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- JPH0134107B2 JPH0134107B2 JP60015446A JP1544685A JPH0134107B2 JP H0134107 B2 JPH0134107 B2 JP H0134107B2 JP 60015446 A JP60015446 A JP 60015446A JP 1544685 A JP1544685 A JP 1544685A JP H0134107 B2 JPH0134107 B2 JP H0134107B2
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- liquid level
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- steam cleaning
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- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims description 70
- 238000013020 steam cleaning Methods 0.000 claims description 24
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 238000004506 ultrasonic cleaning Methods 0.000 description 13
- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 description 12
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 7
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 6
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- CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Acetone Chemical compound CC(C)=O CSCPPACGZOOCGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000004891 communication Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000007423 decrease Effects 0.000 description 2
- NBVXSUQYWXRMNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N fluoromethane Chemical compound FC NBVXSUQYWXRMNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 2
- LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ethanol Chemical compound CCO LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N O-Xylene Chemical compound CC1=CC=CC=C1C CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- XSTXAVWGXDQKEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Trichloroethylene Chemical group ClC=C(Cl)Cl XSTXAVWGXDQKEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 238000009835 boiling Methods 0.000 description 1
- KYKAJFCTULSVSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N chloro(fluoro)methane Chemical compound F[C]Cl KYKAJFCTULSVSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000000356 contaminant Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000008096 xylene Substances 0.000 description 1
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- Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は、各種光学・電子部品、治具、製品な
どの洗浄に用いられる蒸気洗浄装置に関するもの
である。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a steam cleaning apparatus used for cleaning various optical/electronic parts, jigs, products, etc.
従来この種の装置としては、例えば第６図に示
すようなものがあつた。これは、超音波洗浄装置
に組合せた例であり、フロン等の気化しやすい液
体を入れた蒸気洗浄槽１と超音波洗浄槽２とが隣
接して配置されている。蒸気洗浄槽１中の液は、
底部に設けられた加熱器３によつて加熱されて沸
騰し、蒸気を発生する。蒸気は、上部の凝縮コイ
ル４で冷やされて液化し、水分離器５において水
を除去された後、超音波洗浄槽２に入る。超音波
洗浄槽２からあふれた液は蒸気洗浄槽１に戻る。
Conventionally, there has been a device of this type as shown in FIG. 6, for example. This is an example in which the apparatus is combined with an ultrasonic cleaning device, and a steam cleaning tank 1 containing a liquid that easily vaporizes such as fluorocarbon and an ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 are arranged adjacent to each other. The liquid in steam cleaning tank 1 is
It is heated by the heater 3 provided at the bottom, boils, and generates steam. The steam is cooled and liquefied in the upper condensing coil 4, and after water is removed in the water separator 5, it enters the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2. The liquid overflowing from the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 returns to the steam cleaning tank 1.
被洗浄物６は、超音波洗浄槽２で、振動子７の
発生する超音波振動により洗浄された後、蒸気洗
浄槽１の蒸気内に置かれ、表面に凝縮した洗浄液
によつて洗浄される。その後、凝縮コイル４の部
分に形成されているベーパーライン８の上に取り
出されて乾燥され、一連の洗浄工程を終了する。 The object to be cleaned 6 is cleaned in the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 by ultrasonic vibrations generated by the vibrator 7, and then placed in the steam of the steam cleaning tank 1, where it is cleaned by the cleaning liquid condensed on the surface. . Thereafter, it is taken out onto the vapor line 8 formed in the condensing coil 4 and dried, completing a series of cleaning steps.
しかしながら、このような従来の蒸気洗浄装置
では、液の消耗により蒸気洗浄槽１の液面が低下
してくると、加熱器３が空焚き状態となり、装置
を損傷するおそれがあつた。あるいはまた、未然
に蒸気洗浄槽１内に液を補給してこのような事態
を避けたとしても、今度は液温が下がり、それが
沸点に達するまでの間は洗浄ができず稼動率が低
下するという問題があつた。
However, in such a conventional steam cleaning device, when the liquid level in the steam cleaning tank 1 decreases due to consumption of the liquid, the heater 3 becomes dry, which may cause damage to the device. Alternatively, even if this situation is avoided by replenishing the liquid in the steam cleaning tank 1, the temperature of the liquid will drop, and until it reaches the boiling point, cleaning will not be possible and the operating rate will drop. There was a problem.
このような問題点を解決するために、本発明
は、液体が槽内に供給し続けられたときオーバー
フローしてその液位を一定に保持する液面保持槽
と、上記液位より下方の開口部で蒸気洗浄槽と互
いに連通する手段と、液面保持槽のオーバーフロ
ーした液体を貯蔵する補助槽と、補助槽の液体を
液面保持槽に連続して供給する手段とを設けたも
のである。
In order to solve these problems, the present invention provides a liquid level holding tank that overflows when liquid is continuously supplied into the tank and keeps the liquid level constant, and an opening below the liquid level. The tank is equipped with means for communicating with the steam cleaning tank at the bottom, an auxiliary tank for storing overflow liquid from the liquid level holding tank, and means for continuously supplying the liquid from the auxiliary tank to the liquid level holding tank. .
連通管の原理により蒸気洗浄槽の液位は、常に
液面保持槽の液位と等しく、つまり一定に保たれ
る。
Due to the principle of the communication pipe, the liquid level in the steam cleaning tank is always kept equal to the liquid level in the liquid level holding tank, that is, it is kept constant.
第１図は本発明の一実施例を示す構成図であ
り、蒸気洗浄槽１中の液体、例えばフロンが電気
ヒータからなる加熱器３により加熱されて気化
し、上部の凝縮コイル４で冷やされて再び液化
し、水分離器５を介して超音波洗浄槽２に入る経
路、および被洗浄物６を、振動子７の発生する超
音波振動により洗浄した後、蒸気洗浄し乾燥する
手順は従来と全く同様である。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which a liquid in a steam cleaning tank 1, for example, fluorocarbon, is heated and vaporized by a heater 3 consisting of an electric heater, and then cooled by a condensing coil 4 at the top. The process of cleaning the path through which the water is liquefied again and entering the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 via the water separator 5 and the object to be cleaned 6 using the ultrasonic vibrations generated by the vibrator 7, followed by steam cleaning and drying is the conventional procedure. It is exactly the same.
しかし、本実施例ではこれらの他に、さらに凝
縮した液を貯蔵する補助槽１１と、ポンプ１２を
介してこの補助槽１１に連結された液面保持槽１
３が設けてあり、超音波洗浄槽２からあふれた液
は配管１４を通し、フイルタ１５により汚染物質
を除去された後補助槽１１に入る。補助槽１１に
たまつた液は、ポンプ１２により配管１６を通し
て液面保持槽１３に送られる。液面保持槽１３に
たまつた液は、第２図に示したような側壁１３１
からオーバーフローすると、配管１７を通して補
助槽１１に戻る。 However, in this embodiment, in addition to these, there is also an auxiliary tank 11 for storing condensed liquid, and a liquid level holding tank 1 connected to this auxiliary tank 11 via a pump 12.
3 is provided, and the liquid overflowing from the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 passes through a pipe 14 and enters the auxiliary tank 11 after removing contaminants by a filter 15. The liquid accumulated in the auxiliary tank 11 is sent to the liquid level holding tank 13 through the piping 16 by the pump 12. The liquid accumulated in the liquid level holding tank 13 is removed from the side wall 131 as shown in FIG.
When the water overflows, it returns to the auxiliary tank 11 through the pipe 17.
したがつて、液面保持槽１３の液位は側壁１３
１の高さに等しくなる。一方、蒸気洗浄槽１は、
底部に開口した配管１８を介して液面保持槽１３
に連通しているため、その液位は連通管の原理に
より常に液面保持槽１３の液位に等しくなる。な
お、このような循環利用を行なつてもなお生ずる
液の消耗については、補助槽１１に対し、図示し
ない供給源からバルブ１９を介して随時補給が行
なわれる。 Therefore, the liquid level of the liquid level holding tank 13 is lower than that of the side wall 13.
It is equal to the height of 1. On the other hand, the steam cleaning tank 1 is
Liquid level holding tank 13 via piping 18 opened at the bottom
Since it is in communication with the tank 13, its liquid level is always equal to the liquid level in the liquid level holding tank 13 due to the principle of the communicating pipe. In addition, as for the consumption of the liquid that still occurs even after such circulation, the auxiliary tank 11 is replenished from a supply source (not shown) via the valve 19 as needed.
第３図は本発明の他の実施例を示す構成図であ
る。基本的には上述した実施例と変わるところは
ないが、本実施例では超音波洗浄槽２と蒸気洗浄
槽１との間に補助槽１１Ａを配置し、超音波洗浄
槽２からあふれた液を直接この補助槽１１Ａに受
けている。 FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. Basically, there is no difference from the embodiment described above, but in this embodiment, an auxiliary tank 11A is arranged between the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 and the steam cleaning tank 1, and the liquid overflowing from the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 is removed. It is directly received by this auxiliary tank 11A.
さらに、超音波洗浄槽２自体を、補助槽として
兼用することも可能である。 Furthermore, the ultrasonic cleaning tank 2 itself can also be used as an auxiliary tank.
上述した実施例では、液面保持槽１３の液位を
一定に保持する手段として、側壁１３１からのオ
ーバーフローを利用したが、第４図および第５図
に示すように、オーバーフローした液を補助槽１
１に戻す配管１７Ａの開口部を一定の高さまで上
げて、これによるオーバーフローを利用した液面
保持槽１３Ａとしてもよい。なお、本実施例では
ポンプ１２の吐出側にもフイルタ２０を設けてい
るが、このようなフイルタは配管中のどこに配し
てもよい。 In the embodiment described above, the overflow from the side wall 131 was used as a means to keep the liquid level in the liquid level holding tank 13 constant, but as shown in FIGS. 1
It is also possible to raise the opening of the pipe 17A that returns the liquid level to a certain height and make use of the overflow caused by the liquid level holding tank 13A. In this embodiment, the filter 20 is also provided on the discharge side of the pump 12, but such a filter may be placed anywhere in the piping.
以上説明した実施例においては、いずれも補助
槽から液面保持槽へは、ポンプ１２により常時連
続的に液を供給し、液面保持槽でオーバーフロー
した液を配管を通じて補助槽に戻すことで液面保
持槽の液位と蒸気洗浄槽の液位とを等しくし一定
に保つている。このため、上述の実施例では、構
成が非常に簡単になり、また、温度の低い液が液
面保持槽１３，１３Ａから配管１８を経て蒸気洗
浄槽１に入つてその液温を著しく低下させるよう
なことはなくなり、被洗浄物に対する洗浄効果を
安定化することができる。 In all of the embodiments described above, the pump 12 constantly supplies liquid from the auxiliary tank to the liquid level holding tank, and the overflowing liquid in the liquid level holding tank is returned to the auxiliary tank through piping. The liquid level in the surface holding tank and the liquid level in the steam cleaning tank are kept equal and constant. Therefore, in the above embodiment, the configuration is very simple, and the low temperature liquid enters the steam cleaning tank 1 from the liquid level holding tanks 13 and 13A via the pipe 18, and the temperature of the liquid is significantly lowered. This will no longer occur, and the cleaning effect on the object to be cleaned can be stabilized.
なお、加熱器３は、電気ヒータに限らず、例え
ば熱水循環コイル等であつてもよい。また、洗浄
液は、フロンに限らず、トリクロルエチレン、ア
セトン、キシレン、アルコール等、通常蒸気洗浄
に用いられる液であれば特に限定されない。 Note that the heater 3 is not limited to an electric heater, and may be, for example, a hot water circulation coil. Further, the cleaning liquid is not limited to chlorofluorocarbon and is not particularly limited as long as it is a liquid normally used for steam cleaning, such as trichlorethylene, acetone, xylene, alcohol, etc.
また、以上、超音波洗浄装置に組合せた例につ
いて説明したが、超音波洗浄装置以外の洗浄装
置、例えばスクラム洗浄や噴出洗浄に組合せても
よく、もちろん単独で用いてもよい。 Further, although an example in which the present invention is combined with an ultrasonic cleaning device has been described above, it may also be combined with a cleaning device other than the ultrasonic cleaning device, such as scram cleaning or jet cleaning, or may be used alone.
以上説明したように、本発明によれば、洗浄液
を収容しかつ補助槽から連続的に供給される液の
オーバーフローによりその液位を常時一定に保持
する液面保持槽を設け、この液面保持槽と蒸気洗
浄槽を連通して蒸気洗浄槽の液位を一定に保持す
るように構成したことにより、簡単な構成により
蒸気洗浄槽は常に適正な液位を維持でき、このた
めに空焚きによる損傷や急激な液の補充による稼
動率の低下を回避することができるとともに、被
洗浄物に対する洗浄効果を安定化することができ
る。
As explained above, according to the present invention, a liquid level holding tank is provided which stores cleaning liquid and keeps the liquid level constant at all times by overflow of liquid continuously supplied from an auxiliary tank, and this liquid level holding tank is provided. By connecting the tank and steam cleaning tank to maintain a constant liquid level in the steam cleaning tank, the simple configuration allows the steam cleaning tank to always maintain an appropriate liquid level. It is possible to avoid a decrease in the operating rate due to damage or sudden replenishment of liquid, and it is also possible to stabilize the cleaning effect on the object to be cleaned.
第１図は本発明の一実施例を示す構成図、第２
図は液面保持槽を示す平面図、第３図は本発明の
他の実施例を示す構成図、第４図は本発明のさら
に他の実施例を示す構成図、第５図は液面保持槽
を示す斜視図、第６図は従来例を示す構成図であ
る。
１……蒸気洗浄槽、２……超音波洗浄槽、３…
…加熱器、４……凝縮コイル、６……被洗浄物、
８……ベーパーライン、１１，１１Ａ……補助
槽、１２……ポンプ、１３，１３Ａ……液面保持
槽、１４，１６，１７，１７Ａ，１８……配管、
１３１……側壁。
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Figure 3 is a plan view showing a liquid level holding tank, Figure 3 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of the invention, and Figure 5 is a liquid level diagram. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a holding tank and a configuration diagram showing a conventional example. 1... Steam cleaning tank, 2... Ultrasonic cleaning tank, 3...
…heater, 4…condensing coil, 6…object to be cleaned,
8... Vapor line, 11, 11A... Auxiliary tank, 12... Pump, 13, 13A... Liquid level holding tank, 14, 16, 17, 17A, 18... Piping,
131...Side wall.
Claims (1)
する液体を収容した蒸気洗浄槽と、 上記液体を収容し、この液体が槽内に供給し続
けられたときオーバーフローしてその液位を一定
に保持する液面保持槽と、 上記液面保持槽の上記液位より下方の開口部と
上記蒸気洗浄槽の上記液位より下方の開口部を連
通する手段と、 上記液面保持槽のオーバーフローした液体を貯
蔵する補助槽と、 上記補助槽の液体を上記液面保持槽に連続して
供給する手段と を含むことを特徴とする蒸気洗浄装置。[Scope of Claims] 1. A steam cleaning tank containing a liquid that is vaporized by heating and used to clean objects to be cleaned with the vapor; a liquid level holding tank for keeping the liquid level constant; means for communicating an opening below the liquid level of the liquid level holding tank with an opening below the liquid level of the steam cleaning tank; A steam cleaning device comprising: an auxiliary tank for storing liquid overflowing from the level holding tank; and means for continuously supplying the liquid in the auxiliary tank to the liquid level holding tank.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP1544685A JPS61174982A (en) | 1985-01-31 | 1985-01-31 | Steam washer |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP1544685A JPS61174982A (en) | 1985-01-31 | 1985-01-31 | Steam washer |
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| JPS61174982A JPS61174982A (en) | 1986-08-06 |
| JPH0134107B2 true JPH0134107B2 (en) | 1989-07-18 |
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| JP1544685A Granted JPS61174982A (en) | 1985-01-31 | 1985-01-31 | Steam washer |
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