the smooth surface belt 145 is Here, it is cut into a predetermined shape (in the illustrated embodiment, the shape and dimension of the A4 plate) and discharged from the discharge port 8 of the apparatus case 6.

  The apparatus control unit 5 drives and controls the pulp manufacturing unit A and the paper making unit B in detail, specifically, the pulp manufacturing unit 2, the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3 and the paper making unit 4 of both the units A and B. The operation of each drive unit is automatically controlled in conjunction with each other. Specifically, the drive unit is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an I / O port, and the like.

  The apparatus control unit 5 incorporates a program for causing the pulp manufacturing process of the pulp manufacturing unit 2, the concentration adjusting process of the concentration adjusting unit 3, and the paper making process of the paper making unit 4 to be executed in conjunction with each other. Various information necessary for driving each component 2 (20, 21), 3 (3A, 3B), 4 (95, 96, 97), for example, the driving time of the stirring device 26 in the disaggregation unit 20, the rotational speed, Water supply timing of the water supply device 27, water supply amount, driving time of the circulation pump 69 in the beating unit 21, circulation amount and driving time of the grinder 50, rotation speed, adjustment timing of the gap adjusting means 57, beating gap G adjustment amount, and The traveling speed of the conveyors 100 and 140 in the paper making unit 4, the driving time of the heating and drying unit 141, the operation timing of the fixed-size cutter unit 152, and the like are stored in advance as data. Is appropriate selective input keyboard.

  In addition, as described above, the device control unit 5 is electrically connected to the weight sensors 48 and 87, the position detection sensor, and the like, and the drive units 35, 56, 61, 66, and 106. The unit 5 controls each of the drive units 35, 56, 61, 66, and 106 in accordance with these various actually measured values and control data.

  Thus, the used paper recycling apparatus 1 configured as described above is activated when the power is turned on, and each of the component units 2 (20, 21), 3 (3A, 3B), 4 (95, 96) is activated by the apparatus control unit 5. , 97) are automatically controlled in relation to each other, so that the used paper UP, UP,... Put into the inlet 7 of the apparatus case 6 are separated by the disaggregation unit 20 and the beating unit 21 of the pulp manufacturing unit 2. After the beating process, the used paper pulp UPP is produced, and the pulp concentration adjusting unit 3 prepares the pulp suspension PS having the papermaking concentration. Paper is made by the dewatering roll unit 96 and the drying belt conveyor unit 97, is recycled as recycled paper RP, and is discharged from the discharge port 8b of the apparatus case 6 to the recycled paper receiving tray 9.

  As described above, the used paper recycling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is of a furniture size that can be disposed at a place where used paper UP is generated, and is a pulp manufacturing unit that produces used paper pulp UPP by releasing and beating the used paper UP. A and a papermaking unit B that produces recycled paper RP by making paper pulp UPP produced in this pulp production unit A. These pulp production unit A and papermaking unit B are separated and installable. Because it is structured, it is easy to carry in and out, as well as maintenance and repairs for furniture-sized used paper recycling equipment that can be installed not only in large offices, but also indoors such as small stores and ordinary homes. Handling at the time is simple and easy, and a free arrangement can be secured.

  That is, the constituent elements of the used paper recycling apparatus 1 are divided into two units and the handling thereof is facilitated as follows, and the versatility of the furniture-sized used paper recycling apparatus 1 is promoted. .

(1) Carry-in / carry-out work is easy.
The amount of used paper UPP generated varies depending on the type of business and the size of the company, and also varies from household to household due to differences in living habits. When there is a large amount of used paper generated, the processing capacity of the used paper recycling apparatus 1 is improved. Therefore, the size of the device increases.

  When the used paper recycling apparatus 1 is increased in size in this way, even if it is a furniture size, the carrying-in / out operation becomes difficult. For example, when the used paper recycling apparatus 1 is carried in and out of the upper floor of a building or apartment house through a staircase or an elevator, if the used paper recycling apparatus 1 is increased in size and weight, it is difficult to manually move up and down the stairs. Or even if it is a building with an elevator, it is impossible to carry in and out unless it is a large elevator such as a commercial elevator.

  In such a case, it is necessary to use a special lifting device such as a crane or to disassemble the completed device at the manufacturing site, transport it to the installation site, and assemble it at the installation site. The same work is also involved when unloading.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the pulp manufacturing unit A and the paper making unit B have a separate structure that can be separated and installed, even if the apparatus is enlarged, complicated and skillful operations such as disassembly and assembly are required. It is unnecessary and can be easily carried in and out as a finished product.

(2) Handling during maintenance and repair is simple and easy.
Similarly, in the used paper recycling apparatus 1 of the present invention in which the pulp manufacturing unit A and the papermaking unit B are separated and installable, the maintenance and repair of each part of the apparatus configuration are easy, When either one of the pulp manufacturing unit A or the paper making unit B fails, the transfer is easy and the cost for repair can be reduced. A or B can be operated independently.

(3) A free arrangement configuration can be secured.
Since the waste paper recycling device 1 has a separate structure separated into the pulp production unit A and the paper making unit B, for example, even in a narrow room or a limited installation space, the installation space can be used effectively. In addition, it is possible to provide a used paper recycling apparatus that can secure a free arrangement and is versatile and easy to use.

  Note that the above-described embodiments merely show preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these, and various design changes can be made within the scope thereof.

A Pulp manufacturing unit B Paper making unit UP Waste paper UPP Waste paper pulp PS Pulp suspension RP Recycled paper (dry paper)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waste paper recycling apparatus 2 Pulp manufacturing part 4 Paper making part 5 Apparatus control part (control part)
95 Papermaking net conveyor section 96 Dewatering roll section (Dehydrating section, Dewatering roll means, Dewatering device)
96A Preliminary dewatering roll section 96B Main dewatering roll section 96C Angle defining roll section (angle defining means)
97 Drying Belt Conveyor 100 Paper Making Conveyor 101 Pulp Supplying Unit 105 Mesh Belt 106 Drive Motor 120 Preliminary Dewatering Roll 121 Preliminary Pressing Roll 122 Preliminary Pressing Roll Pair 125 Main Dewatering Roll 125a Cylindrical Roll 125b Water Absorbing Layer 126 Main Pressing Roll 127 Main Squeezing Roll Pair 127A Main pressing roll pair 127B Main pressing roll pair 127C Main pressing roll pair 130 Reticulated belt guide roll 130a Cylindrical roll 130b Dehydrated layer 131 Smooth surface belt guide roll 140 Drying conveyor 145 Smooth surface belt

Claims (9)

A furniture-sized waste paper recycling device that can be placed where waste paper is generated,
A pulp production unit that breaks and beats waste paper to produce waste paper pulp;
A papermaking unit that produces recycled paper by making paper wastepaper produced by this pulp production unit,
A waste paper recycling apparatus, wherein the pulp production unit and the paper making unit have a separate structure that can be separated and installed. The pulp production unit is provided with a disaggregation unit for crushing and crushing waste paper and disaggregating the used paper disaggregated in the disaggregation unit in a fixture-size device case,
The beating unit forms a waste paper pulp circulation path including beating means for beating the used paper pulp, and circulates the circulation means for circulating the used paper pulp to the used paper pulp circulation path, and the beating means and the circulation means are mutually connected. Beating control means to control in conjunction with,
The beating means is in the form of a grinder comprising a pair of beating disks which are arranged so as to face each other with a small beating gap and are relatively rotationally driven. The used paper recycling apparatus of 1. The disaggregation unit includes a waste paper input port for supplying and supplying waste paper and a disaggregation tank having a discharge port for discharging the disaggregated waste paper pulp to the downstream side, and a stirring means rotatably provided in the disaggregation tank, The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the used paper supplied from the used paper inlet is mixed and stirred with water by the stirring means, and is separated and beaten. The papermaking unit is formed with a papermaking net conveyor unit that makes wet paper by making a slurry-like pulp suspension in which water and waste paper pulp coexisting from the pulp production unit coexist, and this papermaking net conveyor unit. A drying belt conveyor unit that dries the wet paper to make recycled paper, and a linkage part of the paper making net conveyor unit and the drying belt conveyor unit, and smoothes the mesh belt and the drying belt conveyor unit of the paper making net conveyor unit. A surface belt is squeezed and rolled from both upper and lower sides, and a wet roll on the mesh belt is squeezed and dewatered with a roll part.
The dewatering roll unit includes at least a pre-dehydration roll unit that preliminarily squeezes and dewaters the wet paper on the mesh belt, and a main press-dehydration of the wet paper on the mesh belt that has been pre-dehydrated by the pre-dehydration roll unit. The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a main dewatering roll unit configured as dry paper having a predetermined moisture content. The preliminary dewatering roll unit includes a preliminary dewatering roll pair that includes a preliminary dewatering roll that is in rolling contact with the mesh belt from below, and a preliminary press roll that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt from above against the preliminary dewatering roll. Prepared
By the pair of preliminary squeezing rolls, the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt are squeezed and squeezed from both the upper and lower sides with a predetermined preliminary pressure so that the moisture contained in the wet paper on the mesh belt is preliminary. The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the used paper recycling apparatus is configured to be dewatered and removed. The main dewatering roll unit is composed of a main dewatering roll that is in rolling contact with the mesh belt from below, and a main pressing roll that includes a main press roll that rolls and presses the smooth surface belt against the main dewatering roll from above. Comprising at least one set,
By the pair of main squeezing rolls, the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt are squeezed and squeezed from both the upper and lower sides with a predetermined main pressure so that the moisture contained in the wet paper on the mesh belt is finally obtained. The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the used paper recycling apparatus is configured to be dehydrated and removed to obtain dry paper having a predetermined moisture content. The used paper according to claim 4, wherein an angle defining means for defining an insertion angle of the mesh belt and the smooth surface belt into the preliminary dewatering roll section is provided upstream of the preliminary dewatering roll section. Playback device. The angle defining means rolls in contact with the mesh belt from below, meshes with a mesh belt guide roll for defining an insertion angle of the mesh belt with respect to the preliminary dewatering roll section, and rolls into contact with the smooth surface belt from above. The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a smooth surface belt guide roll that defines an insertion angle of the smooth surface belt with respect to the dewatering roll unit. The used paper recycling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that drives and controls the pulp manufacturing unit and the paper making unit.

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