KR20200112411A - Active carbon filling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a facility, which automatically and uniformly fills grain-shaped activated carbon in an activated carbon filter used in an air conditioner or an air purifier so as to remove harmful components or smells contained in air. The present invention provides the new type activated carbon filling facility, which connectively arranges a product and activated carbon supplying part, an activated carbon filling part, a defective product selecting part, and a product and defective product discharging part and performs the entire processes of supplying a product and activated carbon, filling the activated carbon, selecting the defective product, and discharging the product as the automated processes, thereby shortening a cycle time for filling the activated carbon, securing a quality of the product in accordance with the uniform filling, and generally improving productivity.

Description

Activated carbon filling equipment

The present invention relates to an activated carbon filling facility, and more particularly, to automatically and evenly fill granular activated carbon into an activated carbon filter used in an air conditioner or air purifier to remove harmful components or odors contained in the air. It is about equipment.

In general, as environmental pollution caused by industrial development increases in homes or industrial sites, the harmfulness of the human body due to air pollution is gradually increasing.

Air pollution, which accounts for most of these environmental pollution, is more seriously contaminating not only the outdoor air but also the indoor air where people are active for a long time.

For example, indoor air is more polluted than outdoor air because contaminated air continuously circulates in a limited space.

In addition, with the advent of new building materials, pollutants are released, and indoor air pollution is further increasing due to the use of various household items.

Usually, air purifiers are installed and used in indoor spaces such as homes, offices, hospitals, and factories to create a pleasant environment by purifying indoor air.

This air purifier is a facility that maintains a comfortable space by controlling the temperature and humidity and airflow inside a specific space and removing foreign substances in the air.

Such an air purifier is in the form of removing dust, pollutants, and odors contained therein by passing air through filtration and adsorption fillers such as fabric, paper, glass wool, and activated carbon. According to this, the performance and function will also vary greatly.

Most air purifiers filter out foreign substances harmful to the human body such as various fine dusts or dusts floating in the air flowing from outdoors or indoors, and supply them in a cleanly purified state by adsorbing odorous gases, air, and smoke. It is equipped with a filter for.

For example, the air purifier is equipped with a pre-filter, an electric precipitator, an activated carbon filter, etc. to purify the air. Among them, the activated carbon filter has the advantage of exhibiting an excellent function of removing odors or absorbing harmful gases. For this reason, activated carbon filters filled with activated carbon are mostly used in recently released air purifiers.

1 is a perspective view showing a general activated carbon filter, the body 130 of such an activated carbon filter includes a frame 100 formed in a rectangular frame shape, and a compartment wall formed by connecting one from the frame side in the inner region of the frame 100 A plurality of cells 120 partitioned by 110 are formed.

In addition, the cell 120 serves as a passage through which wind passes, as well as a housing for accommodating a filler such as a piece of activated carbon, and both sides of the cell 120 filled with the filler are closed by the mesh 150. .

Here, looking at the method of filling the fillers in each cell of the activated carbon filter, the operator holds the frame with the mesh attached to only one side of the frame by hand, and puts the frame in the container containing the filler, and then by a rough eye guess. The filler is filled by pouring the filler into the cell.

And, after filling the cell of the frame with the filler, the mesh is attached to the other side of the frame to complete the overall finish.

In this way, there is a disadvantage that workability and productivity are deteriorated because the filler is filled by relying on the worker's manual work, and the filling rate (filling amount) of the activated carbon filled in each cell is not constant, and the filter There is a drawback that leads to a decrease in performance of the device.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1522199 Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1578676

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised in view of the above, and the product and activated carbon supply unit, activated carbon filling unit, defective sorting unit, product and defective product discharging unit are arranged in connection, and activated carbon filling and defective selection from the supply of products and activated carbon And, by implementing a new type of charging equipment that performs the entire process until product discharge as an automated process, it is possible to shorten the cycle time related to activated carbon charging, and to provide an activated carbon charging equipment that can improve overall productivity. There is a purpose.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to implement a new charging method in which activated carbon is uniformly dispersed and filled in each cell of the filter by using a jig equipped with a plurality of activated carbon accommodation spaces capable of one-to-one correspondence to each cell of the filter. It is to provide an activated carbon filling facility capable of stably securing the performance of filter products, such as being able to uniformly fill the activated carbon throughout.

In order to achieve the above object, the activated carbon filling facility provided by the present invention has the following characteristics.

The activated carbon filling facility includes a product supply unit that supplies products using a product input conveyor, an activated carbon supply unit that quantitatively supplies the activated carbon after measuring the activated carbon discharged from the hopper using a load cell for measuring the activated carbon, and disposed above the activated carbon supply unit. , Activated carbon that is disposed at the rear end of the product supply unit and under the activated carbon supply unit, and transfers the product filled with activated carbon using the first conveyor for product transfer after filling the product with the activated carbon supplied from the activated carbon supply unit through a jig device. It consists of a structure including a charging part.

In a preferred embodiment, the activated carbon filling facility is disposed at the rear end of the activated carbon charging unit, and the product discharged from the activated carbon charging unit is weighed with a product weighing load cell to select genuine or defective products, and then weighed using a second conveyor for product transfer. It may further include a product selection unit for transferring the finished product.

In a preferred embodiment, the activated carbon filling facility is disposed at the rear end of the product sorting part, and after the product sorting part sorts genuine or defective products, selectively operates the defective product discharging device to select and discharge genuine and defective products. May contain more wealth.

Here, the activated carbon supply unit has a first hopper door and a hopper storing a certain amount of activated carbon, a weighing hopper disposed under the hopper and temporarily storing the activated carbon to measure the activated carbon discharged from the hopper, and the metering It may include a load cell for weighing activated carbon for measuring the weight of the activated carbon contained in the weighing hopper while supporting the hopper.

The activated carbon supply unit may include a plurality of hoppers for storing activated carbons of different types, and at least one of the hoppers may directly put activated carbon into the hopper for measurement, and the remaining hoppers are activated carbon. Activated carbon can be transported using a conveying conveyor and put into a weighing hopper.

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit includes a charging unit frame installed on an upper portion of the first conveyor for product transfer, a jig device frame and an up-down cylinder supporting a jig device at a lower end while operating in an up-down direction from the inside of the charging unit frame, and the jig device In addition to being supported on the frame, it may include a brush device and a brush device actuator that evenly sweeps activated carbon accumulated on an upper surface of the jig device while operating in a left and right direction.

Here, the jig device of the activated carbon filling unit is located on the upper jig plate while maintaining a gap between the upper jig plate having a plurality of holes corresponding to each activated carbon receiving area of the product and the upper jig plate while being stacked up and down. It may include a lower jig plate having a plurality of holes corresponding to each hole one-to-one, a shutter that selectively communicates the upper and lower holes while being received and drawn out in a gap between the upper and lower jig plates, and a shutter cylinder for shutter operation.

These activated carbon charging parts are vertically arranged in a structure capable of vertical operation between the weighing hopper of the activated carbon supply part and the jig device of the activated carbon charging part, so that the activated carbon discharged from the weighing hopper falls to the upper surface of the jig device It may include a chute cylinder for.

At this time, the activated carbon charging unit may include a conveyor for discharging the residual activated carbon, which is placed in contact with the front and/or rear ends of the jig device and is arranged side by side along the front-rear direction to discharge the remaining activated carbon that is swept out of the facility. have.

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit is arranged in the front-rear direction at the top of the first conveyor for product transfer, and can be operated along the front-rear direction, and a stopper and a stopper cylinder that holds the correct position of the product on the first conveyor for product transfer. It may include.

The activated carbon filling facility provided by the present invention has the following effects.

First, the product supply unit, activated carbon supply unit, activated carbon charging unit, defective sorting unit, product and defective product discharging unit, etc.are arranged in connection, and the entire process from product and activated carbon supply to activated carbon filling and defective selection, and product discharging is an automated process. By providing a new activated carbon filling facility to perform, it is possible to shorten the cycle time related to charging of activated carbon, secure product quality according to uniform charging, and improve overall productivity.

Second, by applying an activated carbon supply unit including a plurality of activated carbon storage hoppers that can individually store various types of activated carbon, it is possible to actively respond to changes in product specifications, such as being able to supply activated carbon suitable for the product by type. It works.

Third, when charging activated carbon, by applying the method of filling the standardized space in the jig and then filling it into each cell of the filter as it is, the filler can be uniformly dispersed and filled in each cell of the filter. There is an effect of securing stable performance of the filter, such as securing a uniform air flow (amount) throughout.

1 is a perspective view showing a general activated carbon filter
2 to 4 are a front view, a plan view and a side view showing an activated carbon filling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 and 6 are perspective views showing an activated carbon charging part of an activated carbon charging facility according to an embodiment of the present invention
7 to 10 are a front view, a plan view, and a side view showing an activated carbon charging part of an activated carbon charging facility according to an embodiment of the present invention

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

2 to 4 are a front view, a plan view, and a side view showing an activated carbon filling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figs. 2 to 4, the activated carbon filling facility has a product supply unit, an activated carbon supply unit, an activated carbon charging unit, a defect screening unit, a product discharge unit, and the like. And it is made in a structure that can perform the entire process until product discharge by an automated process.

To this end, the activated carbon filling facility includes a product supply unit 11 as a means for supplying products to the activated carbon charging unit 17.

The product supply unit 11 includes a product input conveyor 10 for transferring products, and the product input conveyor 10 at this time includes a first conveyor 16 for product transfer in the activated carbon charging unit 17 and It is arranged in connection with the rear end of the first conveyor 16 for conveying products while having the same height.

In addition, a photo sensor 41 for input control is installed on the product input conveyor 10, and the photo sensor 41 for input control detects the presence of a product placed on the product input conveyor 10 It serves to provide a signal for whether to start or stop the operation of the input conveyor 10.

That is, when the photo sensor 41 for input control detects the product on the product input conveyor 10, the operation of the product input conveyor 10 is stopped, and the product at this time is in a standby state before input. There will be.

Therefore, when the process of charging the activated carbon in the activated carbon charging unit 17 is completed, the product input conveyor 10 of the product supply unit 11 operates and the product waiting on the product input conveyor 10 is the activated carbon charging unit. The product is transferred to the first conveyor 16 for product transfer in (17), and the product can be positioned on the activated carbon filling process area by the operation of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer.

In addition, the activated carbon filling facility includes an activated carbon supply unit 14 as a means for storing and quantitatively supplying activated carbon.

The activated carbon supply unit 14 is disposed above the activated carbon charging unit 17, stores a large amount of activated carbon, measures a certain amount, and supplies the measured amount of activated carbon to the activated carbon charging unit 17 below. Is done.

To this end, the activated carbon supply unit 14 includes a hopper 12 for storing a quantity of activated carbon as well as a hopper 12 on the upper side for storing a large amount of activated carbon, and the hopper for measuring at this time (24) Is installed in a structure supported by a load cell 13 for measuring activated carbon installed below the hopper.

Accordingly, when a certain amount of activated carbon is discharged from the hopper 12 of the activated carbon supply unit 14, the activated carbon discharged at this time is introduced into the weighing hopper 24 and is weighed by the load cell 13 for measuring activated carbon, Subsequently, the quantitative amount of activated carbon that has been weighed can be supplied to the activated carbon charging unit 17 after being discharged from the weighing hopper 24.

In addition, the activated carbon filling facility substantially includes an activated carbon filling unit 17 as a means for filling the product with activated carbon.

The activated carbon charging unit 17 is continuously disposed behind the product supply unit 11 and at the same time is disposed below the activated carbon supply unit 14, and received from the activated carbon supply unit 14 in each cell of the product supplied from the product supply unit 11 It serves to charge activated carbon.

To this end, the activated carbon charging unit 17 includes a first conveyor 16 for product transport for transporting and supporting the product, and the product is transported to the correct position along the first conveyor 16 for product transport at this time. In addition, it includes a jig device 15 disposed above the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, and the activated carbon is uniformly filled into each cell of the product through the jig device 15 at this time. You will be able to.

Therefore, when the product transported along the first conveyor 16 for product transport is positioned in the correct position, the activated carbon is supplied from the activated carbon supply unit 14, and the activated carbon thus supplied is primary to the jig device 15. And the activated carbon continuously filled in the jig device 15 can be filled into each cell of the product, and the product filled with activated carbon is a product sorting unit along the first conveyor 16 for product transfer. It can be discharged to the (20) side.

In addition, the activated carbon filling facility includes a product sorting unit 20 as a means for selecting genuine or defective products by measuring products filled with activated carbon.

The product sorting unit 20 is continuously disposed behind the activated carbon charging unit 17 and serves to measure the products discharged from the activated carbon charging unit 17, that is, products filled with activated carbon.

To this end, the product sorting unit 20 includes a second conveyor 19 for product transport for transporting and supporting the product, and the product is positioned at the correct position along the second conveyor 19 for product transport at this time. Weighing position), and the product weighing load cell 18 that is arranged in connection with the second conveyor 19 for product transport, and the load cell 18 for product weighing at this time contains activated carbon. It becomes possible to weigh the filled product.

Therefore, when the product transported along the second conveyor 19 for product transport is positioned at the correct position corresponding to the load cell weighing area, the load cell 18 for product weighing at the same time allows the product to be weighed at this time. When the weight value of the product measured by the product weighing load cell 18 is input to the control unit (not shown), the control unit inputs the weight value of the genuine product previously set and the product weighing load cell 18 The weight value is compared to determine whether the product is genuine or defective, and the value determined by the control unit at this time can be used for discharging the genuine product and the defective product by covering the product discharging unit 22 to be described later.

Then, the weighed product can be discharged to the product discharge unit 22 along the second conveyor 19 for product transfer.

Here, the method of measuring the weight of the product on the conveyor by linking the conveyor and the load cell is not particularly limited and may be adopted as long as it is a method commonly known in the art.

In addition, the activated carbon filling facility includes a product discharging unit 22 as a means for selectively discharging a product filled with activated carbon according to whether the product is genuine or defective.

The product discharging unit 22 is arranged in succession at the rear side of the product separating unit 20, and serves to select and discharge the products passed from the product separating unit 20 as genuine or defective products.

To this end, the product discharging unit 22 includes a third conveyor 42 for product transport for transporting and supporting the product, and the product is in a correct position along the third conveyor 42 for product transport at this time, For example, it can be transported to a position within the operating area of the defective product discharging device 21.

In addition, a defective product discharging device 21 is installed on the upper part of the third conveyor 42 for product transfer, and the defective product discharging device 21 at this time operates in the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction) and the third conveyor for product transfer (42) It is possible to discharge the upper product, that is, the defective product by pushing it in the width direction of the conveyor.

In particular, the defective product discharging device 21 is installed on the discharging device frame 43 installed on the upper part of the product conveying third conveyor 42, and in the front and rear width direction of the product conveying third conveyor 42, that is, It includes an LM device 44 disposed in parallel along the Y-axis direction, and a pusher 45 installed in a structure supported by the slider of the LM device 44, and when the LM device 44 is operated, a pusher ( 45) is able to push and discharge the product (defective product) on the third conveyor 42 for product transfer while moving in the front-rear direction.

Here, the product discharging unit 22 is provided with a photo sensor 46 for product detection, and the photo sensor 46 for product detection at this time detects when the product is located in the working area of the defective product discharging device 21 As a result, a signal is sent to the control unit, and as a result, the operation of the third conveyor 42 for product transfer is stopped.

Therefore, when the product transported along the third conveyor 42 for product transport is located within the working area of the defective product discharging device 21, the output control of the control unit determining whether the product is genuine or defective by the product sorting unit 20 As a result, the product can be selectively discharged as genuine or defective products.

For example, in the case of genuine products, the product proceeds in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) along the third conveyor 42 for product transfer and is discharged to the genuine discharging basket (not shown). When located within the working area of the device 21, the third conveyor 42 for product transfer stops working, and the pusher 45 continues to be operated by the defective product discharging device 21 so that the third conveyor for product transfer ( 42) By pushing out the defective product in the front and rear direction (Y-axis direction), it is possible to dispose of the defective product in a discharging basket (not shown).

On the other hand, the activated carbon supply unit 14 serves to supply the metered amount of activated carbon to the activated carbon charging unit 17 below.

To this end, a hopper 12 in which a large amount of activated carbon is stored is installed on the upper part of the supply unit frame 47 disposed behind the first conveyor 16 for product transfer in the activated carbon charging unit 17, and thus At the outlet of the installed hopper 12, a first hopper door 23, that is, a first hopper door 23 that is opened and closed by an actuator such as a motor controlled by a control unit, is installed.

In addition, a load cell arm 48 extending forward is installed on the supply frame 47, and a load cell 13 for measuring activated carbon is installed at the front end of the load cell arm 48 at this time, and the load cell arm ( 48) On the weighing part (not shown) of the load cell 13 for weighing activated carbon, a weighing hopper 24 is mounted and supported.

Here, the method of measuring the weight of the activated carbon in the weighing hopper 24 by linking the load cell 13 for weighing activated carbon and the weighing hopper 24 is a method commonly known in the art. It is not limited and can be adopted.

Meanwhile, a second hopper door 50 that is opened and closed by a cylinder controlled by a control unit is installed at the outlet of the weighing hopper 24, and when the second hopper door 50 is opened, the weighing hopper Activated carbon that has passed out of (24), that is, activated carbon of a quantity that has been weighed can be dropped toward the guide chute 37 to be described later.

In addition, a slope chute 49 is extended at the outlet of the hopper 12, and the discharge side of the slope chute 49 formed in this way extends to the right above the weighing hopper 24.

Therefore, when the first hopper door 23 in the hopper 12 is opened for a set time and then closed, the activated carbon in the hopper 12 comes down through the slope chute 49 and is placed inside the hopper 24 for weighing. At the same time, the activated carbon weighing load cell 13 measures the weight of the activated carbon in the weighing hopper 24, and when it is determined that the measured activated carbon weight is a preset weight, the control unit controls the second hopper door ( At the same time as 50) is operated open, the amount of activated carbon in the inside of the weighing hopper 24 is sent to the activated carbon charging unit 17 side.

In particular, the activated carbon supply unit 14 provided in the present invention is configured to supply activated carbon of a corresponding specification in accordance with an activated carbon filter of various specifications.

To this end, the activated carbon supply unit 14 is provided with a plurality of hoppers 12, for example, three hoppers 12a, 12b, 12c, for storing activated carbons of different types, and each hopper 12a, 12b and 12c) are installed in a structure that is supported on the supply frame 47 and arranged in a line in a horizontal direction.

In addition, at least one of the hoppers 12a, 12b, and 12c can be directly injected into the hopper 24 for measuring, and the other two use a conveyor 26 for transporting activated carbon. Thus, it is possible to transfer the activated carbon and put it into the weighing hopper 24.

For example, a slope chute 49 is installed between the outlet of one hopper 12a located in the middle and the weighing hopper 24, and the outlet of the two hoppers 12b and 12c located on both sides and the weighing Between the hoppers 24, a conveyor 26 for transporting activated carbon, which is supported on the supply frame 47 and operated by motor driving, is installed.

That is, the front end of the activated carbon transfer conveyor 26 is located below the outlet of the hoppers 12b and 12c, and the rear end is located directly above the weighing hopper 24.

Accordingly, the activated carbon of one specification stored in the hopper 12a is sent to the hopper 24 for measurement through the slope chute 49, and the other two stored in the hoppers 12b and 12c The activated carbon of specification is sent to the weighing hopper 24 through the conveyor 26 for conveying the activated carbon.

In this way, in the present invention, a plurality of hoppers 12 capable of storing various types of activated carbon are adopted, and each activated carbon contained in each hopper 12 can be supplied according to an activated carbon filter of various specifications, thereby filling each specification. It is possible to increase the functionality of the charging facility and secure versatility, such as being able to fill the activated carbon into activated carbon filters of various specifications with only one charging facility without having a separate facility.

Here, in the present invention, in addition to the conveyor 26 for conveying activated carbon applied as a means for conveying the activated carbon between the hopper 12 side and the metering hopper 24 side, a conveying means such as a screw feeder may be applied.

5 and 6 are perspective views showing an activated carbon charging unit of an activated carbon filling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 to 10 are front views showing an activated carbon charging unit of an activated carbon charging facility according to an embodiment of the present invention; It is a top view and a side view.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the activated carbon charging unit 17 serves to evenly fill a quantity of activated carbon provided from the activated carbon supply unit 14 in each cell of the product.

To this end, a charging part frame 27 is installed on the upper part of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, and a frame structure composed of an upper plate and a lower plate parallel to each other and both side plates therebetween. The jig device frame 28 is installed.

At this time, the jig device frame 28 includes at least four guide devices 52 interposed between the side of the charging unit frame 27, that is, a combination of the jig unit frame side guide bush and the charging unit frame side guide bar. In addition to being supported by the guide device 52, it can be installed in a structure that is connected to and supported by the rods of a pair of up-down cylinders 29 installed on the upper end of the charging unit frame 27.

Accordingly, when the up-down cylinder 29 is vertically operated, the jig device frame 28 can also be moved in the Z-axis direction, that is, in the vertical direction.

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit 17 is a means for filling the activated carbon in each hole 32a of the jig device 15 in a manner that evenly sweeps the activated carbon accumulated on the upper surface of the jig device 15, and the brush device 30 And a brush device actuator 31 for operating the brush device 30 at this time.

The brush device actuator 31 is composed of a structure including a motor 31a as a driving means, a screw 31b and a nut 31c as an electric means, a guide bush 31d as a guide means, and a guide bar 31e. Power for the operation of the brush device 30 is provided.

To this end, the motor (31a) is installed in a structure supported by a motor bracket (31f) on one side of the upper plate rear portion of the jig apparatus frame (28), and the screw (31b) is in the upper plate rear portion of the jig apparatus frame (28). The motor 31a is coaxial with the shaft and is horizontally arranged along the X-axis direction, and one side is connected to and supported by the support on the jig device frame 28 side, and the other is connected to and supported by the shaft of the motor 31a. do.

And, the guide bar (31e) is horizontally arranged along the X-axis direction at the front of the upper plate of the jig device frame 28, and both ends are installed in a structure that is supported by both supports on the side of the jig device frame 28. Then, the guide bush 31d is slidably coupled to the guide bar 31e, and is installed in a structure capable of moving along the guide bar 31e.

On the other hand, the brush device 30 includes a brush 51 serving to substantially sweep activated carbon, and the brush 51 is installed in a structure supported by the brush holder 53.

That is, the brush holder 53 is horizontally arranged along the Y-axis direction crossing between the front and rear guide bars 31e and the screws 31b, and both ends of the upper surface of the brush holder 53 at this time are guide bushes. It is supported in a structure coupled to each of the 31d and the nut 31c, and the brush 51 is installed in a fastening structure at the lower end of the brush holder 53 supported in this way.

The brush 51 installed in this way can take a posture that is horizontally arranged side by side along the Y-axis direction.

Here, since the brush holder 53 is supported by a bolt fastening structure using a slot, the height of the brush holder 53, that is, the height of the brush 51 can be adjusted through bolt fastening and releasing operations.

Accordingly, when the motor 31a is operated in the forward or reverse direction, the entire brush 51 including the brush holder 53 reciprocates along the X-axis direction by screw transmission between the screw 31b and the nut 31c. Activated carbon accumulated on one side of the upper surface of the device 15 can be wiped out or returned to its original position.

For example, when the motor 31a is operated in the forward direction, the brush 51 moves from the right to the left in the drawing along the X-axis direction to sweep the activated carbon accumulated on one of the upper surfaces of the jig device 15, and eventually The activated carbon of the jig device 15 is filled in the hole 32a in the upper jig plate 33 of the jig device 15, while the brush 51 is in the left side of the drawing along the X-axis direction when the motor 31a is operated in the reverse direction. It is possible to return to the initial position while moving to the right.

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit 17 includes a jig device 15 as a means for uniformly filling the activated carbon into each cell of the product.

The jig device 15 includes an upper jig plate 33 and a lower jig plate 34 in the form of a square plate, and the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 at this time take a horizontal posture and The top and bottom are stacked and combined while maintaining a predetermined gap between each other (eg, a gap relatively larger than the thickness of a shirt to be described later).

The upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 will be installed in a structure in which the front end and the rear end are coupled by bolting to the inner lower end of each jig support plate 54 that is disposed back and forth in an inclined posture. You will be able to.

The upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 installed in this way can be separated from the jig support plate 54 side through bolt release operation, and accordingly, the jig device 15 is replaced according to the product specifications. You can do the work easily.

Here, the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 can be integrally coupled by a bolt fastening structure in a stacked state, and in such a coupled state, only the upper jig plate 33 side is supported by the jig. Since it is coupled to the plate 54 by bolting, a gap formed between the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 can be exposed to the outside.

In addition to supporting the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34, the jig supporting plate 54 at this time can also serve to prevent the activated carbon rubbed by the brush 51 from being swept forward and backward.

In addition, the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 are provided with a plurality of holes 32a and 32b corresponding to each activated carbon receiving area of the product, that is, one-to-one corresponding to each cell and forming one-to-one matching with each other. .

Accordingly, the activated carbon is temporarily filled in the upper hole 32a and then falls through the lower hole 32b, so that the amount of activated carbon contained in one hole 32a is filled in one cell of the product as it is. You will be able to.

This jig device 15 can be moved up and down together when the jig device frame 28 moves up and down according to the operation of the up-down cylinder 29, and when the jig device 15 is positioned downward, the jig device 15 and When the products are in close contact with each other from above and below, the jig device 15 is separated from the product when the jig device 15 is positioned upward, and the product falling from the jig device 15 is put along the first conveyor 16 for product transfer. Or be discharged.

In particular, the jig device 15 includes a shutter 35 and a shutter cylinder 36 as means for temporarily confining the activated carbon filled in the hole 32a of the upper jig plate 33 in the hole 32a.

The shutter cylinder 36 is installed in a horizontal position along the Y-axis direction on the conveyor frame at the bottom of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, and serves to operate the shutter 35 in the Y-axis direction.

The shutter 35 is a rectangular plate-shaped thin plate, and one end of the shutter 35 is coupled to the rod of the shutter cylinder 36 via a shutter bracket 55.

Accordingly, when the shutter cylinder 36 is operated forward and backward, the shutter 35 enters the gap G formed between the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 of the jig device 15. It is possible to block between the holes 32a and 32b of the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34, and to allow the holes 32a and 32b of the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34 to communicate with each other by coming out of the gap. do.

Here, the activated carbon is not directly filled into the cell of the product through the holes 32a and 32b of the jig device 15, but is first filled in the hole 32a while being blocked by the shutter 35, and then secondly By applying a stepwise method of filling in the cell of the product, there is an advantage that a quantity of activated carbon can be filled into the product.

For example, by temporarily blocking between the holes 32a and 32b of the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34 using the shutter 35 inserted in the gap G, the brush device 30 in this state When the activated carbon is filled in the hole 32a of the furnace upper jig plate 33, it is possible to sufficiently fill the activated carbon in the hole 32a, and after securing a sufficient amount of activated carbon in the hole 32a, in other words, a quantity of activated carbon After securing in the hole 32a, it is possible to fill it in the cell of the product as it is, so that a quantity of activated carbon can be uniformly filled in each cell of the product.

In addition, the activated carbon filling unit 17 includes a stopper 40 and a stopper cylinder 25 as a means for holding the product in a correct position on the first conveyor 16 for product transfer.

The stopper cylinder 25 is installed in a horizontal position along the Y-axis direction on the conveyor frame at the bottom of the first conveyor 16 for product transport, and serves to operate the stopper 40 in the Y-axis direction.

The stopper 40 is in the form of an elongated rod, and is arranged side by side along the front-rear direction (Y-axis direction) at the top of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, and can be operated along the front-rear direction, such a stopper 40 One end of) is coupled to the rod of the stopper cylinder 25 via the stopper bracket 56.

Accordingly, when the stopper cylinder 25 is operated backwards and forwards, the stopper 40 is disposed on the top of the first conveyor 16 for product transport in a forward and backward direction to block the product, so that the first conveyor for product transport ( The product that was moved along 16) is fixed in position while being caught by the stopper 40, and at the same time, the operation of the first conveyor 16 for product transport stops, so that the product can be positioned in the correct position, and the stopper ( Since 40) comes out from the top of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer to the front, the product can proceed along the first conveyor 16 for product transfer.

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit 17 is a guide chute 37 and a chute cylinder 38 as a means for guiding the entire amount of activated carbon falling from the weighing hopper 24 of the activated carbon supply unit 14 to be supplied to the jig device 15 side without loss. ).

The chute cylinder 38 is installed in a vertical posture on the charging unit frame 27, and the rod of the chute cylinder 38 installed in this way is through a bracket to one side of the guide chute 37, for example, a movable guide chute (37b). It is connected to one side of ).

The guide chute 37 is installed along an imaginary vertical line passing through one end area of the jig device 15, and is positioned immediately below the weighing hopper 24 to receive activated carbon falling from the weighing hopper 24. You will be able to.

This guide chute 37 is composed of a hopper-type fixed guide chute 37a fixedly installed on the charging unit frame 27, and a tube-shaped movable guide chute 37b supported by the rod of the chute cylinder 38, At this time, the lower end of the fixed guide chute 37a and the upper end of the movable guide chute 37b are partially overlapped and fitted.

For example, when the lower end of the upper fixed guide chute 37a enters into the upper end of the lower moveable guide chute 37b, it is fitted in an overlapping state, and accordingly, even when the movable guide chute 37b moves up and down, the fixed type The guide chute 37a and the movable guide chute 37b can be kept connected at all times.

Accordingly, when the chute cylinder 38 is lowered, the movable guide chute 37b is also lowered, and the lower end of the movable guide chute 37b positioned in this way is the upper surface of the upper jig plate 33 of the jig device 15 The activated carbon guided through the fixed guide chute (37a) and the movable guide chute (37b) can be placed close to the upper side, and thus can be accumulated on one side of the upper surface of the upper jig plate 33 without splashing or spreading widely. There will be.

In addition, when the chute cylinder 38 is raised, the movable guide chute 37b rises upward avoiding interference with the brush device 30, that is, the lower end of the movable guide chute 37b is It is possible to be positioned above the upper end, in the end the brush device 30 can be operated normally without interference by the movable guide chute (37b).

In addition, the activated carbon charging unit 17 includes a conveyor 39 for discharging the remaining activated carbon as a means for effectively recovering the remaining activated carbon after being filled in the jig device 15 side.

The conveyor 39 for discharging the residual activated carbon is a belt conveyor operated by motor driving, and is located in connection with the jig device 15 side, in other words, the top surface of the conveyor belt and the upper jig plate 33 is connected at the same height. In addition, a structure that is supported on the jig device frame 28 while being arranged in parallel along the front and rear direction (Y-axis direction) across the top of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, for example, the jig device frame 28 It is installed in a structure that is supported by hanging by a bracket at the bottom of the wall.

Here, as the conveyor 39 for discharging the residual activated carbon, one installed at the front end of the jig device 15 may be applied, but the activated carbon that is scattered while pouring to one side of the jig device through the guide chute 37 as well as a brush In order to collect and discharge all activated carbon that is swept away from the other side of the jig device by the device 30, it is preferable to apply two units installed at the front end and the rear end of the jig device 15, respectively.

Therefore, the residual activated carbon swept out by the brush 51 during the operation of the brush device 30 is collected on the upper surface of the conveyor belt of the conveyor 39 for discharging residual activated carbon at the front end side of the jig device 15, If the conveyor 39 for discharging the residual activated carbon continues to operate, the residual activated carbon can be discharged to the outside of the filling facility along the conveyor 39 for discharging the residual activated carbon.

Of course, even in the case of activated carbon that is scattered while pouring into one side of the jig device through the guide chute 37, it can be discharged by the conveyor 39 for discharging residual activated carbon at the rear end of the jig device 15.

Therefore, looking at the operating state of the activated carbon filling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, the activated carbon stored in the hopper 12 of the activated carbon supply unit 14 exits at the same time as the first hopper door 23 is opened, and then is transferred along the slope chute 49 or the conveyor 26 for transporting activated carbon. Is temporarily stored in the weighing hopper 24, and in this state, the weight of the activated carbon contained in the weighing hopper 24 is weighed by the activated carbon weighing load cell 13.

At the same time, the product delivered from the product input conveyor 10 of the product supply unit 11 is caught by the stopper 40 on the first conveyor 16 for product transfer of the activated carbon charging unit 17 and is positioned in the correct position. Then, the entire jig device 15 is positioned downward while the up-down cylinder 29 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 moves downward, and the bottom surface of the lower jig plate 34 in the jig device 15 at this time is on the upper surface of the product. In addition to being in close contact, each hole 32b in the lower jig plate 34 and each cell in the product are matched one-to-one.

Next, when the shutter cylinder 36 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 is operated, the shutter 35 in the front is moved to the rear along the Y-axis direction, and the upper jig plate 33 and the lower portion of the jig device 15 It is inserted into the gap between the jig plates 34, and accordingly, between the upper and lower holes 32a and 32b of the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34 is blocked.

Next, when the chute cylinder 38 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 is operated, the guide chute 37, that is, the movable guide chute 37b, descends, and at the same time, the lower discharge portion of the movable guide chute 37b at this time is It is located close to the upper surface of the upper jig plate 33 of the jig device 15, and in this state, the second hopper door 50 in the weighing hopper 24 of the activated carbon supply unit 14 opens, and the weighing hopper 24 ), the amount of activated carbon contained in the guide chute 37 comes down and is sprayed on the upper surface of the upper jig plate 33 to accumulate.

Next, as the chute cylinder 38 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 operates, the movable guide chute 37b rises and returns to its original position. At the same time, when the brush device actuator 31 is operated, the brush device 30 ) As the brush 51 moves to one side, for example, while moving to the left side of the drawing along the X-axis direction, it sweeps the activated carbon on the upper surface of the upper jig plate 33.

In this way, the activated carbon rubbed by the brush 51 of the brush device 30 can be uniformly filled in each hole 32a of the upper jig plate 33, and the brush 51 that has finished its role at this time is a brush device. It is returned to its original position by the reverse operation of the actuator 31.

Next, when the shutter cylinder 36 of the activated carbon charging part 17 is operated while the activated carbon is filled in each hole 32a of the upper jig plate 33 of the jig device 15, the upper and lower jig plates 33 The shutter 35 interposed between the ,34 moves forward along the Y-axis direction and comes out of the gap between the upper jig plate 33 and the lower jig plate 34 of the jig device 15, and this At the same time, the activated carbon filled in the hole 32a of the upper jig plate 33 is filled while falling into each cell of the product through the hole 32b of the lower jig plate 34.

Next, when the activated carbon is filled in each cell of the product, the up-down cylinder 29 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 is raised and the entire jig device 15 is positioned upward, and the lower part of the jig device 15 at this time The bottom surface of the jig plate 34 falls off the upper surface of the product.

Next, the product filled with activated carbon by the operation of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer is transferred to the right side of the drawing along the X-axis direction to the third conveyor 42 for product transfer of the product sorting unit 20. It will pass.

Next, after the product passed from the side of the activated carbon charging unit 17 is determined as a genuine product or a defective product by weighing in the product sorting unit 20, it is continuously passed to the product discharge unit 22 to be discharged as a genuine product or as a defective product. Discharge treatment is completed, and when the treatment for discharging genuine or defective products is completed, a one-cycle process for charging activated carbon is completed.

As described above, in the present invention, by providing a new activated carbon filling facility that performs the entire process such as supplying products and activated carbon, filling activated carbon, selecting genuine and defective products, and discharging products through an automated process, it is possible to shorten the cycle time associated with charging activated carbon. It is possible to increase the efficiency of such processes, secure the quality of activated carbon filter products through uniform filling, and improve functionality, and improve overall productivity in relation to the production of activated carbon filter products.

10: product input conveyor 11: product supply
12: hopper 13: load cell for weighing activated carbon
14: activated carbon supply unit 15: jig device
16: first conveyor for product transport 17: activated carbon charging unit
18: product weighing load cell 19: product transfer second conveyor
20: product sorting unit 21: defective product discharging device
22: product discharge unit 23: first hopper door
24: measuring hopper 25: stopper cylinder
26: conveyor for transporting activated carbon 27: charging unit frame
28: jig device frame 29: up-down cylinder
30: brush device 31: brush device actuator
32a, 32b: hole 33: upper jig plate
34: lower jig plate 35: shutter
36: shutter cylinder 37: guide chute
38: chute cylinder 39: conveyor for discharging residual activated carbon
40: stopper 41: photo sensor for closing control
42: third conveyor for product transfer 43: discharge device frame
44: LM device 45: pusher
46: photo sensor for product detection 47: supply frame
48: load cell arm 49: slope chute
50: second hopper door 51: brush
52: guide device 53: brush holder
54: jig support plate 55: shutter bracket
56: stopper bracket

Claims (10)

A product supply unit 11 for supplying products using the product input conveyor 10;
An activated carbon supply unit 14 disposed above the activated carbon charging unit 17 and quantitatively supplying the activated carbon discharged from the hopper 12 after weighing the activated carbon using the activated carbon metering load cell 13;
The first conveyor (16) for product transport after filling the product with the activated carbon supplied from the activated carbon supply unit (14) through the jig device (15) and disposed behind the product supply unit (11) and below the activated carbon supply unit (14) Activated carbon charging unit 17 for transferring a product filled with activated carbon by using;
Activated carbon filling equipment, characterized in that it comprises a.
The method according to claim 1,
The product disposed at the rear end of the activated carbon charging unit 17 and discharged from the activated carbon charging unit 17 is weighed with a product weighing load cell 18 to select whether it is genuine or defective, and then the second conveyor 19 for product transport is installed. Activated carbon filling facility, characterized in that it further comprises a product sorting unit (20) for transporting the weighed product by using.
The method according to claim 1,
A product that is disposed at the rear end of the product sorting unit 20 and selects genuine and defective products by selectively operating the defective product discharging device 21 for the product to be discharged after sorting genuine or defective products in the product sorting unit 20 Activated carbon filling facility, characterized in that it further comprises a discharge (22).
The method according to claim 1,
The activated carbon supply unit 14 measures the hopper 12 that has the first hopper door 23 and stores a certain amount of activated carbon, and the activated carbon that is disposed under the hopper 12 and discharged from the hopper 12. It includes a weighing hopper 24 which is temporarily stored for the purpose of measuring the weight of the activated carbon contained in the weighing hopper 24 while supporting the weighing hopper 24 and an activated carbon weighing load cell 13. Activated carbon filling equipment, characterized in that.
The method of claim 4,
The activated carbon supply unit 14 includes a plurality of hoppers 12 for storing activated carbons of different types, and at least one hopper 12 of each of the hoppers 12 is a hopper 24 for directly measuring activated carbon. ), and the remaining hopper 12 transports the activated carbon using the activated carbon transport conveyor 26, and thus can be introduced into the weighing hopper 24.
The method according to claim 1,
The activated carbon charging unit 17 includes a charging unit frame 27 installed on the upper part of the first conveyor 16 for product transport, and a jig device 15 at the lower end while operating in the vertical direction from the inside of the charging unit frame 27. Supporting jig device frame 28 and up-down cylinder 29, and a brush device that is supported on the jig device frame 28 and sweeps evenly the activated carbon accumulated on the upper surface of the jig device 15 while operating in the left and right direction (30) and a brush device actuator (31).
The method according to claim 1,
The jig device 15 of the activated carbon charging part 17 has an upper jig plate 33 having a plurality of holes 32a corresponding to each activated carbon receiving area of the product, and a gap between the upper jig plate 33 A lower jig plate 34 having a plurality of holes 32b corresponding to each of the holes 32a in the upper jig plate 33 while being stacked up and down, and the upper and lower jig plates 33 and 34 Activated carbon filling equipment, characterized in that it comprises a shutter (35) for selectively communicating the upper and lower holes (32a, 32b) while being received and withdrawn in the gap and a shutter cylinder (36) for shutter operation.
The method according to claim 1,
The activated carbon charging unit 17 is vertically arranged in a structure capable of vertical operation between the weighing hopper 24 of the activated carbon supply unit 14 and the jig device 15 of the activated carbon charging unit 17 and discharged from the weighing hopper 24 An activated carbon filling facility comprising a guide chute 37 for guiding the activated carbon to fall to the upper surface of the jig device 15 and a chute cylinder 38 for operating the guide chute.
The method according to claim 1,
The activated carbon charging unit 17 is positioned in connection with the front end and/or rear end of the jig device 15 and is arranged side by side along the front and rear direction to discharge the remaining activated carbon swept away by the brush device 30 to the outside of the facility. Activated carbon filling equipment, characterized in that it comprises a conveyor (39) for discharging activated carbon.
The method according to claim 1,
The activated carbon charging unit 17 is arranged in parallel along the front-rear direction at the top of the first conveyor 16 for product transfer, and can be operated along the front-rear direction, and the product is positioned on the first conveyor 16 for product transfer. Activated carbon filling equipment comprising a stopper 40 and a stopper cylinder 25 to hold the.

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