JPH01213462A - Method for automatic treatment of fiber material and apparatus used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the present apparatus capable of filling a fiber material in a basket, charging the basket from a conveying line into treating vessels, taking out the baskets after completing treatment, placing the baskets on the conveying line, taking out the fiber material and subjecting the fiber material to dehydrating and drying treatment. CONSTITUTION:A fiber material taken out of a car by a balancer in empty baskets 2 on the second floor, transferred to a down lifter by a transferring device and lowered to the first floor in a state of two respectively piled baskets. The baskets 2 piled in two stages are supported by a chain conveyor 12, moved at a position (P) to positions (Q) and (R) by a basket conveying device 15 and then filled in treating vessels 18, 19 and 20. After completing treatment, the baskets 2 are taken out of the treating vessels 18, 19 and 20 and placed on the conveying line. The baskets are then passed through a basket stage lowering device 22, basket reversing device 23 and basket removing device 24 to pass the fiber material 27 through a centrifugal dehydrator 28 and dryer 30.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic processing method for textile materials, in which textile materials are filled into a basket and processed continuously and automatically, and an automatic processing device used therefor. .

[Conventional technology]

As shown in Figure 11, fiber materials such as gauze are usually delivered in the form of strips folded to a predetermined width and formed into a rectangular shape, and undergo processing steps such as scouring, bleaching, dehydration, drying, etc. The series of processing is completed by passing through. Conventionally, batch-type equipment has been used as equipment for each of these processes, and operators have had to transport carts filled with fiber material from equipment to equipment in each process. Furthermore, each device had to be loaded and unloaded manually each time.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, as described above, carrying out all the transportation, loading and unloading in a series of steps manually is very labor intensive and has poor work efficiency.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention aimed to create a comprehensive automation system for transportation to each process, loading and unloading to each device, processing of fiber materials within each device, and the like.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and includes continuously and automatically filling a basket with fiber material, taking out the filling basket from the conveyance line and loading it into a processing tank, and removing it from the processing tank after the processing is completed. The object of the present invention is to provide a complete automatic processing method for textile materials, in which the basket is taken out and placed on the conveyance line again, and the textile materials are finally taken out and subjected to dehydration and drying treatment, and an automatic processing device used therein.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a conveyor line with:
An empty basket supply step in which an empty basket is supplied, a fiber material filling step in which the empty basket is filled with fiber material, and a basket loading step in which the filled basket is placed on a transport device and moved to a processing tank, and then loaded into the processing tank. a processing step of processing the fiber material filled in the basket in a processing tank; a processing step of taking out the processed basket by placing the processed filled basket on a transport device and moving it to a transport line and then taking it out onto the transport line; A slat supply step in which a drainboard is supplied onto the top surface of the fibrous material in the processed filling basket, a processed basket reversal step in which the processed filling basket with the slat placed on the top surface of the fibrous material is rotated 180 degrees in the vertical direction, and A basket removal process in which only the basket is lifted and removed, leaving only the fibrous material with the drainboard placed underneath on the conveyance line, and a fibrous material dehydration process in which the fiber material is loaded together with the drainboard into a centrifugal dehydrator and dehydrated. The first gist is an automatic processing method comprising a step and a drying step of drying the dehydration method fiber material, and automatically controls the operation in each step and the supply and transfer of the basket to each step, In the above method, between the fiber material filling step and the basket loading step,
A stacking process is provided to stack filling baskets in two or more layers.
A second automatic processing method for fiber materials is provided, which includes a stage-unloading process in which filled baskets stacked in multiple stages are lowered one by one between the processed basket removal process and the drainboard supply process.
An empty basket supplying means for supplying an empty basket to a conveyance line, a fiber material filling means for filling the empty basket with fiber material, and a basket loading means for taking out the filled basket from the conveyance line and loading it into a processing tank. a processing means for treating the fiber material filled in the basket in the processing tank with a processing fluid; a processed basket removal means for taking out the processed basket from the processing tank and placing it on the conveyance line again after the processing is completed; a drainboard supplying means for supplying a drainboard onto the upper surface of the fiber material, a basket reversing means for rotating the basket 180 degrees in the vertical direction, and a basket reversing means for lifting only the basket of the reversing basket so that only the fiber material placed on the fiber material drainboard is transferred onto a conveying line. A basket removal means for taking out, a dehydration means for storing a plurality of fiber materials placed on a drainboard and centrifugally dewatering them simultaneously, a drying means for drying the dehydrated fiber materials, and operations in each means and feeding of the basket. A third automatic processing device for fiber materials equipped with a control means for automatically controlling
In the above device, a basket stacking means for stacking baskets in multiple stages is provided on the conveyance line that sends the baskets to the basket loading and unloading means, and on the conveying line on which the baskets are placed again from the basket loading and unloading means, The fourth automatic fiber material processing device is equipped with a means for lowering stacked baskets one step at a time.
The summary is as follows.

[Effect]

That is, the present invention continuously and automatically fills a basket with fiber material, takes out the filled Paskera I from a conveyance line and loads it into a processing tank, and after the completion of processing, takes out the basket from inside the treatment tank and returns it to the conveyance line. Finally, the fiber material is removed, dehydrated and dried, and a complete automatic processing system for fiber material has been realized.

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail based on examples.

〔Example〕

Figures 1 and 2 show an example of the automatic processing equipment for fiber materials of the present invention, with Figure 1 showing the part installed on the second floor of this equipment, and Figure 2 showing the part installed on the first floor. It shows the part installed in.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an empty basket supply device, which sends empty baskets 2 lifted from the first floor by an uplifter 1a onto a first chain conveyor 4 by a pusher 3 on the back.

As shown in FIG. 3, the empty basket 2 has a rectangular shape as a whole, with holes in the bottom and non-porous sides. Furthermore, a protrusion 2a extending in the horizontal direction is provided on the outer periphery of the side surface. This protrusion 2a is used to support the basket 2 when carrying it, loading it into the processing tank, and taking it out. In addition, a stepped portion 2c is provided on the upper side of the basket 2 for fitting with an inner tank holding lid of the machining tank ψ, which will be described later.

5 (returning to FIG. 1) is a second chain conveyor that transports the empty basket 2 from position A to position B. Reference numeral 6 denotes a balancer which, when operated by an operator, can take out the fibrous material from the cart 7 loaded with fibrous material and fill the empty basket 2 at position B with the fibrous material. 8 is the third chain conveyor, 9 is the fourth
chain conveyor. Reference numeral 10 denotes a basket transfer device that transfers the filling basket 2 at position C onto a down lifter 11 installed next to the chain conveyor 9. .

This basket transfer device 10, as shown in FIG.
A lateral movement vehicle 102 that moves laterally on the main body frame 101 in the direction of arrow A, an elevating frame 110 located below the lateral movement vehicle 102 and supported by an elevating cylinder 110, and an elevating frame 110 that is attached to both ends of the elevating frame 110. It is equipped with two pairs of clamp claws l...12. Therefore, the clamp claws 112J, t can be moved to any position vertically or horizontally by the movement of the lateral moving vehicle 102 and the operation of the lifting sill 110. Further, the clamp is opened and closed by a crank mechanism (not shown) within the elevating frame 110.

The downlifter 11 (return to FIG. 1) is for lowering the filling basket 2 from the second floor to the first floor.
Rather than unloading the filling baskets one by one, when one filling basket 2 is transferred from the chain conveyor 9, the filling basket 2 is lowered by the height of that filling basket 2 and stopped, and then the next filling basket 2' is transferred. Receiving filling basket 2.2
'' are stacked on top of each other and lowered to the first floor.

In Fig. 2, 12 is a down lifter 11 on the first floor.
A fourth chain conveyor provided outside supports the two-tiered basket 2 when the downlifter 11 is at its lowest position. 13 is a first roller conveyor, and 14 is a second roller conveyor. Reference numeral 15 denotes a basket conveyor, which connects the first roller conveyor 13 and the second roller conveyor 13.
position P between the roller conveyor 14, position Q between the processing tanks 18 and 19, and position R in front of the processing tank 20.
The basket 2 is moved from one location to another, and at each location, the basket 2 is taken into the transport device 15 and sent out, and the basket 2 is loaded into the processing tank 18, 19, 20, or after the processing is completed, the basket 2 is loaded into the processing tank 15. Basket 2 can be taken out from inside 1B and 19.20.

As shown in FIG. 5 (side view), the transport device 15 has the following features:
The basket support arm 120 is capable of supporting the protrusion 2a of the basket 2 from below, and the basket holder includes a stand 121. The basket support arm 120 can be moved in the horizontal direction (perpendicular to the plane of the paper) from the main body of the apparatus according to the movement of the rack 123 that engages with the pinion 122. The upper surface thereof is constituted by a power base 120a that can be raised and lowered, and when the power base 120a is raised, the basket 2 is placed on the base 1.
It is designed to be lifted and supported from 21.

Further, the processing tanks 18, 19, and 20 are horizontal processing tanks as shown in FIG. 6, and are equipped with a basket holder M2B5 provided with a communication hole. The above basket holding lid 13
0 can be moved up and down by a cylinder 131 attached to the top surface of the processing tank. A pump 132. heat exchanger 1
A processing fluid circulation path having 33 is formed.

21 (return to Figure 2) is a basket lowering device;
The baskets 2 that are sent in stacks are stacked one at a time. This basket unloading device 21 is
This basket transfer device IO shown in FIG. 4 does not have a lateral movement mechanism, but is equipped with a clamp claw 141 that is moved up and down by a cylinder 140, as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 22 (returning to FIG. 2) is a drainboard supply device that supplies drainboards from above to the baskets 2 arranged in one stage and places the drainboards on the upper surface of the fiber material. As shown in FIG. 8, in this drainboard supply device 22, a vacuum pad 150 for sucking drainboards is moved up and down by a cylinder 151 and moved laterally by a chain 152, and is arranged along a conveyance line. The drainboards 153 stored in the drainboard storage case 154 are picked up one by one and dropped into a basket (not shown) on a conveyance line.

Reference numeral 23 (returning to FIG. 2) is a basket reversing device, which rotates the entire basket 2 by 180 degrees in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 9 (side view), the basket reversing device 23 includes a reversing drum 160 into which the basket 2 is loaded, and a chain 161 which rotates the reversing drum from the outside. Further, above the reversing drum 160, a basket holding member 163 that is moved up and down by a cylinder 162 is attached. 164 is a chain conveyor that supports and introduces the basket 2 when it is loaded, and 165 is a roller conveyor that supports and sends out the basket 2 when the reversing drum 160 rotates 180 degrees.

24 (returning to FIG. 2) is a basket removing device that lifts only the basket 2 from above the inverted basket 2 and leaves only the fibrous material placed on the drainboard 153 on the conveyance line. This device 24 has a similar configuration to the basket transfer device 10 shown in FIG.

25 is a shower device for washing the textile material 27 on the sixth chain conveyor 26. Reference numeral 28 denotes a centrifugal dewatering device, which is capable of dewatering the fiber material 27 placed on a drainboard by sequentially storing it in a plurality of dewatering chambers provided around a horizontally extending rotating shaft and dewatering the fiber material 27 at a time. As shown in Figure 10 (side view), this centrifugal dewatering device
Multiple (5 in the drawing) dehydration chambers 1 equally distributed in the circumferential direction
70 and the dehydration drum 17
1 and an opening 175 to which a shutter 174 that is opened and closed by a cylinder 173 is attached. The dehydration drum 171 is configured to rotate so that each dehydration chamber 170 is sequentially positioned at the opening 175 when loading and unloading the fiber material 27.

Reference numeral 29 (returning to FIG. 2) is a seventh chain conveyor, which sequentially sends the dehydrated fiber material 27 to the drying device 30. Note that the basket 2 removed by the basket removing device 24 is lifted in an inverted state, and after the fiber material 27 is transferred, it is lowered onto the conveying line again, moves in the reverse direction on the conveying line, and is transferred to the basket reversing device 23. After returning and rotating 180 degrees to the correct state, D
It is now being relocated to the following location. An uplifter 1a is waiting at this position D, and is adapted to move the empty baskets 2 from the first floor to the second floor and supply the empty baskets 2.

Processing of fiber materials using the automatic processing apparatus described above is performed, for example, as follows. That is, first, the uplifter la carrying the empty basket 2 on the first floor rises into the basket supply device l on the second floor. After stopping at a predetermined position, it is pushed out by the pusher 3 in the direction of the arrow and placed on the first chain conveyor 4. This basket 2 is moved onto the second chain conveyor 5 and temporarily stands by at position B. The above operation is performed three times to accumulate four baskets 2 on the chain conveyor 5. With four baskets 2 accumulated, an operator sequentially fills the baskets 2 with fiber materials (see FIG. 11) from the cart 7 using the balancer 6. One basket 2 is usually filled with five fiber materials.

The filling basket 2 filled with fiber material is conveyed by a third chain conveyor 8 and a fourth chain conveyor 9, and when the filling basket 2 at the tip reaches position C, the basket transfer device 10 is activated and clamped. The claws 112 (see Figure 44) descend to grip the basket 2. Then, the basket 2 is lifted up, moved laterally in that state, and lowered onto the downlifter 11 to release the grip by the clamp claws 112. The downlifter 11, which has cut the basket 2 into small pieces, descends by the height of one Basquera and stops, and waits for the next basket 2' to be transferred in the same way and stacked on top of the basket 2. Then, descend to the lower end of the first floor. When the two-tiered baskets reach the first floor in this way, the protrusion 2a of the lower basket 2 is supported by the fifth chain conveyor 12 provided outside the downlifter 11, and this conveyor 12 is activated. te2
The stacked baskets 2 are delivered to the first roller conveyor 13. In this state, the two-tiered baskets temporarily stand by and wait for the next two-tiered baskets 2 to arrive at the first roller conveyor 12 and line up in two rows. When two rows of two-tiered baskets 2 are lined up, the basket support arm 120 extends to the left from the basket transport device 15 stopped at position P, and simultaneously lifts and supports the two rows of baskets. The above lifting operation is carried out by the basket support arm 12
0 by raising the power base 120a (see FIG. 5) on the top surface. Then, the basket support arm 120 is housed in the main body of the transport device 15, and the power base 120a is lowered, and the basket is placed on the stand 121 inside the main body. In this state, the transport device 15 moves to position Q, performs the opposite operation to the above, and sends out the basket into the processing tank 18. Processing tank 18 loaded with baskets
At the same time that the inside of the tank is sealed, a basket holder M130 (see FIG. 6) descends from above and engages with the stepped portion 2c provided at the top of the upper basket 2, thereby pressing and fixing the entire basket. In this state, the processing fluid flows from bottom to top as shown by the arrow, and the fiber material in the basket is processed. When the processing is finished, the conveying device 15
When the basket is reached, perform the same operation as before to take out the basket from inside the processing tank 18, store it inside the main body, and then move it to the second
The basket is taken out onto the roller conveyor 14. When taking out the basket 2 mentioned above, the basket 2 is not taken out in two rows (first, the basket support arm 120 is extended by one row and its support is released to take out one row, and then the basket 2 is returned into the main body). Therefore, the two-tiered baskets are conveyed one row at a time on the second roller conveyor 14. Each two-tiered basket 2 is taken out by the basket unloading device. 2
1, the upper basket touches the clamp claw 41 (7th
During this time, the lower basket is sent first, and then the upper basket is lowered, so that it is transported one stage at a time. In the basket 2, which has become one tier in this way,
The drainboard supply device 22 supplies drainboards 153 (see FIG. 8) one by one. The drainboard 153 is sucked from the drainboard storage case 154 by the vacuum pad 150 and dropped onto the basket. Basket 2 with drainboards on it
is loaded into the basket inverting device 23, rotated 180 degrees while being fixed by the basket holding member 163 (see FIG. 9), and taken out in an inverted state.

When the reversing basket 2 passes through the basket removing device 24, it is gripped by the clamp claws 112 (see Figure 4 of the table) that descend from above, and only the basket 2 is lifted, so that the fiber material 27 that is the contents is placed on the drainboard 153. It is taken out onto the sixth chain conveyor 27 in the state in which it has been removed. The fiber material 27 is washed on the chain conveyor 26 by being showered by the shower device 25. It should be noted that the fiber material 27 is obtained by taking out five lumps filled in one basket as they are, and the five pieces are lined up in a row. Then, each lump of the fiber material 27 is sequentially loaded into a dehydration chamber 170 (see FIG. 10) of the centrifugal dewatering device 28 and dehydrated. The fiber material that has been dehydrated passes through the drying device 30 and is then subjected to a drying process.

The series of operations described above are continuously and automatically performed by a separately provided control means.

In this way, large quantities of fibrous material can be efficiently processed in a consistent and automated processing system.

In the above embodiment, the baskets 2 are stacked in two stages from the middle in order to increase the throughput of - times.
It is also possible to process the steps as they are. In this case, the downlifter 1 is linked to the movement of the basket transfer device 10.
The descending operation of step 1 is lowered to the descending end of the first floor every time one basket is transferred without stopping midway. Then, the stage unloading device 21 is also unnecessary.

In addition, in the above embodiment, from the viewpoint of space saving,
Although the lines are divided into the 1st and 2nd floors, it is of course possible to set up the lines on the same floor. In this case, the uplifter 1a and the downlifter 11 become unnecessary.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, when the present invention is used, the treatment of fiber materials can be
It can be carried out continuously and automatically, and it is possible to realize a significant improvement in production efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are plan views showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the basket used in the above embodiment;
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the basket transfer device, and Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the basket transfer device.
6 is a side view showing the same basket conveying device, FIG. 6 is the same (longitudinal sectional view showing the processing tank) FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the basket unloading device, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the drainboard feeding device. , FIG. 9 is a side view showing the Basquera 1 inverting device, FIG. 10 is a side view showing the centrifugal dewatering device, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the shape of the fiber material. 1... Basket supply Device 1a... Uplifter 2... Basket 4... First chain conveyor 5... Second chain conveyor 6... Balancer 8... Third chain conveyor 9... Fourth Chain conveyor 10...Basket transfer device 11.
...Down lifter 12...Fifth chain conveyor 13...First roller conveyor 14...Second roller conveyor 15...Basket conveyor 16.
...Basket support arm 18,19.20...Processing tank 21...Drainboard supply device 22...Basket unloading device 23...Baskerato reversing device 24
... Basket removing device 26... Sixth chain conveyor 27... Textile material 28... Centrifugal dewatering device 29... Seventh chain conveyor 30... Drying device t Patent applicant Japan Corporation Han Seisakusho Agent Patent Attorney Yukihiko Shikatsu Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 55 Figure 7 Figure Takumi Figure 8 Figure 11

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Empty basket supply step in which empty baskets are supplied to the transport line, fiber material filling step in which the empty baskets are filled with fiber material, and the filled baskets are placed on a transport device and moved to a processing tank and then processed. A basket loading process in which the basket is loaded into the tank, a processing process in which the fiber material filled in the basket is processed in the processing tank, and the processed filled basket is placed on a transport device and moved to the transport line, and then taken out onto the transport line. A process of taking out the processed basket, a process of supplying a drainboard to the upper surface of the fiber material in the processed filling basket, and a reversing of the processed basket in which the processed filled basket with the drainboard placed on the upper surface of the fiber material is rotated 180 degrees in the vertical direction. step, lifting only the basket of the inverted processed basket and removing the basket, leaving only the fibrous material with the drainboard placed underneath on the conveyance line, and loading the above-mentioned fiber material together with the drainboard into the centrifugal dehydrator. A fiber material dehydration step for dewatering the fiber material and a drying step for drying the dehydrated fiber material, and the operation in each of the above steps and the supply and transfer of the basket to each step are automatically controlled. Automatic processing method for textile materials. (2) In the method for automatically processing fibrous materials according to claim (1), between the fibrous material filling step and the basket loading step,
A stacking process is provided to stack filling baskets in two or more layers.
An automatic method for processing fibrous materials, characterized in that a stage-unloading step is provided between the processed basket take-out step and the drainboard supply step, in which filled baskets stacked in multiple stages are unloaded one step at a time. (3) an empty basket supplying means for supplying empty baskets to a conveyance line; a fiber material filling means for filling the empty baskets with fiber material; and a basket loading means for taking out the filled baskets from the conveyance line and loading them into a processing tank. ,
a processing means for treating the fiber material filled in the basket in the processing tank with a processing fluid; a processed basket take-out means for taking out the processed basket from the processing tank and placing it on the conveyance line again after the completion of the processing; a drainboard feeding means for supplying a drainboard onto the upper surface of the fiber material, a basket reversing means for rotating the basket 180 degrees in the vertical direction, and a basket for lifting only the basket of the reversing basket and taking out only the fiber material placed on the drainboard onto a conveyance line. A removal means, a dewatering means for storing a plurality of fiber materials placed on a drainboard and centrifugally dewatering them simultaneously, a drying means for drying the dehydrated fiber materials, and automatic operation of each means and feeding of the basket. An automatic processing device for textile materials, characterized in that it is equipped with a control means for controlling. (4) In the automatic processing apparatus for fiber materials according to claim (3), a basket stacking means for stacking the baskets in multiple stages is provided on the conveyance line that sends the baskets to the basket loading/unloading means, and the baskets are stacked in multiple stages. An automatic processing apparatus for fiber materials, characterized in that a step-unloading means for lowering the stacked baskets one step at a time is provided on a conveyance line on which the baskets are placed again.