KR20140096005A - Chain conveyor which be able to manufacture easily - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chain conveyor which is easy to manufacture and includes a plurality of leg parts, support frames connected and mounted to the upper part of the leg parts and arranged at both sides, a chain mounted to the support frames, a driving part having a driving sprocket mounted at one side of the chain to transfer driving power of a motor, a driven part having a driven sprocket mounted at the other side of the chain to support rotation of the chain, and a support bar interposed between the support frames, wherein the support frames are manufactured in the form where an upper connection slot, a lower connection slot, a receiving hole, a first connection slot, a second connection slot and a receiving space are formed, so that the support frames are cut according to the length of the chain conveyer and other members are simply connected to the support frames by bolts. Therefore, the chain conveyer can be manufactured easily and more conveniently.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chain conveyor,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chain conveyor, and more particularly, to a chain conveyor for forming a chain conveyor by forming a frame for supporting a belt or a chain for transporting a cargo into a specific shape in advance, To a chain conveyor which is easy to manufacture.

Generally, a conveyor is used to convey a predetermined cargo by a certain distance. The conveyor includes an electric conveyor including a roller conveyor, a belt conveyor, and a chain conveyor.

1, a conventional chain conveyor 10 includes a pair of chains 11 disposed on left and right sides, a support 11 disposed on left and right sides to be fastened to the leg 12 while supporting the chain 11, A driving unit 14 installed to drive the chain 11 while one side of the chain 11 is wound around the frame 11 and a driven member 14 provided on the other side of the driving unit 14 with one side of the chain 11 being wound, (15). The chain 11 that has passed through the drive unit 14 and the driven unit 15 is rotated by the drive unit 14 and the cargo rested on the chain 11 is transferred.

However, in the conventional chain conveyor 10, the support frame 13 arranged to support the chain 11 is manufactured by bending or cutting an ordinary steel plate at a predetermined angle, and welding or bolting several steel plates together. Therefore, many work processes and time have been required to bend, cut, weld and bolt the steel plate to fabricate the support frame 13, and holes formed in the steel plate, which is separately manufactured to be bolted to each other, It is necessary to perform a new drilling operation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support frame having a plurality of fastening slots in a longitudinal direction, a drive frame including a chain and a sprocket in a support frame cut according to a length of the chain conveyor, And an object of the present invention is to provide a chain conveyor which can be easily assembled and easily joined.

In order to achieve the above object, a chain conveyor according to the present invention comprises a plurality of legs, a support frame mounted on both left and right sides of the legs, A drive part provided with a drive sprocket on one side of the chain for transmitting power, a follower provided with a driven sprocket on the other side of the chain for supporting the rotation of the chain, and a chain conveyor including support bars interposed between the support frames on both sides The support frame includes an upper fastening slot formed on the upper surface of the support frame so as to be bolted or screwed to a support member for supporting the upper chain located on the upper side of the chain forming the endless track.

The support frame includes a receiving groove formed in a longitudinal direction at a central portion of an inner surface of the support frame facing the support frame to receive a coupling panel formed at an end of the supporting bar, The driving unit fixing plate for accommodating the driving sprocket and the follower portion fixing plate for receiving the driven sprocket are mounted on a part of the driving portion fixing plate and the driven portion fixing plate to fix the supporting frame to the supporting frame And a nut fastened with a bolt passing through a part of the driving part fixing plate and the driven part fixing plate housed in the receiving groove is received in the first fastening slot.

Here, in order to adjust the tension of the chain, a tension shaft passing through the driven sprocket and the follower fixed plate, and a tensioned shaft connected to both sides of the tension shaft and the refracted one side of the driven part fixed plate for pulling the tension shaft and the driven sprocket, And an elongated slot is formed in the follower portion fixing plate so that the tension axis can be pulled by tightening the tension adjusting bolt.

Further, the support frame has a nut, which is fastened to the bolt passing through the guide panel, in order to install a guide panel on the outer surface of the support frame for preventing the departure of the movement range while intermittently contacting with the side surface of the straight- And a second fastening slot formed on the outer side surface and the lower side of the support frame in a longitudinal direction so as to be accommodated.

The guide panel has a side panel disposed at regular intervals and fixed to the outer surface of the support frame through the second fastening slot and a guide panel having a length corresponding to the entire length of the support frame, And an upper panel fixed by connecting the upper panel.

In addition, the support frame may further include a receiving space formed in the longitudinal direction of the support frame so as to allow the lower chain located at the lower one of the chains forming the endless track to pass therethrough.

The support frame further includes a lower fastening slot formed on the lower surface of the support frame in the longitudinal direction for bolting or screwing the sag preventing member disposed on the bottom surface of the accommodation space so as to limit deflection of the lower chain .

The support frame further includes a lower fastening slot formed in the lower surface of the support frame to receive a nut fastened to the bolt passing through the fastening panel of the leg portion contacting the lower surface of the support frame for fastening the leg portion to the support frame .

As described above, according to the present invention, since the support frame having the plurality of fastening slots is formed so as to be easily fastened to the members including the conveying unit, the driving unit, and the legs, the plurality of members constituting the chain conveyor can be easily There is an effect of bolting.

Further, by forming and forming a support frame having a fastening slot, welding is performed to bend the steel plate and extend the support frame or to join the other members to the support frame as in the prior art, and to weld the support frame and other members separately The position of the bolt hole for bolting the bolt hole between the support frame and the other members is different, and the work such as the new hole is removed and the time for fastening the bolt hole is remarkably reduced.

Further, the support frame is cut according to the length of the chain conveyor, and the other members are simply bolted to the support frame, so that the chain conveyor can be manufactured very easily, and the convenience of the production work is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention, It should not be interpreted.
1 is a front view schematically showing a conventional chain conveyor.
2 is a front view schematically showing a chain conveyor which is easy to manufacture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view of Fig.
4A and 4B are a perspective view and a side view of the support frame shown in Fig.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the combined state of the support frame and the chain shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state of engagement between the support frame and the leg portion shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the support frame and the support bar shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a side view of the inside of the guide panel shown in FIG. 3 in a state where the upper panel and the support frame are engaged.
9 is a plan view and a side view of the guide panel shown in Fig.
FIGS. 10A and 10B are a side view and a plan view of the supporting frame, the driving part fixing plate, and the driving unit cover shown in FIG. 3, respectively.
FIGS. 11A and 11B are a side view and a plan view showing the combined state of the support frame and the follower portion fixing plate in FIG.
12 is a side view showing the sensor unit shown in Fig.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

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A chain conveyor which is easy to manufacture according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 2 is a front view schematically showing a chain conveyor which is easy to manufacture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 2, Figs. 4A and 4B are a perspective view of the support frame shown in Fig. Fig. 5 is a side view of the supporting frame and the chain shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a side view of the supporting frame and the leg shown in Fig. 3, 8 is a side view showing a state where the upper panel of the guide panel shown in FIG. 3 and the support frame are coupled to each other, FIG. 9 is a side view of the support panel shown in FIG. FIGS. 10A and 10B are a side view and a plan view, respectively, of the support frame, the driving portion fixing plate, and the driving unit cover shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are a plan view and a side view, respectively, And work A side view of a combined state of the fixed plate and showing a plan view, and Figure 12 is a side view of the sensor unit shown in Figure 3 shown.

2 and 3, the chain conveyor 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a chain 110 installed on both sides of the chain 110 so as to transfer the seated cargo, A driven part 130 mounted on the other side of the chain 110 to support a track of the rotating chain 110, a chain 110 mounted on the other side of the chain 110, A supporting bar 150 provided to support the driving frame 120 and a support frame 140 disposed to support the supporting frame 140 disposed on both sides of the supporting frame 140, (160), and a sensor unit (170) for determining the position of the moving cargo.

2, the chain 110 is used for a conventional chain conveyor composed of a plurality of links and connecting pins. The chain 110 is seated on the support frame 140, (146). Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, a portion of the chain 110 having an endless track, which is positioned on the upper portion of the support frame 140, is referred to as an upper chain, and a portion passing through the accommodation space 146 is referred to as a lower chain. In other words, the upper chain is seated on the upper part of the support frame 140, and the lower chain is installed to pass through the receiving space 146. The chain 110 is installed on both sides of the driven and driven sprockets 122 and 131 of the driving unit 120 and the driven unit 130 and rotates in an endless track by the motor 121 of the driving unit 120 do.

2, 3, 10A, and 10B, the driving unit 120 is installed on one side of the chain 110 to rotate the chain 110. As shown in FIG. The drive unit 120 includes a motor 121 arranged to provide power for rotating the chain 110, a drive sprocket 122 and a drive sprocket 122, respectively, provided at one end of the pair of chains 110, A rotating shaft 123 connected to the motor 121 arranged to transmit power to the driving sprocket 122 and configured to transmit power to the other driving sprocket 122, And a driving unit cover 124a whose one end is fastened to the driving unit fixing plate 124 and the other side portion is fastened to the supporting frame 140 while surrounding the driving sprocket 122. Of course, the driving portion fixing plate 124 and the driving portion cover 124a may be integrally formed. Here, the other member for transmitting the power of the motor 121 to the drive sprocket 122 to rotate the chain 110 is similar to that used in a conventional chain conveyor. The driving unit 120 is installed to directly transmit the power of the motor 121 to the one driving sprocket 122 and to transmit power to the other driving sprocket 122 by the rotating shaft 123. Alternatively, the driving unit 120 may be installed to transmit power to both the drive sprockets 122 using the rotating shaft 123.

2, 3, 11A, and 11B, the follower unit 130 is installed on the opposite side of the driving unit 120 to support the rotation of the chain 110. As shown in FIG. The follower portion 130 includes a pair of follower portion fixing plates 132 that are fastened to the support frame 140 such that a driven sprocket 131 and a driven sprocket 131 provided at the other ends of the pair of chains 110 are interposed therebetween A follower cover 132a provided at the outer end of the follower stationary plate 132 and provided to protect the follower sprocket 121 from the outside and a tensioner 132 fixed to the follower stationary plate 132 to adjust the tension of the chain 110 A tension adjusting bolt 133, and a tension spindle 134 through which the driven sprocket 1331 and the follower stationary plate 132 penetrate. Of course, the follower portion fixing plate 132 and the follower cover 132a may be integrally formed, and only the follower portion fixing plate 132 may be provided. 11B, the tension adjusting bolt 133 has a tension shaft 134 through which the driven sprocket 131 and the driven part fixing plate 132 pass, respectively, And the bent outer side end of the follower side fixing plate 132 are coupled to each other. Accordingly, when the chain 110 is loosened, the tension of the chain 110 is adjusted by pulling the tension shaft 134 and the driven sprocket 132 by tightening the tension adjusting bolt 133. [ Here, for the movement of the tension shaft 134, a long slot is formed in the follower portion fixing plate 132. [

4A and 4B, the support frame 140 has a substantially hollow profile shape and supports the chain 110 with both ends thereof being engaged by the driving and driven sprockets 131, The driven part fixing plate 124 and the follower part fixing plate 132 are fastened by the leg part 160 to support the driven part 130 and the driven part 130. The support frame 140 is made of iron, steel, metal, alloy including polyethylene, and the like. The support frame 140 is made of high strength aluminum. The support frame 140 includes an upper fastening slot 141 formed on the upper surface thereof, a lower fastening slot 142 formed on the lower face thereof, a receiving groove 143 formed on the side surface central portion, A second fastening slot 145 formed on the side surface and the lower side of the chain 144, and a receiving space 146 formed to receive a portion of the chain 110 formed inside and forming an infinite locus. In addition, a plurality of spaces for reducing the weight of the support frame 140 are formed for the entire length. The supporting frame 140 may be formed so as to have a shape corresponding to both sides from the center line in the height direction as shown in the drawing and to be installed independently of the left and right sides. The first fastening slot 144 and the second fastening slot 145 may be formed so as to be divided into left and right sides.

The upper fastening slot 141 is formed on the upper surface of the support frame 140 to fix the support member 180 that is held in contact with the lower portion of the upper chain as shown in Figs. 4B and 5. As a result, a part of the supporting member 180 is inserted and fixed in the upper fastening slot 141. At this time, the support member 180 is fixed to the support frame 140 through bolting, screwing or joining in the upper fastening slot 141.

The lower fastening slot 142 is formed in the lower end of the support frame 140 to fasten the anti-skid member 190 disposed on the bottom of the accommodation space 146 to limit the deflection of the lower chain, . The slack prevention member 190 disposed on the bottom surface of the accommodation space 146 is fixed to the support frame 140 through bolts or screws passing through the lower fastening slots 142. [ As shown in FIG. 6, the lower fastening slot 142 receives a nut that is fastened to a bolt passing through a fastening panel 161 formed on an upper portion of the leg portion 160.

The receiving groove 143 is formed in the center of the side surface of the support frame 140 to receive the engagement panel 151 formed at the end of the support bar 150, as shown in Figs. 4B and 7.

The first fastening slot 144 is formed in the side surface of the receiving groove 143 for fixing the engaging panel 151 received in the receiving groove 143, as shown in Figs. 4B and 7. The bolt passing through the coupling panel 151 is fastened to the nut received in the first fastening slot 144 and the supporting bar 150 including the coupling panel 151 is fixed to the support frame 140. 10A to 11B, the driving part fixing plate 124 and the driving part cover 124 of the driving part 120 and the follower part fixing plate 132 of the driven part 130 penetrate through the first fastening slot 144, And a nut to be fastened to the bolt.

As shown in FIGS. 4B and 8, the second fastening slot 145 is formed on the side and the bottom of the support frame 140 to fix the guide panel 200 manufactured so that the moving position of the cargo is not released. Thus, the bolt passing through the guide panel 200 is fastened to the nut received in the second fastening slot 145, and the guide panel 200 is fixed to the side surface of the support frame 140. The guide panel 200 includes a side panel 201 fixed to the side surface of the support frame 140 and a side panel 201 interlocked with the side surface of the moving cargo so as to be engaged with the side panel 201 And an upper panel 202 is provided. At this time, the side panels 201 are arranged at regular intervals, one end is fixed to the side surface of the support frame 140, and the upper panel 202, which is the entire length of the support frame 140, Respectively. 9, inclined surfaces are formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the upper panel 202 to calibrate the position of the cargo to be seated on the chain 110. The second fastening slot 145 receives a nut fastened to the driving unit cover 124a of the driving unit 120 through a bolt.

Here, the receiving groove 143, the first fastening slot 144, the second fastening slot 145, the upper fastening slot 141, and the lower fastening slot 142 are formed with respect to the entire length of the support frame 140 The first fastening slot 144, the second fastening slot 145, the upper fastening slot 141, and the lower fastening slot 142 are inserted through the one open portion.

4B and 5, the accommodation space 146 is formed in the lower part of the support frame 140 so that the lower chain of the chains 110 forming the endless track is accommodated.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support bars 150 are interposed between the support frames 140 disposed on both sides, and a plurality of support bars 150 are installed to maintain a constant distance between the support frames 140. At both ends of the support bar 150, a coupling panel 151 is formed which is fitted in the receiving groove 143 of the support frame 140 and through which the bolts are fastened to the nut in the first fastening slot 144.

The leg portion 160 is fastened to the lower portion of the support frame 140 to support the support frame 140, as shown in FIG. An upper portion of the leg portion 160 is formed with a fastening panel 161 which is in close contact with the lower surface of the support frame 140 and through which bolts are fastened to the nuts in the lower fastening slots 142. A length adjusting member 162 is provided below the leg 160 to adjust the height of the supporting frame 140 and a movement of the chain conveyor 100 is restricted below the length adjusting member 162. [ A fixing pad 163 is provided. Alternatively, a wheel for movement may be provided below the length adjusting member 162.

3 and 12, the sensor unit 170 includes a case 171 having a proximity sensor built therein, a sensing bar 172 provided to rotate axially on the case 171, an initial position of the sensing bar 172 And a weight 173 mounted on one side of the sensing bar 172 for movement. The sensor unit 170 is a member for stopping the cargo when the cargo moving by the chain 110 reaches a predetermined position. The cargo is then removed from the conveyor. Of course, the sensor unit 170 is installed to control the operation of the driving unit 120 to move and stop the cargo.

The case 171 is bolted to one side of the mutually opposing support frame 140 through the second fastening slot 145. A proximity sensor is built in the case 171 to sense one side of the sensing bar 172.

The sensing bar 172 is installed such that the central portion of the sensing bar 172 is axially rotated with respect to the case 171 in a state in which both ends are bent. Therefore, when the one end is moved downward in contact with the cargo moving, the other end is set to move away from the proximity sensor.

The weight 173 is mounted on the other end to keep the one end of the sensing bar 172 always in the upwardly moved state. Therefore, when the cargo is removed in the state that the one end is moved downward in contact with the cargo and the other end is moved upward, one end is moved upward by the weight 173 and the other end is moved backward do. At this time, the other end moved downward approaches the proximity sensor.

As described above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention.

100: Chain conveyor
110: chain
120:
130: Follower
140: Support frame
141: upper fastening slot
142: Lower fastening slot
143: Receiving groove
144: first fastening slot
145: Second fastening slot
146: reception space
150: Support bar
160: leg
170: Sensor unit
180: Support member
190: Deflection member
200: Guide panel.

Claims (7)

A supporting frame 140 disposed on both left and right sides of the leg portion 160 while being connected to the upper portion of the leg portion 160, a chain 110 mounted on the supporting frame 140, a motor 121, A drive part 120 provided with a drive sprocket 122 on one side of the chain 110 to transmit the power of the chain 110 to the other side of the chain 110 and a driven sprocket 131 provided on the other side of the chain 110 to support the rotation of the chain 110. [ In a chain conveyor including an earthed portion (130) and a support bar (150) interposed between the support frames (140) on both sides,
The supporting frame 140 is fixed to the upper surface of the supporting frame 140 such that a supporting member 180 supporting the upper chain located on the upper side of the chain 110 forming the endless track is partially inserted and bolted or screwed And a pair of left and right upper fastening slots 141 formed in the longitudinal direction of the chain 140. The chain 140 is formed in the longitudinal direction at a lower side of the support frame 140 so that a lower chain positioned below the chain 110, (140) for bolting or screwing a sag preventing member (190) disposed on a bottom surface of the receiving space (146) so as to limit deflection of the lower chain Further comprising a lower fastening slot (142) formed in the lower surface of the chain conveyor in the longitudinal direction. The method according to claim 1,
The supporting frame 140 includes receiving grooves 143 formed in the longitudinal center of the inner side surface of the supporting frame 140 so as to receive the coupling panel 151 formed at the end of the supporting bar 150, Further comprising a first fastening slot (144) formed in the longitudinal direction on the side surface of the receiving groove (143) to receive a nut fastened to the bolt through the fastening panel (151)
A driving part fixing plate 124 for receiving the driving sprocket 122 and a driven part fixing plate 132 for receiving the driven sprocket 131 are fixed to the driving part fixing plate 124 and the driving part fixing plate 132, A portion of the follower portion fixing plate 132 is received in the receiving groove 143 and is fastened to a bolt passing through a part of the driving portion fixing plate 124 and the follower portion fixing plate 132 received in the receiving groove 143 Wherein the nut is received in the first fastening slot (144).
3. The method of claim 2,
The driven sprocket 131 and the driven part fixing plate 132 are provided with a tension shaft 134 passing therethrough to pull the tension shaft 134 and the driven sprocket 131 to adjust the tension of the chain 110, Further comprising a tension adjusting bolt (133) coupled to both sides of the tension shaft (134) and a refracted one side of the follower stationary plate (132)
And an elongated slot is formed in the follower portion fixing plate (132) so as to pull the tension shaft (134) by tightening the tension adjusting bolt (133).
The method according to claim 1,
The guide panel 200 is installed on the outer surface of the support frame 140 so as to intermittently contact the side surface of the cargo which is seated on the chain 110 and prevents the departure of the movement range, Further comprising a second fastening slot (145) formed in the longitudinal direction on the outer side of the support frame (140) to receive a nut fastened to the bolt .
5. The method of claim 4,
The guide panel (200)
A side panel 201 disposed at regular intervals and fixed to the outer surface of the support frame 140 through the second fastening slot 145,
And an upper panel (202) having a length corresponding to the entire length of the support frame (140) and having an upper portion located on a side surface of the cargo and fixed by connecting the side panels (201) Easy chain conveyor. The method according to claim 1,
The support frame 140 is fixed to the support frame 140 by fastening the fastening panel 161 of the leg 160 with a bolt Further comprising a lower fastening slot (142) formed in the lower surface of the support frame (140).
The method according to claim 1,
A sensor unit 170 for controlling the operation of the driving unit 120 is installed on the side of the supporting frame 140 so that the cargo moved by the chain 110 can reach and stop at a predetermined position, Further comprising a second fastening slot (145) formed on a side surface of the side wall (140)
The sensor unit (170)
A case 171 in which a bolt penetrates a part to be fastened to a nut incorporated in the second fastening slot 145,
A sensing bar 172 disposed at the opposite ends of the case 171 so as to be rotatable about its axis and disposed so as to move away from the proximity sensor when the one end thereof moves downward in contact with the moving object,
And a weight (173) mounted on the other end so that the other end moves downward when one end of the sensing bar (172) moves upward when the cargo is removed.

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