JP3136913B2 - Cable cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cable cleaning apparatus for cleaning and removing extraneous matter adhering to a long cable surface while winding the cable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advancement of monitoring technology, communication technology, and various measurement technologies for various types of mechanical devices, cables have been temporarily laid to collect and communicate signals.

[0003] The cable used in this manner is wound around a cable drum and reused.
Since deposits such as oil adhere to the cable during use, it is necessary to remove the deposits before winding them on the cable drum.

Conventionally, most of the above-mentioned cable cleaning work is performed by a human sea tactic by a large number of workers, but one using an apparatus is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-54491. . As shown in FIG. 2, the cable and rope cleaning device winds the used cable 31 with a winding drum 38 while guiding the cable 31 with guide rolls 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37. As a result, the cleaning brushes 40 and 41 disposed in the cleaning liquid tank while passing through the cleaning liquid tank 39 are provided.
The surface of the cable 31 is brought into contact with the surface to scrape off the adhering substances adhered to the surface, and the urethane for drawing 42, 4
By means of 3, 44 and 45, moisture remaining on the surface of the cable 31 is squeezed out.

[0005] Since this device can be manufactured compactly, it can be transported to a required place by attaching a caster 46.

[0006]

However, the cleaning apparatus for a cable / rope disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-54491 has the following problems. In other words, since the cleaning brush and the urethane for squeezing do not rotate, the dirt easily adheres, and since the capacity of the cleaning tank is small, it is difficult for the dirt on the cable to be removed and dried, and the cleaning liquid must be replaced frequently. There was a problem that it had to be done.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has an excellent cleaning and cleaning condition for a cable, and a cleaning device for a cable with a low frequency of replacement of a cleaning liquid. It is intended to provide.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A cable cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is a cable cleaning apparatus that cleans and removes extraneous matter adhering to the surface of a long cable while winding the cable. At least one pair of horizontal brush rolls and at least one pair of vertical brush rolls rotating in a direction opposite to the direction, a cleaning liquid supply nozzle provided on each outlet side of the horizontal brush roll and the vertical brush roll, A squeezing roll that squeezes the cleaning liquid remaining on the cable surface, an air supply nozzle that blows air onto the cable surface after the squeezing of the cleaning liquid, and a cable winding that can be detached from the rotating shaft with a drum that winds the dried cable A take-up device, and a tension roll that, together with the cable take-up device, applies tension to the cable from washing to drying. It is those et configuration.

[0009]

The cable to which the deposit has adhered is wound by the cable winding device while being tensioned by the cable winding device and the tension roll. When the cable is wound up by the cable winding device and reaches the horizontal brush roll, the upper and lower portions of the cable are rubbed by the brush by the horizontal brush roll, and the deposits on the surfaces of the upper and lower portions are scraped off.

[0010] The scraped-off material partially falls down from the cable, but partially adheres to the cable, although it is easy to peel off. When such a portion reaches the portion where the cleaning liquid supply nozzle provided at the horizontal brush roll outlet is located, the deposits on the upper and lower portions of the cable are washed away from the cable by the cleaning liquid.

Next, when the cable is wound by the cable winding device and the cable reaches the vertical brush roll,
The right and left portions of the cable are rubbed by the brush by the vertical brush rolls, and the attached matter on the surfaces of the left and right portions is scraped off.

[0012] The scraped-off deposits partially fall downward from the cable, but partially adhere to the cable although they are easily peeled off. When such a portion reaches the portion where the cleaning liquid supply nozzle provided at the outlet of the vertical brush roll is located, the deposits on the left and right portions of the cable are washed away from the cable by the cleaning liquid.

[0013] By repeating such a process, the deposits on the cable are completely removed and the cable is cleaned, but the cleaning liquid remains on the cable surface.
Next, the remaining cleaning liquid is squeezed out by a squeezing roll.

[0014] Then, air is further blown to the cable, and the surface is completely dried, and the cable is wound around the cable drum of the cable winding device.

The cable wound on the cable drum is taken out of the cable winding device together with the cable drum.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cable cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1A is a side view of the cable cleaning apparatus, and FIG. 1B is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1A.

This cable cleaning device comprises a horizontal brush roll 2 and a vertical brush roll 3 disposed in a cleaning chamber 1;
A cleaning liquid nozzle 4 provided on the exit side of the horizontal brush roll 2 and the vertical brush roll 3, a squeezing roll 6 provided in the drying chamber 5, and a drying air nozzle 7 also provided in the drying chamber 5;
The cable winding device 8 and a tension roll 9 for applying tension to the cable 21 in combination with the cable winding device 8 are configured as main components.

Further, the cable cleaning apparatus will be described in detail. A cleaning liquid collecting tray 10 is provided on the lower surface of the cleaning chamber 1, and the cleaning liquid for cleaning the cable 21 is supplied to the tray 10.
And is collected in a cleaning liquid tank 12 through a cleaning liquid recovery pipe 11, and is used for circulation.

The cleaning liquid tank 12 is provided with partition plates 12a whose upper part is opened and partition plates 12 whose lower part is opened alternately. Every time the liquid passes through the partition plate, the cable deposits in the cleaning liquid precipitate. Then, the cleaning liquid 22 is purified.

The purified cleaning liquid 22 is sent to the cleaning liquid nozzle 4 again through the suction strainer 13 and the piping 15 by the circulation pump 14. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 16 denotes a guide roll for introducing the cable 21 into the cable winding device 8, and 17 denotes an exhaust duct of the drying chamber 5.

When the used cable 21 is washed by this cable washing apparatus to remove the adhered matter of the cable 21, one end of a pilot cable (not shown) is connected to the end of the cable 21, and the pilot cable Is connected to the drum of the cable winding device 8 so that the cable 2
The cable 21 is drawn into the cleaning chamber 1 while applying tension to the cable 1.

The cable 21 drawn into the cleaning chamber 1 is
The upper and lower portions of the cable 21 are rubbed by a brush rotating in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the cable of the horizontal brush roll 2. A part of the adhered matter on the upper and lower portions of the cable 21 is scraped off from the cable 21 by the brush of the horizontal brush roll 2, and a part remains on the cable 21 but is easily peeled off. Becomes After this state, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cable 21 by the cleaning liquid nozzle 4 on the exit side of the horizontal brush roll 2, and the deposits remaining on the cable 21 are washed away.

Next, the left and right portions of the cable 21 are rubbed by brushes rotating in the direction opposite to the direction of travel of the cable of the vertical brush roll 3. The adhered matter adhered to the left and right portions of the cable 21 is partially scraped off from the cable 21 by the brush of the vertical brush roll 3 and partially remains on the cable 21 but is easily peeled. Becomes After such a state, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cable 21 by the cleaning liquid nozzle 4 on the exit side of the vertical brush roll 3, and the deposits remaining on the cable 21 are washed away.

By repeating such brushing and washing several times, the deposits attached to the cable 21 are completely removed.

The cable 21 leaving the cleaning chamber 1 is connected to the cleaning chamber 1
The cleaning liquid remaining on the surface enters the drying chamber 5 adjacent to the cleaning roll 5 and is squeezed out by the squeezing roll 6.

Next, drying air is blown onto the cable 21 from the drying air nozzle 7 also provided in the drying chamber 5 to completely remove the water on the surface of the cable 21.

The cable 2 exiting the drying chamber 5 is wound on a cable drum by a cable winding device 8 while being guided by guide rolls 16.

The cable winding device 8 has a structure in which the outer diameter of the rotating shaft can be enlarged and reduced so that the cable drum can be removed. When the winding is completed, the entire cable drum is removed, and the cable drum is put on standby for the next use.

It is preferable that the rotating shaft is slidable in the axial direction so that the cable is wound around the cable drum without gaps.

When it is desired to continuously wash a plurality of long cables, it is preferable to connect the cables with a simple connector to perform the washing.

[0031]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an apparatus for cleaning a cable, in which the cleaning and cleaning of the cable is extremely good and the frequency of replacement of the cleaning liquid is low.

[Brief description of the drawings]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a cable cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a side view of the cable cleaning device, and (b) is a view taken along the line AA of (a).

FIG. 2 is a side view of a conventional cable cleaning apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing chamber 2 Horizontal brush roll 3 Vertical brush roll 4 Cleaning liquid nozzle 5 Drying chamber 6 Squeezing roll 7 Drying air nozzle 8 Cable take-up device 9 Tension roll 10 Cleaning liquid collection tray 11 Cleaning liquid collection pipe 12 Cleaning liquid tank 12a Partition plate 12b Partition Plate 13 Suction strainer 14 Circulation pump 15 Piping 16 Guide roll 17 Exhaust duct

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Michio Nishimori, 1-2-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nippon Kokan Co., Ltd. (72) Tomoo Kosaka 1-1-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan (56) References JP-A-2-119515 (JP, A) JP-A-7-59226 (JP, A) JP-A-63-54491 (JP, U) JP-A-1-86424 (JP) , U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H02G 1/06 B08B 7/04 B08B 11/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cable cleaning apparatus for cleaning and removing a substance attached to the surface of a long cable while winding the cable, wherein at least one pair of horizontal cables rotating in a direction opposite to a traveling direction of the cable. A brush roll and at least one pair of vertical brush rolls, a cleaning liquid supply nozzle provided on each of the outlet sides of the horizontal brush roll and the vertical brush roll, a squeezing roll for squeezing the cleaning liquid remaining on the cable surface after cleaning, and a cleaning liquid An air supply nozzle that blows air onto the cable surface after the
A drum for winding a cable after drying is constituted by a cable winding device detachable from a rotating shaft, and a tension roll for applying tension to the cable from washing to drying in combination with the cable winding device. And cable cleaning equipment.