JP3246900U - Chip Removal Tank - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a chip removal tank that separates a transport platform from a water supply tank, and concentrates cutting fluid that falls on the transport platform and causes it to enter a filter box for filtering. [Solution] The chip removal tank includes a water supply tank (10), a transport platform (20), a guide passage (30), and a filter box (40). The water supply tank has an inlet section (12) and a groove bottom section. The transport platform is higher than the groove bottom section of the water supply tank, and at least one drainage outlet (22) is opened in the transport platform, and the drainage outlet is higher than the liquid level of the cutting fluid in the water supply tank. The guide passage is higher than the groove bottom section of the water supply tank, and is connected to the outside of the transport platform and communicates with the drainage outlet. The guide passage extends to the inlet section of the water supply tank, and has an output end (302). The filter box is removably installed in the inlet section of the water supply tank, and is located below the output end of the guide passage. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

This invention relates to a chip and cutting fluid recovery device for a machining center, and more specifically, to a chip and cutting fluid recovery device that separates the transport platform and the water supply tank.

When machining with a processing machine, cutting fluid is usually used to cool or lubricate the tools and workpieces. The chips generated during machining and the used cutting fluid are dropped onto the transport platform of the transport device and collected. The chips are driven by the transport belt of the transport device and transported to the chip collection device where they are collected. The cutting fluid is collected in a water tank by the transport platform, and the chips mixed with the cutting fluid follow the cutting fluid into the water tank. Therefore, the water tank needs to be equipped with a filter to capture the chips mixed with the cutting fluid, and after filtering the chips, the filtered cutting fluid is returned to the cooling system of the processing machine for reuse.

However, in the conventional technology described above, the bottom of the transport platform is connected to the water tank, so cutting chips enter the water tank and easily settle at the bottom of the tank, making them difficult to remove and reducing the service life of the cutting fluid, so improvements are needed.

The creators therefore believed that the above shortcomings could be improved, and after extensive research, came up with the present invention, which effectively improves the above issues through rational design.

This invention was made in consideration of the above circumstances, and one example of the problem is to solve the above problems. That is, the objective of this invention is to provide a chip removal tank that separates the transport platform from the water supply tank, and concentrates the cutting fluid that falls onto the transport platform and filters it by having it enter the filter box.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a chip removal tank comprising:
a water supply tank having an inlet portion, a groove bottom portion, and a liquid level;
a transport platform spaced apart from the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank and higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank, the transport platform having at least one drain opening on a side thereof, the at least one drain opening being higher than the liquid level of the water supply tank;
a guide channel that is higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank, connected to the outside of the transport platform, and connected to at least one of the drainage ports, the guide channel extending to the inlet of the water supply tank, and having an output end;
The water supply tank further includes a filter box that is removably installed in an inlet portion of the water supply tank, communicates with the inlet portion, and is located below the output end of the guide flow path.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following advantages.
According to the above-mentioned technical features, after the cutting chips and used cutting fluid are dropped onto the transport platform, the cutting chips are placed on the transport belt of the transport platform and transported to the cutting chip collecting device for collection. The used cutting fluid is flowed from at least one of the drainage holes of the transport platform into the guide channel and directly poured into the filter box, and the cutting chips mixed with the cutting fluid are directly captured and filtered by the filter box. The filter box can be easily removed from the water supply tank, making it easy to clean the cutting chips that have entered the water supply tank, improving the problem that the cutting chips are easily deposited at the bottom of the water supply tank, and extending the service life of the cutting fluid.

Other objects, configurations and effects of the present invention will become clear from the section on embodiments of the invention below.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a chip removal tank according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an enlarged external view showing a chip removal tank according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a part of the chip removal tank according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The following describes in detail the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications are possible within the scope described. The technical scope of the present invention also includes embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments.

First, we will explain an example of a specific embodiment of the chip removal tank of the present invention with reference to Figures 1 to 3.

The chip removal tank of this invention is used in a processing machine 90 and includes a water supply tank 10, a transport platform 20, a guide passage 30, and a filter box 40. Each of these will be described below.

The water supply tank 10 is mainly installed at the bottom of the processing machine 90, and has an inlet portion 12, a groove bottom portion, and a liquid level. The liquid level is defined as the liquid level of the cutting fluid in the water supply tank 10.

The transport platform 20 is higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank 10 and has a distance from the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank 10, and the transport platform 20 is installed above the water supply tank 10 or partially enters the water supply tank 10. The transport platform 20 is used to attach a transport unit such as a link plate device or a scraper device, and the transport platform 20 has at least one drainage hole 22, which is higher than the liquid level of the water supply tank 10. At least one drainage hole 22 is opened on one side 211 of the transport platform 20, or at least one drainage hole 22 is opened on both sides. Preferably, the transport platform 20 has a base 21 and an inclined portion 23, and the inclined portion 23 extends upward from the base 21 so that one end adjacent to the inlet portion 12 of the water supply tank 10 is inclined. At least one of the drainage holes 22 is opened in the base 21, and the at least one of the drainage holes 22 includes a plurality of drainage holes 22 arranged at intervals along the base 21, and the bottom edge of the at least one of the drainage holes 22 is higher than the bottom edge of the base 21 of the transport platform 20.

The guide channel 30 is higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank 10, connected to the outside of the transport platform 20, and connected to at least one of the drainage holes 22. The guide channel 30 extends to the inlet 12 of the water supply tank 10 and has an output end 302, which is adjacent to the inlet 12. The guide channel 30 has a bottom wall 31, a side wall 32, and an end wall 33. The bottom wall 31 is connected to the transport platform 20 and is lower than the bottom edge of at least one of the drainage holes 22, and it is preferable that the bottom wall 31 is higher than the liquid level of the water supply tank 10. The side wall 32 is spaced from the transport platform 20 and extends upward from the bottom wall 31, and the end wall 33 is located at one end of the guide channel 30 away from the inlet 12 and extends upward from the bottom wall 31. A channel that is connected to at least one of the drainage ports 22 is wound between the bottom wall 31, side wall 32, and end wall 33 of the guide channel 30 and the transport platform 20.

The filter box 40 is removably installed in the inlet portion 12 of the water supply tank 10, is connected to the inlet portion 12, and is located below the output end 302 of the guide flow path 30.

Chips and used cutting fluid generated when the processing machine 90 performs processing are dropped into the transport table 20, and the chips are driven by the transport belt and transported to the chip collection device and collected. Used cutting fluid flows into the guide channel 30 from at least one drainage port 22 of the transport table 20, and flows directly into the filter box 40 from the output end 302 of the guide channel 30. Chips mixed in the cutting fluid are directly captured and filtered by the filter box 40. The filter box 40 can be easily removed from the water supply tank 10, making it easier to remove chips that have entered the water supply tank 10, improving the problem of chips easily settling at the bottom of the water supply tank 10 and extending the service life of the cutting fluid.

The above-described embodiments have been described for the purpose of enabling a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention pertains to practice the invention. Various modifications of the above-described embodiments would naturally be possible for a person skilled in the art, and the technical idea of the invention may also be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but is to be interpreted in the broadest scope in accordance with the technical idea defined by the scope of the utility model registration claims.

10 Water supply tank 12 Inlet portion 20 Transport platform 21 Base 211 Side portion 22 Drain port 23 Inclined portion 30 Guide flow path 302 Output end 31 Bottom wall 32 Side wall 33 End wall 40 Filter box 90 Processing machine

Claims (5)

a water supply tank having an inlet portion, a groove bottom portion, and a liquid level;
a transport platform that is higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank and has a distance between it and the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank, the transport platform having at least one drain opening opening toward a side of the transport platform, the at least one drain opening being higher than the liquid level of the water supply tank;
a guide channel that is higher than the bottom of the groove of the water supply tank, connected to the outside of the transport platform, and connected to at least one of the drainage ports, the guide channel extending to the inlet of the water supply tank, and having an output end;
a filter box that is removably installed in an inlet portion of the water supply tank, connected to the inlet portion, and located below the output end of the guide flow path. The chip removal tank according to claim 1, characterized in that the transport platform has a base and an inclined portion, the inclined portion extends upward from the base so that one end adjacent to the inlet of the water supply tank is inclined, and at least one of the drainage holes is opened in the base. The chip removal tank of claim 2, characterized in that the at least one drainage outlet includes a plurality of drainage outlets arranged at intervals along the base. The chip removal tank according to claim 2, characterized in that the bottom edge of at least one of the drainage holes is higher than the bottom edge of the base of the transport platform. The guide channel includes a bottom wall, a side wall, and an end wall.
the bottom wall is connected to the transport platform and is lower than a bottom edge of the at least one drain opening;
the side wall is spaced from the carrier and extends upwardly from the bottom wall;
5. A chip removal tank according to claim 1, wherein the end wall is located at an end of the transport platform remote from the inlet and extends upwardly from the bottom wall.