JPH0622421Y2 - Stirrer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a stirring device for stirring an object to be stirred such as a high-viscosity liquid such as dyeing color paste or pigment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When stirring an object to be agitated, such as a high-viscosity liquid such as dyeing color paste or pigment, the object to be agitated is housed in a bucket-shaped cylindrical container having an open upper end, and stirring blades are provided. The worker holds a stirring device that is simply attached to the rotary shaft of the motor,
Alternatively, such a stirring device is suspended from the ceiling, and stirring blades are put in a container to stir the object to be stirred. Further, there is also an automatic stirring device in which stirring work is released from the above-mentioned human hands. In this automated stirring device, a cylindrical container of limited size and shape is used, and a device that moves the rotary blade up and down while rotating it, and a scraping plate is placed around the rotary blade, There are devices and the like designed to improve stirring performance.

[0003]

Among the above-mentioned conventional agitators, the agitator carried by the operator holds an excessive burden on the operator and is inefficient, and the agitator which is automated does not. In order to satisfactorily stir up to the periphery of the container, a stirring blade or a scraping plate that matches the size of the limited container is required.Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a plurality of stirring devices according to the size of the container, Since the movement of the stirring blade is simple, it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory stirring result in a short time. In view of the above points, the present invention is to make it possible to obtain a satisfactory stirring result with a single device regardless of the size of a container that stores an object to be stirred, and to perform stirring work in a short time. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a stirring device.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a support unit which is vertically moved by an elevating mechanism with a main rotating shaft rotated by a main motor and a central shaft of a container for containing an object to be stirred. The main rotary shaft is provided with a fulcrum shaft at a predetermined horizontal distance from the main rotary shaft, and the agitating rotary shaft is vertically attached to the fulcrum shaft. The stirring motor is rotatably supported in the vertical direction, a stirring blade is provided at the tip of the stirring rotating shaft, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the stirring motor is provided.

[0005]

Operation: The elevating mechanism is operated to lower the supporting portion, and the stirring rotary shaft supported by the main rotating shaft of the supporting portion is put into a container containing the object to be stirred to drive the main motor and the stirring motor. Then, the main rotary shaft and the stirring rotary shaft are rotated. As a result, the stirring blade provided at the tip of the stirring rotary shaft rotates (rotates) by the rotation of the stirring rotary shaft in the container and revolves around the main rotary shaft. The stirring blade moves up and down in the container by operating the elevating mechanism, and rotates in the vertical direction by operating the rotating mechanism. The stirring blade is pressed against the inner surface of the container, and the stirring blade moves in the container. While being pressed against the side surface, it rotates around the inner surface. The object to be stirred in the container is stirred by the operation of the stirring blade.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention,
In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a machine body, 2 is a support portion that is supported by the machine body 1 so as to be vertically movable, and 3 is a guide body that guides the support portion 2 in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 4 denotes an elevating mechanism for moving the supporting portion 2 up and down, which is constituted by an air cylinder 5 in this embodiment. 6 is a rod.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a main rotating shaft rotatably supported by the supporting portion 2, and the main rotating shaft 7 is on the same axis as the central axis of a container 9 placed on a base 8 for containing an object to be stirred. It is supported by the support part 2 so as to be located at. Reference numeral 10 is a main motor that rotates the main rotation shaft 7, and is provided on the support portion 2. Gears 11 and 12 transmit the rotation of the main motor 10 to the main rotation shaft 7.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a mounting body fixed to the lower portion of the main rotating shaft 7, and a fulcrum shaft 14 is provided on the mounting body 13 at a predetermined horizontal distance L from the axis of the main rotating shaft 7. Reference numeral 15 is a stirring motor in which a stirring rotating shaft 16 is vertically mounted. The stirring motor 15 is the fulcrum shaft 1 described above.
4 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 17 denotes a stirring blade provided at the tip of the stirring rotating shaft 16.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a rotating mechanism for rotating the agitating motor 15. The rotating mechanism 18 is an air cylinder 19 in this embodiment, and one end is fixed to the agitating motor 15 and the other end is an air cylinder. The rod 20 is composed of a lever 21 rotatably attached to the tip of the rod 20.
The agitating motor 15 rotates about the fulcrum shaft 14 via the lever 21 according to the expansion and contraction of.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. The support portion 2 moves up and down by operating the air cylinder 5 that constitutes the elevating mechanism 4. When the main motor 10 provided in the support portion 2 is driven, the main rotation shaft 7 rotates via the gears 11 and 12, and the stirring motor 15 supported by the fulcrum shaft 14 with a horizontal distance L on the main rotation shaft 7. And the rotating shaft 16 for stirring attached to the stirring motor 15 has the distance L
Revolve with the radius. When the agitating motor 15 is driven, the agitating rotary shaft 16 rotates, and the agitating blade 17 provided at the tip of the agitating rotary shaft 16 rotates (rotates).
To do.

The stirring blade 17 revolves around its own axis while being rotated by the drive of the main motor 10 and the stirring motor 15. Then, the stirring motor 15 and the stirring rotating shaft 16
By operating the air cylinder 19 that constitutes the rotating mechanism 18, the robot moves in the vertical direction about the fulcrum shaft 14 via the lever 21.

Stirring of an object to be stirred such as a high viscosity liquid contained in the container 9 is performed as follows. First, the elevating mechanism 4 is operated to raise the support portion 2, and then the container 9 containing the object to be stirred is supported on the base 8 by the support portion 2 with the central axis of the container 9. Main rotating shaft 7
Place it so that it coincides with the axis of (Fig. 1).

Next, the rotation mechanism 18 is operated to rotate the stirring motor 15 to rotate the stirring rotation shaft 16 attached to the stirring motor 15 so that the stirring blade 17 is moved to the central axis of the container 9. Position it in the vicinity. In this state, the elevating mechanism 4 is operated to lower the support portion 2, and the stirring rotary shaft 16
Is placed in the container 9 and the stirring blade 17 is positioned near the bottom of the container 9 (FIG. 2).

Next, the agitating motor 15 for rotating the agitating rotary shaft 16 and the main rotating shaft 7 are rotated. As a result, the stirring blade 17 makes an orbital motion while rotating near the center bottom surface of the container 9, and the same portion is stirred. Then, in this state, the elevating mechanism 4 is operated to move the support portion 2 up and down, whereby the stirring blade 17 continuously moves up and down, and the center portion of the container 9 is stirred. In addition, in this state, the rotating mechanism 18 is operated to rotate the stirring rotating shaft 16 and press the stirring blade 17 against the side surface of the container 9 (FIG. 3).

As a result, the container 9 is thoroughly stirred in the entire circumferential direction and the vertical direction near the side surface of the container 9. These stirring operations are continuously repeated from the central portion to the side surface portion of the container 9 by appropriately operating the elevating mechanism 4 and the rotating mechanism 18, if necessary. Even when the size of the container 9 is changed, the stirring operation is performed by the operation of the rotating mechanism 18 so that the stirring blade 17 surely contacts the entire side surface of the container 9.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the outer diameter of the container is different, it is possible to thoroughly stir from the center of the container to the entire side surface and from the bottom surface to the top surface of the container. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit the outer diameter of the container, a satisfactory stirring result can be obtained in a short time, and the stirring work efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view showing an example of a usage state.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing an example of a usage state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Support part 4 Lifting mechanism 7 Main rotating shaft 9 Container 10 Main motor 14 Support shaft 15 Stirring motor 16 Stirring rotating shaft 17 Stirring blade 18 Rotating mechanism L Horizontal distance

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A support part that is vertically moved by a lifting mechanism,
The main rotating shaft rotated by the main motor is supported so as to be positioned on the same axis as the central axis of the container containing the object to be stirred, and the main rotating shaft is fulcrum with a predetermined horizontal distance from the main rotating shaft. A shaft is provided, and on this fulcrum shaft, an agitating motor having a vertically rotating agitating shaft attached is rotatably supported in the vertical direction, and a stirring blade is provided at the tip of the agitating rotary shaft.
Further, the stirring device is provided with a rotating mechanism for rotating the stirring motor.