JP3149357B2 - Ice and snow transport aircraft - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice and snow transporting machine that is used to spread ice and snow produced by an ice making machine or a snow making machine on a ski slope at a ski resort.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an ice and snow transporting machine, the present applicant has disclosed an ice and snow transporting machine using a rotary valve in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-90278.

[0003] That is, ice and snow produced by an ice making machine or the like is received by a hopper having an upper opening, and ice and snow is conveyed into a rotary valve by a spiral feeder rotatably arranged below the hopper. An ice and snow transporter that transports ice and snow by the wind pressure of a blower connected to a valve.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional ice and snow transporting machine, ice and snow are freely dropped at the base end of the spiral feeder and conveyed into the rotary valve. Since some parts of the snow and ice were not conveyed into the rotary valve, if they were used continuously for a long time, the ice and snow conveyed by the spiral feeder adhered to the base end of the spiral feeder and further frozen, resulting in the inside of the rotary valve. In some cases, ice and snow could not be transported smoothly.

Further, since the blade of the rotary valve is located inside the apparatus, it is difficult to remove the ice and snow from the outside of the apparatus when ice and snow adhere to the blade. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention moves a plurality of ice and snow storage chambers having an opening at an upper portion and configured to be able to store ice and snow therein. It is connected to the ice and snow storage room, and a top plate is formed to cover the upper opening of the ice and snow storage room in the middle of the movement path of the ice and snow storage room. Is connected to the outside air outlet of the blower, and the high pressure air of the blower is used to transport ice and snow to the outside of the aircraft.

Further, the outside air suction port of the blower is connected to the middle of the moving route of the ice and snow storage chamber.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An ice and snow transporting machine according to the present invention is characterized in that rectangular front and rear side walls extending in the left-right width direction are erected on the upper surface of a base at a predetermined interval so as to face each other. A drive shaft interlockingly connected to a drive motor is provided between the right and left ends, and a driven shaft is horizontally installed with the driven shafts oriented in the front-rear depth direction in the horizontal direction. A pair of front and rear driven sprockets are attached to the front and rear ends of the outer peripheral surface of the driven shaft, and a pair of front and rear chain belts are suspended between the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket. A substantially L-shaped ice and snow transport plate is attached continuously without any gap, and is attached between both chain belts.

In addition, a resin closing plate is superimposed on the inner side surfaces of the front and rear side walls above the inner side surfaces of the front and rear side walls, and the surface of the closing plate is attached close to the front and rear side edges of the partition plate of the ice and snow transport plate. ing.

[0010] An ice and snow storage chamber having an opening at the top is formed by the bottom plate of the ice and snow transport plate, the partition plate of the two adjacent ice and snow transport plates, and the front and rear closing plates.

A top plate made of resin is mounted between the right upper portions of the front and rear side walls to seal the ice and snow storage chamber, and the top plate has a lower surface close to the upper edge of the partition plate of the ice and snow transport plate. It is formed by a horizontal top plate and an inclined top plate extending leftward and upward from the left edge of the horizontal top plate.

At the right end of the front and rear side walls, a circular ice and snow outlet and a transport air intake are formed at the upper position on the outward path side of the chain belt, respectively, and at the left end of the front and rear side walls,
A circular outside air inlet and an outside air outlet are respectively formed at the upper position on the outward path side of the chain belt.

The outside air suction port is connected to an outside air suction pipe, and the outside air outlet and the transport air suction port are connected to a connection pipe. A blower is provided in the middle of the connection pipe, and an ice and snow outlet is provided. Is connected to a snow-dispersion pipe and uses high-pressure air blown out by a blower to transport ice and snow to the outside of the ice and snow transport machine.

Therefore, the high-pressure air of the blower does not leak to the outside of the ice / snow blowing portion in the ice / snow blowing portion, and the ice and snow can be transported to a distant place by effectively using the pressure of the high-pressure air of the blower.

Further, the ice and snow is forcibly moved from the time when the ice and snow conveyed by the belt conveyor or the like is stored in the ice and snow storage chamber to the time when the ice and snow is transported to the ice and snow blowing portion and the ice and snow is transported outside the ice and snow transporting machine. Is configured so that
It is possible to prevent ice and snow from staying inside the ice and snow transporting machine, and further from freezing and adhering to the ice and snow transport plate or the like.

Further, since the ice and snow storage chamber is not sealed except for the portion where the top plate is attached, the ice and snow attached to the ice and snow storage chamber from the outside of the ice and snow transporting machine can be easily removed.

Furthermore, since the outside air suction port of the blower is connected to the middle of the movement route of the ice and snow storage chamber, the ice and snow attached to the ice and snow transport plate can be sucked by the suction air of the blower.

At this time, since the temperature of the air flowing through the connecting pipe is reduced by the ice and snow sucked, it is possible to prevent melting of the ice and snow by the air transported by the blower when blowing the ice and snow at the ice and snow blowing portion. .

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a use state of an ice and snow transporting machine according to the present invention. An ice and snow transporting machine A is connected to a blower B through a connecting pipe P and is blown out by the blower B. The high-pressure air is used to transport ice and snow to the outside of the ice and snow transporting machine A. C is an ice and snow making machine such as an ice making machine and a snow making machine, D is a belt conveyor for transporting ice and snow produced by the snow and snow making machine C to the ice and snow transporting machine A, P1 is a snow spray pipe, and P2 is an outside air suction pipe. .

The ice and snow transporting machine A is used for dispersing ice and snow on a ski slope, or for transporting ice and snow to a ship or a truck bed.

Next, the configuration of the ice and snow transporting machine A will be specifically described.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
The rectangular front and rear side walls 7, 8 extending in the left-right width direction are erected on the upper surface of the rectangular box-shaped base 23 at a predetermined interval so as to face each other, and between the left and right end portions of the front and rear side walls 7, 8. The drive shaft 13 has a driven shaft 22 laid horizontally between the right end portions with the axis thereof directed in the front-rear depth direction.

A pair of front and rear driving sprockets 11 and 12 are mounted on the front and rear ends of the outer peripheral surface of the driving shaft 13, and a pair of front and rear driven sprockets 20 and 21 are mounted on the front and rear ends of the driven shaft 22. A pair of front and rear chain belts 9, 10 are suspended between the sprockets 11, 12 and the driven sprockets 20, 21.

A plurality of ice and snow transport plates 1 are attached to the outer peripheral surface of both chain belts 9 and 10 continuously without leaving an interval, and are bridged between both chain belts 9 and 10. The ice and snow transporting plate 1 is substantially L-shaped in cross section by a bottom plate 1a attached to the outer peripheral surface of both chain belts 9, 10 and a partition plate 1b protruding from one edge of the bottom plate 1a perpendicular to the bottom plate 1a. It is formed in a shape.

Further, resin closing plates 24, 25 are superposed on the inner side surfaces of the front and rear side walls 7, 8 above the inner side surfaces of the front and rear side walls 7, 8 and the front and rear end portions of the partition plate 1b of the ice and snow transport plate 1 are also arranged. Closure plate 2 on the rim
It is detachably mounted with the surfaces of 4, 25 close to each other.

An ice / snow container E having an opening at the top is formed by the bottom plate 1a of the ice / snow transport plate 1, the partition plates 1b, 1b of the two adjacent ice / snow transport plates 1, 1 and the front and rear closing plates 24, 25. are doing.

One end of the drive shaft 13 extends to the front side of the front side wall 7, and a drive motor 18 is operatively connected to the drive shaft. 14 is a driven pulley attached to the front end of the drive shaft 13,
Reference numeral 15 denotes a drive belt, 16 denotes a drive shaft of a drive motor 18, 17 denotes a drive pulley attached to the tip of the drive shaft 16, and 19 denotes a motor fixing base fixed to the front side surface of the front wall 7.

Between the upper right side of the front and rear side walls 7,8, a resin top plate 2 is detachably mounted to seal the ice and snow storage chamber E, and the top plate 2 is a partition plate of the ice and snow transport plate 1. The horizontal top plate 2a has a lower surface close to the upper edge of 1b, and an inclined top plate 2b extending leftward and upward from the left edge of the horizontal top plate 2a.

The right side end of the front side wall 7 has a circular ice and snow outlet 7a at a position above the forward side 9a of the chain belt 9.
The right end of the rear side wall 8 is provided with a chain belt 10.
A circular transport air inlet 8a is formed at an upper position on the outbound side 10a.

A circular outside air inlet 7b is provided at the left end of the front side wall 7 at a position above the forward side 9a of the chain belt 9.
And a chain belt 10 is provided on the left end of the rear side wall 8.
A circular outside air outlet 8b is formed at an upper position on the outgoing side 10a.

The outside air suction port 7b has an outside air suction pipe.
P2 is connected and connected, and a connecting pipe P is connected and connected to the outside air outlet 8b and the transport air inlet 8a, and a blower B is interposed in the middle of the connecting pipe P, and a snow pipe P1 is connected to the ice / snow outlet 7a. (See FIG. 1). 3, 4, 5, and 6 are connecting pipes for mounting the pipes P, P1, P2.

With the above configuration, the drive motor 18 is driven to rotate the drive sprockets 11 and 12 clockwise in front view, so that the forward side 9a and 10a of the chain belts 9 and 10 The attached ice / snow transport plate 1 moves rightward, and the ice / snow transport plate 1 moves leftward on the return sides 9b, 10b of the chain belts 9, 10.

That is, the ice / snow produced by the ice / snow making machine C is transported to the upper side of the ice / snow transporting machine A by the belt conveyor D, and the ice / snow is stored in the ice / snow receiving chamber E of the ice / snow transporting machine A.
(See FIG. 1), and the ice and snow transport board 1 moves to the right inside the ice and snow transporting machine A, so that the ice and snow storage chamber E also moves to the right side. Ice and snow are being transported.

The conveyed ice and snow can be blown out of the ice and snow transporting machine A from the ice and snow outlet 7a by the high-pressure air of the blower B flowing from the transport air suction port 8a.

At this time, the bottom plate 1a of the ice and snow transport plate 1, the partition plates 1b and 1b of the two adjacent ice and snow transport plates 1,1, the front and rear closing plates 24 and 25, and the horizontal top plate 2a of the top plate 2 are used. A sealed ice and snow blowing portion F is formed, and the high-pressure air of the blower B does not leak outside the ice and snow blowing portion F.

Therefore, the ice and snow transporting machine A can transport ice and snow to a distant place by effectively utilizing the pressure of the high-pressure air of the blower B.

Further, since the inclined top plate 2b is provided, even if ice and snow is loaded in the ice and snow storage chamber E higher than the height of the partition plate 1b of the ice and snow transport plate 1, the ice and snow is inclined with the movement of the ice and snow transport plate 1. Due to the inclined surface of the top plate 2b, it is pressed inward of the ice and snow storage room E, and can be stored inside the ice and snow storage room E, and all of the ice and snow stored in the ice and snow storage room E by the belt conveyor D is an ice and snow blowing portion F. Can be transported to

After the ice and snow conveyed by the belt conveyor D is stored in the ice and snow storage chamber E, the ice and snow blowing portion F
Until the ice and snow is transported to the outside of the ice and snow transporting machine A, so that the ice and snow stays inside the ice and snow transporting machine A. It can be prevented from freezing and adhering to the ice and snow transport plate 1 or the like.

Even if ice and snow adheres to the ice and snow transport plate 1, the ice and snow transport plate 1 moves on an arc centered on the drive shaft 13 and the driven shaft 22 at both left and right end portions of the ice and snow transport machine A. In that case, two adjacent snow and ice transport boards
A gap is formed between the bottom plates 1a, 1a so that the attached ice and snow can be dropped.

Further, since the ice and snow transporting machine A is open except for the mounting portion of the top plate 2, the ice and snow attached to the ice and snow transporting plate 1 can be easily removed from the outside of the ice and snow transporting machine A, and the base can be removed. 23 A washing container filled with washing water is placed on the upper surface, and when the ice and snow carrying plate 1 attached to the return side 9b, 10b of the chain belts 9, 10 moves, the ice and snow carrying plate 1 is immersed in the washing water. By doing so, ice and snow attached to the ice and snow transport plate 1 can be removed.

Further, at the left end portions of the front and rear side walls 7,8, outside air inlets 7b and outside air outlets 8b are formed at upper positions on the outgoing sides 9a, 10a of the chain belts 9, 10, respectively. Since the air passage 1 passes between the outside air inlet 7b and the outside air outlet 8b, the ice and snow attached to the ice and snow transport plate 1 can be sucked by the suction air of the blower B.

At this time, since the temperature of the air flowing through the connecting pipe P is lowered by the ice and snow sucked, it is prevented that the ice and snow is melted by the transport air of the blower B when blowing the ice and snow at the ice and snow blowing part F. You can also.

In addition, since the ice and snow is transported to the right in the ice and snow transporting machine A and the ice and snow is transported to the outside along the transport route, the height of the ice and snow transporting machine A can be reduced. The storage space for storing the ice and snow transporting machine A in the building can be reduced.

[0045]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of ice and snow storage chambers each having an opening at an upper portion and configured to be able to store ice and snow therein are connected in a movable manner inside the body, A top plate is formed in the middle of the movement path of the ice and snow storage room to cover the upper opening of the ice and snow storage room, the ice and snow storage room is sealed by the top plate, and the air blower outlet of the blower is inserted into the sealed ice and snow storage room. The high pressure air of the blower transports ice and snow to the outside of the aircraft, so the high pressure air of the blower does not leak to the outside of the sealed ice and snow storage room, and the pressure of the high pressure air of the blower is effectively used Ice and snow can be transported far away.

Further, the ice and snow is forcibly moved from the time when the ice and snow conveyed by the belt conveyor or the like is stored in the ice and snow storage chamber until the time when the ice and snow is transported outside the ice and snow transporting machine. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the ice and snow from staying inside the ice and snow transporting machine, and further from freezing and adhering to the ice and snow transport plate or the like.

Further, since the ice and snow storage chamber is not sealed except for the portion where the top plate is attached, the ice and snow attached to the ice and snow storage chamber from the outside of the ice and snow transporting machine can be easily removed.

(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the outside air suction port of the blower is connected to the middle of the moving path of the ice and snow storage chamber, the ice and snow adhering to the ice and snow storage chamber by the suction air of the blower is removed. Can be sucked.

Further, since the temperature of the air flowing through the connecting pipe is lowered by the sucked ice and snow, it is possible to prevent melting of the ice and snow with the air transported by the blower when blowing the ice and snow.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of an ice and snow transport machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Snow and snow transport machine B Blower C Snow and snow making machine D Belt conveyor E Ice and snow storage room P Connecting pipe P1 Snow scattering pipe P2 Outside air suction pipe 1 Ice and snow transport board 1a Bottom plate 1b Partition plate 2 Top plate 2a Horizontal top plate 2b Inclined top plate

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of ice and snow storage chambers having an opening at an upper portion and configured to store ice and snow therein are movably connected to the inside of the fuselage, and are provided in the middle of the movement route of the ice and snow storage chamber. The top plate is formed so as to cover the upper opening of the ice and snow storage room, the ice and snow storage room is sealed by the top plate, and the outside air outlet of the blower is connected to the sealed ice and snow storage room to communicate with the high-pressure air of the blower. An ice and snow transporting machine which transports ice and snow to the outside of a fuselage. 2. The snow and ice transport machine according to claim 1, wherein an outside air suction port of the blower is connected to the middle of the movement route of the ice and snow storage chamber.