JPH0819689A - Cleaning basket setting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cleaning basket setting device capable of simply fitting with an easy procedure, detaching, requiring no laborious work and with improved work efficiency when a cleaning basket to store parts to be cleaned is set to a parts cleaning equipment to clean and to dry mechanically worked parts such as gears, shafts, sheets, etc., in parts cleaning equipment. CONSTITUTION:A suspension rod 10 is set suspending to a rotary disc 9 rotating in a longitudinal plane in the treating tub 1, and a cleaning basket 12 containing parts to be cleaned is mounted on the suspending rod. Moving frame guides 21, 21', 22 and 22' which have a U-shaped cross section and a ditch cam shape with a slant part in the longitudinal direction are arranged facing to each other on the side in the width direction and set on the inner side face 14a of the door 14, and the moving frame guides 21 and 21' and those guides 22 and 22' are arranged in a series. The moving frame 23 is provided with two pairs of wheel 24 guided engaging to a guide rail unit 20 and has a lot of free rolls mounted on both side of the inside. The cleaning basket 12 is moved on the free rolls to be fitted on the suspension rod 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention cleans and dries machined parts such as gears, shafts and thin plates with a parts washer, especially a parts washer with an organic solvent such as perchlorethylene. The present invention relates to a cleaning basket mounting device that mounts a stored cleaning basket on a component cleaning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional cleaning apparatus for cleaning machined parts such as gears, shafts and thin plates with an organic solvent such as perchlorethylene will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a system diagram of the cleaning apparatus. In the main cleaning, the organic solvent is supplied from the solvent tank 2 to the processing tank 1.

A rotating disk 9 which rotates about a horizontal axis is provided in the processing tank 1, and a plurality of suspension rods 10 each having a male screw at the tip thereof are hung in a cantilever shape on the rotating disk 9. It is set up.

Washing baskets 11 (FIG. 6) and 12 (FIG. 7) accommodating objects to be washed such as machined parts are fixedly or rotatably suspended on a suspension bar 10 to rotate or shake the rotating disk 9. It rotates together with the movement, swings, or moves circularly while maintaining a certain posture, and by the plurality of nozzles 13 (FIGS. 8 to 11) provided in the processing tank 1. The organic solvent is sprayed, or it is repeatedly immersed in the organic solvent that has flowed into the processing tank 1 and maintains a prescribed height, and the contaminants on the object to be washed are transferred into the organic solvent for cleaning.

If the object to be washed is not damaged even if it is rotated, or if there is no problem even if it is damaged, the cleaning basket 11 shown in FIG. In the case of the item to be washed, the washing basket 12 shown in FIG. 7 is used to make a circular motion like a ferris wheel.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show how the cleaning basket 11 is used, and FIGS. 10 and 11 show the cleaning process when the cleaning basket 12 is used.

After washing for a certain period of time, the organic solvent in the treatment tank 1 is discharged to the strainer 3 shown in FIG. 5, where it is filtered to remove impurities, and then sent to the distiller 6 via the pump 5. .

The organic solvent sent to the distiller 6 is evaporated and transferred to a condenser 7, where it is liquefied, and water is removed by a water separator 8 and is collected in a rinse tank 4 as a purified organic solvent. And then reused.

Rinsing of the object to be washed is performed in the same manner as the above-mentioned main washing using the organic solvent in the rinse tank 4, and the used organic solvent passes through the strainer 3 and the solvent tank 2 or the rinse tank 4. Will be collected.

Next, high-speed hot air is sent into the processing tank 1, and the cleaning basket 12 is rotating, rocking, or circularly moving.
Spray on and dry.

The organic solvent gas evaporated and contained in the hot air is sucked into the duct, collected by a condenser in the duct (not shown), and the air is reheated and reused as air for drying.

After drying, the air heater (not shown) in the duct is stopped, the circulation of air is continued to cool the object to be washed, and then the air in the processing tank 1 is discharged to the outside air. After cooling, the door 14 is opened and the washing basket is taken out.

[0014]

In the conventional cleaning device as described above, the opening area of the door portion of the cleaning device is small and the cleaning basket for containing the object to be cleaned has a considerable weight. The work of standing this out of the processing tank and attaching it to the suspension bar inside the processing tank requires an excessive amount of labor for the operator and also has a problem that the working efficiency is lowered.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a new cleaning basket mounting device capable of easily mounting or dismounting a cleaning basket and improving work efficiency.

[0016]

In order to achieve the above object, the cleaning basket mounting device of the present invention has a cleaning basket housed in a cleaning basket, which is vertically rotated in a processing tank of the component cleaning device. In a cleaning device for cleaning by suspending from a plurality of suspension bars attached to a disc, a lower opening door that faces the processing tank opening of the cleaning device and is supported so as to maintain a horizontal position when opened, Two grooved cam-shaped moving frame guides that are fixedly installed on the inner edge of the door and have a forward slope in the longitudinal direction are arranged in series and face each other on both side edges in the width direction to form a pair. Guide rail unit, a moving frame having two pairs of wheels guided by engaging with each moving frame guide of the guide rail unit, and a processing tank supported on both insides of the moving frame by a cantilever. Washing basket in the direction of A plurality of free rolls that can be sent are provided, and the cleaning basket is placed on the free roll with the lower opening door opened, and the cleaning basket can be easily mounted on the suspension rod in the processing tank. .

Further, in the cleaning device for cleaning the parts to be cleaned stored in the cleaning basket by suspending them from a plurality of suspension rods attached to a disk which rotates vertically in the processing tank of the component cleaning device, A horizontal shaft fixed horizontally to the front wall of the cleaning tank below the external opening and a cylindrical part that is rotatably fitted on the horizontal shaft. A rotary frame to which a plate is attached, a fixed sector gear fixed to the horizontal shaft, a rotary shaft rotatably supported by bearings on both sides of the intermediate portion of the rotary frame, and the rotary shaft. A movable sector gear that is fixed and meshes with the fixed sector gear, a fork-shaped rotating arm that is placed between the frame plates of the rotating frame and that is fixed to the rotating shaft, and that transmits the rotation of the movable sector gear, and a bearing at the end of the frame. A fork-shaped free arm that is rotatably supported by a shaft, a free roll conveyor that is supported by being coupled by a shaft that is free to rotate at the rotating arm and the free arm, and an actuator that rotationally drives the frame. With the door installed at the opening of the processing tank opened, the rotating frame is rotated to set the free roll conveyor at the opening of the cleaning tank, and the cleaning basket is placed on the free roll conveyor to easily clean the basket. May be attached to a suspension rod in the processing tank.

[0018]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure,
In the case of the cleaning basket mounting device using the combination of the guide rail unit and the moving frame described above, the cleaning basket containing the parts to be cleaned is placed on the free roll of the moving frame with the lower opening door open, and the moving frame is processed. When pushed in the direction of the tank, the wheels attached to the moving frame are guided and moved by the guide rail unit, the moving frame changes its height while moving, and the height of the hanger of the washing basket is set to the top dead center. It can be adjusted to the height of a certain suspension rod, and by pushing out the cleaning basket at this position, the cleaning basket can be easily attached to the suspension rod in the processing tank.

After mounting the washing basket, the lower opening door can be closed by fixing the moving frame. Reverse this procedure when removing the washing basket from the suspension rod.

Further, a fork-shaped rotating frame mounted on a horizontal shaft installed outside the cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, a fork-shaped rotating arm for transmitting rotation by a sector gear, and a free roll pin-connected to this. In the case of a cleaning basket mounting device that is combined with a conveyor, when the actuator is operated and the rotating frame is rotated with the door open, the free roll conveyor is operated by the action of the fixed sector gear and the movable sector gear that meshes with the fixed sector gear. When the rotating arm and the free arm rotate at the same time as being rotated to the horizontal position, the conveyor stands up and approaches the processing tank side.When the cleaning basket is placed on the free roll conveyor in this state, the cleaning basket hanger The height of the washing basket can be adjusted to the height of the suspension rod at top dead center, and the washing basket can be pushed out for easy washing. It is possible that the attached to the suspension bar.

After mounting the cleaning basket, the actuator is reversely operated to turn the rotary frame back to the original position, so that the door of the processing tank can be closed. Reverse this procedure when removing the washing basket from the suspension rod.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a side sectional view and a perspective view of a cleaning basket mounting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
The side sectional view and front view of the washing basket installation device concerning an example are shown.

First, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the cleaning device is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 5 in the conventional example, and the same numbers are used for the components as in the conventional example.

Further, in this explanation, the cleaning basket is shown in FIG.
The hanging type washing basket 12 with the hanger 12a shown in Fig. 6 is the same as the hanging type washing basket 12 except that two hanging hanger supports 50 are connected and integrated, but the box type rotary type shown in Fig. 6 of the conventional example. It is also applicable to the cleaning basket 11.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the cleaning basket 12 stores the parts to be cleaned, and two suspension rods are provided on the rotating disk 9 which rotates vertically in the processing tank 1 of the parts cleaning apparatus. 10
Is attached.

Reference numeral 15 is an opening of the processing tank 1, and 14 is a lower opening door provided so as to face the opening. The door 14 is freely foldably attached to the door 14 so as to maintain a horizontal position when opened. It is configured to be supported by the support rod 18.

A hinge 16 with a lock for opening the door 14 is provided near the lower side of the processing tank opening 15.

Reference numeral 19 is a tension spring for holding the support rod 18 in the door support position and the folded position, the base end of which is attached to the support rod 18 and the other end of which is the lower opening door 14.
It is fixed to the front edge of the.

On the inner edge surface 14a of the door 14, movable frame guides 21, 21 ', 22, 22' having a U-shaped cross section and an inclined portion in the longitudinal direction are opposed to both side edges in the width direction. And it is fixed.

The moving frame guides 21 and 22 are arranged in series, and the moving frame guides 21 'and 22' are also arranged in series.

The guide rail unit 20 is constituted by these components.

Reference numeral 23 is a movable frame provided with two pairs of wheels 24 which are engaged with and guided by the guide rail unit 20, and a large number of free rolls 25 are cantilevered on both inner sides of the movable frame 23. ing.

Reference numeral 26 is a stopper of the moving frame 23 pinned to the moving frame guide 22, and the stopper 26 is normally provided with a torsion spring (not shown), so that the moving frame 2 is normally moved.
The end portion 23b of the frame 23 is fixed so that 3 does not move forward.
Has stopped.

Further, 21a and 21'a are movable frames 2
3 is a cutout hole for dropping a part of the wheel 24 to make it difficult to move when 3 moves forward.

When the door 14 is closed, the inside of the processing tank 1 can be observed through the space between the free rolls 25 through the viewing window to which the transparent plate is attached.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment apparatus will be described. The door 14 of the processing tank 1 is provided with a hinge 16 with a lock.
1 and the support rod 18 attached to the door 14 is lowered to make the door 14 horizontally supported as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The 0 position is stopped at the top dead center position.

At this time, since the hinge 16 has a lock, the door 14 does not float upward until the lock is unlocked.

Next, the cleaning basket 12 containing the parts to be cleaned is placed on the free roll 25 of the moving frame 23, and the end of the stopper 26 is pressed to release the engagement between the stopper 26 and the end 23b of the moving frame. Is pushed toward the processing tank 1, the wheels 24 of the moving frame 23 are moved by being guided by the guide rail unit 20, the height of the moving frame 23 is changed, and the hanger 1 of the cleaning basket 12 is changed.
2a can be brought close to the suspension rod 10 and the height thereof can be adjusted. (The position after the moving frame 23 is moved is indicated by a chain double-dashed line, and at this position, a part of the wheel 24 is fitted into the notches 21a and 21'a at the ends of the moving frame guide to stop the moving frame 23.)

At this position, the cleaning basket 12 can be pushed out to easily attach the cleaning basket 12 to the suspension rod 10 in the processing tank.

After the mounting of the cleaning basket 12, the moving frame 23 is pulled back and the cleaning basket 1 containing the next parts to be cleaned is placed.
2 is placed on the free roll 25, the rotary disc 9 is rotated, the position of the next suspension bar 10 is set at the position of top dead center, and the same work as described above is repeated.

After the second work is completed, the movable frame 23 is stopped by the pull-back stopper 26, and the hinge 1 with lock is attached.
6 can be unlocked and the door 14 can be closed as it is. (In FIG. 1, the position of the guide rail unit 20 when the door 14 is closed is shown by a chain double-dashed line.)

Then, the door 14 is closed, the handle 17 is rotated and pressed, the support rod 18 is folded along the door 14, and washing and drying operations are started.

When the cleaning basket 12 is taken out of the processing tank 1 after the cleaning and drying processes are completed, the above process is reversed. That is, the suspension bar 1 in which the door 14 is opened and the cleaning basket 12 is suspended
0 is stopped at the position of the top dead center, the stopper 26 is pushed to remove the end 23b of the moving frame, and the moving frame 23 is pushed out to the vicinity of the washing basket 12 (the moving frame 23
Move to the position indicated by the dotted line), pull out the cleaning basket 12 and place it on the free roll 25 of the moving frame 23,
2 The moving frame 23 is pulled out to move the cleaning basket 12 to a position where it can be easily handled, and is stopped by the stopper 26.

In this case, the suspension hanger support 50 of the cleaning basket 12 is integrated in the longitudinal direction in order to prevent the cleaning basket 12 from coming off the suspension bar 10 before being transferred to the free roll 25 when taking out. . Therefore, needless to say, it is not necessary to integrate the suspension hanger support 50 if it is sufficiently long.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described below. The cleaning device is the same as in the first embodiment.
In the conventional example, it is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 5, and the same numbers as those in the conventional example are used for the constituent members.

Further, in this explanation, the cleaning basket is shown in FIG.
The hanging type washing basket 12 with the hanger 12a shown in Fig. 6 is the same as the hanging type washing basket 12 except that two hanging hanger supports 50 are connected and integrated, but the box type rotary type shown in Fig. 6 of the conventional example. It is also applicable to the cleaning basket 11.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, below the opening 15 outside the cleaning tank 1, a horizontal shaft 32 is provided parallel to the front wall of the cleaning tank 1.
The rotary frame 3 is fixedly attached to the horizontal shaft 32, and frame plates are attached to the horizontal shaft 32 at both ends of the cylindrical portion in a fork shape.
1 is rotatably fitted on the outside.

A fixed sector gear 33 is fixed to the end of the horizontal shaft 32.

A rotary shaft 35 is rotatably supported by bearings on both sides of the intermediate portion of the rotary frame 31, and the rotary shaft 35 is supported.
A movable sector gear 34 is fixedly mounted on the movable sector gear 34, and the movable sector gear 34 always meshes with the fixed sector gear 33.

A fork-shaped rotary arm 36 is fixedly mounted on the rotary shaft 35 between the frame plates of the rotary frame 31, and the rotation of the movable sector gear 34 is directly transmitted to the rotary arm 36.

The shaft 39 of the bearing portion at the end of the rotating frame 31
A fork-shaped free arm 38 is rotatably supported by the.

A free roll conveyor 40 having a large number of free rolls 41 is rotatably connected to and supported by the tip ends of the rotary arm 36 and the free arm 38 by a pin 37, and the free roll conveyor 40 is parallel to the rotary frame 31. Is configured to keep.

Reference numeral 42 is a stop plate that supports the rear portion of the cleaning basket 12, and the rotating frame 31 is rotationally driven by an air pressure or hydraulic actuator 45.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The door 14 of the processing tank 1 (the side opening door 14 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3) is opened, and the rotary circle in the processing tank 1 is opened. The plate 9 is rotated and the position of the suspension rod 10 is stopped at the position of top dead center.

At this time, the rotating frame 31 and the rotating arm 3
6, the free arm 38 and the free roll conveyor 40 are folded and placed at the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

When the actuator 45 is operated and the rotating frame 31 is rotated, the rotary shaft 35 is rotated by the action of the fixed sector gear 33 and the movable sector gear 34 meshing with the fixed sector gear 33, and the free roll conveyor 40 is rotated to a horizontal position. At the same time, the fork-shaped rotary arm 36 and the free arm 38 relatively rotate on the rotary frame 31 to raise the free roll conveyor 40 upward (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3).

When the cleaning basket 12 containing the parts to be cleaned is placed on the free roll conveyor 40 in this state, the height of the hanger 12a of the cleaning basket 12 can be adjusted exactly to the position of the suspension rod 10. The cleaning basket 12 can be pushed out to easily attach the cleaning basket 12 to the suspension rod 10 in the processing tank 1.

After suspending the washing basket 12 on the suspension bar 10,
The rotating disk 9 of the processing tank 1 is rotated, the position of the next suspension bar 10 is stopped at the position of the top dead center, and the cleaning basket 12 containing the parts to be cleaned is also in this state.
0, push it into the processing tank 1, and suspend it on the next suspension rod 10.

After that, when the actuator 45 is operated in reverse and the rotary frame 31 is rotated in the reverse direction, the rotary arm 36,
The free arm 38 and the free roll conveyor 40 are shown in FIG.
After returning to the original position indicated by the two-dot chain line and folding it, the door 14 is closed and the cleaning and drying operations are performed in the processing tank.

When the cleaning basket 12 is taken out of the processing tank 1 after the cleaning and drying processes are completed, the process is the reverse of the above. That is, the door 14 of the processing tank 1 is opened, the rotating disk 9 in the processing tank 1 is rotated, and one position of the cleaning basket 12 is stopped and placed at the position of the top dead center, and the actuator 45 is operated to rotate. The frame 31 is rotated to move the free roll conveyor 40 to the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, and the cleaning basket 12 containing the cleaned components is pulled out onto the free roll conveyor 40.

Next, the washing basket 12 is replaced with another place,
The next washed basket 12 is taken out in the same manner, and this completes one step.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been briefly described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. It belongs to the technical scope of the invention.

[0063]

According to the cleaning basket mounting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cleaning basket is mounted on the free roll conveyor attached to the downward opening door outside the processing tank, the height of the suspension bar and
Since the height of the hanger of the washing basket can be adjusted, the washing basket can be easily attached only by pushing the washing basket, and the removal can be performed in the reverse step, so that labor can be reduced and work efficiency can be improved.

Further, the cleaning basket according to claim 2 of the present invention, which comprises a rotating frame attached to the outside of the cleaning tank, a rotating arm for transmitting rotation by a sector gear, and a free roll conveyor pin-connected to the rotating arm. In the case of the mounting device, with the door open, the rotating frame is rotated by the action of the actuator to place the free roll conveyor horizontally, and at the same time, set the height of the hanger of the washing basket placed on it.
You can move to a position that matches the height of the suspension bar,
Since the washing basket can be easily attached to the suspension rod simply by pushing it in, the labor can be reduced and the work efficiency can be improved as in the former case. In addition, since this mounting device can be installed entirely outside the cleaning device, additional work for installation is easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a cleaning basket mounting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the cleaning basket mounting device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a cleaning basket mounting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a system diagram of a conventional cleaning device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cleaning basket of a conventional cleaning device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another cleaning basket of the conventional cleaning device.

FIG. 8 is a front sectional view showing a processing tank of a conventional cleaning device.

9 is a side sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front sectional view showing another processing tank of the conventional cleaning device.

11 is a side sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processing Tank 9 Rotating Disc 10 Suspended Rod 12 Cleaning Basket 13 Nozzle 14 Door 14a Door Edge 15 Processing Tank Opening 16 Hinge 18 Support Rod 20 Guide Rail Unit 21, 21 ', 22, 22' Moving Frame Guide 23 Moving Frame 24 Wheels 25 Free Rolls 26 Stoppers 31 Rotating Frames 32 Horizontal Shafts 33 Fixed Sector Gears 34 Rotating Sector Gears 35 Rotating Shafts 36 Rotating Arms 37 Pins 38 Free Arms 40 Free Conveyors 45 Actuators

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning device for cleaning a part to be cleaned housed in a cleaning basket by suspending it from a plurality of suspension rods attached to a disc that rotates vertically in a processing tank of the part cleaning device.
Facing the processing tank opening of the cleaning device, it is fixed to a lower opening door that is supported so as to maintain a horizontal position when opened, and is fixed to an edge surface that protrudes inward of the door and rises in the longitudinal direction. Two guide cam units each having a grooved cam shape having an inclined portion are arranged in series, and the guide rail units are opposed to each other on both side edges in the width direction to form a pair. The guide rail units are engaged with the respective movable frame guides. And be guided 2
A movable frame provided with a pair of wheels, and a large number of free rolls that are cantilevered on both inner sides of the movable frame and that can send a cleaning basket in the direction of the processing tank, with the lower opening door opened The cleaning basket mounting device is characterized in that the cleaning basket is mounted on a free roll so that the cleaning basket can be easily mounted on the suspension bar in the processing tank. 2. A cleaning device for cleaning a part to be cleaned stored in a cleaning basket by suspending it from a plurality of suspension rods attached to a disk which rotates vertically in a processing tank of the part cleaning device,
A fork-shaped symmetry on both sides of a horizontal axis that is horizontally fixed and attached to the front wall of the cleaning tank below the opening outside the cleaning tank in parallel with the horizontal axis that is rotatably fitted on the horizontal axis. A rotary frame having a frame plate attached to the rotary shaft, a fixed sector gear fixedly mounted on the horizontal shaft, and a rotary shaft rotatably supported by bearings on both sides of the intermediate portion of the rotary frame. A movable sector gear that is fixed to the shaft and meshes with the fixed sector gear, a fork-shaped rotating arm that is placed between the frame plates of the rotating frame and that is fixed to the rotating shaft and that transmits the rotation of the movable sector gear, and an end portion of the frame. Free arm rotatably supported by the shaft of the bearing part of the free roll, and a free roll supported by being connected to the rotary arm and the free arm at the tip end of the free arm by a freely rotatable shaft. And a actuator for rotating and driving the frame. With the door installed at the opening of the processing tank opened, the rotating frame is rotated to set the free roll conveyor to the opening of the cleaning tank to set the cleaning basket. A cleaning basket mounting device characterized in that the cleaning basket can be easily mounted on a suspension bar in the processing tank by mounting it on a free roll conveyor.