JPH07125760A - Slide lid simultaneously and independently sealing a plurality of tanks - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a lid which can close, simultaneously and automatically a plurality of tanks and further which can be removed from the upper space when opened. CONSTITUTION:In slide lids simultaneously and automatically opening or closing a plurality of independent tanks 1, independent lids 4 are provided to closely shut separately the respective tanks 1. And the independent lids are vertically transferable separately.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slide lid for simultaneously and automatically sealing a plurality of tanks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method for simultaneously and automatically opening and closing a plurality of tanks, as shown in FIGS.
A slide lid system as shown in 2 is adopted.
FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an example of the case where 12 individual tanks sharing a vapor phase are covered with this method.
Is a sectional view taken along line AA. 11 and 12 are side views of the individual tank group, and FIG. 10 also has a role of explaining a mechanism for moving the lid from the upper space of the individual tank group in the individual tank group of the above method. Although the slide lid 3 is in the closed state in the sectional view shown in FIG. 5, the slide lid 3 can be easily opened by the vertically moving air cylinder 10. As shown in the figure, this system is a system in which a plurality of individual tanks 1 are closed by one slide lid 3, and the rubber packing 6 attached to the tank side is pressed by the weight of the lids to push the individual tanks 1 Improves hermeticity. However, in this method, if a part of the lid is warped or the height of the tanks forming the tank group is not uniform, the sealing becomes difficult.

On the other hand, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-31855 discloses that
90 that can open and close the lids of multiple tanks simultaneously and automatically
Opening and closing lids are disclosed. In this method, since a 90 ° opening / closing method lid is provided for each individual tank, the airtightness is high, but because of the 90 ° opening / closing method, the vaporized gas staying above the liquid in the tank leaks to the outside. However, this may cause problems such as changes in the composition of the liquid in the tank. Further, in this method, when the lid is opened, the lid is present on the upper part of the individual tank group. Therefore, when a large number of individual tanks are installed in a narrow range, the upper space of the tank is used. There is a hindrance to the work performed in the tank.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a lid for closing a plurality of tanks simultaneously and automatically, solving the above-mentioned problems found in the prior art, and vaporizing gas in the upper space of the liquid in the tanks. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slide lid capable of simultaneously and automatically sealing a plurality of tanks with little stirring and outflow of water.

[0005]

The present inventor has completed the present invention as a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, according to the present invention, there is provided a slide lid for simultaneously and automatically closing a plurality of tanks, the slide lid being provided with an individual lid for separately sealing the individual tanks. . Also, according to the present invention, there is provided the slide lid, wherein the individual lids can be individually moved up and down.

The slide lid of the present invention is exactly the same as the conventional slide lid except that it has an individual lid. Therefore, since the shape of the individual tank using the slide lid, the lid opening / closing mechanism, the slide lid moving mechanism, and the like are the same as those of the conventional product, the individual tank and the like can be diverted as they are. However, since the slide lid of the present invention seals the individual tank, it is not necessary to have the function of sealing the individual tank like the conventional slide lid body because the individual lid is attached to the slide lid body. The slide lid main body may have a beam shape or a lattice shape as long as it has a function of holding the individual lid and moving or opening and closing the lid.

The use surface of the slide lid of the present invention is not different from that of the conventional slide lid, and it can be applied to the assembly tank shown in FIG. 10 and the individual tank assembly shown in JP-A-2-31855. Is also available. Further, the number of individual tanks in the collecting tank is not limited, and two or more collecting tanks may be closed by one slide lid. However, the slide lid of the present invention has several slides like the conventional slide lid.
It is generally used for a collective tank having a dozen or more individual tanks, and if there are too many individual tanks to be closed by one slide lid, there are many downsides. The auxiliary material used when using the slide lid of the present invention may be the same as that used when using the conventional slide lid, and butyl rubber or ethylene-propylene rubber is particularly preferable as the rubber packing used for improving the hermeticity.

[0008]

The slide lid according to claim 1 has the same number of individual lids as the number of individual tanks that can be closed by the slide lid, and all of the individual tanks are individually, automatically and simultaneously closed by moving and lowering the slide lid. Is. The individual sealing in the case of the collecting tank includes the case where all the opening portions of the collecting tank are sealed, but the individual tanks in the collecting tank are not sealed in an independent state, that is, the case where the vapor phase portion is shared. I'm out. Also, if the main body of the slide lid rises, all individual tanks will open at the same time, and the lids will be opened and closed slowly up and down, so vapor in the vapor phase part will not easily flow out, and the opened individual lids It can be moved from above to another. According to the slide lid of claim 2, the individual lid is hung with a hanging bolt or screwed with a bolt having a long screw portion. Therefore, when the individual tank is covered, the individual lid can be freely moved to a predetermined position. It is possible to lower or adjust the distance between the slide lid body and the individual lid to a desired length.

[0009]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples. 1 to 4 are views showing an example of a slide lid of the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows a state in which the slide lid of an assembly tank in which 12 individual tanks shown in the plan view of FIG. 7 are assembled is opened. It is a figure. That is, this drawing is a cross-sectional view of the collecting tank shown in FIG. 7 taken along the line AA of FIG. 7. Figure 2
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a closed state corresponding to the open state shown in FIG. 1. 3 and 4 are detailed cross-sectional views showing the relationship between the individual lid and the seal portion of the individual tank. FIG. 3 shows an open state and FIG. 4 shows a closed state.

A collective tank 11 composed of twelve individual tanks 1 is provided with a fixed lid 2 which is integrated with an outer wall 13 of the collective tank, and the fixed lid 2 is provided above the individual tank 1. An opening having the same shape as the opening is provided in parallel with the opening at a location corresponding to the opening of the individual tank. Then, the opening of the fixed lid 2 is sealed by an individual lid 4 attached to the main body 3 of the slide lid which is movable by the slide rail 9. Further, the main body 3 of the slide lid is opened by being lifted by the air cylinder 10 which moves up and down, but the rise of the piston in this case is caused by press-fitting air into the air cylinder 10 attached to the side wall 13 of the collecting tank. When the air pressure is removed, the air cylinder 10 descends and the opening is closed by its own weight. In addition,
The slide cylinder 12 has a role of moving the slide lid from above the tank group to a place where no tank exists.

The individual lid 4 is suspended from the slide lid main body 3 by a suspension bolt 8. A spring 7 is inserted between the individual lid and the slide lid main body so that the individual lid does not tilt, and the individual lid is always kept parallel to the slide lid main body. Further, the spring 7 transmits the weight of the slide lid main body to the individual lid when the individual lid 4 closes the tank. Therefore, even if the individual lid is light, the individual tank can be pressurized and sealed. Since the contact surfaces of the fixed lid 2 and the individual lid 4 are not completely flat, it cannot be said that the openings on the fixed lid are all on the same plane, but the heights of the openings are slightly different. Also, since the individual lid is hung on the slide lid body,
The peripheral edge of the individual lid and the peripheral edge of the opening are always in close contact with each other to form a closed state. In other words, the head of the suspension bolt 8 can be projected above the slide lid body 3 (FIG. 4).

The seal portion of the individual lid 4 is preferably formed so as to have the lower protrusion 14 at the peripheral edge portion so as to well include the rubber packing 6, and correspondingly, the opening portion of the fixed lid 2 described above. It is preferable to provide an upward protruding fixing ring 5 at the peripheral edge. If the rubber packing 6 is installed along the outer periphery of the fixing ring 5, the opening can be sufficiently sealed by the weight of the individual lid 4. This situation is shown in FIG. In addition, the fixing ring contains a rubber packing, and when the content of the individual tank contains an organic solvent, the vapor of the solvent contains a rubber packing component formed by contact with the rubber packing. It also has the role of preventing liquid from entering the tank.

As described in detail above, the slide lid of the present invention is preferable for simultaneously and automatically sealing the individual tank groups that share the vapor phase portion, but the individual slides that do not share the vapor phase portion. It is also preferably used in a tank group (FIG. 6), and in this case, the method of opening and closing the lid and the sealing condition of the lid are the same as above. Further, whether or not the individual tank group should share the vapor phase portion may be appropriately determined in consideration of the product quality, the structure of the individual tank, and the like. As described above, FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 correspond to each other, and show a state in which the slide lid is opened when the vapor phase portion is shared and when it is not shared. 2 and 5 show a state where the slide lid is closed when the vapor phase portion is shared,
The former shows that of the present invention and the latter shows that of the conventional product. 8 and 9 are side views corresponding to FIG. 7.

The moving mechanism for moving the main body 3 of the slide lid from the upper part of the collecting tank 11 to the other is exactly the same as the moving mechanism in the conventional slide lid as described above, and the movement explained in FIG. It is a mechanism. This mechanism will be outlined below. In the individual tank group with the lid closed as shown in FIG. 2, compressed air is pressed into the air cylinder 10 to raise the body 3 of the slide lid, and in this state, the slide cylinder 12 is operated to move along the slide rail 9. Then, the upper space in which the individual tank group exists is released (state of FIG. 7). Perform the work in the tank in this state, and after finishing the work in the tank, operate the slide cylinder again, return the slide lid to the original position (the upper space of the individual tank group) along the slide rail, and then in the air cylinder. Except for the compressed air, the individual lid seals the individual tank (state of FIG. 2).

In the slide lid of the present invention, as can be seen from FIGS. 3 and 4, since the individual lids are hung with the hanging bolts,
It is possible to seal all the individual tanks well even in a collective tank in which the distance between the individual lid and the individual tank is not uniform. Although this method is preferable as the method of using the slide lid of the present invention, the method of using the slide lid of the present invention is not limited to this method, and an individual lid may be fixed to the slide lid.
For example, when screwing an individual lid to a slide lid with a bolt having a long threaded portion, the length between the individual lid and the slide lid is adjusted so that the length between the individual lid and the corresponding seal portion of the individual tank is the same. By adjusting the length, it is possible to seal the individual tanks corresponding to all the individual lids under the slide lids. In this case, if the slide lid or fixed lid is deformed by multiple uses and the distance between the individual lid and the seal part of the individual tank changes, adjust the above-mentioned mounting bolt to adjust the length between the individual lid and the individual tank. It should be the same again. Also,
Even if the individual lid and the slide lid main body are completely fixed, the slide lid of the present invention can be used, and the slide lid of the present invention does not cause the warp of the lid body that is seen in the conventional slide lid. Also in this case, the slide lid of the present invention is superior to the conventional products.

In the slide lid of the present invention, the individual lid is sucked under reduced pressure to be adsorbed and held by the slide lid main body, and the individual lid is set on the individual tank and then returned to normal pressure to be brought into close contact with the sealing portion of the individual tank. Also, it can be used to apply air pressure to make a tight seal. When using such a method, it is necessary to use a device for vacuum-adsorbing the individual lid or applying air pressure to the individual lid, and it is desirable that the individual lid is made of a light and strong material such as fiber reinforced resin. . On the other hand, in the method of increasing the pressure adhesion by the lid weight, the weight of the individual lid is added to the weight of the individual lid in addition to the weight of the slide lid body to close the individual tank. It is not necessary to increase the size, but it is desirable to manufacture it with a tough material, and metal or fiber-reinforced resin may be used as the material.

The slide lid body of the present invention and the individual lids constituting the slide lid body are not limited in shape as long as the corresponding individual tanks can be hermetically sealed without any problem, and a rectangular individual lid is attached to an individual tank having a circular opening. You can use it. Further, the shape of the slide lid body can be any shape depending on the arrangement of the individual lids. If one slide lid is used to seal a large number of individual tanks as described above, accurate placement of the individual lids in the locations where the individual tanks exist, strength of the slide lid body and moving mechanism, slide lid storage location, etc. It is desirable to limit the number of individual tanks that can be supported by one slide lid, because it is often negative in various points. Since this number varies depending on the size of the individual tank, etc., it may be appropriately determined in consideration of the size of the individual tank and the arrangement state thereof, etc., but it is generally 4 to 64, preferably 8 to 16. . It should be noted that it is not necessary to open and close 64 or more individual tanks with one slide lid even from the actual surface of the photoreceptor coating process of the photoreceptor drum where it is preferable to use the slide lid, and other aspects such as dipped coating.

[0018]

According to the slide lid of the first aspect, since the individual tank is sealed by the individual lid, warping does not occur in the main body of the slide lid, so that the slide lid can be sufficiently sealed, and the slide lid is a tank. Can be moved from above to another,
Does not hinder the work inside the tank that uses the space above the tank. Further, since the slide lid is opened and closed slowly up and down, it is possible to prevent troubles due to changes in the liquid composition in the tank and leakage of gas contained in the tank due to opening and closing. In the slide lid according to claim 2, since the length between the individual lid and the slide lid main body can be freely adjusted, the adhesion between the individual lid and the corresponding individual tank is further increased, and therefore the content from the individual tank is increased. It is possible to more completely prevent troubles such as leakage of material vapor.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a slide lid of the present invention in a state where the lid is open.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of a slide lid of the present invention,
The lid is closed.

FIG. 3 is a detailed explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the slide lid of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a state in which the slide lid of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional slide lid.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of using an individual tank that does not share a vapor phase portion.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing an example of the slide lid of the present invention used for 12 individual tanks.

8 is a side view corresponding to the plan view of FIG. 7. FIG.

9 is a side view different from FIG. 8 corresponding to the plan view of FIG. 7. FIG.

10 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional slide lid corresponding to FIG.

11 is a side view corresponding to the plan view of FIG.

12 is a side view different from FIG. 11 corresponding to the plan view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Individual Tank 2 Fixed Lid 3 Slide Lid Main Body 4 Individual Lid 5 Fixing Ring 6 Rubber Packing 7 Spring 8 Hanging Bolt 9 Slide Rail 10 Air Cylinder 11 Collecting Tank 12 Sliding Cylinder 13 Collecting Tank Side Wall 14 Downward Protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A slide lid for simultaneously and automatically closing a plurality of tanks, wherein a slide lid is provided for separately sealing the individual tanks. 2. The slide lid according to claim 1, wherein the individual lids are individually movable up and down.