JP2020164303A - Inclined type conveyor and scraper device for inclined type conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an inclined type conveyor, etc. capable of suppressing drop of a transported object near a connection part of a horizontal conveyor part and an inclined conveyor part.SOLUTION: An inclined type conveyor 1 comprises: a horizontal belt conveyor part 2 for transporting an object M to be transported; an inclined belt conveyor part 4 which is an inclined belt conveyor part for receiving the object to be transported from the horizontal belt conveyor part to transport and to which a plurality of bridges 10 are attached; and a scraper device 20 arranged between the horizontal belt conveyor part and the inclined belt conveyor part. The scraper device has a rigid base 22 and a flexible scraper part 24 attached to the base. The scraper part is so arranged that a rear end of it is brought into contact with an upper surface of a downstream side end part of the horizontal belt conveyor part, and a front end is arranged so as to be brought into contact with the upper part of an upstream side end part of the inclined belt conveyor part, in the inclined type conveyor, etc.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an inclined conveyor and a scraper device for an inclined conveyor, and more specifically, a scraper is arranged at a connection portion between a horizontal conveyor portion and an inclined conveyor portion arranged in a state of being inclined diagonally upward. The present invention relates to an inclined conveyor and a scraper device for such an inclined conveyor.

Inclined conveyors equipped with a horizontal conveyor section that transfers the object to be transported in the horizontal direction and an inclined conveyor section that transports the object to be transported diagonally upward by the horizontal conveyor section are used in various fields. There is.

As such an inclined conveyor, a supply conveyor (horizontal conveyor) that conveys the object to be conveyed in the horizontal direction and an object to be conveyed that is arranged obliquely upwardly downstream of the supply conveyor and transferred from the supply conveyor. There is known one provided with an inclined conveyor that conveys the conveyor diagonally upward (Patent Document 1).

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However, in the inclined conveyor type having the configuration as in Cited Document 1, a gap is formed between the transport belt of the horizontal conveyor portion and the transport belt of the inclined conveyor portion (connection portion), so that depending on the shape of the object to be transported. There is a problem that the transported object does not smoothly move from the transport belt of the horizontal conveyor section to the transport belt of the inclined conveyor section, or the transported object spills out.

In order to deal with such a problem, by arranging a sheet-shaped transition member (scraper) between the downstream end of the conveyor belt of the horizontal conveyor portion and the upstream end of the conveyor belt of the inclined conveyor portion, the object to be conveyed It is conceivable to adopt a configuration in which the transfer belt of the horizontal conveyor section can be smoothly transferred to the transfer belt of the inclined conveyor section.

Here, some inclined conveyors are provided with a horizontal rail (sun) for preventing the transported object from going backward (sliding down), such as the inclined conveyor of Reference Document 1. Even in an inclined conveyor provided with a sun on the inclined conveyor in this way, the object to be transported may get over the sun and fall on the upstream side of the inclined conveyor, that is, the connection portion with the horizontal conveyor portion. ..

In a conveyor in which the above-mentioned transition member (scraper) is arranged at the connection between the downstream end of the conveyor belt of the horizontal conveyor portion and the upstream end of the conveyor belt of the inclined conveyor portion, the conveyor gets over the sun and is on the upstream side of the inclined conveyor. That is, the object to be transported that has fallen to the connection portion with the horizontal conveyor portion will fall onto this transition member (scraper). At this time, if the object to be transported is relatively heavy, the sheet-shaped transition member (scraper) is deformed or damaged due to the impact of dropping, and is covered in the vicinity of the connection portion between the horizontal conveyor portion and the inclined conveyor portion. There was a problem that the transported object was easily spilled.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an inclined conveyor capable of suppressing spillage of an object to be conveyed in the vicinity of a connection portion between a horizontal conveyor portion and an inclined conveyor portion. And.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a scraper device for an inclined conveyor that can suppress spillage of an object to be transported in the vicinity of a connection portion between a horizontal conveyor portion and an inclined conveyor portion.

According to the present invention
An inclined conveyor for transporting the object to be transported to an upward position.
A horizontal belt conveyor that conveys the object to be transported in the first direction,
It is arranged on the downstream side of the horizontal belt conveyor unit in a state of being inclined diagonally upward, and is inclined to receive the object to be conveyed from the horizontal belt conveyor unit and to convey the object to be conveyed upward in the first direction. A belt conveyor section with an inclined belt conveyor section in which multiple suns are attached to the belt.
A scraper device arranged between the horizontal belt conveyor section and the inclined belt conveyor section is provided.
The scraper device has a rigid plate-shaped base portion and a sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion attached to the base portion, and the scraper portion has a width substantially the same as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. The rear end is arranged so as to abut on the upper surface of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the front end is arranged so as to abut on the upper portion of the upstream end of the inclined belt conveyor portion. ,
An inclined conveyor is provided, characterized in that.

According to such a configuration, the sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion arranged at the transition portion between the horizontal belt conveyor portion and the inclined belt conveyor portion is attached to the rigid plate-shaped base, and thus is flexible. Even if a relatively heavy object to be transported falls on the scraper section, the flexible scraper section is less likely to be deformed or damaged, and the object to be transported near the connection between the horizontal conveyor section and the inclined conveyor section. Spilling is suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion has a notch extending from the front end to the rear end.

According to such a configuration, the notch makes it easy for the scraper portion to bend when it comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion. As a result, the load on the sun by the scraper portion is reduced, and damage to the sun is suppressed.

Further, the notch ensures that the shape of the belt surface on which the sun is provided is followed, and the size of the gap between the belt of the inclined conveyor portion and the scraper portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun is reduced. It can be made smaller. As a result, spillage of the transported object is suppressed in the vicinity of the scraper portion.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The notch is formed in two places
The distance between the two cuts is set to be substantially equal to the length of the sun.

According to such a configuration, when the scraper portion comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion, only the portion in contact with the sun bends. As a result, the shape of the belt surface on which the sun is provided reliably follows, and the size of the gap between the belt of the inclined conveyor portion and the scraper portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun is reduced. Can be done. As a result, spillage of the transported object in the vicinity of the scraper portion is more reliably suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The length of the notch is set to be 100 to 150% of the height of the sun.

According to such a configuration, when the scraper portion comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion and gets over the sun while bending, the amount of the scraper portion separated from the wall surface of the sun is suppressed. As a result, the scraper portion can make the gap between the belt of the inclined conveyor portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun and the scraper portion smaller. As a result, spillage of the transported object in the vicinity of the scraper portion is more reliably suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion has a cross-sectional shape that becomes concave upward.

According to such a configuration, the transferred object can be smoothly transferred between the horizontal belt conveyor member and the inclined belt conveyor portion.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion is made of a Teflon (registered trademark) sheet.

According to such a configuration, the object to be transported is more smoothly transferred between the horizontal belt conveyor member and the inclined belt conveyor portion, dirt is less likely to adhere to the scraper portion, and cleaning becomes easier. ..

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The plate-shaped base portion has substantially the same width as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the rear end portion has a wedge-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape along the curved shape of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. There is.

According to such a configuration, the plate-shaped base portion can reliably support the scraper portion on the horizontal belt conveyor portion side without interfering with the horizontal belt conveyor portion.

According to another aspect of the invention
In an inclined conveyor for transporting an object to be transported to an upward position, a horizontal belt conveyor section for transporting the object to be transported in the first direction and a downstream side of the horizontal belt conveyor section in a state of being tilted diagonally upward. An inclined conveyor unit that is arranged in a horizontal belt conveyor unit and conveys an object to be conveyed upward in the first direction, and has a plurality of suns attached to the belt. It is a scraper device for inclined conveyors arranged between the belt conveyor and the conveyor belt.
The scraper device has a rigid plate-shaped base portion and a sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion attached to the base portion, and the scraper portion has a width substantially the same as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. The rear end is arranged so as to abut on the upper surface of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the front end is arranged so as to abut on the upper portion of the upstream end of the inclined belt conveyor portion. ,
A scraper device for an inclined conveyor is provided.

According to such a configuration, the sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion arranged at the transition portion between the horizontal belt conveyor portion and the inclined belt conveyor portion is attached to the rigid plate-shaped base, and thus is flexible. Even if a relatively heavy object to be transported falls on the scraper section, the flexible scraper section is less likely to be deformed or damaged, and the object to be transported near the connection between the horizontal conveyor section and the inclined conveyor section. Spilling is suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion has a notch extending from the front end to the rear end.

According to such a configuration, the scraper portion tends to bend when it comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion. As a result, the load on the sun by the scraper portion is reduced, and damage to the sun is suppressed.
Further, the notch ensures that the unevenness of the belt surface due to the sun is followed, and the size of the gap between the belt of the inclined conveyor portion and the scraper portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun can be reduced. .. As a result, spillage of the transported object is suppressed in the vicinity of the scraper portion.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The notch is formed in two places
The distance between the two cuts is set to be substantially equal to the length of the sun.

According to such a configuration, when the scraper portion comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion, only the portion in contact with the sun bends. As a result, it is possible to reliably follow the unevenness of the belt surface due to the sun, and to reduce the size of the gap between the belt and the scraper portion of the inclined conveyor portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun. As a result, spillage of the transported object in the vicinity of the scraper portion is more reliably suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The length of the notch is set to be 100 to 150% of the height of the sun.

According to such a configuration, when the scraper portion comes into contact with the sun provided on the belt of the inclined conveyor portion and gets over the sun while bending, the amount of the scraper portion separated from the wall surface of the sun is suppressed. As a result, the scraper portion can make the gap between the belt of the inclined conveyor portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun and the scraper portion smaller. As a result, spillage of the transported object in the vicinity of the scraper portion is more reliably suppressed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion has a cross-sectional shape that becomes concave upward.

According to such a configuration, the transferred object can be smoothly transferred between the horizontal belt conveyor member and the inclined belt conveyor portion.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The scraper portion is made of a Teflon (registered trademark) sheet.

According to such a configuration, the object to be transported is more smoothly transferred between the horizontal belt conveyor member and the inclined belt conveyor portion, dirt is less likely to adhere to the scraper portion, and cleaning becomes easier. ..

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention
The plate-shaped base portion has substantially the same width as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the rear end portion has a wedge-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape along the curved shape of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. There is.

According to such a configuration, the plate-shaped base portion can reliably support the scraper portion on the horizontal belt conveyor portion side without interfering with the horizontal belt conveyor portion.

According to the present invention, even if a relatively heavy object to be transported falls on the flexible scraper portion, the flexible scraper portion is less likely to be deformed or damaged, and the horizontal conveyor portion and the inclined conveyor portion Provided is an inclined conveyor in which spillage of the transported object is suppressed in the vicinity of the connection portion.

According to the present invention, even if a relatively heavy object to be transported falls on the flexible scraper portion, the flexible scraper portion is less likely to be deformed or damaged, and the horizontal conveyor portion and the inclined conveyor portion Provided is a scraper device for an inclined conveyor in which spillage of an object to be transported is suppressed in the vicinity of a connection portion.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the structure of the inclined conveyor of the preferable embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the scraper device attached to the inclined conveyor of the preferable embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the scraper device of FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the attachment of the scraper device of FIG. 2 to the inclined conveyor. It is a schematic drawing for demonstrating the movement of the scraper part of the scraper apparatus of FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the configuration of an inclined conveyor 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment is a food conveyor belt conveyor for transporting food such as frozen meat pieces as an object to be transported in a food processing factory or the like, and the conveyor of the present invention is used for such food transport. It is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 1, a horizontal belt conveyor unit 2 arranged substantially horizontally and an inclined belt conveyor unit 4 arranged in a state of being inclined obliquely upward are provided. The horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 includes an endless belt 6 that is rotationally driven, and conveys an object to be conveyed (frozen meat piece M in this embodiment) placed on the endless belt 6 in the first direction indicated by an arrow A. It is configured to do.

The inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is arranged on the downstream side of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2. The inclined belt conveyor 4 includes an endless belt 8 having a width substantially equal to that of the endless belt 6 of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and being rotationally driven, and the endless belt 8 conveys the object to be conveyed M conveyed by the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2. It is configured to receive and transport upward in the first direction.

The upward tilt angle α of the tilt belt conveyor 4 is about 25 to 45 degrees, and is set to 35 degrees in this embodiment.

Note that FIG. 1 shows a state in which, for example, a hopper H provided above the minced device for processing the frozen meat piece M to be transported is arranged downstream of the inclined belt conveyor 4.

Both the horizontal belt conveyor section 2 and the inclined belt conveyor section 4 are known belt conveyors in which the endless belts 6 and 8 are rotationally driven by rolls provided at both ends.

The endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor 4 is provided with a plurality of cross rails (suns) 10 at predetermined intervals in order to prevent the transported object from going backward (sliding down). In the inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment, the sun 10 extends so as to be orthogonal to the rotational driving direction of the endless belt 8 and has a length slightly shorter than the width of the endless belt 8.

The height of the sun 10 is appropriately set to about 5 mm to 50 mm depending on the size of the object to be transported, and is set to about 15 mm in the inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment.

The sun 10 is a flexible wall body made of Teflon (registered trademark) resin or the like, and the lower end is adhered to the upper surface (surface) of the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4, so that the inclined belt conveyor It is attached to 4.

Further, the horizontal belt conveyor section 2 and the inclined belt conveyor section 4 each include legs 12 and 14 for installation. Further, the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 each include side walls 16 and 18 for preventing spillage.

The inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment further includes a scraper device 20 arranged between the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 (connection portion). The scraper device 20 is a device arranged so as to fill the gap between the horizontal belt conveyor section 2 and the inclined belt conveyor section 4, and the object to be transported M is surely transferred from the horizontal belt conveyor section 2 to the tilted belt conveyor section 4. Moreover, it has a function to enable a smooth transition.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the scraper device 20, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the scraper device 20.
The scraper device 20 has an elongated schematic shape extending in the width direction of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4, and has a rigid plate-shaped base portion 22 and a sheet-like flexibility attached to the base portion 22. It is provided with a scraper unit 24. The base portion 22 and the scraper portion 24 have a width (length) substantially equal to the width of the endless belt 6 of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4.

The base portion 22 is an elongated plate-like body made of a synthetic resin such as Teflon (registered trademark) resin and having an elongated rectangular cross section, and the rear end portion (the end portion on the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 side) is the endless portion of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2. It has a wedge-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape along the curved shape of the downstream end of the belt 6 (FIG. 2).

Further, the scraper portion 24 is made of a rectangular Teflon (registered trademark) sheet having a thickness of about 0.5 mm to 2 mm, and has a cross-sectional shape in the width direction that becomes concave upward. The thickness of the scraper portion 24 of the present embodiment is set to about 1 mm.

The scraper portion 24 is arranged so that the rear end (the end on the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 side) abuts on the upper surface of the downstream end of the endless belt 6 of the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2, and the front end (inclined belt conveyor portion). The end portion on the 4 side) is arranged so as to abut on the upper surface at the upper portion of the end portion of the endless belt 8 on the upstream side of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4.

Therefore, when the inclined conveyor 1 operates and the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is rotationally driven, the sun 10 provided on the surface of the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is sequentially flexible. The scraper portion 24 of the above is pushed up from the back side to be bent, and moves in the direction of arrow A under the scraper 24.

The scraper device 20 of the inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment further includes a connecting member 26 for connecting the base portion 22 and the scraper portion 24 to the inclined conveyor 1.

The connecting member 26 is an elongated plate-shaped member made of metal, and as shown in FIG. 2, the scraper portion 24 is fixed to the connecting member 26 by a fastening member 28 such as a screw via a base portion 22. ing. As a result, the flexible scraper portion 24 can swing around the fastening position by the fastening member 28 on the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 side and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 side.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment, the scraper portion 24 is located on the horizontal belt conveyor portion side from the center in the arrow A direction (direction from the horizontal belt conveyor portion to the inclined belt conveyor portion). It is fixed to the connecting member 26 at a position closer to. Therefore, in the inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment, the scraper portion 24 has a longer swingable region on the inclined belt conveyor side.

The length of the swingable region, that is, the length from the position of the screw 28 to the front edge of the scraper portion 24 (the edge on the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 side) is 120 to 300% of the height of the sun 10. It is preferable to set as such.
In the present embodiment, the height of the sun 10 is set to 15 mm, and the length from the position of the screw 28 to the front edge of the scraper portion 24 is set to 30 mm.

Further, the scraper portion 24 has a notch 30 extending from the front edge toward the rear end. The cuts 30 extend through the scraper portion 24 in the thickness direction, and in the inclined conveyor of the present embodiment, the cuts 30 are formed at two places, and the distance between the two cuts is approximately the length of the sun 10. It is set to be equal. Further, the notch 30 is provided at a position where the scraper device 20 corresponds to both ends of the sun 10 of the inclined belt conveyor 4.

Further, the length of the notch 30 (the length in the direction of arrow A) is preferably set to be 100 to 150% of the height of the sun 10. In this embodiment, the height of the sun 10 is set to 15 mm and the length of the notch 30 is set to 20 mm.

The inclined conveyor 1 of the present embodiment includes an attaching portion 32 for attaching the scraper device 20 to the inclined conveyor 1 between the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4. FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining the attachment of the scraper device 20 to the inclined conveyor 1. Note that FIG. 4 shows a state in which the upstream portion of the horizontal belt conveyor 2 is flipped up due to the attachment / detachment of the scraper device 20.

The mounting portions 32 are provided at both ends in the width direction between the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4, and as shown in FIG. 4, a partially open frame-shaped portion 32a is provided at the tip. There is. The frame-shaped portion 32a has a dimensional shape capable of accommodating the connecting member 26 of the scraper device 20 through the opening.

Therefore, in the scraper device 20 shown in the removed state in FIG. 4, both ends of the elongated plate-shaped connecting member 26 are arranged in the frame-shaped portion 32a of the mounting portion 32 through the opening along the arrow B. It can be attached to the inclined conveyor 1 with a simple operation.

Next, the operation of the scraper device 20 during the operation of the inclined conveyor 1 will be described.
FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing for explaining the movement of the scraper portion 24 of the inclined conveyor 1, and during the operation of the inclined conveyor 1, the scraper portion 24 of the scraper device 20 changes the scraper portion 24 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4. Shows the state of overcoming the sun 10.

As described above, the scraper portion 24 of the scraper device 20 is arranged so that the front end (the end on the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 side) abuts on the upper surface (surface) of the endless belt 8 on the upstream side of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4. Has been done.

Therefore, when the inclined conveyor 1 operates and the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is rotationally driven, the sun 10 provided on the surface of the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is sequentially flexible. The scraper portion 24 of the above is pushed up from the back side to be bent, and moves in the direction of arrow A.

At this time, since the scraper portion 24 of the present embodiment is formed with two notches 30 at intervals substantially equal to the length of the sun 10, only the central portion 24a sandwiched between the notches 30 comes into contact with the sun 10. Pushed up and overcame Sun 10. On the other hand, the side edge portion 24b on the outer side of the notch 30 continues to contact the surface of the endless belt 8 of the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 without contacting the sun 10 (FIG. 5).

As a result, the side edge portion 24b of the scraper portion 24 is always in contact with the surface of the endless belt 8, so that the transported object M, particularly a fragment thereof, is prevented from spilling from this portion. ..

Further, since the scraper portion 24 is attached to the rigid plate-shaped base portion 22, even if a relatively heavy object M falls on the scraper portion 24, the scraper portion 24 is deformed or damaged. It becomes difficult, and the spillage of the object to be transported M near the connection portion between the horizontal belt conveyor portion 2 and the inclined belt conveyor portion 4 is suppressed.

Further, when the sun 10 passes through the scraper portion 24, only the central portion 24a of the scraper portion 24 comes into contact with the sun 10, so that the scraper portion 24 is easily bent and the central portion 24a of the scraper portion 24 becomes the sun. It is possible to reliably follow the shape of the belt surface on which the 10 is provided, and to reduce the size of the gap between the belt and the scraper portion of the inclined conveyor portion formed when the scraper portion gets over the sun.
As a result, spillage of the transported object is suppressed in the vicinity of the scraper portion. Further, the force received by the sun 10 from the scraper portion 24 is minimized, the load on the sun 10 is reduced, and the damage of the sun 10 is suppressed.

Not limited to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, various modifications and modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.

In the inclined conveyor of the above embodiment, two cuts 30 are formed in the scraper portion 24 at positions corresponding to both sides of the sun 10, but the number and positions of the cuts are not limited to this.
In the inclined conveyor of the above embodiment, the material of the sun 10, the base 22, and the scraper portion 24 is Teflon (registered trademark), but the material is not limited to this, and from the viewpoint of antibacterial property, polyurethane impregnated polyester is used. There may be.

1: Inclined conveyor 2: Horizontal belt conveyor section 4: Inclined belt conveyor section 6: Endless belt (of horizontal belt conveyor section) 8: Endless belt (of inclined belt conveyor section)
10: Sun
12, 14: Legs
16, 18: Side wall
20: Scraper device
22: Base
24: Scraper part
26: Connecting member
28: Fastening member
30: Notch M: Transported object (frozen meat piece)
H: Hopper (of minced equipment)

Claims (8)

An inclined conveyor for transporting the object to be transported to an upward position.
A horizontal belt conveyor that conveys the object to be transported in the first direction,
It is arranged on the downstream side of the horizontal belt conveyor unit in a state of being inclined diagonally upward, and is inclined to receive the object to be conveyed from the horizontal belt conveyor unit and to convey the object to be conveyed upward in the first direction. A belt conveyor section with an inclined belt conveyor section in which multiple suns are attached to the belt.
A scraper device arranged between the horizontal belt conveyor section and the inclined belt conveyor section is provided.
The scraper device has a rigid plate-shaped base portion and a sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion attached to the base portion, and the scraper portion has a width substantially the same as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. The rear end is arranged so as to abut on the upper surface of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the front end is arranged so as to abut on the upper portion of the upstream end of the inclined belt conveyor portion. ,
An inclined conveyor characterized by that. The scraper portion has a notch extending from the front edge toward the rear end.
The inclined conveyor according to claim 1. The notch is formed in two places
The distance between the two cuts is set to be approximately equal to the length of the sun.
The inclined conveyor according to claim 2. The length of the notch is set to be 100-150% of the height of the sun.
The inclined conveyor according to claim 2 or 3. In an inclined conveyor for transporting an object to be transported to an upward position, a horizontal belt conveyor section for transporting the object to be transported in the first direction and a downstream side of the horizontal belt conveyor section in a state of being tilted diagonally upward. An inclined conveyor unit that is arranged in a horizontal belt conveyor unit and conveys an object to be conveyed upward in the first direction, and has a plurality of suns attached to the belt. It is a scraper device for inclined conveyors arranged between the belt conveyor and the conveyor belt.
The scraper device has a rigid plate-shaped base portion and a sheet-shaped flexible scraper portion attached to the base portion, and the scraper portion has a width substantially the same as the width of the horizontal belt conveyor portion. The rear end is arranged so as to abut on the upper surface of the downstream end of the horizontal belt conveyor portion, and the front end is arranged so as to abut on the upper portion of the upstream end of the inclined belt conveyor portion. ,
A scraper device for inclined conveyors, which is characterized by this. The scraper portion has a notch extending from the front edge toward the rear end.
The scraper device for an inclined conveyor according to claim 5. The notch is formed in two places
The distance between the two cuts is set to be approximately equal to the length of the sun.
The scraper device for an inclined conveyor according to claim 6. The length of the notch is set to be 100-150% of the height of the sun.
The scraper device for an inclined conveyor according to claim 6 or 7.

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