WO2018052212A1

WO2018052212A1 - Roller assembly for trolley conveyor

Info

Publication number: WO2018052212A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/009710
Authority: WO
Inventors: 조종원
Original assignee: 주식회사 지티
Priority date: 2016-09-19
Filing date: 2017-09-05
Publication date: 2018-03-22
Also published as: KR101700279B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a roller assembly having a simple structure, a light weight, and excellent durability. In connection with the configuration, the roller assembly comprises: a pair of brackets arranged on both sides of a rail track, respectively; a roller installed inside upper ends of the brackets so as to slide along the rail track; a bush for rotatably supporting the roller; and a fixing means for fixing the bush to the brackets. The roller comprises an inner wheel having the shape of a pipe extending in one direction, an outer wheel formed outside the inner wheel, and a spoke connecting the inner wheel and the outer wheel. The outer wheel has the shape of a pipe, the outer peripheral surface of which is a curved surface, and the spoke has the shape of a plate having a thickness smaller than the width of the outer wheel. The inner wheel has the shape of a pipe protruding outward from a surface of the spoke such that the diameter of the pipe decreases toward an end thereof.

Description

Roller Assembly for Trolley Conveyor

The present invention relates to a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, and more particularly, to a roller assembly having a simple structure, light weight and excellent durability.

In general, the process of producing raw chicken with feathers and guts removed by processing raw chicken is called slaughtering. Whole chickens produced through the process of poultry are produced again as raw meat through part meat processing or further processed into processed products.

Looking at the process, the hanging step of placing the raw chicken on the conveyor and putting it on the processing line, the stunning step of passing the current through the raw chicken put into the processing line, and the bleeding step of draining the blood from the failed chicken, , A scalding step of relaxing the feathers, a hair loss step of removing the feathers, and an evisceration step of removing the intestines.

The conveyor for feeding raw chicken or chicken in the aforementioned process is an overhead type trolly conveyor moving along rail tracks installed on the ceiling.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0368337 (2004.11.10.) Discloses an overhead trolley conveyor (hereinafter referred to as a "trolley conveyor").

Conventional trolley conveyors include roller assemblies 12-20 that move along rail tracks 10. The roller assemblies 12-20 are comprised by the pair of brackets 12 located in the both sides of the rail track 10, and the rolling means 16-20 for sliding the bracket 12, respectively. The rolling means 16 to 20 include a hub 16 coupled to the bracket 12 through a fixing bolt 17, a wheel 18 rotatably installed on the outside of the hub 16, and the hub 16. And a ball bearing 20 interposed between the wheel 18 and the wheel 18.

The trolley conveyor of the above-described structure is applied to the rolling means (16-20) for the sliding of the bracket 12 when transporting and stopping the feed chicken or chicken, the conventional rigidity of the rolling means (16-20) In order to maintain the parts of the hub 16, the wheel 18, the bearing 20 was made of metal used.

However, the hub 16, the wheel 18, and the bearing 20 made of metal caused friction noise due to contact when the trolley conveyor was driven. In the severe case, the hub 16, the wheel 18, and the bearing 20 were made. The friction between them produced dust such as metal powder.

Recently, the hub 16 and the wheel 18 were made of synthetic resin to reduce noise and prevent dust generation. However, the hub 16 and the wheel 18 made of synthetic resin are made of metal. Since the strength is weaker than the bearing 20, there is a problem that is easily broken by the applied load when the trolley conveyor is driven and stopped. In addition, the noise generated when driving the trolley conveyor is also not greatly reduced, the development of a new roller assembly is required.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art described above is to provide a roller assembly having a simple structure, light weight and excellent durability.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a roller assembly that can suppress the generation of noise when driving the trolley conveyor.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor moving along a rail track, a pair of brackets respectively located on both sides of the rail track, and installed inside the upper end of the bracket and along the rail track And a sliding roller, a bush for rotatably supporting the roller, and fixing means for fixing the bush to the bracket.

In the above-described configuration, the roller includes a pipe-shaped inner ring extending in one direction, an outer ring formed outside the inner ring, and a spoke connecting the inner ring and the outer ring.

The outer ring has a pipe shape having an outer circumferential surface thereof, and the spokes have a plate shape having a thickness thinner than the width of the outer ring. In addition, the inner ring is a pipe shape protruding outward from one surface of the spoke, the inner ring is a pipe shape that becomes smaller toward the end.

The bush has a pipe shape formed longer than the inner ring. More specifically, it consists of a pipe-shaped body passing through the inner ring, and a flange formed on one outer peripheral surface of the body.

A lubrication groove is formed along the outer circumferential surface of the body, and a semi-solid lubricant is injected into the lubrication groove.

The present invention configured as described above is simple in structure and easy to manufacture and reduce the manufacturing cost, the configuration except the fixing means is made of synthetic resin can be reduced to be applied to the trolley conveyor line by reducing the weight of the roller assembly. have. In addition, durability can be improved by filling a lubricant between the roller and the bush to reduce friction, and it is possible to suppress the generation of noise when driving the trolley conveyor.

1 is a perspective view of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an enlarged view of a part of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded view of a part of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the present invention; In the following description of embodiments according to the present invention, and in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same reference numerals are added to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings.

The roller assembly for a trolley conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a 'roller assembly') moves along a rail track installed on the ceiling of a yard, and transfers a chicken or chicken which is to be transferred.

1 to 4, the roller assembly 100 and the rail track 200 according to the present embodiment will be described.

The rail track 200 serves to guide the movement of the roller assembly 100. The rail track 200 consists of a web 210 extending from side to side, and a flange 220 protruding upward from the top surface of the web 210. At this time, the rollers 120 of the roller assembly 100 are respectively located on both sides of the flange 220 and rotates in contact with the upper surface of the web 210, the roller assembly 100 can slide along the rail track 200. Make sure

The roller assembly 100 moves along the rail track 200 and serves to transport raw chicken or chicken which is to be transferred. Looking at the structure, the bracket 110 surrounding the rail track 200, the roller 120 is installed on the upper end of the bracket 110 and in contact with the rail track 200, and rotatably supporting the roller 120 Bush 130 and a fixing means 140 for fixing the bush 130 to the bracket (110).

The bracket 110 has a double bent crankshaft shape. That is, the first member 111 that extends up and down, the second member 112 that is refracted from the lower end of the first member 111 to the right, and the agent that is refracted downward from the right end of the second member 112. It consists of three members 113.

Fastening

parts

114 and 115 for installing the roller 120 and the bush 130 are provided at the upper end of the first member 111. The

fastening parts

114 and 115 include a fastening hole 114 through which the bolt 142 of the fastening means 140 passes, and a fastening groove (115 in FIG. 4) into which the nut 144 of the fastening means 140 is inserted. . At this time, the first member 111 is inclined at a predetermined angle so as to face the outer side toward the lower side except for the upper end formed with the fastening parts (114, 115), which interferes with the roller (120) installed in the fastening parts (114, 115) It is to prevent.

An insertion groove 116 into which the chain (not shown) for moving the roller assembly 100 is inserted is formed inside the middle of the middle of the third member 113. In addition, the lower portion of the insertion groove 116 is provided with a mounting hole 117 is provided with a shackle (not shown) for fixing the object to be transported, such as chicken or chicken.

The bracket 110 of the above-described shape is composed of a pair which are respectively located on both sides of the rail track 200 and disposed to face each other. At this time, the pair of brackets 110 are coupled to contact the third member 113 to form a unit, the unit consisting of a combination of a pair of brackets 110 to surround the rail track 200 Has a branched Y shape.

The roller 120 consists of the outer ring 122, the inner ring 124 located inside the outer ring 122, and the spoke 126 which connects the outer ring 122 and the inner ring 124. As shown in FIG.

The outer ring 122 of the roller 120 is in contact with the web 210. Outer ring 122 is a pipe shape extending from side to side, the outer peripheral surface is formed into a curved surface. When the outer circumferential surface of the outer ring 122 is formed to be curved, the contact area with the web 210 may be minimized to minimize friction due to contact with the web 210 when the roller assembly 100 moves.

The inner ring 124 of the roller 120 is in contact with the bush 130. The inner ring 124 is a pipe shape protruding outward from one surface of the spoke 126, is formed in a tapered shape that the diameter decreases toward the end, the through-hole 128 for the installation of the bush 130 in the center Is formed. As such, the reason why the inner ring 124 is formed only on one surface of the spoke 126 is to allow the head of the bolt 142 for fixing the bush 130 to be positioned inside the roller 120. In other words, it is to prevent the interference by the head protruding to the outside of the roller 120 during the movement of the roller assembly 100.

The spoke 126 of the roller 120 connects the outer ring 122 and the inner ring 124 and serves to support the outer ring 122. The spokes 126 are formed in a plate shape having a thickness thinner than the width of the outer ring 122, and as described above, the inner ring 124 protrudes outward from one surface of the spoke 126.

The bush 130 serves to rotatably support the roller 120 and at the same time serves to reduce friction due to the contact of the roller 120. Bush 130 may be made of Teflon to reduce the friction caused by the contact with the roller 120 made of synthetic resin.

The above-described bush 130 is composed of a pipe-shaped body 132 penetrating the inner ring 124, and a flange 134 formed on one outer peripheral surface of the body 132. At this time, the body 132 is formed longer than the width (or length) of the inner ring 124, to prevent the inner ring 124 protrudes longer than the bush 130 to contact the bracket 110 and the like.

Fixing means 140 serves to fix the bush 130 for rotatably supporting the roller 120 to the bracket (110). The fixing means 140 includes a bolt 142 penetrating through the bush 130 and the bracket 110 and a nut 144 inserted into the fastening groove 115.

The roller assembly 100 configured as described above has a simple structure and can be easily manufactured and reduce manufacturing costs. In addition, all the components 110 to 130 except the fixing means 140 are made of synthetic resin to reduce the weight of the roller assembly can be applied to the trolley conveyor line, and suppress the generation of noise when driving the trolley conveyor. can do.

5 is a diagram illustrating a roller assembly 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The roller assembly 300 according to the present embodiment includes a bracket 310 surrounding the rail track 200, a roller 320 installed at an upper end of the bracket 310 and contacting the rail track 200, and a roller ( Bush 330 for rotatably supporting the 320, and the fixing means 340 for fixing the bush 330 to the bracket (310). In this case, since the configuration except for the bush 330 is the same as the above-described embodiment, only the bush 330 will be described below.

The bush 330 of this embodiment consists of the pipe-shaped body 332 which penetrates the roller 320, and the flange 334 formed in the outer peripheral surface of the end of the body 332. At this time, the outer circumferential surface of the body 332 is formed with a lubrication groove 336, the semi-solid lubricant is injected into the lubrication groove 336.

In the roller assembly 300 having the above-described structure, lubricant is filled between the roller 320 and the bush 330 to reduce friction and noise generated between the roller 320 and the bush 330 when the trolley conveyor is driven. And, through this it is possible to improve the durability of the roller assembly 300.

6 illustrates a roller assembly 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The roller assembly 400 according to the present embodiment includes a bracket 410 surrounding the rail track 200, a roller 420 installed on the upper end of the bracket 410 and contacting the rail track 200, and a roller ( Bush 430 for rotatably supporting the 420, and the fixing means 440 for fixing the bush 430 to the bracket 410.

A protruding surface 418 is formed at an upper end of the bracket 410, that is, at an upper end in which a fastening part for installing the roller 420 and the bush 430 is provided. The protruding surface 418 prevents the interference between the bracket 410 and the roller 420 by separating the roller 420 installed on the top of the bracket 410 from the bracket 410.

While the present invention has been described through the preferred embodiments, the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Those of ordinary skill will understand. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted not by the specific embodiments, but by the matters described in the claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

In a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor moving along a rail track,

A pair of brackets respectively located on both sides of said rail track;

A roller installed inside the upper end of the bracket and sliding along the rail track;

A bush rotatably supporting the roller; And

Fixing means for fixing the bush to the bracket,

The roller is composed of a pipe-shaped inner ring extending in one direction, an outer ring formed outside the inner ring, and spokes connecting the inner ring and the outer ring,

The bush is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that the pipe shape formed longer than the inner ring.
The method according to claim 1,

The bush is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that consisting of a pipe-shaped body passing through the inner ring and a flange formed on one outer peripheral surface of the body.
The method according to claim 2,

A roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that a lubrication groove is formed along the outer circumferential surface of the body.
The method according to claim 3,

Semi-solid lubricant is injected into the lubrication groove roller assembly for a conveyor.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The spokes are plate-shaped having a thickness thinner than the width of the outer ring, the inner ring is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that the pipe shape projecting outward from one surface of the spoke.
The method according to claim 5,

The outer ring is a pipe shape of the outer circumferential surface is curved, the inner ring is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that the pipe shape becomes smaller toward the end.
The method according to claim 5,

The inner side of the bracket is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that the projecting surface is formed in contact with the bush.
The method according to claim 5,

The roller and the bush is a roller assembly for a trolley conveyor, characterized in that made of different types of synthetic resin.