JPH10226415A - Conveyor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate sure cleaning in every part of a device by forming a gap having an open side face between the upper rail of a ceiling member and the ceiling member when a conveyor device is traveled on the rail. SOLUTION: A rail 15 is laid on the upper side of a ceiling member 5 by a bolt 21 via a support 17 and a rail receiver 18. The support 17 and the bolt 21 are long and thus, when a conveyor 16 is traveled on the rail 15, a gap 22 having an open side face 10 is formed between the upper surface of the ceiling member 5 and the lower surface of the rail 15. For cleaning of a conveyor device 1, inside an upper space 8, by inserting from the side face 10 of the gap 22 an air gun or the arm of an operator or a cleaning work instrument and using a brush or a nozzle, the rail 15, the rail receiver 18 and the upper surface of the ceiling member 5 are cleaned. The conveyor 16 is cleaned, in a cleaning section, by cleaning water or air jetted out of a cleaning water nozzle or a water draining air nozzle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor device for conveying articles such as cans, bottles, bottles, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In such a conveyor apparatus, a chain rail is usually attached to a frame, and a conveyor wound around the frame so as to be able to run up and down is guided and driven along the chain rail. And the like are placed and transported. The conveyors of these conveyor devices need to be cleaned because lubricants and scum of the contents may adhere thereto.

[0003]

However, such a conveyor device has a complicated structure, and the periphery of the conveyor is closed by being covered with an outer plate of a frame, and between the rail and the frame and each component member. Since there is almost no gap between them, it is quite difficult to clean the conveyor device in detail. Normally, when cleaning the conveyor device, the operation of the conveyor device is stopped and the device is disassembled, but this is a complicated operation that requires a long time. For this reason, there is a demand for the development of a conveyor device capable of easily and reliably cleaning the details of the device. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a conveyor device capable of easily and reliably cleaning the details of the device.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with this object, a conveyor device according to the present invention comprises a rail positioned above a ceiling member supported by a support fixed to a ceiling member of a frame; A receiving roll positioned below the ceiling member, a conveyor supported by the rail and the receiving roll and wound around the ceiling member so as to be able to run vertically, and a conveyor above the ceiling member. It has a side guide located above the side part, and is characterized in that an open space is formed on the side surface between the rail above the ceiling member and the ceiling member.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a conveyor device. The conveyor device 1 has a frame 2. The frame 2 has a body 4 and a ceiling member 5, and the body 4 has a suspending member 3 and a receiving member 6 for holding a dust receiver 35 formed thereon. The height of the receiving member 6 can be adjusted by operating the adjusting bolt 7.
The ceiling member 5 has a plate shape, and partitions an upper space 8 and a lower space 11.

The conveyor apparatus 1 has a washing unit 12 and a driving sprocket wheel (not shown) at both ends, a driven sprocket wheel (not shown), and receiving rolls 13a. 13b, a tension roll 14, and a rail 15 located above the ceiling member 5 of the frame.

The rail 15 is mounted above the ceiling member 5 by bolts 21 via a column 17 and a rail receiver 18. The support pillar 17 and the bolt 21 use long ones. Therefore, when the conveyor 16 runs on the rail 15, a gap 22 having the side surface 10 opened between the upper surface of the ceiling member 5 and the lower surface of the rail 15. It is formed. The space 22 has such a size that cleaning with an air gun or a worker's arm or equipment for cleaning work can be inserted. In addition, the pillars 17 are installed at locations necessary for holding the rails at convenient intervals in the traveling direction of the conveyor 16, and the rail receivers 18 are not necessarily required and can be appropriately selected. The conveyor 16 can run on the rail 15 in contact with the upper space 8 and can move on the rail 15.
The tension roll 14 which is in contact with the receiving rolls 13a and 13b and is supported by the sub-frame 36
In this state, it is wound between a driving sprocket wheel (not shown) and a driven sprocket wheel (not shown) at both ends, and the space 8 above and below the ceiling member 5 and the space 8 below. The vehicle circulates between the spaces 11.

In the vicinity of the tension roll 14, a cleaning water nozzle 24 for the back side of the conveyor and a cleaning water nozzle 27 for the front side of the conveyor are provided upstream of the passage of the conveyor 16.
Are arranged, and shielding plates 25a and 25b are arranged in the vicinity thereof. Further, on the downstream side of the passage of the conveyor 16, the draining air nozzles 23 on the rear side of the conveyor and the draining air nozzles 26 a and 26 b on the rear side of the conveyor are arranged in a zigzag pattern, thereby improving the draining effect and exhibiting the function of preventing unsweeping. In addition, a shielding plate 28 is arranged near it. Resin guides 29a and 29b, which are longer than the draining air nozzles 23, 26a and 26b, are provided to guard the draining air nozzles from contacting the conveyor 16. A plurality of receiving rolls 13a and 13b are provided in the traveling direction of the conveyor 16, and each of the receiving rolls contacts the back side of the conveyor 16 in a staggered manner so as not to be at the same position in the traveling direction of the conveyor 16. This is to prevent the conveyor from becoming dirty.

A side guide 31 is provided on the side of the upper space 8.
Is provided. The side guide 31 is a guide for regulating the position in the width direction of an outermost one such as a can which is a conveyed object on the conveyor 16, and a post 32 rises from the frame 2. Supported by the department. Adjusting screw 3 for side guide 31
3. By operating the rod 34, the position in the width direction and the height position can be adjusted. A dust receiver 35 can be provided in the suspension member 3 of the frame 2.

In the case of transporting cans and the like in the conveyor device configured as described above, the conveyor 16 is placed between a driving sprocket wheel (not shown) and a driven sprocket wheel (not shown) at both ends of the conveyor device 1. Wrap around ceiling member 5
Circulates between an upper space 8 above and below a space 8 and a lower space 11. At this time, the conveyor 16 travels in contact with the rail 15 in the upper space 8, contacts the receiving roll 13 in the lower space 11, and
4 gives tension. The cans, bottles, bottles, etc., to be conveyed are conveyed by the conveyor 1 in the upper space 8.
6 and transported.

The cleaning of the conveyor device 1 is performed as follows. In the upper space 8, an air gun or a worker inserts an arm or a cleaning device from the side surface 10 of the gap 22 and cleans the rail 15, the rail receiver 18, and the upper surface of the ceiling member 5 using a brush or a nozzle. I do. Next, the conveyor 16 is provided with a washing water nozzle 24 in the washing unit 12,
27, it is possible to always wash with washing water or air jetted from the draining air nozzles 23, 26a, 26b, or to wash intermittently. In the conveyor device 1 configured as described above, the gap 22 is formed as a gap with the side surface 10 opened, so that an air gun or a worker can insert an arm or necessary cleaning equipment, so that workability is good, Complete cleaning is easy. Further, since the position of the side guide 31 is variable, the conveyor 16 can be lifted by retracting the side guide 31 to a position where it does not hinder the cleaning operation during the above-described cleaning operation, so that the workability is further improved, and the workability is improved. Blind spot is gone. When the cleaning is performed by the cleaning water nozzles 24 and 27 and the draining air nozzles 23, 26a and 26b, the shielding plates 25 and 28 block the slag blown by the cleaning water and the air and the splash of the cleaning water including the slag. The waste liquid is collected in the drain pan 37 without contaminating the surroundings. In addition, since the ceiling member 5 has a plate shape without holes, dirt in the upper space 8 does not transfer to the lower space 11, and the apparatus can be kept clean.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory longitudinal sectional view of a conveyor device.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional explanatory view of a conveyor device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a portion B in FIG. 2;

5 is a sectional view of a portion C in FIG. 2 1 conveyor device 2 frame 3 hanging member 4 trunk portion 5 ceiling member 6 receiving member 7 adjusting bolt 8 upper space 10 side surface 11 lower space 12 washing portions 13a, 13b receiving roll 14 Tension roll 15 Rail 16 Conveyor 17 Support 18 Rail support 21 Bolt 22 Void 23 Drain air nozzle 24 Wash water nozzle 25a, 25b Shield plate 26a, 26b Drain air nozzle 27 Wash water nozzle 28 Shield plate 29a, 29b Resin guide 31 Side guide 32 Post 33 Adjustment screw 34 Rod 35 Dust pan 36 Sub-frame 37 Drain pan

Claims (3)

[Claims] A rail positioned above the ceiling member supported by a support fixed to the ceiling member of the frame; a receiving roll positioned below the ceiling member of the frame; and the rail and the receiving roll. And a side guide positioned above a side portion of the conveyor above the ceiling member, the conveyor being wound around the ceiling member so as to be able to run over the ceiling member, and a side guide positioned above the ceiling member. A conveyor device characterized by forming an open space on the side surface between the rail and the ceiling member. 2. A plurality of receiving rolls are provided in the traveling direction of the conveyor, and each of the receiving rolls is configured to contact the conveyor in a staggered manner so as not to be at the same position in the traveling direction of the conveyor. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein 3. A washing water nozzle is arranged below the ceiling member of the frame toward the passage on the upstream side of the passage of the conveyor, and a shielding plate is arranged in the vicinity thereof, and The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein a draining air nozzle is arranged downstream of the passage route toward the passage route, and a shielding plate is arranged near the drain nozzle.