JP2016074452A - Spray-can punching device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spray-can punching device which can punch a hole on plural spray-cans having different outer diameters, and can improve work efficiency while assuring safety of an operator.SOLUTION: A drilling tool 6 fixed to a connection base material 5 of a spray-can punching device has: a drilling needle 7 fixed to the connection base material 5 side; an external cylinder 8 which is so located as to cover the drilling needle 7, one end 8a of which is fixed to the connection base material 5 side and the other end of which is equipped with a flange part 8b; a movable rod 9 which is so supported on the flange part 8b of the external cylinder 8 as to be slidable in a vertical direction; a pressure plate 11 which is fixed to one end 9a of the movable rod 9; a middle cylinder 12 of which one end 12a contacts the pressure plate 11 and which is so located as to be vertically movable inside the external cylinder 8; an internal cylinder 13 which is so located inside the middle cylinder 12 as to cover an outer periphery of the drilling needle 7; and a spring member 14 which is located over an inner side of the external cylinder 8 and between the middle cylinder 12 and the internal cylinder 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a spray can piercing device that punches holes in a collected spray can and extracts a propellant, a medicine, and the like remaining inside the spray can.

  Spray cans that are discarded in garbage collection are generally collected as non-combustible materials after making a hole in the spray can and removing the remaining propellant such as gas and chemicals at the request of local governments. It has become. However, citizens who do not follow this rule dispose of the spray cans together with combustible materials without making holes in the spray cans. In this case, local governments sort the spray cans and make holes in the spray cans. The operation of removing the propellant and the drug remaining after opening must be performed. In this case, if a hole is made manually for each spray can, work efficiency deteriorates. Therefore, a spray can puncher has been conventionally used (Patent Document 1).

  The spray can puncher 60 described in Patent Document 1 includes an openable / closable container 61, a work intake ramp 62 provided in the container 61 for stocking the spray can S, and a spray can S provided in the container 61. And a lift mechanism 64 that is positioned between the two slopes 62 and 63 and lifts the spray can S on the work take-in slope and transfers the spray can S onto the work pick-up slope 63. A stop mechanism 66 having a mooring device 65 for stopping the spray can S lifted by the mechanism 64 on the workpiece take-off ramp 63, and a spray can positioned above both the ramps 62 and 63 and stopped by the stop mechanism 66 And a perforating mechanism 68 having a perforator 67 for making a hole in S at the tip.

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  The spray can puncher described in Patent Document 1 is safer and improves the work efficiency than an operator manually drills holes. However, the outer diameter of the spray can to be discarded varies, and the spray can in which the contents remain in a crushed state may be discarded, and a configuration corresponding to this is not disclosed. Further, there has been a demand for a spray can piercing device that can further improve the working efficiency and that allows the worker to work safely.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can make holes in a plurality of spray cans having different outer diameters, and can ensure the safety of the worker and improve the working efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spray can piercing device.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a base including an introduction part for introducing the spray can to be treated, a treatment part for treating the introduced spray can, and a discharge part for discharging the treated spray can. A spray can piercing device comprising: a conveying member installed between the introduction part and the discharge part of the base; and a piercing member installed in the processing part of the base, wherein the piercing member Is a cylinder having a movable part fixed to the base and moving up and down by air pressure, a connecting base fixed to the moving part of the cylinder, and a punching tool fixed to the connecting base The piercing tool is installed so as to cover the piercing needle, and has one end fixed to the linking substrate side, An outer cylinder having a flange portion at the end, and the flange portion of the outer cylinder A movable bar supported slidably in the direction, a presser plate fixed to one end of the movable bar, one end contacting the presser plate, and the inner side of the outer cylinder in the vertical direction An inner cylinder movably installed on the inner cylinder, an inner cylinder installed inside the middle cylinder so as to cover an outer periphery of the piercing needle, an inner side of the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder, and the inner cylinder A spring member installed between the cylinder and the presser plate, the presser plate pressing the side surface of the spray can to be treated, and the punch needle protruding from a through hole formed in the presser plate. By the above, the treated spray can is perforated.

  Since the spray can perforating apparatus according to the present invention is configured to transfer the spray can to be processed from the introduction part of the base to the treatment part by the transport member, the operator may operate on the introduction part side. It is possible to safely perforate the spray can.

  Further, since the presser plate constituting the punching tool is movable in the vertical direction together with the movable rod, the inner cylinder, and the middle cylinder, it is possible to cope with drilling of a plurality of types of spray cans having different outer diameters.

  In addition, since the spring member is installed between the inner side of the outer cylinder and between the middle cylinder and the inner cylinder, the presser plate, the movable rod, the inner cylinder, and the middle cylinder are restored when not drilled. The spray can can be prevented from remaining attached to the piercing needle.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, a plurality of punching tools are fixed to the connecting base material. Therefore, a plurality of spray cans can be punched at a time by a plurality of punches.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, one end side of a restriction rod that restricts vertical movement is fixed in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the connection base, and the other end side of the restriction rod Is characterized in that it is supported by the base in a state in which it can move in the vertical direction. Therefore, since it can control that a connection base material moves in directions other than the up-and-down direction, punching of a processed spray can can be performed reliably.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the processing portion of the base is provided with a through-hole through which one end side of the piercing tool can be passed, It is characterized by a separation plate that prevents return. Therefore, as the movable part of the cylinder moves upward, the piercing needle also moves upward. However, even if the treatment spray can is attached to the piercing needle, the treatment spray can remains on the separation plate. By colliding, the piercing needle and the spray can to be processed can be separated.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, cylinder start buttons are respectively installed in the vicinity of both sides in the width direction of the conveying member in the introduction portion of the base. The cylinder is activated only when the activation buttons are pressed simultaneously. Therefore, since the cylinder cannot be started in a state where the operator is not located on the introduction part side, the processing operation of the spray can to be processed can be performed safely.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the operator can safely perform the drilling process of the spray can and can respond to the drilling of a plurality of types of spray cans having different outer diameters. In addition, it is possible to prevent the spray can from being stuck to the perforation needle during the drilling process for the spray can.

  Further, in the invention of claim 2, a plurality of spray cans can be punched at a time by a plurality of punching tools. In the invention of claim 3, the spray can to be treated can be reliably punched. Moreover, in invention of Claim 4, a perforation needle and a to-be-processed spray can can be isolate | separated. Furthermore, in the invention of claim 5, the worker can safely perform the processing operation of the spray can to be processed.

It is a front view of the spray can piercing device concerning the present invention. It is a top view of a spray can piercing device. It is a right view of a spray can piercing device. (A) It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the punching tool which comprises a spray can punching apparatus. (B) It is the bottom view. It is a front view which shows the process part of a spray can piercing apparatus. It is a front view which shows the process part of a spray can piercing apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a part of conveyance member which comprises a spray can perforation apparatus. It is a front view of a conveyance member. It is a right view of a conveyance member. It is a partially expanded front view of a conveyance member. It is a partially expanded front view of a conveyance member. It is sectional drawing which shows the conventional spray can hole punch.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a spray can piercing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a right side view. The overall configuration of the spray can piercing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to these drawings.

  The spray can piercing device 10 includes an introduction unit 1a that introduces the spray can S to be processed, a processing unit 1b that processes the introduced spray can S, and a discharge unit 1c that discharges the processed spray can S. It has the base 1 provided with these. Further, a conveying member 2 that conveys the spray can S is installed between the introduction part 1 a and the discharge part 1 c of the base 1. As will be described later, the transport member 2 includes a chain conveyor provided with rotating plates in the vicinity of both ends, and a retracting device 30 that rotationally drives the chain conveyor.

  A perforating member 3 is installed in the processing unit 1 b of the base 1. The perforating member 3 is fixed to the base 1 and includes a cylinder 4 having a movable portion 4a that moves up and down by air pressure, a connection base 5 fixed to the movable portion 4a side of the cylinder 4, and a connection base. A plurality of punching tools 6, 6... Fixed to the material 5 are provided.

  In the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the connecting base material 5, one end sides 15a and 15a of the restriction rods 15 and 15 for restricting the movement in the vertical direction are fixed, and the other end sides of the restriction rods 15 and 15 are It is supported by the restriction rod receiver 22 installed on the base so that the direction can be moved. The restriction rod receiver 22 is a hollow cylindrical member, and a plurality of bearings are provided on the inner periphery, and the bearing is in contact with the bearing so that the outer peripheral surface of the restriction rod 15 can slide. It has become.

  A separation plate 16 is installed in the processing unit 1 b of the base 1. The separation plate 16 includes a through hole 16a through which one end of the punching tool can pass, and prevents the spray can S to move upward together with the punching needle, as will be described later.

  In addition, activation buttons 17 a and 17 b for activating the cylinder 4 and the conveying member 2 are installed near the both sides in the width direction of the conveying member 2 in the introduction portion 1 a of the base 1. The cylinder 4 and the conveying member 2 are activated only when the activation buttons 17a and 17b are pressed simultaneously. An emergency stop button 17c is provided in the vicinity of the start button 17b. By pressing the emergency stop button 17c, the activation of the cylinder 4 and the conveying member 2 is stopped. Reference numeral 20 denotes a control panel for controlling the cylinder 4 and the conveying member 2, and reference numeral 19 denotes an air pressure adjusting regulator for adjusting the air pressure supplied to the cylinder. Reference numeral 37 denotes a scattering prevention cover, which is installed so that the to-be-processed spray can S transferred to the discharge portion 1c is reliably recovered in the processed spray can recovery box 36.

  FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional view showing a punching tool constituting the spray can punching apparatus, and FIG. 4B is a bottom view thereof. The piercing tool 6 is installed so as to cover the piercing needle 7 fixed to the connecting base material 5 side, and one end 8a is fixed to the connecting base material 5 side, and the other end. Fixed to one end 9a of the movable rod 9, an outer cylinder 8 provided with a flange portion 8b, a movable rod 9 supported by the flange portion 8b of the outer cylinder 8 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. One end 12a is in contact with the presser plate 11, the presser plate 11, and the inner cylinder 12 is installed so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the outer cylinder 8. The presser plate 11 has one end 13a. The inner cylinder 13 that is in contact with the inner cylinder 12 and is installed so as to cover the outer periphery of the piercing needle 7, the inner side of the outer cylinder 8, and between the inner cylinder 12 and the inner cylinder 13 It is set as the structure which has the spring member 14 installed over.

  When the cylinder 4 is started, the press plate 11 presses the side surface of the processing spray can S, and the punch needle 7 protrudes from the through hole 11a formed in the press plate 11, whereby the processing spray can S Perforations are formed in

  FIG.5 and FIG.6 is a front view which shows the process part of a spray can piercing | piercing apparatus. The operation in which the spray can S to be processed is perforated will be described with reference to these drawings. After the spray can S to be processed is placed on the locking member installed on the slat plate of the conveying member 2 by the operator in the introducing portion 1a, the conveying member 2 starts to move when the start buttons 17a and 17b are pressed. Then, it stops at a predetermined position of the processing unit 1b and enters the state shown in FIG. Next, when the cylinder 4 is activated and the movable portion 4a extends downward, the connecting base material 5 fixed to the movable portion 4a also moves downward.

  Then, the plurality of punching tools 6, 6... Fixed to the connecting base material 5 move downward, and the presser plate 11 at the tip passes through the through hole 16a formed in the separation plate 16, and is processed. It contacts the spray can S. With the presser plate 11 in contact with the processing spray can S, the movable portion 4a of the cylinder 4 extends further downward, so that the piercing needle 7 penetrates the processing spray can S from the through hole 11a of the presser plate 11. The length to be projected protrudes. At this time, the positions of the movable rod 9 having one end 9a fixed to the press plate 11 and the middle cylinder 12 and the inner cylinder 13 in which the one end 12a, 13a is in contact with the press plate 11 are not changed. However, the outer cylinder 8 whose one end 8a is fixed to the connecting base material 5 side approaches the presser plate 11 by the length that the perforation needle 7 protrudes. That is, the flange portion 8b formed at the end portion of the outer cylinder 8 slides the movable rod 9 toward the end portion 9a by the length that the perforating needle 7 protrudes. The cylinder 13 enters the inside of the outer cylinder 8 by the length that the piercing needle 7 protrudes. Further, the spring member 14 installed between the inner side of the outer cylinder 8 and between the middle cylinder 12 and the inner cylinder 13 is compressed by the length that the punch needle 7 protrudes.

  As described above, when the perforations are formed in two places above and below the outer peripheral surface of the spray can S to be processed, the state shown in FIG. 6 is maintained for a predetermined time set in advance. Become. During this time, a gas such as a propellant left inside the spray can S to be treated is ejected from the upper perforations, and is sucked from the suction hopper 18 connected to a suction device (not shown) and discharged to the outside. . Further, the liquid such as the medicine left inside the spray can S to be processed is discharged from the lower perforation and collected in a waste liquid collection box 38 installed below the processing unit 1b of the base 1 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). The waste liquid recovery box 38 is formed with handles 38 a and 38 a and is detachably attached to the base 1.

  Next, when a predetermined time elapses from the state shown in FIG. 6, the movable portion 4a of the cylinder 4 contracts upward and returns to the state shown in FIG. At this time, the spring member 14 that has been compressed by the length that the piercing needle 7 protrudes is applied to the holding plate 11 so that the spring member 14 is restored to its original state, and the spray can S to be processed is attached to the piercing needle 7. It is preventing it from being attached. Further, even if the punch 6 is moved upward in a state in which the spray can S to be processed is attached to the punch needle 7, the spray can S to be processed passes through the through hole 16 a formed in the separation plate 16. Therefore, it comes into contact with the separating plate 16 and is separated from the perforating needle 7 and returns to the original mounting position.

  An operator will perform the operation | work which mounts the to-be-processed spray can S to process newly on the conveyance member 2 of the introduction part 1a, while the to-be-processed spray can S is processed by the process part 1b. And the to-be-processed spray can S which the processing operation in the process part 1b was complete | finished moves to the discharge part 1c, and is collect | recovered by the processed spray can collection box 36. FIG. At the same time, the to-be-processed spray can newly placed in the introduction unit 1a is moved to the processing unit 1b to be processed. In FIG. 6, the slide window 21 is opened, but the proximity sensor 21 b is installed at a predetermined position of the base, and the sensor receiver 21 a is installed at a predetermined position of the slide window 21 corresponding thereto. It can be set as the structure to do. Then, by connecting the wiring of the proximity sensor 21b to the control panel 20 (see FIG. 1), the setting is made such that the cylinder 4 is not activated when the proximity sensor 21b is separated from the sensor receiver 21a by the action of magnetism. be able to. That is, when the sliding window 21 is opened, the proximity sensor 21b and the sensor receiver 21a are separated from each other, so that the cylinder 4 does not start and the worker can work safely.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a part of a conveying member constituting the spray can piercing device. A plurality of slat plates 23, 23,... Are fixed to the upper part of the chain conveyor constituting the conveying member by screws 23b. In addition, an L-shaped standing plate 23a is fixed to the end portion of the slat plate 23 so that an operator is not caught in the chain conveyor. In addition, semicircular cutouts 23c are formed at four locations on the slat plate 23, and the cutouts 23c of the adjacent slat plates 23, 23 are formed at opposing positions, thereby forming a circular shape. Are formed. Four locking members 24, 24,... Are installed on the upper surfaces of adjacent slat plates 23, 23 around the circular hole, and the central portion of the spray can to be treated is circular. It is placed so as to be positioned in the hole of the slat plate 23 so that it does not roll on the upper surface of the slat plate 23 by the four locking members 24, 24. ing.

  Further, two slat plates on which no locking member is installed are installed adjacent to each other on the upper surface of the slat plate 23, and a long plate-like stopper member 25 is installed in the center of one of the slat plates. ing. In addition, pull-in receiving members 26 are installed at two locations on the other slat plate. The drawing receiving member 26 includes a seesaw plate 26c rotatably supported by bearings 26a, 26a and a shaft 26, a small weight plate 27a fixed to one end of the seesaw plate 26c, and the other. And a mass plate 27b fixed to the end. Here, since the large weight plate 27b is heavier than the small weight plate 27a, in the state shown in FIG. 7, the seesaw plate 26c is inclined to the large weight plate 27b side. The pull-in receiving member 26 drives the transport member in conjunction with a pull-in device described later.

  FIG. 8 is a front view of the conveying member, and FIG. 9 is a right side view. 10 and 11 are partially enlarged front views of the conveying member. The driving of the conveying member will be described with reference to these drawings. The conveying member 2 has a plurality of slat plates 23 fixed to the outside of the chain conveyor 28 and meshes with rotating plates 31 and 31 installed at the left and right ends in FIG. It is configured to rotate. The rotating plates 31 and 31 are pivotally supported by the shaft 31a and the bearing 31b, but are not driven and rotated by themselves. A driving source for rotating the conveying member 2 is a retraction device 30 described later. As shown in FIG. 9, standing plates 23a having an L-shaped cross section are fixed to both ends of the slat plate 23 in the width direction. By providing the upright plate 23a, the clothes of the worker are prevented from being caught in the chain conveyor 28.

  Next, the drawing-in device 30 that is a drive source that rotationally drives the conveying member 2 will be described. The retracting device 30 is installed from the introduction part 1a of the base 1 to the processing part 1b, and includes a cylinder 29 having a movable part 29a that expands and contracts in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 8) by air pressure, and the movable part 29a. A substrate 30a fixed to the tip, a rail 32 installed from the processing unit 1b of the base 1 to the discharge unit 1c, a movable plate A35a installed at a predetermined location of the processing unit 1b of the base 1, and It has a movable plate B35b.

  When the activation buttons 17a and 17b (see FIG. 2) are pressed, the movable portion 29a of the cylinder 29 extends, and the substrate 30a fixed to the distal end portion of the movable portion 29a moves on the rail 32 toward the discharge portion 1c. Moving. A contact bar 33 and a pressing bar 34 are fixed to the substrate 30a, and the contact bar 33 is located behind the mass plate 27b of the pull-in receiving member 26 when the substrate 30a is moved in the direction of the discharge portion 1c. Will abut against the side. At this time, the draw-in receiving member 26 is in a state (the state shown in FIG. 10) in which the contact bar 33 is located on the front side of the mass plate 27b as the seesaw plate 26c rotates counterclockwise.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11, when the movable portion 29a of the cylinder 29 contracts, the substrate 30a moves on the rail 32 toward the processing portion 1b. At this time, the contact bar 33 fixed to the substrate 30a comes into contact with the mass plate 27b from the front side. Further, since the small weight plate 27a is in contact with the upper surface of the slat plate 23, the seesaw plate 26c does not rotate clockwise in the drawing (see FIG. 11). Therefore, the chain conveyor 28 can be rotated in the clockwise direction in the drawing by the contraction of the movable portion 29a of the cylinder 29 (see FIG. 8). Here, a movable plate A35a and a movable plate B35b are installed at predetermined locations of the processing unit 1b of the base 1 so as to be rotatable around the shaft 35c, and are the pressing bars fixed to the substrate 30a. 34 abuts on the movable plate B35b immediately before the movable portion 29a of the cylinder 29 is in the most contracted state. The movable plate A35a and the movable plate B35b are integrally formed with a predetermined angle with respect to the shaft 35c. When the movable plate B35b rotates by a predetermined angle, the movable plate A35a also rotates by a predetermined angle. The rotation of the chain conveyor 28 is stopped when the movable plate A 35 a comes into contact with the stopper member 25 installed on the slat plate 23. Therefore, it is possible to reliably position the spray can S to be processed in the processing unit 1b.

  The spray can piercing device of the present invention is used as a device that punches holes in a collected spray can and extracts a propellant, a drug, and the like remaining inside the spray can.

S To-be-processed spray can 1 Base 1a Introduction part 1b Processing part 1c Discharge part 2 Conveying member 3 Punching member 4 Cylinder 4a Movable part 5 Connecting base material 6 Punching tool 7 Punching needle 8 Outer cylinder 8a End part 8b Flange part 9 Movable bar 9a end 10 spray can punching device 11 presser plate 11a through hole 12 middle cylinder 12a end 13 inner cylinder 14 spring member 15 regulating rod 15a, 15b end 16 separation plate 16a through hole 17a, 17b start button 17c emergency stop button 18 Suction hopper 19 Air pressure adjustment regulator 20 Control panel 21 Slide window 21a Sensor receiver 21b Proximity sensor 22 Restriction rod receiver 23 Slat plate 23a Standing plate 23b Screw 23c Notch 24 Locking member 25 Stopper member 26 Pull-in receiving member 26a Bearing 26b Shaft 26c Seesaw plate 27a Small weight plate 27b Large weight Plate 28 Chain conveyor 29 Cylinder 29a Movable part 30 Pull-in device 30a Substrate 31 Rotating plate 31a Shaft 31b Bearing 32 Rail 33 Abutting bar 34 Pushing bar 35a Movable plate A
35b Movable plate B
35c Shaft 36 Treated spray can collection box 37 Splash prevention cover 38 Waste liquid collection box 38a Handle

Claims (5)

A base including an introduction unit for introducing the spray can to be processed, a processing unit for processing the introduced spray can, and a discharge unit for discharging the processed spray can;
A conveying member installed between the introduction part and the discharge part of the base;
A spray can perforating apparatus having a perforating member installed in the processing section of the base,
The piercing member is
A cylinder that is fixed to the base and includes a movable part that moves up and down by air pressure; and
A connecting base material fixed to the movable part side of the cylinder;
A drilling tool fixed to the connecting substrate,
The punch is
A perforation needle fixed to the connecting base material side;
An outer cylinder that is installed so as to cover the perforation needle, one end of which is fixed to the connecting base, and the other end of which has a flange portion;
A movable bar supported slidably in the vertical direction on the flange portion of the outer cylinder;
A presser plate fixed to one end of the movable bar;
A middle cylinder that is disposed such that one end thereof is in contact with the presser plate and is movable in the vertical direction inside the outer cylinder;
An inner cylinder installed inside the middle cylinder so as to cover the outer periphery of the perforation needle;
An inner side of the outer cylinder, and a spring member installed between the middle cylinder and the inner cylinder,
The press plate presses the side surface of the spray can to be processed, and the punch needle is projected from a through-hole formed in the press plate, whereby the spray can to be processed is perforated. Spray can piercing device.   The spray can perforating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of perforating tools are fixed to the connecting base material.   In the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the connecting substrate, one end side of a restriction rod that restricts vertical movement is fixed, and the other end side of the restriction rod is supported by the base in a state that allows movement in the vertical direction. The spray can piercing device according to claim 1, wherein the spray can piercing device is provided.   2. A separation plate is provided in the processing portion of the base, which is provided with a through-hole through which one end side of the punching tool can pass, and is prevented from being brought back with the punching needle of the spray can to be processed. The spray can piercing device according to any one of? The cylinder start button is installed in the introduction part of the base in the vicinity of both sides in the width direction of the conveying member, and the cylinder is started only when the two start buttons are pressed simultaneously. The spray can perforating apparatus according to any one of 1 to 4.

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