KR100610748B1 - Plant for producing color rubber block - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a color rubber block production apparatus, and more particularly, to a color rubber block production apparatus characterized in that the continuous full automatic method is adopted. According to the present invention, it is possible to continuously produce a colored rubber block that can be used as a flooring material for parks, swimming pools, children's playgrounds, sidewalks, etc., thereby improving productivity and economy.

Rubber block, waste urethane, rubber powder, elastic flooring, recycled rubber powder.

Description

PLANT FOR PRODUCING COLOR RUBBER BLOCK}

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a color rubber block production apparatus of the present invention.

`` Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawings ''

1, 2: the first rubber powder storage hopper, 3, 4: the first color medium storage hopper,

5, 6, 7, 8: metering pump, 10: second rubber powder storage hopper,

11: second color media storage hopper, 12, 13: apron feeder,

20, 21: binder tank, 22, 23: metering pump

30: rubber powder mixing mixer, 31: color medium mixing mixer

32, 33: weighing tank, 40: shuttle track

50: hydraulic heating block press (Hydraulic Heating Block Press),

60: remote control unit.

The present invention relates to a production apparatus of a colored rubber block in which a waste urethane layer of a selected color is formed on a rubber powder layer made of waste tire rubber powder.

The elastic rubber block manufactured using rubber powder is effective for preventing joint fatigue when used, can remove noise and vibration, and can prevent slipping, which is useful for flooring of parks, swimming pools, children's playgrounds, walkways, etc. have.

Along with the increase in the production of automobiles, the amount of waste tires is currently about 257,000 tons per year, the treatment problem and the development of recycling technology is a very important concern. Currently, these waste tires are incinerated in cement plants and used as energy sources, but these treatment methods cause secondary pollution and cause serious environmental pollution. Therefore, the method of incineration of waste tires is gradually decaying in foreign countries, and efforts to develop technologies for recycling them environmentally friendly are gradually increasing.

Tire rubber has elasticity in its characteristics, and because of its strong adhesive strength and good abrasion resistance, it is very useful in the treatment of waste tires when manufacturing rubber blocks using tire powder, and can achieve the advantageous effects as described above. At present, it is a major concern of research and development.

Currently, the rubber blocks commonly used in Korea are produced by a batch manufacturing process, so the productivity is very low, and thus, the manufacturing cost of the rubber blocks is expensive, and as an effort to solve the problem of manufacturing costs, In some cases, the straight road law is adopted when paving roads, but in this case, it is difficult to repair and recycle wastes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a production apparatus of a color rubber block using waste tire rubber powder that can be operated in a continuous fully automatic manner to improve the productivity to solve the problems as described above.

Other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent through the following configuration of the invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the configuration of the production apparatus of the color rubber block for interior materials using the waste tire rubber powder according to the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for producing color rubber blocks according to the present invention includes first rubber powder storage hoppers (1) and (2) for storing waste tire rubber powder, which is a raw material, and a first color for storing color media. A second rubber powder storage hopper (10) connected to the media storage hoppers (3) and (4), the first rubber powder storage hoppers (1) and (2) to store the rubber powder secondaryly, the first color A second color medium storage hopper 11, the second rubber powder storage hopper 10, and the binder tanks 20 and 21, which are connected to the medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 to secondaryly store color media. Is connected to the rubber powder mixture mixer 30, uniformly mixing the mixture of the rubber powder conveyed from the second rubber powder storage hopper 10 and the binder tank 20 and the binder conveyed from (21), A color medium transferred from the second color medium storage hopper 11 in connection with the second color medium storage hopper 11 and the binder tanks 20 and 21; Color heating mixture 31 for uniformly mixing the mixture of the binders conveyed from the in the tanks 20 and 21, the rubber powder mixture mixed in the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 to measure the hydraulic heating block press ( Weighing tank 32 for supplying to 50, the metering tank 33 for measuring the color medium mixture mixed in the color medium mixing mixer 31 and supplying it to the hydraulic heating block press 50, the metering tank 32 And a shuttle track 40 positioned between the 33 and the hydraulic heating block press 50 to control a moving path of the augers mounted on the weighing tanks 32 and 33, of the shuttle track 40. The hydraulic heating block press 50 which is disposed along the copper wire and forms the rubber blocks of the raw materials supplied from the weighing tanks 32 and 33, respectively, and a remote control unit which automatically controls the operation of the aforementioned devices by a computer system. It consists of 60.

In the present invention, the first rubber powder storage hopper (1) and (2) consists of two hoppers as shown in FIG. The reason for having two storage hoppers as described above is to provide rubber mats of various physical properties by storing rubber powders by particle size and using them as necessary.

The rubber powder stored in the first rubber powder storage hopper (1) and (2) is transferred to the second rubber powder storage hopper (10) by a proportion controlled by the metering pump (5, 6), respectively. The supply amount of each rubber powder supplied from the first rubber powder storage hoppers 1 and 2 and the transfer to the second rubber powder storage hopper 10 are automatically performed by the computer system of the remote control unit 60.

In the present invention, the first color medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 are also composed of two hoppers as shown in FIG. In addition, each of the first color medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 is divided into three-segmented raw material storage cells, each cell having a slide gate for conveying the color medium. This is a method for storing color media by color in each raw material storage cell. Accordingly, the first color media storage hoppers 3 and 4 can store color media of up to six colors, and use the color media stored in each cell as desired.

The rubber powder stored in the first color medium storage hopper (3) and (4) is stored in the second color medium by a proportion controlled by the metering pump (7) and (8) through the slide gate of each cell, respectively. It is conveyed to the hopper 11. The supply amount of each color medium supplied from the first color medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 and the transfer to the second color medium storage hopper 11 are also automatically performed by the computer system of the remote control unit 60.

The second rubber powder storage hopper 10 is connected to the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 through a transfer line, and the second color medium storage hopper 11 is connected to the color medium mixture mixer 31. In addition, the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 and the color medium mixture mixer 31 are connected to the binder tanks 20 and 21, respectively, to receive a binder required for rubber molding. Therefore, the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 mixes the rubber powder and the binder supplied from the second rubber powder storage hopper 10, and the color medium storage hopper 31 mixes the color medium and the binder. The mixers are preferably equipped with a mechanical stirrer as shown in FIG. 1 to increase the efficiency of mixing. The transfer is performed by a metering pump installed along each transfer line, and the control and mixing of the transfer is automatically controlled by the computer system of the remote control unit 60.

Under the rubber powder mixing mixer 30 and the color medium mixing mixer 31, weighing tanks 32 and 33 are provided for weighing each raw material and transferring them to the molding apparatus. The weighing tanks 32 and 33 are equipped with a load cell for weighing, a vibrator for smoothing augers for transporting raw materials to a molding apparatus, and conveying.

 Each of the raw material mixtures stored in the weighing tanks 32 and 33 is supplied to the hydraulic heating block press 50, which is a molding apparatus, by each weighing auger by a predetermined amount. As shown in FIG. 1, a shuttle track 40 is installed between the metering tanks 32 and 33 and the hydraulic heating block press 50. The shuttle tracks 40 are drilled at regular intervals, and the holes are positioned to coincide with the respective raw material inlets of the hydraulic heating block press 50 located under the shuttle tracks 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the hydraulic heating block press 50 may be configured in plural numbers according to the length of the shuttle track 40. Accordingly, the number and spacing of the holes of the shuttle track 40 are determined. Each raw material stored in the weighing tanks 32 and 33 is supplied to each hydraulic heating block press 50 through the hole while moving along the shuttle track 40. The raw material input process into the molding apparatus is also automatically controlled by the computer system of the remote control unit 60.

In this way, the raw material supplied to the hydraulic heating block press 50 is molded into a colored rubber block under a certain condition to be completed as a product.

Hereinafter, the production process in the case of producing a colored rubber block using the production apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The production process of the color rubber block according to the present invention is roughly the raw material loading process (first step), the raw material transferring step (second step), the raw material mixing step (third step), the weighing step (fourth step) and the product production step. (The fifth step).

The raw material receiving step (the first step) is a step of receiving the waste tire rubber powder into the first rubber powder storage hoppers (1) and (2) and the color medium into the first color medium storage hoppers (3) and (4). It is made by the process of receiving.

First, the process of receiving the rubber powder in the first rubber powder storage hopper (1) and (2) is as follows.

The rubber powder conveyed by the raw material storage vehicle is stored in the first rubber powder storage hoppers 1 and 2, respectively. At this time, the level of the hopper is displayed in the driver and the cab while the rubber powder is put into the storage hopper. The level of each storage hopper is managed by the remote control unit 60, and when the level switch indicates the "H" level, a warning message is transmitted to the driver and the cab, the driver stops the transportation of raw materials. If it is not at the "H" level or at the "L" level, the operator keeps the raw material in the storage hopper. In this way, the amount of rubber powder in the storage hopper is adjusted.

The process of receiving the color medium into the first color medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 is also based on the same method as that of the rubber powder. In this case, however, since the first color medium storage hoppers 3 and 4 are divided into three cells, the amount of color medium is adjusted for each cell. As the color medium, a polymer or waste polyurethane powder prepared from ethylene propylene diene diene monomo (EPDM) having various colors may be used.

Next, a raw material transfer step (second step) for transferring the raw materials received in the first step to the second rubber powder storage hopper 10 and the second color medium storage hopper 11 will be described.

The rubber powder stored in the first rubber powder storage hoppers (1) and (2) carries out the transfer operation by the production command of the product by the remote control unit (60). At this time, the rubber powder transfer is automatically controlled to be pumped to the second rubber powder storage hopper 10 through the transfer line by the metering pumps (5) and (6).

The color media stored for each color in the cells of the first color media storage hoppers 3 and 4 also carry out the transfer operation by the production command of the product by the remote control unit 60. At this time, the transfer of the color medium is also automatically controlled to pressure-feed the second color medium storage hopper 11 through the transfer line by the metering pumps 7 and 8.

The raw material conveying line is configured such that the valve is automatically controlled on / off by the level of each cell of the first rubber powder storage hopper 1 and 2 and the first color medium storage hopper 3 and 4.

The rubber powder and the color medium transferred to the second rubber powder storage hopper 10 and the second color medium storage hopper 11, respectively, are transferred to the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 and the color medium mixture mixer 31, respectively. The mixing process of the raw materials to be mixed (third step) is carried out.

In the third step, the blending of the raw materials is automatically determined by the computer system of the remote control unit 60 according to the specifications and specifications of the designated product. It is preferable to use a polyurethane binder as the binder, and the transfer from the binder tanks 20 and 21 to the rubber powder mixer 30 and the color medium mixer 31 is controlled by a metering pump. Thus, each of the raw material mixtures transferred from the binder tanks 20 and 21 to the rubber powder mixture mixer 30 and the color medium mixture mixer 31 and sufficiently mixed is passed through the metering tanks 32 and 33 through respective slide gates. Is transferred to).

The raw material mixtures transferred to the measuring tanks 32 and 33 go through a raw material weighing process (fourth process) in each measuring tank. The weighing of raw materials is completed by weighing the amount specified by the load cell installed in each weighing tank. When the value of the load cell attached to each weighing tank indicates the end of weighing, the auger attached to each weighing tank transfers the raw materials to the hydraulic heating block press 50 by the instruction of the computer program of the remote control unit 60. At this time, the vibrator attached to the tank is operated to smooth the supply. The order of input of the raw materials to be injected into the hydraulic heating block press 50 is primarily based on the order in which the rubber powder is first introduced and then the color medium is added to the upper portion of the rubber powder. When the color medium supply is completed, the upper mold is operated to cover the raw material inlet of each hydraulic heating block press 50 in order.

After the raw material is added as described above proceeds to the product production process (the fifth step) that proceeds after the top plate of the hydraulic heating block press 50 is covered, the fifth step is pressurized, heated for about 10 minutes and the top plate cover When opened, the bottom pin of the mold operates to exit the finished product onto the roller to complete the manufacture of the product. The products are transported by roller conveyors, and the transported products are sorted and stored in the warehouse.

As described above, all the processes are configured to be fully automated by the computer program of the remote control unit 60, and all the conditions of the manufacturing process (operation status, product release and manufacturing status) can be monitored and controlled by the driver at a glance. It is configured to be.

As described above, according to the present invention, since waste tires and waste polyurethane powders are used, wastes can be recycled and treated without environmental pollution. It can produce colored rubber blocks with Above all, according to the production apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously produce the colored rubber blocks by the fully automatic method, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of improving productivity.

Although the invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments mentioned above, many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover such modifications and variations as fall within the true scope of the invention.

Claims (6)

First rubber powder storage hoppers (1) and (2) for storing waste tire rubber powder, first color medium storage hoppers (3) and (4) for storing color media, and the first rubber powder storage hopper (1) And a second rubber powder storage hopper (10) connected to (2) to store the rubber powder secondaryly, the first color medium storage hopper (3) and (4) to secondaryly store the color medium. A rubber powder and a binder connected to a second color medium storage hopper 11, the second rubber powder storage hopper 10, and the binder tanks 20 and 21 and transferred from the second rubber powder storage hopper 10. It is connected to the rubber powder mixing mixer 30, the second color medium storage hopper 11, and the binder tanks 20 and 21 that uniformly mix the mixture of the binders transferred from the tanks 20 and 21. A color medium that uniformly mixes a mixture of the color medium transferred from the second color medium storage hopper 11 and the binder transferred from the binder tanks 20 and 21. The body mixing mixer 31, the metering tank 32 for measuring the rubber powder mixture mixed in the rubber powder mixing mixer 30 and supplying it to the hydraulic heating block press 50, and mixing in the color medium mixing mixer 31 The weighing tank 33 for metering and supplying the mixed color media mixture to the hydraulic heating block press 50, and positioned between the measuring tanks 32 and 33 and the hydraulic heating block press 50. 32 and 33, the shuttle track 40 for controlling the movement path of the auger mounted on, the raw material is arranged in accordance with the copper wire of the shuttle track 40, the raw material received from the weighing tanks 32 and 33, respectively Production of color rubber blocks using waste tire powder, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of hydraulic heating block press 50 molded into a rubber block and a remote control unit 60 that automatically controls the operation of the above-mentioned devices by a computer system. Device. The color rubber block according to claim 1, wherein the first color medium storage hoppers (3) and (4) are divided into three cells, each of which is divided into three and each cell is provided with a slide gate. Production device. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rubber powder mixer (30) and the color medium mixer (31) are equipped with a mechanical stirrer. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the weighing tanks (32) and (33) are provided with load cells, augers, and vibrators. The method of claim 1, wherein the shuttle track 40 is drilled at regular intervals, the hole is positioned so as to coincide with each raw material inlet of the hydraulic heating block press 50 located below the shuttle track (40). Production apparatus for color rubber mats using waste tire powder. According to claim 5, wherein the weighing tank (32) and 33 is moved through the hole in the shuttle track 40 while automatically moving along the shuttle track 40 by the instruction of the remote control unit 60 An apparatus for producing a colored rubber mat using waste tire powder, characterized in that a raw material is introduced into a hydraulic heating block press (50).

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