EP0218882A2 - Dispositif de triage de particules métalliques - Google Patents

Dispositif de triage de particules métalliques Download PDF

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EP0218882A2
EP0218882A2 EP86112134A EP86112134A EP0218882A2 EP 0218882 A2 EP0218882 A2 EP 0218882A2 EP 86112134 A EP86112134 A EP 86112134A EP 86112134 A EP86112134 A EP 86112134A EP 0218882 A2 EP0218882 A2 EP 0218882A2
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nozzle
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Guntram Kind
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/36—Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/344—Sorting according to other particular properties according to electric or electromagnetic properties
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C2501/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material to be sorted
    • B07C2501/0036—Sorting out metallic particles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/906—Pneumatic or liquid stream feeding item

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  • the invention relates to a device for sorting out metal particles from a conveyed material flow, e.g. a regrind or granulate stream.
  • the delay device is formed by at least one deflection or bend of the delivery line between the metal detector and the sorting device.
  • the advantage of the known device is a reduction in the overall length, as a result of which the device can be made compact and overall fits into a handy housing.
  • Such a device can be easily installed in a suction or pressure delivery system. Due to the relatively strong curvature of the delivery line, congestion of the material to be conveyed can occur in the device. Furthermore, due to the vertical installation position of the device horizontal conveyance, a relatively large offset between the incoming and outgoing part of the delivery line can be accepted, which can only be compensated for by several pipe bends. Special care must therefore be taken when laying the delivery line in order to avoid congestion in the delivery line.
  • the object of the invention is to improve the device of the type described above with regard to the delay device, in particular to avoid congestion of the conveyed material in the device.
  • the material to be conveyed is swirled in the swirl chamber, so that the friction losses are relatively low.
  • the swirl can be extremely turbulent or directional, e.g. be spiral or helical.
  • There is a non-line-based guidance of the conveyed material which means that the conveyed material is in the swirl chamber longer than with a straight pipe guide. This measure prevents congestion of the conveyed material in the device.
  • the swirl chamber can consist of a cylindrical upper part and a funnel-shaped lower part, the flow being introduced tangentially into the cylindrical part.
  • the funnel serves as a collector of the material to be conveyed, so that continuous conveying through the delivery nozzle can take place. Conversely, identified conveyed material contaminated by metal particles can leave the device in free fall.
  • a suction device to the ejection nozzle via a failure container, which accelerates the separation process and prevents air from entering the delivery line, for example, during suction delivery, which interferes with the delivery process.
  • the ejection nozzle and the failure container it is possible to design the ejection nozzle and the failure container as a bypass to the delivery line, so that an additional suction device is unnecessary.
  • the functional reliability of the device is improved, since the slide is installed transversely to the flow and thus prevents material or metal particles from getting stuck in the sorting device.
  • Both nozzles are controlled by a slide each, but operated by a common drive mechanism.
  • the incoming and outgoing parts of the delivery line can be laid in one plane without offset when the swirl chamber is designed according to claim 11.
  • the second metal detector opens the air inlet valve, so that the delivery collapses in the outgoing part of the delivery line.
  • the metal particle can be removed, for example, from the ejection nozzle using a pig or pipe broom.
  • the device shown in the figures of the drawing serves to separate metallic contaminants, such as chips, screws, nuts and the like, contained in powdery, granular or lumpy conveyed material, such as flour, sugar, tablets or granules.
  • the device consists of a vortex chamber, generally designated 7, with an upper cylindrical part 8 and a lower funnel-shaped part 9.
  • the upper cylindrical part 8 is closed by a cover 10, while an angle piece is connected to the lower funnel-shaped part 9, which comes from the delivery nozzle 11 and the ejection nozzle 12.
  • the delivery nozzle 11 branches horizontally and the ejection nozzle 12 vertically. Both nozzles 11, 12 form an angle of 90 ° and go directly adjacent to one another from the funnel-shaped part 9.
  • the sorting device designed as an angle slide 13, 14 is attached at an angle formed by the opening cross sections.
  • the angle slider 13, 14 controls the opening of the delivery nozzle 11 with one leg 15 and the opening of the ejection nozzle 12 with the other leg 16.
  • the two legs 15, 16 are offset from one another in the sliding direction, so that when one leg 16 closes the ejection nozzle 12, the delivery nozzle 11 is open and vice versa, when the other leg 15 closes the delivery nozzle 11, the ejection nozzle 12 is open.
  • the legs 15, 16 are aligned with one another, but have mutually offset openings 17, 18, which alternately open the connecting pieces 11, 12.
  • the slide 13 or 14 is connected to the actuating mechanism 20 via the joint 19.
  • This can be a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder or an electromagnet (solenoid), the actuator of which engages the angle slide.
  • the actuating mechanism 20 is actuated by the control unit 21, which can be a hydraulic, pneumatic or magnetic valve or a switch.
  • the control unit 21 has an electrical input which is connected to the evaluation unit 22 of the metal detector 23.
  • the metal detector 23 is an inductively acting device which has an opening which is penetrated by an alternating electromagnetic field. The metal detector 23 is plugged with this opening onto the non-metallic inlet connection 24 of the delivery line, so that the cross-section of this connection 24 is also penetrated by the alternating electromagnetic field.
  • the delivery nozzle 11 is connected to the delivery line 25.
  • the delivery line 25 is connected via the separator 36 to a suction device 37, e.g. a suction fan connected.
  • the separator 36 contains a filter 38 which allows air to pass through, but is impermeable to the material to be conveyed. The material to be conveyed falls out of the separator 36 into a collecting container 39.
  • the metal detector 23 sends a signal to the evaluation unit via its output, which converts the output signal of the metal detector into a switching signal with which the control unit 21, which switches on the actuating mechanism 20, is actuated.
  • the angle slide 13, 14 is brought from its initial position, in which it closes the ejection nozzle 12 with the leg 16 and releases the delivery nozzle with the opening 17, into the second end position, in which the leg 15 closes the delivery nozzle 11 and the ejection nozzle 12 opens.
  • the conveying flow is thus interrupted for a certain time, in which the conveyed material located in the swirl chamber 7 with the metal particles is excreted through the ejection nozzle 12.
  • the corresponding conduction or guidance of the conveyed material in the swirl chamber 7 results in a delay effect which, as a result, corresponds to a reduction in the conveying speed or the reaction time.
  • the metal detector 23 can namely be arranged closer to the sorting device (angle slide) than in the case of a straight conveyor line section. As can be seen from the figures, the metal detector 23 is located directly on the swirl chamber 7. Swirl chamber 7, nozzle 24 and Metal detector 23 can form a structural unit.
  • the inlet connection 24 is located on the upper edge of the cylindrical part 8 of the swirl chamber 7. A free swirl flow or turbulence flow can build up between the connection 24 and the connection 11.
  • the delivery line 25 Connected to the delivery nozzle 11 is the delivery line 25, on which a further metal detector 26, corresponding to the metal detector 23, is attached, which via the evaluation unit 27 and the control unit 28 actuates a false air valve 29 installed in the delivery line 25 at a distance from the metal detector 26. If, contrary to expectations, a metal particle enters the delivery line 25 through the delivery nozzle 11, this metal particle generates a signal in the metal detector 26 with which the false air valve 29 is opened. The promotion is interrupted on the section between the delivery nozzle 11 and the false air valve 29. In this case, the line section can be emptied, for example, through the ejection connector 12. In addition, a maintenance flap, not shown, can be installed in the delivery line 25. For these special maintenance tasks, the cross section of the ejection connector 12 is larger than the cross section of the delivery connector 11 and is, for example, rectangular, as can be seen from FIG. The corresponding opening 18 in the angle slide 14 is also rectangular.
  • a swirl flow is achieved by arranging the inlet connection piece 24 tangentially.
  • a helical vortex is formed in the material to be conveyed with a core largely free of material to be conveyed in the interior of the vortex chamber 7.
  • baffle or guide surfaces 33, 34 are provided, on which the material to be conveyed is deflected or swirled.
  • the inlet connection 24 can be aligned radially to the swirl chamber 7.
  • the material to be conveyed is flung vertically upward against the cover 10 serving as a baffle surface by the inlet nozzle 24, as a result of which strong turbulence is generated.
  • suitable guide surfaces 35 cones
  • a large-area distribution of the conveyed material in the swirl chamber 7 can be achieved.
  • the flow is interrupted when the delivery nozzle is closed by the slide 13, 14, that is, when the separation process is taking place.
  • the swirl chamber 7 is emptied, the material to be conveyed remains in the delivery line in front of the swirl chamber.
  • the vacuum must be re-established in the feed line in front of the swirl chamber before the feed can start again. This can lead to the line becoming blocked.
  • a suction nozzle 36 can be connected to the ejection nozzle 12, with which the vacuum in the conveying line in front of the device is maintained by means of a suitable suction device, whereby the conveyance into the swirl chamber 7 is also maintained during the separation process .
  • the suction nozzle 36 can be connected directly to the delivery line 25.
  • a sieve 37 is attached in front of the suction nozzle 36.
  • 7 shows an exemplary embodiment in which the sorting device has a flap 40 which can be pivoted about the axis 41 between a first position, which is shown in solid lines in the drawing, and a second position, which is shown in broken lines.
  • the funnel-shaped part 9 is followed by a Y-shaped pipe branch 42, from the inlet region 43 of which the ejection nozzle 12 extends in a straight line, while the delivery nozzle 11 branches off at an angle, for example at an angle of approximately 30 °.
  • the axis 41 is mounted, on which the plate 40 is fixed tangentially with screws 44.
  • the flap 40 closes the ejection nozzle 12, whereby it runs parallel to the walls or to the axis of the delivery nozzle 11.
  • the outer end edge 45 of the flap 40 lies against the rectilinearly continuous wall of the inlet area 43 or ejection nozzle 12, so that the flap 40 lies obliquely in front of the ejection nozzle 12.
  • the end of the flap 40 facing away from the end edge 45 is fastened to the axis 41.
  • One end of the axis 41 is fixedly connected to a lever arm 46.
  • the lever 46 is pivoted clockwise around the axis 41 as shown in FIG. 7, whereby the axis 41 is rotated and the flap 40 reaches the second position shown in broken lines, in which it closes the delivery nozzle 11 and releases the ejection nozzle 12.
  • the outer The end region of the flap 40 lies against a seal 49 which is fastened to the wall of the delivery nozzle 11. In the second position of the flap 40, this flap lies essentially parallel to the walls or the axis of the ejection connector 12.
  • Deflectors 50, 51 are arranged on the opposite walls of the inlet area 43, which protrude beyond the end edge 45 in the first and the second position of the flap 40, in order to prevent the granulate from being dammed up by the end edge 45.
  • All pipes of the branch 42 have a rectangular cross section, so that the flap 40 is also rectangular.
  • the length of the flap 40 is greater than the width of the nozzle 11 and 12, which have the same cross sections.
  • other pipe cross sections can also be used. In the case of circular tubes, the flap 40 would have an elliptical shape.

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EP86112134A 1985-09-19 1986-09-02 Dispositif de triage de particules métalliques Expired EP0218882B1 (fr)

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