JP3108559U - An apparatus for cleaning and separating the husk fibers and cores of plant stems - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] As a means for obtaining plant fibers, the skin and core of a plant stem are manually separated, and the plant fibers are automatically extracted using a lot of hands and a large amount of water. It is possible to take out a large amount easily.
[Solution] Using only a small amount of water to be purified and recirculated through a filter, semi-drying the skin to the extent that the skin is dry, and then feeding the plant stems cut to an appropriate length with a material feed unit, and then peeling the skin with high-pressure water jet Loosen it apart and separated from the core of the plant stem, and the skin fibers and plant core were washed clean and discharged into separate containers. In addition, a device with an extended function that breaks down the plant core by multistage.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that uses only a small amount of water, loosens fibers contained in the outer skin of a plant stem, separates and cleans the outer skin and the core, and removes them separately.

There is an urgent need for a soft and strong plant fiber that can easily be removed in large quantities as a natural substance that returns to the soil when discarded and does not pollute the environment. The core part is used for various applications such as resin fillers, building materials, and paper pulp, and the leather part is a fiber laminate board material that replaces the conventional glass fiber, and resin reinforcement. .
Looking at the conventional method for taking out plant fibers, as a method for removing the fiber from the whole plant stem, as a method for removing only the fiber, the plant stem is rotted by microbial fermentation, added with water and agitated, and JP-A-2002-115188. As a method for taking out fibers from the skin part, it is described in JP-A 2001-336022. These require a period of microbial fermentation and a large amount of water. There is a problem that it can not be done unless there is a lot of water.

  Japanese Patent No. 2960063 discloses a method in which a plant stem is separated into a core and a skin, cut into a certain length, mixed with water, stirred and pulverized, and subjected to a boiled process to take out plant fibers without chemical treatment. Although described, the method of separating the plant stem into the core and the skin is to peel the skin and separate into the skin and the core, and the core and the skin are each chipped with a cutting tool such as scissors and a knife, There is only description such as. Separation of the skin and core of the plant stem by hand is a disadvantage that is not suitable for supplying in large quantities.

  A method of squeezing raw plant stems to squeeze out moisture and peel off the skin of the plants by washing with water is described in JP-A No. 2001-288686 as a pretreatment for pulp production. This also has the problem of requiring a lot of water.

  The problem to be solved is that in the method of separating the skin and the core of the plant stem by hand and obtaining the plant fiber by boiling in water or washing with water, a large amount of manpower and a large amount of water are used.

  The present invention uses only a small amount of water and automatically cleans the skin of the plant stem by high-pressure water jet, loosens the skin fibers separately, separates the core and skin, and separates the fiber and core of the skin separately. The main feature is that it is discharged into a container. In addition, by having a multi-stage device, it has an extended function to crush plant cores.

  The device of the present invention uses a high-pressure water jet with a small amount of water to loosen the fibers of the skin of the plant stems, separate the core and the skin, and the used water is discharged together with the plant fibers through a filter that removes dirt. By using it again, the core and skin of the plant stem are separated with very little water, and the skin part is washed with dirt and loosened and discharged. As for the core part, there is an advantage that the skin is peeled off and the cleaned core is discharged. Further, when the apparatus is multistaged, there is an advantage that a crushed core can be obtained from the second stage apparatus.

  With a small amount of water, loosen the fibers of the skin of the plant stems, wash and separate the core and skin, and take them out separately. Furthermore, the purpose of crushing and removing the core was also realized by automation.

FIG. 1 is a half sectional perspective view of a device body of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device body of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a material feeding unit of the device of the present invention, showing the structure of the device of the present invention. Is.
FIG. 4 is an operation image perspective view of high-pressure water injection, and FIG. 5 is an image of an injection shape from the high-pressure water injection nozzle, showing the inside of the apparatus main body.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the material feeding unit and main body of the device of the present invention are combined. FIG. 7 is a side view of the embodiment of combining the material feeding unit and main body of the device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment in which the apparatus is multistaged, and shows an embodiment of the device of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a water circulation diagram between the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device.

  1 and 2 includes a high-pressure water injection unit 2 connected to a high-water pressure supply device 22 having an external filter 21 by a high-water pressure supply hose 3 in four directions, and a feed pipe from a material feed unit. High pressure water is sprayed from the injection nozzle 16 onto the plant stem 10 sent through the attachment port 15, the skin of the plant stem 10 is washed with the water pressure, loosened apart, and with water from the inclined discharge port 4. The plant core 12 is a device mainly having a structure in which the plant core 12 is discharged from the plant core discharge pipe 5 in a washed state.

Further, the material feeding unit shown in FIG. 3 has a plant stem 10 introduced from a material supply port 8 by a feed roller 6 driven by a drive motor 7 attached to a feed roller support arm 14. Auxiliary device for sending to. The feed roller support arm 14 has a structure that swings in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, holds the plant stem 10 by its own weight of the drive motor 7 and the feed roller 6, and forms the plant stem 10 as a material with various thicknesses. corresponding to.
Moreover, in order to send the plant stem 10 reliably, the surface which contacts the plant stem 10 of the feed roller 6 was embedded with the rubber ring 13 to prevent the efficiency loss due to the slip.

  FIG. 4 is an image of the operation of high-pressure water injection inside the device body of the present invention, but the plant stem 10 passing through the center surrounded by the four high-pressure water injection units 2 has high pressure from four directions as shown in the figure. Receive a jet of water. Due to the collision of the high-pressure water, first, dirt and water-soluble substances are removed and washed, and further, the collision of the high-pressure water causes the skin of the plant stem 10 to be loosened and blown away as the plant skin fiber 11. Be fallen around with water. Since the surface from which the plant skin fiber 11 falls is inclined following the discharge port 4, it slides down with water. The high-pressure water sprayed from the spray nozzle 16 at the tip of the high-pressure water spray unit 2 installed on all sides is discharged by the external high-pressure water supply device 22 from the spray pressure of the four high-pressure water spray units 2 and the plant skin fibers 11. Adjust the water pressure to the optimum pressure. The injection shape 17 injected from the injection nozzle 16 shown in FIG. 5 is injected into a flat shape.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the material feeding unit and the main body of the device of the present invention are combined. The plant stem 10 that has been semi-dried to the extent that the skin is dry and cut to an appropriate length is shown in FIG. In the embodiment, the plant skin fiber 11 is discharged from the discharge port 4 and the plant core 12 is discharged from the plant core discharge pipe 5. FIG. 7 is a side view of an embodiment in which the material feeding unit and the main body of the device of the present invention are combined, but is drawn from the side to clearly show the inclination angle of the discharge port 4.

  FIG. 8 is a side view of an embodiment in which the device of the present invention is multistaged. The plant core discharge pipe 5 of the first device of the present invention is connected to the material supply port 8 of the device of the second device, and discharged. An example is shown in which the outlets 4 are installed in different directions, the plant skin fibers 11 are discharged from the first-stage outlet 4, and the crushed plant core 18 is discharged from the second-stage outlet 4. It is a side view.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the circulation of water between the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device. In normal use, the device of the present invention is used in one stage. From the device A of the present invention, the plant core 12 is discharged into the plant core container 19 and the plant skin fiber 11 is transferred to the plant skin fiber container 20 together with the water containing the dirt and water-soluble substances. Discharged. Only the plant skin fiber 11 is left in the plant skin fiber container 20, and the sewage removes the dirt through the filter 21 and is sent again from the high-pressure water supply device 22 to the device A of the present invention.
In the case of multiple stages, the circulation flow of water discharged together with the plant skin fibers 11 is the same as in the case of the first stage, but the plant core 12 is sent to the device B of the present invention, and the crushed plant core 18 The sewage is discharged together. Only the crushed plant core 18 is left in the crushed plant core container 23, and the sewage removes the dirt through the filter 21 and is sent again from the high pressure water supply device 22 to the present device A and the present device B. It becomes the water circulation.

Industrial applicability

  With this system, the water that naturally evaporates and the water that adheres to the fibers must be replenished, but with a very small amount of water, the fibers of the plant stem skin are washed, loosened and discharged, It is also possible to crush and discharge the core part of the plant stem, even in areas where water is valuable, such as kenaf and other habitats, easily and in large quantities without polluting the environment. It is very useful for extracting plant fiber.

It is a half section perspective view of the device main part of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the device body of the present invention. It is a material feed unit perspective view of the device of the present invention. It is an operation image perspective view of high pressure water injection. It is an injection shape image figure from a high-pressure water injection nozzle. It is the Example perspective view which combined the material feeding unit and main body of the device of this invention. It is the Example side view which combined the material feeding unit and main body of the device of this invention. It is the side view of the Example which multistaged the device of this invention. It is a circulation diagram of the water between this invention apparatus and a high pressure water supply apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 High pressure water injection unit 3 High pressure water supply hose 4 Plant fiber discharge port 5 Feed roller 6 Plant core discharge pipe 7 Drive motor 8 Material supply port 9 Feed pipe 10 Plant stem 11 Plant skin fiber 12 Plant core 13 Rubber ring 14 Feed Roller support arm 15 Feed pipe attachment port 16 Spray nozzle 17 Spray shape 18 Crushing plant core 19 Plant core container 20 Plant skin fiber container 21 Filter 22 High pressure water supply device 23 Crushing plant core container

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that uses only a small amount of water, loosens fibers contained in the outer skin of a plant stem, separates and cleans the outer skin and the core, and removes them separately.

There is an urgent need for a soft and strong plant fiber that can easily be removed in large quantities as a natural substance that returns to the soil when discarded and does not pollute the environment. The core part is used for various applications such as resin fillers, building materials, and paper pulp, and the leather part is a fiber laminate board material that replaces the conventional glass fiber, and resin reinforcement. .
Looking at the conventional method for taking out plant fibers, as a method for removing the fiber from the whole plant stem, as a method for removing only the fiber, the plant stem is rotted by microbial fermentation, added with water and agitated, and JP-A-2002-115188. As a method for taking out fibers from the skin part, it is described in JP-A 2001-336022. These require a period of microbial fermentation and a large amount of water. There is a problem that it can not be done unless there is a lot of water.

  Japanese Patent No. 2960063 discloses a method in which a plant stem is separated into a core and a skin, cut into a certain length, mixed with water, stirred and pulverized, and subjected to a boiled process to take out plant fibers without chemical treatment. Although described, the method of separating the plant stem into the core and the skin is to peel the skin and separate into the skin and the core, and the core and the skin are each chipped with a cutting tool such as scissors and a knife, There is only description such as. Separation of the skin and core of the plant stem by hand is a disadvantage that is not suitable for supplying in large quantities.

  A method of squeezing raw plant stems to squeeze out moisture and peel off the skin of the plants by washing with water is described in JP-A No. 2001-288686 as a pretreatment for pulp production. This also has the problem of requiring a lot of water.

  The problem to be solved is that in the method of separating the skin and the core of the plant stem by hand and obtaining the plant fiber by boiling in water or washing with water, a large amount of manpower and a large amount of water are used.

The present invention uses only a small amount of water and automatically cleans the skin of the plant stem by high-pressure water jet, loosens the skin fibers separately, separates the core and skin, and separates the fiber and core of the skin separately. It is characterized by being discharged into a container . Moreover, it has the function which crushes a plant core also by multi-stage | paragraphing an apparatus .

The device of the present invention uses a high-pressure water jet with a small amount of water to loosen the fibers of the skin of the plant stems, separate the core and the skin, and the used water is discharged together with the plant fibers and passed through a filter to remove dirt By using it again, the core and skin of the plant stem are separated with very little water, and the skin part is washed with dirt and loosened and discharged. As for the core part, there is an advantage that the skin is peeled off and the cleaned core is discharged. Further, when the apparatus is multistaged, there is an advantage that a crushed core can be obtained from the second stage apparatus.

  With a small amount of water, loosen the fibers of the skin of the plant stems, wash and separate the core and skin, and take them out separately. Furthermore, the purpose of crushing and removing the core was also realized by automation.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention , FIG. 2 is a side view of the device of the present invention, and FIG . 3 is a half sectional perspective view of the main body . FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an operation image of high-pressure water injection and represents the operation inside the main body , and FIG. 5 is an image of an injection shape from the high-pressure water injection nozzle. FIG. 6 is a side view of the embodiment of the device of the present invention , and FIG. 7 is a water circulation diagram between the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device .

The device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is a device composed of a combination of a material feeding unit for sending plant stems and a main body for injecting high-pressure water from the periphery of the plant stem, and the main body is an external high water pressure supply device with a high water pressure supply hose 3. comprising a high-pressure water jetting unit 2, which led to the four-way, by injecting high-pressure water to the plant stems 10 that will be sent by the feed roller from the material feed unit, washing the skins of the plant stems 10 in the water pressure, loosen apart was discharged from the outlet 4 with a tilt with water, plant core 12 is a device structure to discharge while being washed from the plant lead discharge pipe 5.

Further, the material feeding unit shown in FIG. 1 is a plant stem introduced from a material supply port 8 by a feeding roller 6 driven by a driving motor 7 attached to a feeding roller support arm 14 supported at one upper point. 10 is a part for sending 10 to the main body 1 . The feed roller support arm 14 has a structure that swings while drawing an arc centering on one point of the upper part to be supported , holds the plant stem 10 by the weight of the drive motor 7 and the feed roller 6, and holds the thickness. It has a structure corresponding to different plant stems 10. Moreover, in order to send the plant stem 10 reliably, the surface which contacts the plant stem 10 of the feed roller 6 is embedded in the rubber ring 13 to prevent efficiency loss due to slipping .

FIG. 4 is an image of the operation of high-pressure water injection inside the device body of the present invention, but the plant stem 10 passing through the center surrounded by the four high-pressure water injection units 2 has high pressure from four directions as shown in the figure. Receive a jet of water. Due to the collision of the high-pressure water, first, dirt and water-soluble substances are removed and washed, and further, the collision of the high-pressure water causes the skin of the plant stem 10 to be loosened and blown away as the plant skin fiber 11. Be fallen around with water. Since the surface from which the plant skin fiber 11 falls is inclined following the discharge port 4, it slides down with water. The high-pressure water sprayed from the spray nozzle 16 at the tip of the high-pressure water spray unit 2 installed on all sides is discharged from the plant skin fibers 11 by the spray pressure of the four high-pressure water spray units 2 by an external high-pressure water supply device. Adjust to the optimal water pressure for each. The injection shape 17 injected from the injection nozzle 16 shown in FIG. 5 is injected into a flat shape.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the device of the present invention. A plant stem 10 that has been semi-dried to the extent that the skin is dried and cut to an appropriate length is supplied from the material supply port 8, and the plant skin fiber 11 is discharged from the discharge port. 4 is a side view showing an embodiment in which the plant core 12 is discharged from the plant core 12 and discharged from the plant core discharge pipe 5. FIG. 3 is a half cross-sectional perspective view of the main body, showing the internal structure of the main body. The high-pressure water injection unit 2 having an injection nozzle 16 that flatly injects high-pressure water around the path of the plant stem in the main body 1. It is the structure which arranged.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment in which the device of the present invention is multi-staged. The plant core discharge pipe 5 of the device of the first stage of the present invention is connected to the material supply port 8 of the device of the second stage of the present invention. An example is shown in which the outlets 4 are installed in different directions, the plant skin fibers 11 are discharged from the first-stage outlet 4, and the crushed plant core 18 is discharged from the second-stage outlet 4. It is a side view.

FIG. 7 is a water circulation diagram between the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device . In normal use, the device of the present invention is used in one stage. From the device A of the present invention, the plant core 12 is discharged into the plant core container 19 and the plant skin fiber 11 is transferred to the plant skin fiber container 20 together with the water containing the dirt and water-soluble substances. Discharged. Only the plant skin fiber 11 is left in the plant skin fiber container 20, and the sewage removes the dirt through the filter 21 and is sent again from the high-pressure water supply device 22 to the device A of the present invention.
In the case of multiple stages, the circulation flow of the water discharged together with the plant skin fibers 11 is the same as in the case of the first stage, but the plant core 12 is sent to the device B of the present invention and crushed, and the crushed plant core 18 and discharged with water. Only the crushed plant core 18 is left in the crushed plant core container 23, and the water removes the dirt through the filter 21, and is sent again from the high pressure water supply device 22 to the present device A and the present device B. It becomes the water circulation.

Industrial applicability

With the device of the present invention, it is necessary to replenish the water that naturally evaporates and the water that adheres to the fibers and evaporates, but with a very small amount of water, the fibers of the plant stem skin are washed and loosened to loosen the plant core. It can be discharged separately, and the core part of the plant stem can be crushed and discharged, and even in areas where water such as kenaf is precious, it is easy without polluting the environment. In large quantities, it is very useful for extracting plant fibers.

It is a perspective implementation view of the device of the present invention . It is a side view of the device of the present invention . It is a half section perspective view of a main part. It is an operation image perspective view of high pressure water injection. It is an injection shape image figure from a high-pressure water injection nozzle. It is the side view of the Example which multistaged the device of this invention . It is a circulation diagram of the water between this invention apparatus and a high pressure water supply apparatus .

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 High pressure water injection unit 3 High pressure water supply hose 4 Plant fiber discharge port 5 Feed roller 6 Plant core discharge pipe 7 Drive motor 8 Material supply port 9 Feed pipe 10 Plant stem 11 Plant skin fiber 12 Plant core 13 Rubber ring 14 Feed Roller support arm 15 Feed pipe attachment port 16 Spray nozzle 17 Spray shape 18 Crushing plant core 19 Plant core container 20 Plant skin fiber container 21 Filter 22 High pressure water supply device 23 Crushing plant core container

Claims (4)

  A device for feeding the plant stem 10 introduced from the material supply port 8 through the feed pipe 9 by the feed roller 6 driven by the drive motor 7 attached to the feed roller support arm 14 shown in FIG. The roller support arm 14 has a structure that swings in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 3, holds the plant stem 10 by the weight of the drive motor 7 and the feed roller 6, and corresponds to the plant stem 10 with various thicknesses. A material feed unit in which a rubber ring 13 is embedded in the surface of the feed roller 6 in contact with the plant stem 10 to prevent loss of efficiency due to slipping in order to reliably feed the stem 10.   A high water pressure supply hose 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is provided with a high pressure water injection unit 2 connected to an external high pressure water supply device with a filter in four directions, and is fed from a feed pipe attachment port 15 connected to a material feed unit. Is sprayed with high pressure water from the spray nozzle 16 onto the plant stem 10 that has been semi-dried to the extent that it is dry and then cut to an appropriate length, and the skin of the plant stem 10 is washed with the water pressure and loosened apart. The device main body of the present invention mainly having a structure in which the plant core 12 is discharged together with water from the inclined discharge port 4 and the plant core 12 is discharged from the plant core discharge pipe 5 in a washed state.   The plant core discharge pipe 5 of the first stage device shown in FIG. 8 is connected to the material supply port 8 of the second stage device, and the plant skin fiber 11 is discharged from the discharge port 4 of the first stage device. And the extended function by the multistage combination of the device of the present invention that the crushed plant core 18 is discharged from the discharge port 4 of the second-stage device. FIG. 9 is a water circulation diagram between the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device shown in FIG. 9, and the device of the present invention is used in one stage in normal use. The circulation of the water is the device A of the present invention, the plant core 12 is discharged into the plant core container 19, and the plant skin fiber 11 is mixed with the water containing the dirt and water-soluble substances together with the plant skin fiber container 20. To be discharged. Only the plant skin fiber 11 is left in the plant skin fiber container 20, and the sewage removes the dirt through the filter 21 and is sent again from the high-pressure water supply device 22 to the device A of the present invention.
In the case of multiple stages, the circulation flow of water discharged together with the plant skin fibers 11 is the same as in the case of the first stage, but the plant core 12 is sent to the device B of the present invention and crushed by high water pressure. Sewage is discharged together with the crushed plant core 18. Only the crushed plant core 18 is left in the crushed plant core container 23, and the sewage removes the dirt through the filter 21 and is sent again from the high pressure water supply device 22 to the present device A and the present device B. This is a water circulation mechanism that combines the device of the present invention and the high-pressure water supply device.

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