KR102211428B1 - Belt cleaning device of belt conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor, capable of cleaning substances fixed on upper and lower surfaces of a belt of a belt conveyor during the procedure of transfer work, and after transfer work using the belt conveyor, and enabling the transfer work of the belt conveyor to be performed by being spaced apart from the belt after cleaning. To achieve the purpose, a belt conveyor includes a pulley including a first driving pulley, a second driving pulley, a tension pulley, a changeable pulley and a support pulley, and a belt connected with the plurality of pulleys to be driven, and the belt connected with the second driving pulley, the tension pulley and the changeable pulley has a V-shaped structure when seen from a side. The cleaning apparatus cleaning the belt of the belt conveyor includes: a first cleaning part first cleaning part placed in a left upper part of the changeable pulley to clean the outer surface of the belt; a second cleaning part placed in a right upper part of the changeable pulley to clean the outer surface of the belt; and a third cleaning part placed in an upper part of the changeable pulley to clean the inner surface of the belt.

Description

Belt cleaning device of a belt conveyor {BELT CLEANING DEVICE OF BELT CONVEYOR}

The present invention relates to a belt cleaning device of a belt conveyor, and more particularly, after a transfer operation through a belt conveyor, the material adhered to the upper and lower surfaces of the belt conveyor can be washed during the transfer operation. And, after washing, it relates to a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor capable of performing a transfer operation of the belt conveyor by being separated from the belt.

In general, a conveyor device is a conveying device that transports a workpiece while revolving the belt by a drive device by hooking a belt made of rubber, fabric, wire mesh, etc. between a drive roller and an interlocking roller installed at predetermined intervals from the device frame. to be.

In particular, in the case of a food conveying belt conveyor, it is difficult to maintain a clean state because a part of the conveyed food or spilled sauce is buried on the belt.

Accordingly, food processing companies are spending a lot of time cleaning the belt of the belt conveyor used for food transport.

In order to solve the above problems, various belt cleaning (cleaning) devices have been developed, and as one of such technologies, a belt conveyor cleaning device has been disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0033709.

The technology includes a belt cleaning device installed in a belt conveyor device to clean the upper and lower surfaces of the returned belt by brushing them with an upper brush and a lower brush; A washing water spraying device installed to be detachably attached to the belt cleaning device and spraying washing water onto the bottom or upper surface of the returned belt to be washed, and spraying air to dry it; A waste collection unit that collects foreign matters that are cleaned by the belt cleaning device and discharged to the outside; And a washing water supply and recovery device for supplying washing water to the washing water spraying device and recovering contaminated washing water that has been washed by spraying from the washing water spraying device.

However, the above technology has a problem in that secondary contamination may occur due to the sprayed washing water, and the sprayed washing water may cause a short circuit in an electric device and rust in a mechanical device by supplying the washing water to wash the belt.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2096825 discloses a cleaning device for a belt conveyor including a brush rotating roller and a belt conveyor including the same.

The technology includes a brush rotating roller having a brush formed around the outer periphery; A motor for applying a rotational force to the brush rotating roller; A suction hood having an open top structure so that the brush rotating roller is positioned inside, and having an inlet for inhaling foreign matter and an outlet for discharging foreign matter; A foreign matter collector for adding suction pressure to the suction hood and collecting foreign matter sucked into the suction hood; And a brush plate for adjusting the circumferential speed of the brush of the brush rotating roller and removing foreign substances attached to the brush, the brush plate positioned within the outer circumference of the brush to interfere with the rotation of the brush of the brush rotating roller, wherein The rotation speed of the brush rotating roller is characterized in that it is adjusted according to the distance between the brush plate and the shaft of the brush rotating roller.

However, the above technology may cause an overload on the conveying operation during the conveying operation as the conveyor is driven with the brush of the brush rotating roller in constant contact with the belt conveyor, and the inner surface of the belt is cleaned. There is a disadvantage that it cannot be (washed).

Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0033709 (2010. 03. 31.) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2096825 (2020. 03. 30.)

The present invention was conceived to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved in the present invention is that the inner and outer surfaces of the conveyor belt can be washed at the same time, and in the process of carrying out the conveying operation of the conveyor, the brush roller is It is to provide a belt cleaning device for a belt conveyor that can keep the transfer operation smoothly separated from each other.

In addition, another problem to be solved in the present invention is to provide a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor capable of effectively removing substances stuck to a belt during a transfer operation.

The belt cleaning apparatus of the belt conveyor according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a pulley including a first driving pulley, a second driving pulley, a tension pulley, a variable pulley and a support pulley, and connected to a plurality of the pulleys and running. A cleaning device for cleaning the belt in a belt conveyor including a belt, wherein the belt connected to the second driving pulley, the tension pulley, and the variable pulley has a "V"-shaped structure when viewed from the side, wherein the cleaning device is the variable pulley A first cleaning unit disposed on the upper left side of the belt to clean the outer surface of the belt; A second cleaning unit disposed above the right side of the variable pulley to clean the outer surface of the belt; And a third cleaning unit disposed on the upper side of the variable pulley to clean the inner surface of the belt.

Herein, the first cleaning unit, the second cleaning unit, and the third cleaning unit may include a brush module that cleans the material adhered to the belt according to rotation and steam supply; A driving module supplying rotational force to the brush module; And an elevating module for elevating the brush module and the driving module.

In addition, the first cleaning unit and the second cleaning unit are configured such that the brush module is in contact with the belt according to the lifting operation of the lifting module, and the brush module is separated from the belt according to the downward operation of the lifting module.

In addition, the third cleaning unit is configured such that the brush module contacts the belt according to a lowering operation of the lifting module, and the brush module is separated from the belt according to the lifting operation of the lifting module.

In addition, the brush module includes a cylindrical body, a plurality of brushes installed in the body in the longitudinal direction, and a brush roller formed between the brushes and having a plurality of steam ejection holes arranged in the longitudinal direction in the body; And a steam pipe including a fixture fitted to the brush roller and a steam supply hole formed in the fixture and formed of a single row corresponding to the steam ejection hole.

According to the present invention, in the process of carrying out the conveying operation of the belt conveyor, the brush roller is maintained in a state spaced apart from the belt, thereby preventing an overload of the belt conveyor.

In addition, in the process of cleaning the belt, cleaning is performed while the brush of the brush roller is in contact with the roller, and steam can be intensively sprayed to the point where the belt and the brush are in contact. There is an advantage of being able to increase the efficiency of the belt cleaning operation by separating the adhered material.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a belt cleaning apparatus of a belt conveyor according to the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of a first cleaning unit applied to the belt cleaning apparatus of the belt conveyor according to the present invention,
3 is a perspective view of a brush module of a first cleaning unit applied to the belt cleaning device of the belt conveyor according to the present invention,
4 is a cross-sectional view of the brush module according to FIG. 3;
5 is an operational state diagram in a state in which washing is possible by driving the lifting module applied to the belt cleaning device of the belt conveyor according to the present invention.
6 is an operational state diagram of a state in which a transfer operation is possible by driving a lifting module applied to the belt cleaning apparatus of the belt conveyor according to the present invention.

Next, a preferred embodiment of a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for technical elements having the same function, and repeated detailed descriptions are omitted to avoid redundant descriptions.

In addition, the embodiments described below are illustratively shown to effectively show preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 shows a schematic configuration of a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor according to the present invention.

Prior to the description of the cleaning device, a belt conveyor to which the cleaning device of the present invention is applied will be described.

The belt conveyor applied to the cleaning apparatus of the present invention is a pulley 10 including a first driving pulley 11, a second driving pulley 12, a tension pulley 13, a variable pulley 14, and a support pulley 15. ), and a belt 20 that is connected to the plurality of pulleys 10 and travels. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, a driving unit for driving the first driving pulley 11 and the second driving pulley 12, a control unit for controlling the driving unit, and the like are further included.

The first driving pulley 11 and the second driving pulley 12 may be configured to rotate at the same rotational speed, and one driving pulley selected from the first driving pulley 11 and the second driving pulley 12 Only the driving force can be transmitted. In addition, it goes without saying that third to fourth driving pulleys may be further added in addition to the first driving pulley 11 and the second driving pulley 12 as needed.

In this configuration, the second drive pulley 12, the tension pulley 13, and the belt 20 connected to the variable pulley 14 have a "V" shape when viewed from the side.

That is, the variable pulley 14 is disposed in the middle lower side of the second driving pulley 12 and the tension pulley 13 so that the belt 20 passing through the second driving pulley 12 is the variable pulley 14 It proceeds to the tension pulley 13 after passing through, but the shape seen from the side is composed of a "V" shape, so that the left and right spacing of the belt is wide in the upper side and the lower side is narrow.

Referring to FIG. 1, a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor according to the present invention includes a first cleaning unit 30, a second cleaning unit 40, and a third cleaning unit 50.

The first cleaning part 30 is disposed above the left side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the outer surface of the belt 20, and returns through the variable pulley 14 and the tension pulley 13 It performs a function of cleaning the outer surface of the belt (20).

The second cleaning unit 40 is disposed above the right side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the outer surface of the belt 20, and is disposed between the second driving pulley 12 and the variable pulley 14. It performs a function of washing the outer surface of the belt 20 that is returned through it.

The third cleaning unit 50 is disposed on the upper side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the inner surface of the belt 20, and the inner surface of the belt 20 proceeding to the variable pulley 14 and It performs a function of cleaning the inner surface of the belt 20 that has passed through the variable pulley 14.

In the above, the first cleaning unit 30, the second cleaning unit 40, and the third cleaning unit 50 have the same configuration, but differ in the arrangement shape and height (for example, the position and height of the motor and the roller). Can be made. That is, a brush module 100, a driving module 200, and an elevating module 300 are configured in each of the first cleaning unit 30, the second cleaning unit 40, and the third cleaning unit 50, Each component can be driven by separate control or interlocking.

Accordingly, descriptions of the second cleaning unit 40 and the third cleaning unit 50 will be omitted through the description of the first cleaning unit 30.

2 is a perspective view showing a first cleaning unit applied to the belt cleaning apparatus of the belt conveyor according to the present invention.

2, the first cleaning unit 30 according to the present invention includes a brush module 100, a driving module 200, and an elevating module 300.

The brush module 100 performs a function of cleaning by desorbing material adhered to the belt according to rotation and steam supply.

3 is a perspective view of a brush module of a first cleaning unit applied to a belt cleaning apparatus of a belt conveyor according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the brush module.

3 and 4, the brush module 100 includes a brush roller 110 and a steam pipe 120.

The brush roller 110 is rotated by the applied rotational force and performs a function of separating the material adhered to the belt 20, and is formed in a cylindrical shape and is rotatably installed in the body 111, the body 111 It is configured to include a plurality of brushes 112 installed in the longitudinal direction and a steam ejection hole 113 formed between the brushes 112 and configured in a plurality of arrangements in the body 111 in the longitudinal direction.

Here, the brush 112 is preferably made of a plastic material that has excellent abrasion resistance and maintains constant elasticity so that it is not easily worn when contacted with the rotating belt 20 and can remove the material sticking to the surface. Do.

The steam pipe 120 is a fixing body 121 installed by being fitted to the brush roller 110, a steam supply hole formed in the fixing body 121 and formed of a row corresponding to the steam ejection hole 113 ( 122).

At this time, steam is supplied to one side of the steam pipe 120.

In a state where the steam pipe 120 is inserted into the brush roller 110, one side of the brush roller 110 is rotatably installed by a rotating bracket, and the inner side thereof is the outer peripheral surface of the steam pipe 120 and It rotates while in contact. At this time, the steam pipe 120 fitted into the brosh roller 110 is fixed to the fixing bracket.

In this configuration, the steam supply hole 122 formed in the steam pipe 120 is fixed in a set direction.

Accordingly, steam is discharged from the steam ejection hole 113 while the steam ejection hole 113 of the brush roller 110 and the steam supply hole 122 formed in the steam pipe 120 are in communication with each other.

Accordingly, the steam ejection hole 113 of the brush roller 110 discharges steam only in a set specific direction (for example, the surface in which the brush and the belt contact), so that efficient steam injection is achieved, and the belt There is an advantage that the material adhered to is easily detached from the belt.

The driving module 200 provides rotational force to the brush roller 110, and includes a motor, a pulley, and a V belt.

The lifting module 300 performs a function of lifting the brush module 100 and the driving module 200, and raising or lowering the brush module 100 and the driving module 200 according to a separate control signal. Will be ordered.

The lifting module 300 may be selected from a hydraulic cylinder, a scissor link, and a ball screw, and any configuration that can be elevated may be used.

5 and 6 are diagrams showing an operation state diagram by driving the lifting module applied to the belt cleaning device of the belt conveyor according to the present invention.

The first cleaning unit 30 of the cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is disposed above the left side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the outer surface of the belt 20, and the second cleaning unit 40 is the variable pulley 14 ) Is disposed on the upper right side to clean the outer surface of the belt 20, and the third cleaning unit 50 is disposed on the upper side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the inner surface of the belt 20 .

That is, referring to FIG. 5, in the first cleaning unit 30 and the second cleaning unit 40, the brush roller 110 comes into contact with the belt 20 by the lifting operation of the lifting module 300, The third cleaning unit 50 is converted into a state in which the brush module 100 comes into contact with the belt according to the lowering operation of the lifting module 300 to perform a cleaning operation.

Here, when the rotation direction of the belt 20 is clockwise as shown in FIG. 5, the rotation direction of the brush roller 111 of the first cleaning unit 30 and the second cleaning unit 40 It is also configured to rotate clockwise, and the third cleaning unit 50 is configured to rotate counterclockwise.

6, the brush roller 110 is separated from the belt 20 by the lowering operation of the lifting module 300 in the first cleaning unit 30 and the second cleaning unit 40. 3 The cleaning unit 50 is converted into a state in which the brush module 100 is separated from the belt according to the lifting operation of the lifting module 300 to perform the conveying operation of the belt conveyor.

According to the present invention, in the process of carrying out the conveying operation of the belt conveyor, the brush roller is maintained in a state spaced apart from the belt, thereby preventing overloading of the belt conveyor.

In addition, in the process of cleaning the belt, cleaning is performed while the brush of the brush roller is in contact with the roller, and steam can be intensively sprayed to the point where the belt and the brush are in contact. It is possible to increase the efficiency of the belt cleaning operation by separating the adhered material.

In the above, a preferred embodiment of the belt cleaning device for a belt conveyor according to the present invention has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are made within the scope of the claims, the description of the invention, and the accompanying drawings. It is possible, and this also falls within the scope of the present invention.

10: pulley 11: first driving pulley
12: second drive pulley 13: tension pulley
14: variable pulley 15: support pulley
20: belt 30: first cleaning unit
40: second cleaning unit 50: third cleaning unit
100: brush module 110: brush roller
111: body 112: brush
113: steam jet hole 120: steam pipe
121: fixture 122: steam supply hole
200: drive module 300: lifting module

Claims (5)

Pulley 10 including a first driving pulley 11, a second driving pulley 12, a tension pulley 13, a variable pulley 14 and a support pulley 15, and connected to a plurality of the pulleys for driving In a belt conveyor comprising a belt 20, the belt 20 connected to the second driving pulley 12, the tension pulley 13 and the variable pulley 14 is viewed from the side and has a "V"-shaped structure. As a cleaning device for washing the belt 20,
The cleaning device,
A first cleaning unit 30 disposed above the left side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the outer surface of the belt 20;
A second cleaning unit 40 disposed above the right side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the outer surface of the belt 20; And
A third cleaning unit 50 disposed on the upper side of the variable pulley 14 to clean the inner side of the belt 20;
Including,
The first cleaning unit 30, the second cleaning unit 40, and the third cleaning unit 50,
A brush module 100 for cleaning the material adhered to the belt 20 according to rotation and steam supply;
A driving module 200 for supplying rotational force to the brush module 100; And
An elevating module 300 for elevating the brush module 100 and the driving module 200;
Including,
The first cleaning unit 30 and the second cleaning unit 40,
The brush module 100 is in contact with the belt according to the lifting operation of the lifting module 300, and the brush module 100 is separated from the belt 20 according to the descending operation of the lifting module 300. ,
The third cleaning unit 50,
The brush module 100 is in contact with the belt according to the lowering operation of the lifting module 300, and the brush module 100 is spaced apart from the belt 20 according to the lifting operation of the lifting module 300. ,
The brush module 100,
Steam ejection formed between the cylindrical body 111, the brushes 112 installed in the body 111 in the longitudinal direction, and the brushes 112, and arranged in the body 111 in the longitudinal direction Brush roller 110 including the ball 113; And
A steam pipe including a fixture 121 fitted to and installed in the brush roller 110, a steam supply hole 122 formed in the fixture 121 and formed of a single row corresponding to the steam ejection hole 113 (120);
Including,
Steam is supplied to one side of the steam pipe 120,
In a state where the steam pipe 120 is inserted into the brush roller 110, one side of the brush roller 110 is rotatably installed by a rotating bracket, and the inner side thereof is the outer peripheral surface of the steam pipe 120 and It is rotated in a contacted state, and the steam pipe 120 inserted into the brosh roller 110 is fixed to the fixing bracket,
In a state in which the steam ejection hole 113 of the brush roller 110 and the steam supply hole 122 formed in the steam pipe 120 communicate with each other, the steam supplied from the steam ejection hole 113 is transferred to the brush ( 112) and the belt 20 is discharged only to the contact surface,
When the rotation direction of the belt 20 proceeds in a clockwise direction, the rotation directions of the brush rollers 111 of the first cleaning unit 30 and the second cleaning unit 40 are also configured to rotate clockwise, The third cleaning unit 50 is a belt cleaning apparatus for a belt conveyor, characterized in that configured to rotate counterclockwise.
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