JP2007152262A - Processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure capable of continuously and efficiently performing operations of: feeding a member into a vessel; subjecting the member to various kinds of processing such as mixing, grinding, separating, defoaming, dewatering and coloring; and discharging the member, in regard to a processing apparatus utilizing a composite centrifugal force consisting of revolution and rotation of the vessel and the gravity force. <P>SOLUTION: The processing apparatus is provided with: a rotator 30 which revolves in a horizontal plane by means of a driving means; and treatment chambers (vessels 50) which are arranged on a location leaving a distance in the radial direction from the rotation center of the rotator 30 and rotate around the rotation axis 41, and perform various kinds of processing such as mixing, grinding, separating, defoaming, dewatering and coloring, wherein, with respect to the treatment chambers (vessels 50), a feeding means 60 which feeds raw material into the treatment chamber or/and a discharging means 40 which discharges treated material are disposed and the feeding means 60 or/and the discharging means 40 are formed so as to be rotatable in synchronism with the revolution of each treatment chamber. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention performs processing such as kneading, pulverization, separation, defoaming, dehydration, coloring, etc. in the container, for example, kneading, pulverizing, separating, defoaming, dehydration, coloring, etc. In particular, the present invention relates to a processing apparatus having a structure capable of continuously charging a workpiece into a container or continuously discharging processed products.

Conventionally, as a kneading apparatus for uniformly kneading edible powder and water using a synthetic centrifugal force of revolution and rotation of a container, a frame body provided with a driving means, and a support body fixed to the upper surface of the frame body, A rotating body that is pivotally supported by the support body and rotates in a horizontal plane by a driving means, and a rotation center that is inclined at a position spaced in the radial direction from the rotation center of the rotating body and inclined in the direction of the rotation center of the rotating body There has been proposed a device provided with a rotating member that rotates about the center of the shaft and a container supported by the rotating member (see Patent Document 1).
According to this apparatus, edible powder and water can be uniformly kneaded in a short time by moving along the inner bottom surface of the container by utilizing the revolution and rotation of the container and the synthetic centrifugal force and gravity of the container.
JP 2001-199191 A

  According to the above apparatus, the edible powder and water are placed in a container that rotates with a rotating member that is inclined on a rotating body that revolves the edible powder and water, and the edible powder and water are combined in the revolution and rotation of the container. By moving along the bottom of the container while applying gravity, uniform kneading can be obtained in a short time.

In the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a member is put into a container and kneaded, and after the revolution and rotation by the driving means of the apparatus are stopped, the kneaded member is taken out from the container.
However, in the above apparatus, it has been impossible to continuously process the charging and discharging of the members to be processed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when using the synthetic centrifugal force and gravity of the revolution and rotation of the container, the members are put into the container and kneaded, pulverized, separated, defoamed, dehydrated, colored, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a processing apparatus capable of continuously and efficiently performing various kinds of processing and discharging the processing.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention (Claim 1) is arranged at a position where a rotating body 30 is rotated (revolved) in a horizontal plane by a driving means, and a distance is provided in the radial direction from the rotation center of the rotating body 30. A processing apparatus including a processing chamber (container 50) that rotates about a rotation shaft 41, and performs processing such as kneading, pulverization, separation, defoaming, dehydration, and coloring in the processing chamber, and includes the following configuration It is characterized by that.
The processing chamber (container 50) is provided with input means 60 for supplying raw materials into the processing chamber and / or discharge means 40 for discharging processed materials.
The input means 60 and / or the discharge means 40 are formed to be rotatable in synchronization with the revolution of each processing chamber.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the processing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the processing chamber (container 50) is inclined so as to rotate about a rotation axis 41 inclined in the direction of the rotation center of the rotating body. Features

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the processing chamber (container 50) has a lid 50 ', and an opening is provided at a portion through which the center of the rotation axis passes. 52, and the opening 52 has the input means 60 and / or the discharge means 40.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the processing chamber (container 50) has a lid 50 'and is concentric with respect to at least the rotation axis center of the lid 50'. The annular opening 53 is provided, and the introduction means 60 and / or the discharge means 40 are provided in the annular opening 53.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the discharge means 40 is formed at the bottom of the processing chamber (container 50), and the discharge port 47a of the discharge means 40 is formed in the processing chamber (container 50). ) Is the position outside the center of rotation.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the processing apparatus is disposed in a cylindrical body (outer box body 100), and a rotation shaft 41 that rotates the processing chamber (container 50) is circular. A plate-like gear (gear 46) is provided, and a gear portion 102 that meshes with the disc-like gear (gear 46) is provided around the inner wall of the cylindrical body (outer box body 100).

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the processing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the processing apparatus is arranged in a cylindrical body (outer box body 100), and a rotation shaft 41 that rotates the processing chamber (container 50) is circular. A disk body 45 is provided, and a disk side magnet 49 in which S poles and N poles are alternately arranged is provided around the disk body 45, and the disk around the inner wall of the cylindrical body (outer box body 100). A cylinder side magnet 103 in which S poles and N poles are alternately arranged is provided at a position corresponding to the body 45, and the magnets are attracted or repel each other so that a magnetic disk is generated by the magnetic force accompanying the rotation of the rotating body 30. It is characterized in that the body 45 rotates.

  According to the processing apparatus of the present invention, by providing the processing chamber with the input means or / and the discharge means that rotate in synchronization with the revolution of the processing chamber, the combined centrifugal force and gravity of the revolution and rotation in the processing chamber are utilized. During the processing, it is possible to continuously perform the operation of loading and discharging the members, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a mounting body 11 fixed on a base 10 and a rotating body 30 that rotates (revolves) in a horizontal plane on the mounting body 11 by driving means 20 disposed in the base 10. And each container 50 which is inclined and arranged at a position spaced in the radial direction from the rotation center of the rotating body 30 and rotates around two rotation shafts 41 inclined in the direction of the rotation center of the rotating body 30. In the processing chamber in the container 50, processing such as kneading, pulverization, separation, defoaming, dehydration, and coloring is performed.

  The base 10 is formed of a rectangular box, and a mounting body 11 is fixed to one end thereof, and a rotating body 30 is disposed on the mounting body 11, and a rotating body shaft 31 of the rotating body 30 is provided. It passes through the central space of the mounting body 11 and is located in the base 10. Further, on the other end side of the base 10, the motor 21 is fixed to the upper surface thereof, the motor rotation shaft 22 is positioned in the base 10, and is mounted on each end of the rotating body shaft 31 and the motor rotation shaft 22. Driving means 20 is configured in which the rotation of the motor 21 is transmitted to the rotating body 30 by driving the pulleys 32 and 23 with the belt 24.

  The circular rotating body 30 that rotates at the top of the mounting body 11 is formed with an arm portion 33 that extends obliquely upward at an angle of 45 degrees outward from the peripheral edge portion at the opposing position. Thus, each arm portion 33 is inclined with respect to the central horizontal plane of the rotating body 30. A hole 34 is drilled at a central position of each arm 33 in a direction orthogonal to a plane of 45 degrees with respect to the central horizontal plane of the rotator 30. The rotation shaft 41 is attached.

A shaft space 42 is formed in the center of the rotation shaft 41, and a cylindrical support wall 43 disposed on the arm portion 33 is provided on the arm portion 33 side so as to be in close contact with the inner wall of the support wall 43. A container 50 is disposed in the container.
The upper side of the container 50 is formed in a truncated cone shape, and a partition 51 that divides the inside (processing chamber) into an upper space and a lower space is fixed at a position parallel to the bottom surface. The partition 51 is a member for processing a raw material located in the upper space 50a to produce a processed product in the lower space 50b. For example, the partition 51 has a processing surface in which a net-like body, a blade portion, and a hole are formed. Has been.

An opening 52 is provided in the center of the upper surface of the container 50, and the charging pipe 61 is arranged to constitute charging means 60 that rotates simultaneously with the revolution of the container 50.
Further, a bottom hole 53 is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the container 50. A peripheral wall of the bottom hole 53 is disposed in the axial space 42, and the container 50 lower space 50b and the axial space 42 are connected to each other. The discharging means 40 is configured to rotate simultaneously with the 50 revolutions.

Each input pipe 61 is coupled at the center of the apparatus to form each input port 62. As shown in FIG. 3, the first input port 61a of one input pipe 61 is surrounded by the first input pipe 61a. The diameter of the second inlet 61b is formed larger than the diameter of the first inlet 61a so that the second inlet 61b is open, and the wall surface of the inlet pipe 61 on the second inlet 61b side is the first The inlet pipe 61 on the inlet 61a side is disposed so as to penetrate therethrough. This is because when the raw material is supplied to the container 50 connected to the first input port 61a, the raw material is supplied to the first input port 61a and the container 50 connected to the second input port 61b is supplied to the container 50. This is because when a raw material is desired to be supplied, the raw material is input to the second input port 61b so that the container 50 as the input destination can be specified so that an equal amount of the raw material can be distributed to each container 50.
In addition, each input pipe 61 is supported by a support bar 39 erected at the center of the rotating body 30 at the center of the apparatus.

  The lower side of each rotating shaft 41 is opened, and is rotated and moved by the revolution of the rotating body 30 in an annular receiving groove 43 arranged concentrically with the rotating body shaft 31. A liquid tank 44 is connected to an appropriate portion of the annular receiving groove 43 so that the liquid collected in the annular receiving groove 43 flows from the container 50 through the axial space 42 of the rotation shaft 41 into one place.

Further, a disc body 45 is fixed to each rotation shaft 41, and a gear 46 is formed around it. The gear 46 of the disc body 45 is adapted to be fitted to the tooth portion 13 provided on the inclined surface formed with the upper end side having a small diameter in the flange portion 12 at the upper periphery of the mounting body 11. Therefore, when the motor rotating shaft 22 is rotated by the motor driving and the rotating body shaft 31 is rotated, the rotating body 30 and the arm portion 33 revolve in the direction A shown in FIG. 2, and the disk body 45 is rotated along with the rotation of the arm portion 33. When the periphery of the mounting body 11 is rotated, each arm portion 33 moves around the mounting body 11 that is fixed. At this time, since the tooth portion 13 of the mounting body 11 is engaged with the gear 46 of the disk body 45, when the disk body 45 tries to move around the mounting body 11, the disk body 45. The rotation shaft 41 rotates (rotates) in the same direction as the revolution.
That is, the rotation shaft 41 and the rotating body 30 are configured to rotate in the same direction (counterclockwise direction).

  In addition, although the inclination angle of each arm part 33 is set to 45 degrees in the example of FIG. 1, this inclination angle should just be in the range of 40 to 50 degree | times. Further, the number of the arm portions 33 and the containers 50 may be one, or may be three or more as long as they are equally spaced in the circumferential direction.

According to the processing apparatus described above, the container 50 is arranged so as to incline inward at a position spaced radially outward from the rotation axis of the rotating body 30 revolving in a horizontal plane, and the rotation axis of the rotating body 30. It is configured to be capable of rotating about a rotation axis inclined in the direction of.
Each container 50 is charged with raw materials from the first charging port 61 a and stored in the upper space in the container 50, and the same raw material is charged from the second charging port 61 b and stored in the upper space in the container 50. The

Next, when the rotating body 30 rotates at a high speed in a horizontal plane, the disk body 45 fixed to the rotation shaft 41 that is pivotally supported by the arm portion 33 of the rotating body 30 rotates around the mounting plate 11. During this rotation, the gear 45 formed around the disk body 45 meshes with the teeth 13 of the mounting plate 11, so that the disk body 45 itself rotates in the same direction as the rotating body 30. Therefore, at the same time as rotating at high speed (revolution), it rotates around the rotation axis inclined with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating body 30.
Therefore, in the upper space 50a and the lower space 50b partitioned by the compartments in each container 50, a composite centrifugal force obtained by synthesizing the centrifugal forces due to revolution and rotation is applied, and various processing can be performed on the raw material. .

  At that time, since each input pipe 61 revolves together with the container 50, it is possible to input a new raw material from the input port 61 while continuing processing in the container 50. In addition, since the first inlet 61 a and the second inlet 61 b are formed for each container 50 in the inlet 61, a desired amount of raw material can be charged into the desired container 50.

  Further, since the shaft space 42 of the rotation shaft 41 that revolves together with the container 50 is formed as the discharge means 40 at the bottom of the container, the processed product such as liquid is processed in the container 50 while the processing is continued. Then, it is guided to the annular receiving groove 43 and can be stored in the liquid tank 44.

  In the above example, the input pipe (input means) 61 is provided along the rotation axis of the container 50. However, as shown in FIG. 4, at least the center of the rotation axis passes through the lid 50 'on the upper surface of the container 50. If the opening 52 is provided in a portion to be provided and a part of the charging pipe 61 is located in the opening 52, the charging means 60 can be formed which does not hinder the container 50 from revolving and rotating. .

  Further, in FIG. 1, the tube 50 can be used as a discharge tube 47 as shown in FIG. 4 by arranging the tube 50 to have a bottom and penetrating the partition 51 (in this case, (The raw materials are charged while the equipment is stopped, and only the discharge is performed during revolution and rotation). Even in that case, if the opening 50 is provided at least in the lid 50 ′ (upper surface) portion through which the center of the rotation axis passes in the container 50 and a part of the discharge pipe 47 is located in the opening 52, the container 50 Thus, it is possible to form the discharging means 40 that does not hinder even if the revolution and rotation are performed.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the processing apparatus, which is equipped with a waste discharge pipe 81 that can be taken in and out from the inlet side. Parts having the same configuration as in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, after stopping the revolution and rotation of the container 50 in the processing apparatus, the waste discharge pipe 81 is inserted into each container 50, and the waste remaining on the partition 51 is connected to the other end of the pipe. It is comprised so that it may attract | suck by (not shown).
For example, it is effective when the partition 51 is formed of a net-like body, the raw material located in the upper space 50a is processed, the liquid is poured into the lower space 50b, and the residue (debris) is left in the upper space 50a. is there.

  FIG. 6 shows another example of the positional relationship between the container and the input means (discharge means). In the container 50, an annular opening 53 that is concentric with respect to at least the center of the rotation axis is provided in the lid 50 'portion. If the input pipe 61 and the discharge pipe 47 are arranged in the annular opening 53, the container 50 revolves and rotates when the input pipe 61 and the discharge pipe 47 are not positioned at a position where the center of the rotation axis passes. It is possible to form the input means 60 or the discharge means 40 that does not hinder the operation.

  FIG. 7 shows an example in which an input unit 60, an output unit (for processed products) 40, and an output unit (for residue) 80 are provided for one container 50. A separate container 55 is fixed concentrically in the container 50, and an opening 56 is provided at the lower side of the separate container 55. In the center of the separate container 55, a partition 51 composed of a mesh or the like is installed. The upper surface of the separate container 55 is covered with a lid body 57, and a charging pipe 61 is connected to the central hole 58 of the lid body 57. The lid 57 is provided with an annular opening 59, and a discharge pipe 81 for discharging the residue for sucking the residue of the raw material remaining on the partition 51 is inserted. A discharge pipe 47 for discharging a workpiece is disposed outside the separate container 55 in the container 50. A discharge port 47 a of the discharge pipe 47 is opened so as to face the rotation direction of the container 50. In addition, the residue discharge pipe 81 and the workpiece discharge pipe 47 are connected to different suction devices, respectively, so that the residue and the processed product are separated and stored.

FIG. 8 shows another example of the structure of the charging means 60 and the discharging means 40 with respect to the container 50, and parts having the same configuration as in FIG.
In this example, an input pipe 61 having an open end is disposed above the container 50 without a lid, and a residue discharge pipe 81 having an open end is disposed in the vicinity of the partition body 51. Further, an opening (discharge means) 48 as a discharge port is formed at an end portion away from the center of the bottom surface of the container 50 so that the discharge port 48 is positioned outside the rotation center of the container (processing chamber). is doing. The lower side of the container 50 is positioned in an annular receiving groove 43 arranged in an annular shape, and an outlet 43a is formed at one location of the annular receiving groove 43, and the outlet is a liquid as shown in FIG. It is connected to the tank 44.

FIG. 9 shows another example of the embodiment of the processing apparatus.
In this example, the rotating portion of the processing apparatus in FIG. 1 is covered with a cylindrical outer box body 100. In the figure, parts having the same configuration as in FIG. 9 differs from FIG. 1 in that the revolution by the rotating body 30 and the rotation by the disc body 45 are opposite to each other.

  As a specific structure for that purpose, a guide convex portion 101 is provided around the inner wall of the outer box body 100 with respect to the gear 46 provided around the disc body 45, and a gear that meshes with the guide convex portion 101 in the gear 46. A unit 102 is provided. Since the container 50 and the disk body 45 are inclined and rotate, the gear portion 102 is also formed obliquely downward so as to mesh with the gear 46.

Moreover, it may replace with the gear 46 and the gear part 102, and may be comprised with a magnet as shown in FIG. That is, the disc-side magnet 49 in which S poles and N poles are alternately arranged is mounted around the disc body 45, and the guide convex portion is located at a position corresponding to the disc body 45 around the inner wall of the outer box body 100. 101 is provided, and the cylinder side magnet 103 is mounted so that the south pole and the north pole are alternately arranged on the guide convex portion 101. Thereby, the disc body 45 and the container 50 are configured to rotate by the magnetic force as the rotating body 30 rotates due to the magnets attracting or repelling each other.
In the figure, parts having the same configuration as in FIG. In this example, the rotating body 30 is equipped with four containers 50 that rotate around a rotation shaft 41 that is disposed in an inclined manner.

  9 and 10 described above, when the rotating body 30 rotates in the A direction, the disc 46 is engaged with the gear 46 and the gear portion 102, or the disc side magnet 49 and the cylinder side magnet 103 are engaged. The disk body 45 is rotated in the B direction by the repulsive force (or suction force), and a structure in which the rotating body 30 and the disk body 45 rotate in the opposite directions can be easily obtained with a simple configuration. it can.

  In the embodiment of each processing apparatus described above, the example in which the container 50 is rotated while being tilted has been described. However, the container 50 may be configured to revolve and rotate in a vertical state.

It is sectional explanatory drawing of the processing apparatus of an example of embodiment of this invention. It is plane explanatory drawing of the processing apparatus of FIG. It is perspective explanatory drawing for demonstrating the structure of the inlet part in a processing apparatus. It is a model figure for demonstrating the structure of the container (processing chamber) part in a processing apparatus. It is sectional explanatory drawing of the processing apparatus of other embodiment of this invention. It is a model figure for demonstrating the structure of the container (processing chamber) part in a processing apparatus. It is schematic structure explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the container (processing chamber) part in a processing apparatus. It is schematic structure explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the container (processing chamber) part in a processing apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory drawing of the processing apparatus of other embodiment of this invention. It is a plane schematic explanatory drawing for demonstrating the revolution and rotation direction of the processing apparatus of other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base 11 Mounting body 13 Tooth part 20 Drive means 21 Motor 30 Rotating body 31 Rotating shaft 33 Arm part 40 Discharge means (for processed products)
41 Rotating shaft 42 Axial space 43 Annular receiving groove 44 Liquid tank 45 Disk body 46 Gear 47 Discharge pipe (for discharging workpiece)
47a Discharge port 49 Disc side magnet 50 Container (processing chamber)
50 'Lid 51 Division body 60 Input means 61 Input pipe 80 Discharge means (for residue)
81 Discharge pipe (for residue)
100 Outer box (cylinder)
101 Guide convex part 102 Gear part 103 Cylinder side magnet

Claims (7)

A rotating body that rotates in a horizontal plane by a driving means, and a processing chamber that is disposed at a position in the radial direction from the center of rotation of the rotating body and that rotates about a rotation axis, are kneaded and pulverized in the processing chamber A processing apparatus for performing processing such as separation, defoaming, dehydration, and coloring,
Provided with respect to the processing chamber is a charging means for charging the raw material into the processing chamber or / and a discharging means for discharging the processed material,
The processing apparatus, wherein the input means and / or the discharge means are formed so as to be rotatable in synchronism with the revolution of each processing chamber. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing chamber is inclined and arranged to rotate about a rotation axis inclined in a rotation center direction of the rotating body. 2. The process chamber according to claim 1, wherein the processing chamber has a lid, an opening is provided at least in a portion through which the center of the rotation axis passes, and the opening means and / or the discharging means are provided in the opening. Item 3. The processing apparatus according to Item 2. The processing chamber has a lid, and is provided with an annular opening that is concentric with respect to at least the center of the rotation axis of the lid, and the throwing means and / or the discharging means are provided in the annular opening. The processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a discharge unit is formed at a bottom portion of the processing chamber, and a discharge port of the discharge unit is located outside the rotation center of the processing chamber. The said processing apparatus is arrange | positioned in a cylinder, the disk-shaped gear is provided in the rotating shaft which rotates a process chamber, The gear part meshed | engaged with the said disk-shaped gear is provided around the inner wall of the said cylinder. Item 3. The processing apparatus according to Item 2. The processing apparatus is arranged in a cylinder, a disk body is provided on a rotation shaft for rotating the processing chamber, a disk side magnet having S poles and N poles alternately arranged around the disk body, A cylinder side magnet having S poles and N poles arranged alternately is provided at a position corresponding to the disk body around the inner wall of the cylinder, and the magnets attract or repel each other to rotate the rotating body. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the disk body is rotated by a magnetic force.

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