KR102569547B1 - Ceramic ball having detergent function and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, a ceramic ball having a detergent function is molded and manufactured so that the surface area in contact with water is widened so that the cleaning power is improved, but continuous and automatic production is possible to improve production efficiency and reduce manufacturing cost. and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein a first step of generating raw material powder by crushing and blending raw materials to form ceramic balls into a certain size, and injecting the raw material powder generated through the first process into a ball molding device, followed by water A second process of forming a ball by spraying and a binder, a third process of performing primary drying to form a through hole in the ball formed in the second process, and a first drying process through the third process. A fourth process of forming a through hole in a ball through a through hole forming device, and a fifth process of performing secondary drying to completely remove moisture when the through hole is formed in the ball through the fourth process. , and a sixth step of finally manufacturing a ceramic ball by firing the ball dried through the fifth step.

Description

Ceramic ball having detergent function and its manufacturing method {CERAMIC BALL HAVING DETERGENT FUNCTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a ceramic ball having a detergent function used in a washing machine or dishwasher and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to improve washing power by molding and manufacturing a ceramic ball so that the surface area in contact with water is widened. It relates to a ceramic ball having a detergent function that can be automatically manufactured to improve production efficiency and reduce manufacturing cost at the same time, and a method for manufacturing the same.

In general, a so-called ceramic ball or washing ball having a detergent function is manufactured by molding and firing ceramic in the form of a small ball (B), and as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, it is charged or used by being charged inside the detergent device 40 for a washing machine.

The dishwasher detergent device 30 and the washing machine detergent device 40 filled with such ceramic balls (B) are put into the dishwasher or washing machine and emit far-infrared rays and negative ions emitted from the ceramic balls (B). Due to the antibacterial and purifying action of the detergent, laundry or tableware can be washed and washed without the input of general detergent.

As a prior art related to such a ceramic ball (B), Patent Registration No. 10-1715275 previously registered by the present inventor has been disclosed.

The prior art relates to a ceramic ball having a detergent function with improved washing power by increasing the surface area of the ceramic ball in contact with water, and a method for manufacturing the same. It has provided improved benefits.

Also, in the prior art, an area groove is formed on a ceramic ball to increase the surface area of the ceramic ball, and an area groove forming machine is used to form the area groove.

However, the area groove forming machine is a device for manually forming area grooves in ceramic balls, and since it takes time to form area grooves, the production efficiency of the ceramic balls is lowered, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost.

In addition, since the area groove is shaped like a groove, water introduced into the groove is not easily discharged, so there is a limit to the contact efficiency of contact with water as a whole.

Registered Patent Publication 10-1715275, Registered Patent Publication 10-0932949, Publicated Patent Publication 10-2011-0006390

The present invention was invented to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the cleaning power by molding and manufacturing a ceramic ball so that the surface area in contact with water is widened, but it is possible to manufacture continuously and automatically to improve production efficiency It is an object of the present invention to provide a ceramic ball having a detergent function and a manufacturing method thereof to reduce manufacturing cost at the same time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a ceramic ball having a detergent function and a method for manufacturing the same, in which through-holes are formed in the ceramic ball to allow water to flow, thereby increasing contact efficiency in contact with water.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a first step of generating raw material powder by crushing and mixing raw materials to form ceramic balls into a predetermined size; a second process of injecting the raw material powder generated through the first process into a ball molding device and spraying water and a binder to form a ball; A third step of performing primary drying to form a through hole in the ball formed in the second step; A fourth process of forming a through hole from the ball primarily dried through the third process through a through hole forming device; A fifth process of performing secondary drying to completely remove moisture when the formation of the through hole in the ball is completed through the fourth process; and a sixth process of firing the balls dried through the fifth process to finally manufacture ceramic balls,

The through hole forming device is formed in a line with a certain inclination,

A ball sorting input unit located at the top and injecting balls dried through the third process and automatically transferring the input balls to the through hole forming unit using vibration, and temporarily fixing the balls transferred through the ball sorting input unit It is characterized in that it comprises a through-hole forming unit for discharging after molding a through-hole of a predetermined shape.

In addition, according to the present invention, the ball sorting input unit includes a receiving unit accommodating a plurality of balls, a vibration generating unit installed on the bottom of the receiving unit and generating vibration to automatically transfer the balls accommodated in the receiving unit to a guide unit on one side, and , Characterized in that it consists of a guide portion that aligns the balls accommodated in the receiving portion in a line and transfers them to the through hole forming portion.

In addition, according to the present invention, the through-hole shaping unit is fixed in which the ball introduced into the L-shape is seated and a plurality of first holes and second holes are formed on the side and bottom at regular intervals; a moving part installed close to one side of the fixing part, allowing the ball seated in the fixing part to be fixedly supported or transported in a back and forth motion, and having a third hole formed at a position opposite to the first hole of the fixing part; It is installed on the other side of the fixing part and a plurality of first perforated pins are formed to be inserted into the first hole of the fixing part and the third hole of the floating part on one side, and the ball seated on the fixing part is first penetrated by a back-and-forth motion. A first perforation part that perforates the ball; It is installed on the upper part of the fixing part and a plurality of second drilling pins are formed to be inserted into the second hole of the fixing part on one side, and a second through-hole is drilled in the ball seated in the fixing part by a back-and-forth motion. 2 perforations; And it is characterized in that it consists of stopper parts installed at both ends of the fixing part.

In addition, according to the present invention, the stopper part is a first stopper installed in the first space between the guide part of the ball alignment conveying part and the through hole forming part, and a second stopper installed in the second space between the through hole forming part and the discharge part. It is characterized by consisting of a stopper.

In addition, according to the present invention, a cross-shaped first through hole and a second through hole are formed, and a first area portion and a second area portion are formed by the first through hole and the second through hole to increase the cross-sectional area in contact with water And, it is characterized in that the water is circulated through the first through hole and the second through hole.

As described above, the present invention provides the advantage of improving the production efficiency and reducing the manufacturing cost by enabling continuous automatic manufacturing while molding and manufacturing the ceramic ball to increase the surface area in contact with water to improve the washing power.

In addition, the present invention provides an advantage of increasing contact efficiency with water by forming a through hole in the ceramic ball to allow water to flow.

1 is a sequence of a method for manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a ball shaping device applied to the present invention.
3 is a schematic side configuration diagram of a through hole forming apparatus applied to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a through hole forming apparatus applied to the present invention.
5 is a configuration diagram of a through hole forming unit applied to the present invention.
6 (a) to (c) are cross-sectional views of the through-hole forming unit showing the through-hole forming process according to the present invention.
7 (a) and (b) are perspective and cross-sectional views of a ceramic ball having a detergent function according to the present invention.
8 and 9 are configuration diagrams of a detergent device for a dishwasher and a detergent device for a washing machine to which the ceramic ball of the present invention is applied.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, in adding reference numerals to components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same numerals as much as possible, even if they are displayed on different drawings. And, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

1 is a sequence of a method of manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function according to the present invention.

As shown, the method of manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function of the present invention,

A first process (S10) of generating raw material powder by crushing and mixing raw materials to form ceramic balls into a certain size, and injecting the raw material powder generated through the first process into a ball molding device and spraying water and a binder A second process of forming a ball (S20), a third process of performing primary drying to form a through hole in the ball formed in the second process (S30), and primary drying through the third process A fourth process (S40) of forming a through hole in the ball through a through hole forming device, and when the formation of the through hole in the ball is completed through the fourth process, secondary drying is performed to completely remove moisture A fifth process (S50) and a sixth process (S60) of finally manufacturing ceramic balls by firing the balls dried through the fifth process are included.

The first process (S10) is a process of generating raw material powder by grinding and mixing raw materials to form ceramic balls into a certain size, and silicon oxide (SiO ₂ ) and aluminum oxide (Al ₂ O) are main components of the raw material powder. ₃ ) and zirconium oxide (ZrO ₂ ) may be included.

The second process (S20) is a process of injecting the raw material powder generated through the first process into the ball molding device and spraying water and a binder to form a ball, and the ball molding device 10 as shown in FIG. Form a ball using

The ball forming device 10 is a known technology (applicant's published patent publication 10-2015-0051777, etc.), and looks at its structure and the process of forming the ball.

The ball forming device 10 includes a rotary drum 13 rotatably installed with a constant inclination through a rotary support part 13 on an upper part of a base 11, and a driving part 14 for rotationally driving the rotary drum 13. ), the polygonal portion 16 formed on the inner surface of the inlet 15 formed on one side of the rotary drum 13, and the water and binder through the nozzle 18 to the inlet 15 of the rotary drum 13 It includes an injection unit 17 for injecting at a constant rate.

Therefore, looking at the process of forming the ball, the raw material powder is injected into the input port 15 of the rotary drum 13, and then the rotary drum 13 is driven to rotate.

Then, through the nozzle 18 of the injection unit 17, water and a binder are sprayed into the inlet 15 at a constant ratio.

In this way, the water and the binder injected into the inlet 15 are combined with the raw material powder in the form of water droplets, and at the same time, they are naturally formed into a plurality of balls while rolling inside the rotary drum 13 whose inner surface is coated with cement.

In addition, the strength of the ball increases during ball molding while colliding with each other due to the structure of the polygonal portion 16.

The third process (S30) is a process of performing primary drying in order to form a through hole in the ball molded in the second process. It is a process that properly dries the

At this time, the moisture drying time is preferably 2 to 3 hours. At this time, the state of the ball becomes soft and flexible with moisture removed from the surface.

The fourth process (S40) is a process of forming a through hole in the ball 20, which has been primarily dried through the third process, through a through hole forming device. In order to form a through hole in the ball, FIG. A through hole forming apparatus as in 4 is provided.

The through-hole forming apparatus forms a through-hole in a ball so that the surface area of the ceramic ball 20 in contact with water is increased.

The through hole forming device includes a ball sorting input unit 100, a through hole forming unit 200, and a discharge unit 300 connected in a line with a predetermined inclination.

The ball sorting input unit 100 is located at the top, and the balls 20 dried through the third process (S30) are put in and automatically transferred to the through hole forming unit 200, where a plurality of balls An accommodating part 110 accommodating the 20, and the ball 20 accommodated in the accommodating part 110 is automatically moved to the guide part 130 on one side by generating vibrations installed on the bottom of the accommodating part 110. It consists of a vibration generating unit 120 that transports and a guide unit 130 that aligns the balls 20 accommodated in the accommodating unit 110 in a line and transfers them to the through hole forming unit 200.

As shown in FIG. 5, the through-hole forming unit 200 temporarily fixes the ball 20 transferred through the ball sorting input unit 100 and then forms a through-hole. The fixing unit 210, It includes a moving part 220, a first perforation part 230, a second perforation part 240 and a stopper part.

The fixing part 210 is configured such that the ball 20 introduced in the shape of an L is seated and a plurality of first holes 211 and second holes 212 are formed at regular intervals on the side and bottom surfaces.

The first hole 211 and the second hole 212 are holes through which a drilling pin, which will be described later, is designed to be positioned toward the center of the ball 20 seated on the fixing part 210.

The moving part 220 is installed close to one side of the fixing part 210 and allows the ball 20 seated on the fixing part 210 to be fixedly supported or transported in a forward and backward motion.

The moving part 220 has a third hole 221 formed at a position opposite to the first hole 230 of the fixing part 210, and is configured to move back and forth through the first cylinder 222.

The first perforation part 230 is installed on the other side of the fixing part 210, and the first through hole 21 as shown in FIG. perforate the

The first perforation part 230 has a plurality of first perforation pins 231 inserted into the first hole 211 of the fixing part 210 and the third hole 221 of the moving part 220 on one side. It is formed and configured to operate back and forth through the second cylinder 232.

The second perforation part 240 is installed on the upper part of the fixing part 210, and the second through hole 22 as shown in FIG. perforate the

The second perforated part 240 is formed with a plurality of second perforated pins 241 inserted into the second hole 212 of the fixing part 210 on one side and moved back and forth through the third cylinder 242. It consists of

The stopper part is installed at both ends of the fixing part 210, and the first stopper installed in the first space S1 between the guide part 130 of the ball alignment transfer part 100 and the through hole forming part 200 ( 251) and a second stopper 252 installed in the second space S2 between the through hole forming part 200 and the discharge part 300.

Looking at the operation of the first stopper 251 and the second stopper 252, first, the first stopper 251 moves upward to open the first space S1, and the second stopper 252 moves downward. It moves to close the second space (S2).

Therefore, the balls 20 transported through the guide part 130 of the ball sorting transfer part 100 are aligned in a line with the fixing part 210 of the through hole forming part 200 and discharged by the second stopper 252. Transfer to unit 300 is blocked.

In this state, the first stopper 251 is moved downward to close the first space S1 while allowing a certain amount of balls 20 to be seated in the fixing part 210.

As such, when the ball 20 is seated in the fixing part 210, a process of forming a through hole in the ball 20 is performed through the through hole forming unit 200, and when the through hole forming process is completed, the second stopper The ball 20 seated on the fixing part 210 is automatically transported to the discharge part 300 by opening 252.

Then, the above operation of closing the second stopper 252 and opening the first stopper 251 is repeated.

Meanwhile, a process of forming a through hole in the ball 20 through the through hole forming unit 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

First, when the ball 20 is aligned and seated on the fixing part 210, the first cylinder 222 of the moving part 220 drives the ball seated on the fixing part 210 as shown in FIG. 6 (a). (20) is fixed and supported so that it does not move.

Then, as shown in (b) of FIG. 6, the first perforation part 230 is moved forward by driving the second cylinder 232 so that the first perforation pin 231 is installed in the first hole 211 of the fixing part 210. ), the ball 20, and the third hole 221 of the moving part 220 are sequentially passed through, while forming the first through-hole 21 as shown in FIG. 7 in the ball 20.

When the first through hole 21 is formed in the ball 20, the first through hole 230 is retracted and returned to its original position, and then driven by the third cylinder 242 as shown in FIG. 6(c). As the second perforation part 240 advances, the second perforation pin 241 passes through the ball 20 and the second hole 212 of the fixing part 210 in turn, and the 2 through holes 22 are molded.

When the second through hole 22 is formed in the ball 20, the second through hole 240 is retracted and returned to its original position.

Through this process, a cross-shaped first through hole 21 and a second through hole 22 are formed in the ball 20, and the first through hole 21 and the second through hole 22 The cross-sectional area where the ceramic ball 20 comes into contact with water is increased by the first area portion 21a and the second area portion 22a formed by the first through hole 21 and the second through hole. Through (22), water can flow and the contact efficiency with water increases, so the cleaning efficiency increases accordingly.

The fifth process (S50) is a process of performing secondary drying to completely remove moisture when the formation of the through hole in the ball 20 is completed through the fourth process, which is a predetermined preprocessing process.

In the sixth process (S60), the balls dried through the fifth process are fired at a constant temperature and time to finally manufacture the ceramic balls 20.

Therefore, the ceramic ball 20 manufactured in this way is used after being filled in the detergent device 30 for a dishwasher as shown in FIG. 8 or the detergent device 40 for a washing machine as shown in FIG. 9 .

In the above, limited embodiments of the present invention have been described, but those skilled in the art should note that the present invention is not limited thereto and various embodiments are expected.

10: ball forming device 20: ceramic ball
21: first through hole 22: second through hole
21a: first area portion 22a: second area portion
100: ball sort input unit 110: receiving unit
120: vibration generating unit 130: guide unit
200: through hole forming part 210: fixing part
220: moving part 230: first perforation part
240: second perforated part 251: first stopper
252: second stopper 300: discharge unit

Claims (5)

A first step of generating raw material powder by crushing and blending raw materials to form ceramic balls into a certain size;
a second process of injecting the raw material powder generated through the first process into a ball molding device and spraying water and a binder to form a ball;
A third step of performing primary drying to form a through hole in the ball formed in the second step;
A fourth process of forming a through hole from the ball primarily dried through the third process through a through hole forming device;
A fifth process of performing secondary drying to completely remove moisture when the formation of the through hole in the ball is completed through the fourth process; and
A sixth step of firing the ball dried through the fifth step to finally manufacture a ceramic ball;
The through hole forming device is formed in a line with a certain inclination,
A ball sorting input unit located at the top and injecting balls dried through the third process and automatically transferring the input balls to the through hole forming unit using vibration, and temporarily fixing the balls transferred through the ball sorting input unit Including a through-hole forming unit for discharging after forming a through-hole of a predetermined shape,
The ball sorting insertion unit includes an accommodating unit accommodating a plurality of balls, a vibration generating unit installed on the bottom of the accommodating unit and generating vibration to automatically transfer the balls accommodated in the accommodating unit to a guide unit on one side, and A method of manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function, characterized in that it consists of a guide unit that aligns the accommodated balls in a line and transfers them to the through-hole forming unit.
delete The method of claim 1,
The through-hole shaping part includes a fixing part in which the balls introduced in the shape of an L are seated and a plurality of first holes and second holes are formed on the side and bottom at regular intervals;
a moving part which is installed close to one side of the fixing part and allows the ball seated in the fixing part to be fixedly supported or transported in a back-and-forth motion, and has a third hole formed at a position opposite to the first hole of the fixing part;
It is installed on the other side of the fixing part and a plurality of first perforated pins are formed to be inserted into the first hole of the fixing part and the third hole of the floating part on one side, and the ball seated on the fixing part is first penetrated by a back and forth motion. A first perforation part that perforates the ball;
It is installed on the top of the fixing part and a plurality of second drilling pins are formed to be inserted into the second hole of the fixing part on one side and drill a second through hole in the ball seated on the fixing part by a back-and-forth motion. 2 perforations; and
A method of manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function, characterized in that it consists of stoppers installed at both ends of the fixing part. The method of claim 3,
The stopper unit is composed of a first stopper installed in a first space between the guide part of the ball sort transfer unit and the through hole forming unit, and a second stopper installed in a second space between the through hole forming unit and the discharge unit. A method for manufacturing a ceramic ball having a detergent function.
To be produced by the manufacturing method of claim 1,
A cross-shaped first through hole and a second through hole are formed,
A first area portion and a second area portion are formed by the first through hole and the second through hole to increase the cross-sectional area in contact with water, and to allow water to flow through the first through hole and the second through hole. A ceramic ball with a characteristic detergent function.

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