CN103079717A

CN103079717A - Anti-drying device

Info

Publication number: CN103079717A
Application number: CN2011800404828A
Authority: CN
Inventors: M·贝尔托利
Original assignee: CPS Color Equipment SpA Con Unico Socio
Current assignee: CPS Color Equipment SpA Con Unico Socio
Priority date: 2010-06-24
Filing date: 2011-06-22
Publication date: 2013-05-01
Also published as: ITUD20100127A1; WO2011161526A1; US20130313134A1; KR20130097142A; EP2585232B1; BR112012032592A2; IT1400915B1; EP2585232A1; KR101827483B1

Abstract

An anti-drying device (10) to humidify delivery means (21) for fluid and semi-fluid products, pastes, gels, creams such as for example coloring products, pigments or paints, of a machine (75) at least for the automatic delivery of at least a fluid product in a closed container (11), comprises a closed container or receptacle (79) inside which there is a fluid, liquid and/or vapor. The container (79) is configured to house, inside it, said delivery means (21) so as to prevent them from drying out.

Description

The resist drying device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of resist drying device to prevent fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, gel, paste, residue, color-tinted product, dyestuff or the coating desiccation on device or the transmission spicule of equipment for example, described device or equipment are used for transmitting and may being used for automatic preparation, mixing and dispensing fluids color-tinted product, for example pigmented fluids, priming paint, varnish, enamel, printing ink or other fluid coloring material at least.

Background technology

Known be used for distribution or transmit fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, jelly, paste for example the device of color-tinted product, dyestuff or coating or equipment can be introduced the quantity of measuring of a product one and are equipped with in the container of priming paint for example, to obtain required color-tinted product.Such device or transfer equipment generally include a delivery unit or distribution head, and whereby, the fluid product of one or more requirements can be sent to one and usually be equipped with in the container of priming paint.Delivery unit can move between a rest position and an operating position usually, and it matches with container when operating position, and it generally includes a plurality of transmission spicules, and whereby, the lid that the container of priming paint is housed is perforated, and fluid product is sent in the container.Among European patent application EP-A-2.040.830 with the proposition of the applicant's name a kind of known delivery unit has been described.In time period between a transfer step and next step, residual fluid product contacts with air on the tip of transmission spicule, is tending towards dry, and its performance to conveyer or equipment has negative influence.In order to overcome this defective, need to make and transmit spicule maintenance humidity, Given this, the applicant is proposing a kind of wetting apparatus described in European patent EP-B-1.494.959 before, or the resist drying device described in above-mentioned European patent EP-A-2.040.830.

A kind of resist drying device described by the US-A-2008/210774 file so that the transmission nozzle of colouring agent is moist, it comprises a housing, this housing has defined one first chamber to store a storage tank and an open tray to carry the water of a certain volume, is provided with a heating element heater in it with transpiring moisture.Steam enters the second open chamber of pallet, and at this, when the idleness of equipment, nozzle is exposed in its steam.There is following shortcoming in this scheme: because pallet and the second chamber are open state, it needs too much time and heat to realize evaporation, also needs continuous water consumption and supply.And in this scheme, steam flows out from discharge device and has brought within it and do not wished the moisture that obtains.

The objective of the invention is to realize a kind of resist drying device, it has better performance and efficient than known resist drying device, and its economy, efficient and practical is not brought negative effect for the function of the miscellaneous part of the dispensing device that is associated.

Applicant design, test and implement the present invention overcoming shortcoming of the prior art, and reach above-mentioned and other purpose and advantage.

Summary of the invention

The independent claims narration also defines the present invention, and dependent claims has been described the version of other features of the present invention or main inventive point.

According to above-mentioned purpose, resist drying device provided by the present invention can be used to make equipment, fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, gel, paste, the for example delivery unit moisturizing of color-tinted product, dyestuff or coating, described equipment is used at least transmitting and may be used for automatically preparing, mixing and provide and deliver a fluid color-tinted product in a closed container, for example the fluid color-tinted product is sent to one and is equipped with in the container of priming paint.

Resist drying device of the present invention comprises a container that seals by a closing cap, and it has the internal capacity that fluid, liquid and/or steam are housed, and it is suitable for making the possible residue moisturizing of the fluid product on the delivery unit.

The setting of described closing cap is for fluid and/or steam are limited in the described container, and by the part of closing cap the end of described at least delivery unit is introduced and covered in the described closed container at least, prevent desiccation so that it contacts with described fluid and/or vapor phase.

When the transfer equipment of fluid product is idle, delivery unit can be inserted in the container that fluid and/or steam are housed to prevent that the fluid product on it may the residue desiccation.Therefore, delivery unit, desiccation can be avoided together with resist drying device of the present invention in the tip of for example transmitting the spicule of coloring material between lay-up period.

The for example use of water of fluid that part is vaporized or heats, or utilize steam at the natural tension force of room temperature, or in the container of at least part of immersion of delivery unit in it, create the atmosphere that is full of steam, can produce with respect to the more efficient humidification function of known resist drying device.

In addition, for the present invention, because container seals by closing cap, evaporation time is faster and if necessary will reduce institute's calorific requirement.And, being limited in the container by mode of heating or the steam that utilizes the natural way of fluid vapour tension at room temperature to produce, it is also avoided on the parts of discharge device or it outsidely produces undesired humidity, and unnecessary fluid is gathered.

In certain embodiments, container is with a closing cap, this closing cap has an at least part of part of being made by elastic material membrane, its can be during carrying out the resist drying action delivery unit insert in it and to expand when keeping humidity, and when delivery unit shifts out from container, become again compact, thereby prevent from filling in the inner liquid and steam leakage.

The use of serving as the film of closure elements is favourable, because it allows the optimum control of humidity in the container.

In addition, the existence of container upper film has following advantage: when delivery unit passes this film and is moved, can wipe the residue that fluid product may exist off, help to increase the cleannes of delivery unit, obtain larger improvement transmitting.

In certain embodiments, resist drying device of the present invention comprises that one can be around the mechanical arm of a vertical pin member rotation, the one end is carrying a gripper shoe of fluid container, described mechanical arm can rotate between one first operating position and one second operating position, at described the first operating position, described container matches for the resist drying action with described delivery unit, and described the second operating position rotates with respect to the first operating position, at this, described container and described delivery unit are separated.

The invention still further relates to a kind of method, the method comprises the steps: to introduce a container that seals by a closing cap, it has the internal capacity that fluid, liquid and/or steam are housed, at least the end of delivery unit is limited in fluid and/or steam in the described container by the part of described closing cap, so that the end of described at least delivery unit contacts with described fluid and/or vapor phase, thereby prevent its desiccation.

Description of drawings

By following description to preferred embodiment, above-mentioned feature of the present invention and other features will more obvious, and described preferred embodiment is the non-limiting example of the described accompanying drawing of reference, wherein:

Fig. 1 has showed that schematically the present invention is used for the equipment that automatically dispensing is housed in the fluid color-tinted product in the container.

Fig. 2 is the schematic top plan view of equipment shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the partial cross section amplification view of equipment shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is the partial cross section amplification right view that equipment shown in Figure 1 is in the first mode of operation.

Fig. 5 is the right view that is similar to Fig. 4 that equipment shown in Figure 1 is in the second mode of operation.

Fig. 6 is the partial cross section amplification rearview that equipment shown in Figure 1 is in the second mode of operation shown in Figure 5.

Fig. 7 is the part distortion of equipment shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 8 is the another kind distortion of part shown in Figure 7.

For the ease of understanding, parts identical in the accompanying drawing identify with identical label.

The specific embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, according to the present invention, resist drying device 10 can be used to prevent the residue desiccation of fluid product on the transmission spicule 74 of the conveyer 21 of the equipment 75 that is loaded on the fluid color-tinted product in the closed container 11 for automatic transmission.This resist drying device 10 comprises: a container 79 that seals by a closing cap 82, and it is roughly identical with container 11, and fluid or liquid are housed in it, for example water and/or water vapour; An and gripper shoe 78, container 79 is arranged on the gripper shoe 78, and gripper shoe 78 includes heating unit 81, in the present embodiment, be integrated with a conductive resistance on it, come whereby gripper shoe 78 is carried out heat regulation and control with in container 79 interior formation and keep liquid and the steam of requirement.Heating unit 81 can be set to temperature required so that obtain required balance between the liquid in the container 79 and the steam.The setting of closing cap 82 is by the parts of closing cap 82 the transmission spicule 74 of conveyer 21 to be introduced in the closed containers 79 at least in order liquid and/or steam to be limited in the container 79 and to allow, thereby prevents desiccation so that they contact with fluid and/or vapor phase.

Preferably, in the present invention, the identical closed container 79 that is equipped with for generation of the liquid of resist drying steam also comprises heating unit 81, to form a compacter device.

In addition, because container uses closing cap 82 to seal, the liquid that is used to form steam is limited in can not being wasted in the container 79, need not to carry out supply or integration, also can not spread apart in inside or the outside of equipment 75.And because container 79 seals, evaporating required heat will reduce, and can obviously save time and cost.

Container 79 can be connected to gripper shoe 78 in a kind of alternative movably mode.In some embodiments, container 79 is with releasable linkage unit 72(Fig. 6), bayonet lock type for example, its can be arranged on gripper shoe 78 on supporting opposite linkage unit match so that be connected with gripper shoe 78.

Like this, container 79 can be removed so that expert operator is overhauled and cleaned from gripper shoe 78 easily, and Given this, usually, after moving a few hours, the liquid in it will be removed and replace.The operating system of equipment 10 being carried out function control by suitable message will be indicated and be carried out clean operation.

The container 79 for example size of a cylindrical tank is set to accommodate usually at least a portion or end with the spicule 74 of the residue that is transmitted fluid product.Since be equipped with liquid for example the container 79 of water seal, at normal operation period, be full of steam in the atmosphere, the common dry-out phenomenon that contacts with air that occur of fluid product residue on the spicule 74 can not occur.

Form as shown in the Examples, closing cap 82 has an at least part of part of being made by elastic material membrane 83, it can transmit spicule 74 and insert in it and to expand when keeping humidity during carrying out the resist drying action, and when being moved out of, spicule 74 becomes again compact when transmitting, to prevent from being loaded on the leak of liquid in it.

The film of the type is described in the application EP-A-2.040.830 that is cited.

The size of the film portion 83 of the closing cap 82 of container 79 is designed to match with all planes of a plurality of spicules 74, is inserted in the container 79 for each spicule 74 of resist drying function guaranteeing.

In the accompanying drawings; as the application but do not limit an example of protection domain of the present invention; be used for the resist drying device that automatically preparation and dispensing be loaded on the equipment 75 of the fluid color-tinted product in the closed container and comprise a supporting construction 12; it roughly is divided into and forms holistic three modularization compartments 13,14 and 15, as in the examination have identical priority date, title is described by the disclosures in Italian patent application of UD2010A000126 for " being used for the equipment that automatically preparation and dispensing are loaded on the fluid color-tinted product in the closed container 11 ", application number.

Described container 11(Fig. 5) can be metal, for example iron and steel, or plastic material can be cylindrical or any other shape, for example has the parallelepiped of square or rectangular base.Each container 11 is equipped with fluid priming paint, and it can be transparent or white, and will be added into the colouring agent that roughly is comprised of dyestuff.The center of each container 11 is sealed by the lid of a membrane existing type, its have thrust by one or more spicules and when each spicule is removed the characteristics of its self-closed, the same with the film 83 of container 79.

In the first compartment 13, Far Left shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, be provided with a plurality of casing 20(Fig. 1), it can be any known type, as being described take European patent the applicant's name application, that the patent No. is obtained the authorization by EP-B-1.744.826, in 2007.10.17.In each casing 20 different coloring materials is housed.

In the second compartment 14, that in the middle of being positioned at is provided with a conveyer 21, and it can be any known type, as being described take italian patent the applicant's name application, that the patent No. is obtained the authorization by IT-B-1.370.076, in 2010.01.26.Described conveyer 21 is by the pipeline 23(Figure 4 and 5 of any known type) link to each other with casing 20.

At the 3rd compartment 15(Fig. 1) in be provided with a mixing arrangement 22, it can be any known type, is described such as the European patent that the applicant's the patent No. is obtained the authorization by EP-B-1.417.024, in 2005.09.21.Be provided with 25(Fig. 1 of loading depot and 3 in the front portion of central compartment 14 front sides), it comprises a plate 26, for example is circular slab, the function of this plate is to be that a container 11 is as support component and centering parts at every turn.This loading depot 25 has one first longitudinal axis Z1(Fig. 3 to 5).

One access door 29 be arranged on plate 26 around and coaxial with axle Z1, in certain embodiments, it is for semicircle and comprise that two

panels

29a and 29b, each panel have 90 ° angular range with as a rotary sleeve.

In the present embodiment, buanch unit 30(Fig. 1,3,4 and 5) can selectively and automatically container 11 be transferred to conveyer 21 along one first transverse axis X from loading depot 25 together with plate 26, transfer to mixing arrangement 22 along second a transverse axis Y perpendicular to the first transverse axis X from described conveyer 21 again, vice versa it is sent back to loading depot 25.

At right-hand compartment will 15(Fig. 2) the front portion be provided with data input cell 50, it connects a central controller 59(Fig. 1), it can handle to select the type of the size of container 11 and capacity, priming paint and/or the color of the fluid color-tinted product wanting to obtain by the user.

Conveyer 21(Figure 4 and 5) comprise a plate 73, a plurality of spicules 74 coaxial and parallel with longitudinal axis Z2 are installed on it, each spicule 74 is connected to a corresponding pipe fitting 23.Plate 73 is can be by a motor along longitudinal axis Z2 vertically mobile, and this motor is known type, and it does not illustrate in the drawings and is controlled by central controller 59.

In certain embodiments, be used for equipment 10(Fig. 3 to 6) resist drying device 75 comprise a mechanical arm 76, it moves along with vertical pin member 77, and the one end is carrying and is being integrated with conductive resistance 81 to carry out the gripper shoe 78 of heat regulation and control, and container 79 is arranged on the gripper shoe 78 movably.Mechanical arm 76 can and be controlled by central controller 59 by motor 80, and transverse axis Y(Fig. 3 and 4) the first operating position of aligning and also namely be parallel to transverse axis X(Fig. 5 with respect to the first operating position half-twist and 6 and Fig. 3 in dotted line shown in) the second operating position between rotate.

At the first operating position (Fig. 3 and 4), container 79 is coaxial with the second longitudinal axis Z2, and plate 73 is with respect to container 79(Fig. 4) reduce so that the tip of spicule 74 enters container 79, liquid and/or the steam of giving the credit in the container 11 keep moist.At the second operating position (Fig. 3,5 and 6), container 79 is coaxial with the 4th longitudinal axis Z4, is positioned at the outside of

plate

26 and 73.

The method of using aforesaid resist drying device 10 is carried out work with following machine 75 is interior:

At first, the user determines and selects it to want the characteristic of the concrete fluid product bought by data input cell 50.The type of user's removal container 11 on shop or the shelf, it includes the type of priming paint for example and has alternative capacity, is placed in the loading depot 25 (Fig. 1), and is positioned at the center of plate 26.Access door 29(Fig. 2 and 3) is closed so that two

panels

29a and 29b are arranged on the front of container 11, therefore can enters loading depot 25 without any thing until the operation cycle finishes.

Central controller 59 can automatically carry out a step take definite container 11 as user-selected type and it is positioned in the center of plate 26, can invite the user to correct position or its substitute of container 11.

Central controller 59 also arranges and starts the function of heating unit 81, to obtain the container 79 interior required atmosphere that are full of steam.Usually, rising at the beginning, the spicule 74 of conveyer 21 is inserted in the container 79 to prevent drying.

If checking procedure is actively and positively, central controller 59 automatically carries out following steps: prepare conveyer 21, rise first plate 73(Fig. 5) then by motor 80 with mechanical arm 76 clockwise half-twists (Fig. 3) to take it to align with longitudinal axis Z4 the second operating position together with container 79.

Then, under the control of central controller 59, position step by buanch unit 30, container 11 is aimed at longitudinal axis Z2 to replace container 79 and to transmit coloring material in container 11.The plate 73 of conveyer 21 is lowered until spicule 74 inserts its tip in container 11 (position shown in dotted lines in Figure 5).Then, by the displacement pump of the known type that does not illustrate in the drawings, the required flow that pipe fitting 73 will be loaded on the coloring material in the casing 20 is sent to container 11, in order to obtain user-selected tone.After transmitting end, plate 73 is raised.

Central controller 59 then automatically carries out second step: by buanch unit 30, with container 11(Figure 10 and 11) from conveyer 21(longitudinal axis Z2) transfer to mixing arrangement 22(longitudinal axis Z3).Central controller 59 then carries out following steps: by commanding in a known way mixing arrangement 22, and stirred vessel 22 within one period scheduled time, thus the products (priming paint adds coloring material) in the container 11 are mixed.After blend step was finished, central controller 59 commanders carried out opposite operation, until container 11 turns back to loading depot 25.Particularly, motor 80 turns back to container 79 the first operating position that aligns with longitudinal axis Z2; The plate 73 of conveyer 21 is lowered and the tip of spicule 74 is turned back in the container 79, thereby prevents for example illuminating colour desiccation of

possible residue.Panel

29a and 29b(Fig. 2 or 3) can be back to by (manually or automatically) their reset condition (Fig. 2 and 7), namely be positioned at the back of plate 26.At this moment, the user can take the container that the required color-tinted product of user is housed away.

Obviously, modification and/or increase part to above-mentioned resist drying device 10 is done still belong to the field of the invention and scope.

According to a kind of distortion, airtight container 79 can be disposable type, it comprises the dress liquid with self vapour tension in the inner, be preferably water or suitable aqueous mixture, in order to generate the steam of required flow, because the setting of closing cap 82, it is limited in the container 79, at this, spicule can be introduced into to keep moist (Fig. 7 and 8).In this scheme, may need not as evaporation provides extra heat energy, therefore can not provide heating unit 81, as shown in Figure 8, perhaps it can be involved and be integrated on the gripper shoe 78, as the auxiliary member of evaporation, as shown in Figure 7.In this distortion, disposable container 79 is encapsulated in the fixed outer container 85, and it preferably has linkage unit, and bayonet lock type for example is in order to be releasably connected to (Fig. 8) on the gripper shoe 78.

Preferably, but the sensor unit 87 that can provide distinguish containers 79 whether to exist, and in order to send relevant caution signal by the central controller 59 of equipment 75, thereby provide correct location for container 79: this may be favourable for above-mentioned disposable container 79.In scheme shown in Figure 7, sensor unit 87 is embedded in for example inside upper edges of external stability container 85.

In addition, in some distortion, in order to improve the cleannes of spicule, one sponge member 84, be preferably disposable, be connected the top of container 79, for example be arranged between the closing cap 82 and container self with film 83, its function is after film 83 is wiped off, collects any colouring agent on spicule 74 surfaces or drops of dirt of remaining in.

Obviously; although the present invention is described with reference to some concrete example; but the automatically dispensing that is used for the described feature of claim that those skilled in the art realize is loaded on the equipment of the interior fluid color-tinted product of closed container and a lot of other equivalent way of correlation technique, all falls into protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. resist drying device, can make at least the equipment (75) that is used for automatically transmitting at least one fluid product that is loaded on closed container (11), be used for transmitting fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, gel, paste, the delivery unit of color-tinted product, dyestuff or coating (21) humidity for example, for fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, gel, paste, for example color-tinted product, dyestuff or coating, it is characterized in that, comprising:

One container (79) that seals by a closing cap (82), it has the internal capacity that fluid, liquid and/or steam are housed, the setting of described closing cap (82) is for fluid and/or steam are limited in the described container (79), and by the part of closing cap (82) end of described at least delivery unit (21) is introduced in the described closed container (79) at least, prevented desiccation so that it contacts with described fluid and/or vapor phase.

2. resist drying device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the described part of described closing cap (82) is at least part of to be made by elastic material membrane, its can be during carrying out described resist drying action described delivery unit (21) be inserted in it and expand when keeping humidity, and can become again compact when being removed at described delivery unit (21), flow out with the fluid that prevents from being loaded in it.

3. resist drying device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that: comprise a gripper shoe (78) that arranges for container (79).

4. resist drying device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that: comprise that one can be around the mechanical arm (76) of a vertical pin member (77) rotation, the one end carries described gripper shoe (78), described mechanical arm (76) can rotate between one first operating position and one second operating position, at described the first operating position, described container (79) matches for the resist drying action with described delivery unit (21), described the second operating position rotates with respect to the first operating position, at this, described container (79) is separated with described delivery unit (21).

5. such as claim 3 or 4 described resist drying devices, it is characterized in that: described container (79) comprises that releasable connection unit (72) is to be connected to described gripper shoe (78).

6. such as each described resist drying device of above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that: comprise heating unit (81), in described container (79), form and keep fluid and/or the steam of requirement by this heating unit (81).

7. such as claim 3 and 6 described resist drying devices, it is characterized in that: described heating unit (81) is integrated in the upper conductive resistance of described gripper shoe (78) by one and forms.

8. such as each described resist drying device of above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that: comprise that one is connected to the sponge cleaning element (84) on the described closing cap.

9. such as each described resist drying device of above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that: comprise the existence of available signal induction container (79) or the sensor unit (87) of disappearance.

10. such as each described resist drying device of above-mentioned claim, it is characterized in that: described container (79) is disposable type, and it is positioned in the fixed outer container (85).

11. one kind is used at least automatically transmitting at least one equipment that is loaded on the fluid product in the closed container (11), it is characterized in that: comprise each described resist drying device of the claims.

12. method, can make at least the equipment (75) that is used for automatically transmitting at least one fluid product that is loaded on closed container (11), be used for transmitting fluid and semi-fluid product, paste, gel, paste, color-tinted product for example, the delivery unit of dyestuff or coating (21) humidity, it is characterized in that comprising the steps: introducing a container (79) that seals by a closing cap (82), it has the fluid of being equipped with, the internal capacity of liquid and/or steam, the end of described at least delivery unit (21) is limited in fluid and/or steam in the described container (79) by the part of described closing cap (82), so as described at least delivery unit (21) thus end contact with described fluid and/or vapor phase and prevent its desiccation.