JP2012116628A - Powder transport system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a powder transport system which can transport powder to a desired distance in a clean powdery state remaining powdery state by means of simple composition.SOLUTION: The powder transport system includes an opening section 72a as a feed opening to which powder is fed, an aspirator 51 having a suction path 72 connected with the feed opening concerned to make the lower part of the suction path 72 small diameter section, and an air flow path 60 which delivers air into the small diameter section of the aspirator 51 through the outer periphery of the aspirator 51 to enhance suction force from the feed opening. In the suction path 72 connected with the feed opening, while holes into which air is blown from external are formed over peripheral walls, a cylindrical body 73 is prepared to make the air blown from the holes permeate into hollow section and a delivery section 70 is also prepared to deliver powder from the feed opening to the small diameter section side through the cylindrical body 73.

Description

  The present invention relates to a powder conveying apparatus capable of conveying powder mixed with air.

  There is a need for an apparatus for conveying a desired distance in a fine powder form.

  An apparatus for conveying powder or liquid by an air flow is known (see Patent Document 1).

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  An object of this invention is to provide the powder conveying apparatus which conveys powder with the simple structure in the powder form which conveys desired distance in the fine powder form.

  An apparatus for conveying powder according to the present invention includes an aspirator having a supply port to which powder is supplied and a suction path connected to the supply port, the lower portion of the suction path being a small diameter portion, and the aspirator And an air flow path for feeding air into the narrow diameter part of the aspirator through the outer peripheral part of the air supply and strengthening the suction force from the supply port.

  In the powder conveyance device according to the present invention, the suction path connected to the supply port has a hole through which air is sent from the outside formed in the peripheral wall, and a cylindrical body that allows the air sent from the hole to pass through the hollow portion. It is provided, and is characterized in that there is provided a delivery part that feeds the powder from the supply port to the small diameter part side through the cylinder.

  The powder conveyance device according to the present invention is characterized in that the orifice of the air flow path is configured to be adjustable.

  According to the powder conveyance device of the present invention, the powder is sucked in the aspirator, and the air flow path sends air to the small diameter portion of the aspirator through the outer peripheral portion of the aspirator, and the suction force from the supply port Therefore, the powder can be uniformly suspended and transported in the transport air. In addition, strong suction is performed by the aspirator and the air flow path, and floating dispersion in the carrier air is performed, so there is no stagnation of the powder and adhesion to each wall surface, and continuous operation is performed by continuously supplying the powder. In this case, the apparatus is suitable, and by carrying out continuous quantitative supply, it is possible to continuously carry the powder transport state at a constant concentration.

  According to the powder conveying apparatus of the present invention, the suction path connected to the supply port has a hole through which air is sent from the outside, and a cylinder that allows the air sent from the hole to pass through the hollow portion. Since the body is provided and a delivery part is provided for sending the powder from the supply port to the narrow diameter part through the cylinder, the powder is uniformly distributed into the airflow by the air knife effect from the circumferential direction of the cylinder. In addition, the powder can be prevented from adhering to the wall surface, and the powder can be delivered efficiently. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the powder from adhering to the wall surface by this delivery part. Therefore, it is suitable for continuous operation by supplying powder continuously, and further by carrying out continuous quantitative supply, it is possible to continuously carry the powder transport state at a constant concentration.

  According to the powder conveyance device of the present invention, the orifice of the air flow path is configured to be adjustable, so that the negative pressure on the powder supply side can be maximized and the powder can be efficiently delivered. Thus, the powder can be uniformly suspended and transported in the transport air.

The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows embodiment of the conveying apparatus of the powder which concerns on this invention. The assembly perspective view which shows the principal part of embodiment of the conveying apparatus of the powder which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a powder conveying apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of a powder conveying apparatus. The powder conveyance device 50 according to the embodiment includes an aspirator 51 and a delivery unit 70 as main components.

  An opening 72a serving as a supply port is provided above, and a connecting block 71 connected by a feeder 81 for supplying powder and a cylindrical portion 82 is provided. The coupling block 71 is a cubic metal block, for example, and is coupled to the cover block 52 of the aspirator 51 on the lower side. Inside the coupling block 71, a suction path 72 is formed which is drilled in a columnar shape and communicates with the opening 72a. The suction path 72 functions as a suction port for the aspirator.

  The suction path 72 extends into the cover block 52, and a step portion 53 is formed in the cover block 52. The stepped portion 53 is provided with a cylindrical tubular body 73. The cylinder 73 allows air to pass therethrough, and a narrow gap is provided between the outer wall of the cylinder 73 and the inner wall of the suction path 72.

  A hole 74 penetrating from the outside of the coupling block 71 to the inner wall of the suction path 72 is formed, and a fitting 75 for coupling the air tube 76 is provided outside the coupling block 71 corresponding to the hole 74. Dry air of a predetermined pressure is supplied to the air tube 76 and reaches the gap between the outer wall of the cylindrical body 73 and the inner wall of the suction path 72 through the hole 74. Since the cylindrical body 73 transmits air, the air is transmitted to the hollow portion of the cylindrical body 73, and the powder is uniformly dispersed in the airflow with an air knife effect from the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 73. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the powder from adhering to the wall surface.

  A nozzle 54 having a narrow tip from one end side is embedded in the cover block 52, and the tip 54 a of the nozzle 54 is positioned immediately below the center of the suction path 72. A throat 55 having a flow path 55 a inside is coupled to the other end side of the cover block 52. The flow path from the flow path where the tip 54 a of the nozzle 54 is located to the flow path 55 a of the throat 55 is a small diameter portion of the aspirator 51.

  A fitting 56 is coupled to the outer end of the nozzle 54, and the fitting 56 is connected to an air tube 77. Since dry air of a predetermined pressure is supplied to the air tube 77, the dry air flows through the hollow portion in the tube 77 and reaches the narrow diameter portion of the aspirator 51. As a result, the suction path 72 of the coupling block 71 becomes a suction route in the aspirator 51 and functions to suck powder supplied from the feeder 81.

  The nozzle 54 has a taper portion 57 that becomes thinner toward the base portion 54aa from a position near the center to the base portion 54aa of the tip end portion 54a. An air flow path 60 through which air flows is formed between the taper portion 57 and the wall portion of the cover block 52 facing the taper portion 57. By moving the nozzle 54 (moving left and right in FIG. 1), the orifice of the air flow path 60 is widened or narrowed, and the orifice can be adjusted. The nozzle 54 can be moved by tightening a screw formed on the outer peripheral portion of the nozzle 54 close to the fitting 56 and a hexagon bolt 78 screwed to the screw. Reference numeral 91 in FIG. 1 indicates an O-ring.

  An air chamber 58 is formed inside the cover block 52 adjacent to the tapered portion 57 so as to make a round around the outer wall of the nozzle 54, and air holes are formed from two locations on the inner wall of the air chamber 58 toward the side wall of the cover block 52. 59 is formed. A fitting 61 is provided outside each of the two air holes 59, and the two fittings 61 are connected to a coupler 63 by a tube 62. The coupler 63 is supplied with dry air of a predetermined pressure via a tube (not shown).

  Dry air is supplied to the air chamber 58 through the air hole 59, and is fed into the narrow diameter portion of the aspirator 51 via the air flow path 60 between the taper portion 57 and the wall portion of the cover block 52, and the suction port of the suction path 72. Work to strengthen the suction power from. The powder sucked from the suction path 72 is jetted and conveyed toward the flow path 55a of the throat 55 in a state of being uniformly dispersed in the airflow.

  The throat 55 is coupled with a diffuser 64 having a hollow portion formed outwardly, and a hose 65 is connected to the diffuser 64 by a band 66. For example, the hose 65 has an adapter 67 having a hollow portion formed wide toward the outside by a band 66, and the powder is uniformly dispersed in the air flow from the adapter 67 to the supply destination. Injected and supplied.

  The powder conveying apparatus configured as described above operates as follows. The powder supplied from the feeder 81 falls to the opening 72a, is further conveyed, and is drawn into the aspirator 51 by the suction action generated in the suction path 72 as a downstream ejector. The suction path 72 is provided with a cylindrical body 73 made of a cylindrical sintered metal element. The cylindrical body 73 transmits air and has a rectifying action. Here, the dry air supplied from the air tube 76 causes an air knife effect from the circumferential direction of the cylindrical body 73, so that the powder is uniformly dispersed in the airflow and also prevents the powder from adhering to the wall surface. Figured.

  The powder supplied from the feeder 81 and sucked into the aspirator 51 is transported while being suspended and dispersed through the hose 65 by the wake generated by the effect of the ejector constituted by the nozzle 54, the throat 55, and the diffuser 64.

  The dry air supplied from the coupler 63 and the tube 62 through the two fittings 61 is a ring-shaped orifice (air flow path) formed between the tapered portion 57 and the wall portion of the cover block 52 facing the tapered portion 57. ) And is sent to the narrow diameter portion of the aspirator 51 which is the ejector constituent portion to prevent the powder from adhering to the surrounding wall surface.

  In the transport device according to the present embodiment, the feeder 81 (FIG. 1) that drops and supplies the powder is used. Instead, an auto feeder that continuously supplies a fixed amount of powder per unit time is used. be able to. As this auto feeder, the one described in Japanese Patent No. 3755104, which has already been applied for and obtained a patent, can be used.

  In the auto feeder, an upper storage chamber for storing powder particles and a lower determination chamber for holding powder particles are arranged concentrically, and the upper storage chamber and the lower determination chamber are appropriately provided with openings. In addition to communicating with the pressure plate, a stirring blade is rotatably disposed on the upper storage chamber side on a central axis passing through the pressure adjusting plate, and a stirring member is rotatably disposed in the lower fixed amount chamber. And a quantitative supply means configured to supply a granular material having a predetermined density to the bottom of the lower quantitative chamber and continuously discharge it from the discharge gate.

  The powder is continuously and uniformly dispersed and supplied by the auto-feeder, and the powder transport device according to the present embodiment, which receives the powder, continuously determines the transport state of the powder at a constant concentration. It can be transported to.

50 Conveying device 51 Aspirator 52 Cover block 54 Nozzle 55 Throat 57 Tapered portion 58 Air chamber 59 Air hole 60 Air flow path 64 Diffuser 70 Delivery portion 71 Coupling block 72 Suction passage 73 Cylindrical body

Claims (3)

An aspirator having a supply port to which powder is supplied and a suction path connected to the supply port, the lower part of the suction path being a small diameter part;
An air flow path for feeding air to the narrow diameter portion of the aspirator through the outer peripheral portion of the aspirator, and strengthening the suction force from the supply port;
A powder conveying apparatus comprising:   In the suction path connected to the supply port, a hole through which air is sent from the outside is formed in the peripheral wall, and a cylinder that allows the air sent from the hole to pass through the hollow portion is provided, from the supply port to the small diameter portion side The powder conveying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a delivery unit that feeds the powder through the cylindrical body.   The powder conveying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the orifice of the air flow path is configured to be adjustable.