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CN111659567B - A large cyclone for fast color change in electrostatic powder spraying room - Google Patents

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CN111659567B
CN111659567B CN202010630921.1A CN202010630921A CN111659567B CN 111659567 B CN111659567 B CN 111659567B CN 202010630921 A CN202010630921 A CN 202010630921A CN 111659567 B CN111659567 B CN 111659567B
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本发明提供了一种静电喷粉房用快速换色的大旋风筒,包括支架、安装在支架上的旋风筒;所述旋风筒包括旋风外筒、安装在旋风筒上的漏粉筒,所述旋风筒内设有多个下粉筒,所述漏粉筒上设有与多个下粉筒相对应的漏粉孔,多个漏粉孔上分别设有控制开关,通过控制开关控制粉末选择其中漏粉筒进行下粉。本发明所述的旋风筒内设有多个下粉筒,可根据不同颜色进行选择不同的下粉筒,通过控制开关控制粉选择的下粉筒,避免了不同颜色的粉发生混合的问题,以及粉发生混合浪费的问题。

The present invention provides a large cyclone for fast color change in an electrostatic powder spraying room, comprising a bracket and a cyclone mounted on the bracket; the cyclone comprises a cyclone outer cylinder and a powder leakage cylinder mounted on the cyclone, a plurality of lower powder cylinders are arranged in the cyclone, the powder leakage cylinder is provided with powder leakage holes corresponding to the plurality of lower powder cylinders, and a control switch is provided on the plurality of powder leakage holes, and the powder is controlled by the control switch to select one of the powder leakage cylinders for powder discharge. The cyclone of the present invention is provided with a plurality of lower powder cylinders, and different lower powder cylinders can be selected according to different colors. The lower powder cylinder selected by the powder is controlled by the control switch, thereby avoiding the problem of mixing of powders of different colors and the problem of powder mixing and waste.

Description

Large cyclone barrel capable of changing colors rapidly for electrostatic powder spraying room
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of electrostatic spraying equipment processing, and particularly relates to a fast color-changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room.
Background
The most important link in the process of powder spraying equipment is powder spraying, a high-voltage electrostatic spray gun is used for coating in the industry, and powder coating is sprayed out through the electrostatic spray gun to become negatively charged particles which are adsorbed onto positively charged workpieces under the action of static electricity.
At the time of powder spraying, about 60% of the powder is directly applied to the surface of the workpiece, and the remaining 40% of the powder falls into the powder spraying room, and this falling powder is called reclaimed powder. In the powder spraying production, a large amount of recovered powder can be produced, and how to timely and effectively recycle the recovered powder, and the selection of a proper recovered powder room is important. In order to meet the requirements of producing powder with various colors, the color needs to be changed frequently during powder spraying. The powder room must be cleaned to prevent powder cross contamination, and the cleaning degree and time of the powder room are directly related to the quality and efficiency of powder spraying. When the single-stage recovery powder room changes colors, the powder pipe, the powder pump, the powder cabinet, the spray gun and the efficiency are required to be cleaned manually. Powder with similar color needs to be changed for about 30 minutes, powder with large color change difference needs to be changed for more than 1 hour, meanwhile, the service life of the filter element is only 3-6 months due to frequent cleaning and disassembly of the filter paper filter element, and the material consumption is large. The large cyclone powder recycling room is high in automation degree, automatic cleaning of the powder room can be realized when the colors are changed, the powder with similar colors only needs a few minutes, and the powder with very large color difference is changed and compared with the powder with very large color difference needs about 15 minutes; it is particularly important to design a cyclone cylinder capable of preventing powder color mixing through the analysis.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide a fast color-changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room, so as to solve the problem that multicolor powder generates color mixed powder in the same cyclone, and the waste is caused by incapability of using the same cyclone.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is realized as follows:
a large cyclone cylinder for quick color change of an electrostatic powder spraying room comprises a bracket and a cyclone cylinder arranged on the bracket;
The cyclone comprises a cyclone outer cylinder and a powder leakage cylinder arranged on the cyclone, a plurality of powder leakage cylinders are arranged in the cyclone, powder leakage holes corresponding to the powder leakage cylinders are formed in the powder leakage cylinders, control switches are respectively arranged on the powder leakage holes, and powder is selected from the powder leakage cylinders to be subjected to powder leakage through the control switches.
Further, the cyclone outer cylinder is conical, a groove is formed in the top of the cyclone, the powder leakage cylinder is cylindrical, a boss is arranged at the bottom of the powder leakage cylinder, the diameter of the boss corresponds to that of the groove, and the boss is arranged in the groove.
Further, the powder cylinder shapes are conical, the powder cylinders are uniformly arranged in the grooves, the powder leakage holes are formed in the boss of the powder leakage cylinder, the outer diameter of the powder leakage holes corresponds to the inner diameter of the top of the powder cylinder, the powder leakage holes extend out of the boss of the powder leakage cylinder, and the powder leakage holes are arranged in the powder cylinder.
Further, the bottom of the cyclone outer cylinder is provided with a powder outlet groove, and the bottoms of the plurality of lower powder cylinders are communicated with the powder outlet groove.
Further, the powder inlet is formed in the outer wall of the powder leakage cylinder, the powder inlet is arc-shaped, the powder inlet is provided with the powder inlet cylinder, the powder inlet cylinder is rectangular, one end of the powder inlet cylinder is provided with an arc-shaped notch, the arc-shaped notch corresponds to the powder inlet, and the arc-shaped notch is attached to the powder inlet.
Further, a conical powder containing groove is formed in the powder leakage barrel, a plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes are installed below the Cheng Fen groove and are sequentially connected, the number of interfaces of the Y-shaped three-way pipes corresponds to the number of the powder leakage holes, and the interfaces of the Y-shaped three-way pipes are respectively connected with the powder leakage holes through pipelines.
Further, the control switches are respectively arranged on two interfaces at the bottom end of each Y-shaped three-way pipe.
Further, an air inlet is formed in the top of the powder leakage cylinder and communicated with the powder containing groove. The cyclone is characterized in that a supporting ring is fixed on the outer wall of the cyclone, the supporting ring is installed at the top of the support, and the cyclone is located inside the support.
Compared with the prior art, the quick color-changing large cyclone barrel for the electrostatic powder spraying room has the following advantages:
The cyclone cylinder is internally provided with the plurality of powder discharging cylinders, different powder discharging cylinders can be selected according to different colors, and the powder discharging cylinders selected by the powder are controlled by the control switch, so that the problem of mixing of the powder with different colors and the problem of mixing waste of the powder are avoided.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a fast color changing large cyclone cylinder for an electrostatic powder spraying room according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a powder leakage barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a powder leakage barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram of the structure of the powder discharging outer cylinder according to the embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the powder discharging outer cylinder according to the embodiment of the invention;
fig. 6 is a diagram of a powder feeding barrel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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1. A bracket; 2. a cyclone; 21. a powder leakage cylinder; 22. a powder discharging outer cylinder; 23. a powder inlet cylinder; 24. a support ring; 25. a blowing pipe; 211. a powder inlet; 212. a powder containing groove; 213. an air inlet; 214. y-shaped three-way pipe; 215. a control switch; 216. a pipe; 217. powder leakage holes; 221. a groove; 222. a powder discharging cylinder; 223. a powder outlet groove; 231. a through hole; 232. an arc notch.
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It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first", "a second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific case.
The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a fast color-changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room comprises a bracket 1 and a cyclone barrel 2 arranged on the bracket 1;
The cyclone cylinder 2 comprises a powder discharging outer cylinder 22 and a powder discharging cylinder 21 arranged on the cyclone cylinder 2, a plurality of powder discharging cylinders 222 are arranged in the cyclone cylinder 2, the powder discharging cylinders 21 are provided with powder discharging holes 217 corresponding to the powder discharging cylinders 222, the powder discharging holes 217 are respectively provided with a control switch 215, and the powder is controlled by the control switches 215 to select the powder discharging cylinders 21 for discharging.
As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the powder discharging outer cylinder 22 is conical, a groove 221 is formed in the top of the cyclone cylinder 2, the powder leaking cylinder 21 is cylindrical, a boss is arranged at the bottom of the powder leaking cylinder 21, the diameter of the boss corresponds to that of the groove 221, and the boss is installed in the groove 221;
The shape of the powder discharging barrels 222 is conical, the powder discharging barrels 222 are uniformly arranged in the grooves 221, the powder discharging holes 217 are arranged on the boss of the powder discharging barrel 21 opposite to the powder discharging barrels 222, the outer diameter of the powder discharging holes 217 corresponds to the inner diameter of the top of the powder discharging barrel 222, the powder discharging holes 217 extend out of the boss of the powder discharging barrel 21, the powder discharging holes 217 are arranged in the powder discharging barrels 222, and the powder discharging holes 217 are arranged on the powder discharging barrels 222.
The bottom of the lower powder outer cylinder 22 is provided with a powder outlet groove 223, and the bottoms of the plurality of lower powder cylinders 222 are communicated with the powder outlet groove 223.
The powder leakage cylinder 21 is characterized in that a powder inlet 211 is formed in the outer wall of the powder leakage cylinder 21, the powder inlet 211 is arc-shaped, a powder inlet cylinder 23 is arranged on the powder inlet 211, the powder inlet cylinder 23 is a rectangular cylinder, an arc-shaped notch 232 is formed in one end of the powder inlet cylinder 23, the arc-shaped notch 232 corresponds to the powder inlet 211, and the arc-shaped notch 232 is attached to the powder inlet 211.
The powder leakage barrel 21 is internally provided with a conical powder containing groove 212, a plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes 214 are arranged below the Cheng Fen grooves 212, the Y-shaped three-way pipes 214 are sequentially connected, the number of interfaces of the Y-shaped three-way pipes 214 corresponds to the number of the powder leakage holes 217, and the interfaces of the Y-shaped three-way pipes 214 are respectively connected with the powder leakage holes 217 through pipelines.
The control switches 215 are respectively arranged on two interfaces at the bottom end of each Y-shaped three-way pipe 214, and the control switches 215 are single-pass electromagnetic valves.
An air inlet 213 is arranged at the top of the powder leakage cylinder 21, and the air inlet 213 is communicated with the powder containing groove 212.
The outer wall of the cyclone cylinder 2 is fixedly provided with a supporting ring 24, the supporting ring 24 is arranged at the top of the bracket 1, and the cyclone cylinder 2 is positioned inside the bracket 1.
The concrete structure is as follows:
The powder feeding device is characterized in that a powder feeding port 211 is formed in the side wall of the powder leakage 217 cylinder 21, the powder feeding port 211 is arc-shaped, arc-shaped notches corresponding to the powder feeding port 211 are formed in one end of the powder feeding cylinder 23, the powder feeding cylinder 23 and the powder leakage 217 cylinder 21 are fixed through welding, a through hole is formed in the powder feeding cylinder 23 and communicated with a powder containing groove 212 in the powder leakage 217 cylinder 21, powder enters the powder containing groove 212 through the powder feeding cylinder 23, a Y-shaped three-way pipe 214 is connected to the bottom of the powder containing groove 212, two interfaces at the bottom of the Y-shaped three-way pipe 214 are respectively connected with the Y-shaped three-way pipe 214 until the number of interfaces of the Y-shaped three-way pipe 214 is the same as that of the powder discharging cylinders, electromagnetic valves are respectively arranged at the two interfaces at the bottom of each Y-shaped three-way pipe 214, powder with different colors can enter different powder discharging cylinders through the electromagnetic valves, and the corresponding electromagnetic valves at the upper stages of the Y-shaped three-way pipe 214 are required to be opened when discharging powder.
The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention is not intended to be limiting, but rather is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, alternatives, and improvements that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

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1. The utility model provides a big whirlwind section of thick bamboo of quick colour change for static powder spraying room which characterized in that: comprises a bracket (1) and a cyclone cylinder (2) arranged on the bracket (1);
The cyclone cylinder (2) comprises a powder discharging outer cylinder (22) and a powder leakage cylinder (21) arranged on the cyclone cylinder (2), a plurality of powder discharging cylinders (222) are arranged in the cyclone cylinder (2), powder leakage holes (217) corresponding to the powder discharging cylinders (222) are formed in the powder leakage cylinder (21), control switches (215) are respectively arranged on the powder leakage holes (217), and the powder is controlled by the control switches (215) to select the powder leakage cylinder (21) for discharging;
The outer wall of the powder leakage cylinder (21) is provided with a powder inlet (211), and the powder inlet (211) is arc-shaped; a conical powder containing groove (212) is arranged in the powder leakage cylinder (21); an air inlet (213) is formed in the top of the powder leakage cylinder (21), and the air inlet (213) is communicated with the powder containing groove (212);
A plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes (214) are arranged below the Cheng Fen grooves (212), the plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes (214) are sequentially connected, the number of interfaces of the plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes (214) corresponds to the number of the plurality of powder leakage holes (217), and the interfaces of the plurality of Y-shaped three-way pipes (214) are respectively connected with the plurality of powder leakage holes (217) through pipelines; the control switch (215) is respectively arranged on two interfaces at the bottom end of each Y-shaped three-way pipe (214).
2. The fast color changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room of claim 1, wherein the fast color changing large cyclone is characterized in that: the powder discharging outer cylinder (22) is conical, a groove (221) is formed in the top of the cyclone cylinder (2), the powder leakage cylinder (21) is cylindrical, a boss is arranged at the bottom of the powder leakage cylinder (21), the diameter of the boss corresponds to that of the groove (221), and the boss is arranged in the groove (221).
3. The fast color changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room according to claim 2, wherein: the shape of a plurality of powder discharging barrels (222) is conical, the powder discharging barrels (222) are uniformly arranged in the grooves (221), a plurality of powder leakage holes (217) are formed in bosses of the powder discharging barrels (21) opposite to the powder discharging barrels (222), the outer diameter of each powder leakage hole (217) corresponds to the inner diameter of the top of each powder discharging barrel (222), the boss of each powder leakage barrel (21) extends out of each powder leakage hole (217), and each powder leakage hole (217) is arranged in each powder discharging barrel (222).
4. The fast color changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room of claim 1, wherein the fast color changing large cyclone is characterized in that: the bottom of the lower powder outer cylinder (22) is provided with a powder outlet groove (223), and the bottoms of the plurality of lower powder cylinders (222) are communicated with the powder outlet groove (223).
5. The fast color changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room of claim 1, wherein the fast color changing large cyclone is characterized in that: powder inlet (211) is provided with a powder inlet cylinder (23), the powder inlet cylinder (23) is a rectangular cylinder, one end of the powder inlet cylinder (23) is provided with an arc notch (232), the arc notch (232) corresponds to the powder inlet (211), and the arc notch (232) is attached to the powder inlet (211).
6. The fast color changing large cyclone for an electrostatic powder spraying room of claim 1, wherein the fast color changing large cyclone is characterized in that: the support ring (24) is fixed on the outer wall of the cyclone (2), the support ring (24) is arranged at the top of the support (1), and the cyclone (2) is positioned inside the support (1).
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