EP3380256B1 - Dispositif de nettoyage d'objets - Google Patents

Dispositif de nettoyage d'objets Download PDF

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EP3380256B1
EP3380256B1 EP16867435.6A EP16867435A EP3380256B1 EP 3380256 B1 EP3380256 B1 EP 3380256B1 EP 16867435 A EP16867435 A EP 16867435A EP 3380256 B1 EP3380256 B1 EP 3380256B1
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Rudolf Knoth-Bambule
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/02Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
    • B05B3/04Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
    • B05B3/06Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet by jet reaction
    • B05B3/066Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet by jet reaction the movement of the outlet elements being a combination of two movements, one being rotational
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B15/00Details of spraying plant or spraying apparatus not otherwise provided for; Accessories
    • B05B15/60Arrangements for mounting, supporting or holding spraying apparatus
    • B05B15/68Arrangements for adjusting the position of spray heads
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B3/00Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements
    • B05B3/02Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements
    • B05B3/04Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet
    • B05B3/0417Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine
    • B05B3/0444Spraying or sprinkling apparatus with moving outlet elements or moving deflecting elements with rotating elements driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet comprising a liquid driven rotor, e.g. a turbine the movement of the outlet elements being a combination of two movements, one being rotational
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B3/024Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B5/00Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow
    • B08B5/02Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05BSPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B1/00Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
    • B05B1/14Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means with multiple outlet openings; with strainers in or outside the outlet opening
    • B05B1/20Perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms; Outlet elements therefor
    • B05B1/202Perforated pipes or troughs, e.g. spray booms; Outlet elements therefor comprising inserted outlet elements

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  • the invention relates to a device for cleaning objects, in particular of workpieces, with at least one rotatably mounted about a first axis of rotation rotary nozzle head on which a plurality of at least one pressure line for a cleaning medium connected and obliquely positioned nozzles are arranged, said device having at least one arm which is rotatably supported at a first end and the rotary nozzle head is rotatably mounted on the arm.
  • This type of equipment is used, for example, in the manufacture of products such as automotive engines.
  • the cleaning usually upstream and downstream processes are connected. Therefore, it is often necessary to perform the cleaning as quickly as possible within a cycle.
  • a mobile device for cleaning of chassis which has for cleaning a first one-point rotating beam, at one end of a nozzle for dispensing cleaning liquid and at the other end a second rotating beam is provided.
  • the second rotating beam has nozzles for discharging cleaning liquid at both ends.
  • Object of the present invention is now to provide a device that sweeps a larger area with the cleaning medium at the same time.
  • the arm has at least one second rotary nozzle head.
  • a complete circular area is achieved by the cleaning medium by the rotation of the arm and the relatively rotating rotating nozzle head.
  • a nationwide cleaning or drying of the workpiece surface is feasible.
  • compressed air As a cleaning medium compressed air is provided, since it can be used for drying, as well as for cooling and cleaning. In addition, compressed air is cheap and readily available and easy to use. It when the device has at least two arms, wherein the arms are arranged rotationally symmetrical about the first end is particularly advantageous. This can reduce the time required for cleaning. Moreover, the device is mechanically improved as it loses its imbalance when the arms are rotationally symmetric.
  • a preferred embodiment of the device results from the fact that the obliquely set nozzles of the rotary nozzle head with the first axis of rotation form an angle, which preferably has an angular range of greater than 0 ° to 20 ° and more preferably an angular range of 1 ° to 5 °.
  • This particular arrangement of the nozzles on the rotary nozzle head results in turn by the ejection of the cleaning medium in turn a rotational movement of the rotary nozzle head, therefore, no drive of the rotary nozzle head is necessary.
  • the cleaning performance against axial alignment The nozzle improves because the unwanted particles are better moved from the workpiece surface in the direction of the environment.
  • cleaning performance is understood here a size related to cleaning speed and actually cleaned area. The higher the cleaning speed and the larger the actual cleaned area, the greater the cleaning performance.
  • first axis of rotation of the rotary nozzle head is arranged inclined to the second axis of rotation of the arm, wherein an angle of attack of the first axis of rotation to the second axis of rotation preferably an angle range between 0 ° to 20 °, particularly preferably an angle range between 1 ° and 5 ° having.
  • an angle of attack of the first axis of rotation to the second axis of rotation preferably an angle range between 0 ° to 20 °, particularly preferably an angle range between 1 ° and 5 ° having.
  • a particularly simple embodiment results when the arm has cleaning nozzles, which are flow-connected to the pressure line. As a result, it can be achieved that the arm rotates independently through the cleaning medium outlet, without the hiring of the rotary nozzle head being necessary. Furthermore, the rotational movement is stabilized by these additional cleaning nozzles and the cleaning performance can also be significantly improved.
  • the device has at least one housing around at least one arm, wherein the housing is open towards an insert surface of the cleaning medium. This measure increases the safety because the rotating parts are covered. Furthermore, it is advantageous for the guidance of a flow of the cleaning medium when the housing assumes this task of targeted flow guidance to the application area.
  • the housing means that pollution from surrounding machine parts can be reduced, which in turn has positive effects on machine availability.
  • the device has a feed mechanism, in particular a pneumatic or hydraulically actuable working cylinder, for the axial movement of the arm.
  • An embodiment which is particularly favorable results when a diameter of the rotary nozzle head to a length of the arm has a ratio which is in a range of 1.6 to 1.9, the length from the first end to a puncture point the first axis of rotation is measured with a plane in which the arm is located. This results in the advantage that the cleaned surface on the surface of the workpiece is particularly covering in comparison to other embodiments.
  • a non-inventive device 1 is shown.
  • This device 1 for cleaning workpiece surfaces has two arms 10.
  • Each arm 10 is rotatably mounted about a first end 11.
  • the device 1 has two rotary nozzle heads 20, which are rotatably mounted on a respective arm 10 about a first axis of rotation 21.
  • 20 inclined nozzles 22 are arranged on the rotary nozzle heads.
  • the arms 10 are arranged rotationally symmetrically about the first end 11. Subsequently, only a single arm 10 will be described, since the arms 10 are made equal.
  • the pressure line 2 is formed from a first connection 24 in the rotary nozzle head 20, a second 12 in the arm 10, a pressure hose 3 and a first bore 23 of a first rotary joint 25 and a second bore 13 of a second rotary joints 14.
  • the first rotary joint 25 realizes the rotatable mounting of the rotary die head 20 around the first rotation axis 21 and the second rotary joint 14, the rotatable mounting of the arm 10 about a second axis of rotation 15, which is defined by the first end 11.
  • the pressure hose 3 establishes a further flow connection between the second bore 13 and, for example, a pressure accumulator, not shown, for the cleaning medium.
  • the arm 10 has cleaning nozzles 16, which are connected to the pressure line 2 analogously to the nozzles 22.
  • Fig. 1 set a ratio D / A that relates a diameter D of the rotary nozzle head 20 to a length A that is in a range between 1.6 and 1.9, for example.
  • the length A is defined as the distance measured in a plane 17 between a first piercing point 27 of the first axis of rotation 21 through the plane 17 and a second piercing point 18 of the second axis of rotation 15 through the plane 17, wherein a longitudinal axis 19 of the arm 10 is an element of Level 17 and the level 17 forms a normal plane to the second axis of rotation 15.
  • the device 1 has a housing 4 around the arms 10 and the rotary nozzle heads 20, which are connected to an insert surface 5 (FIG. Fig. 3 ) of the cleaning medium is opened.
  • the housing 4 also serves to selectively direct the cleaning medium after it has flowed out of the nozzles 22.
  • a working cylinder 6 is mounted in the illustrated embodiment, which is hydraulically or pneumatically or otherwise movable.
  • the device 1 from a fixed point 7, on which the working cylinder 6 is mounted, along the second axis of rotation 15 axially displaceable.
  • Fig. 2 the device 1 in the first embodiment can be seen.
  • a cleaning nozzle 16 can be seen, which lies in the cutting plane. Its axis is in the illustrated embodiment with the second axis of rotation 15 ident.
  • Another cleaning nozzle is shown in broken lines. Its axis is inclined to a second axis of rotation 15 parallel not shown straight line.
  • the nozzles 22 of the rotary nozzle head 20 are inclined to the first axis of rotation 21 by an angle ⁇ which is greater than 0 ° and up to 20 °.
  • FIG Fig. 3 A first embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention is shown in FIG Fig. 3 shown.
  • the arm 10 has a second rotary nozzle head 30. This is located between the rotary nozzle head 20 and the first end 11 of the arm 10.
  • the rotary nozzle head 20 has in this embodiment, four rotationally symmetrical about the first axis of rotation 21 arranged line arms 26.
  • the second rotary nozzle head 30 may be executed in a further embodiment, not shown, along a straight line which is parallel to the second axis of rotation 15, shifted in the direction of the plane 17. With a sufficiently large displacement, a diameter d of the second rotary nozzle head 30 may be greater than a normal distance B of the second axis of rotation 15 to the rotary nozzle head 20. The resulting overlap makes it possible for a circular area of the insert surface 5 to be completely covered.
  • a second embodiment of the device 1 is shown.
  • the rotary nozzle head 20 is inclined with its first axis of rotation 21 with respect to a parallel to the second axis of rotation 15 by an angle ⁇ .
  • the angle of attack ⁇ is up to 10 °.
  • the device 1 two arms 10, each with a rotary nozzle head 20, are arranged on the four line arms 26, each with a nozzle located at the end 22 rotationally symmetrical.

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Claims (9)

  1. Installation de nettoyage (1) d'objets notamment de pièces comportant une tête rotative à buses (20) montée à rotation autour d'un premier axe de rotation (21) et comportant plusieurs buses (22) disposées de façon inclinées et reliées à au moins une conduite de pression (2) pour fournir un milieu de nettoyage, l'installation (1) ayant au moins un bras (10) dont une première extrémité (11) et montée à rotation et la tête rotative à buses (20) est montée à rotation sur le bras (10),
    installation caractérisée en ce que le bras (10) a au moins une seconde tête rotative à buses (30).
  2. Installation (1) selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'installation (1) comporte au moins deux bras (10), symétriques en rotation autour de la première extrémité (11).
  3. Installation (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le second axe de rotation (15) du bras (10) est parallèle au premier axe de rotation (21) de la tête rotative à buses (20).
  4. Installation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le premier axe de rotation (21) de la tête rotative à buses (20) est incliné par rapport au second axe de rotation (15) du bras (10), l'angle d'inclinaison (a) du premier axe de rotation (21) par rapport au second axe de rotation (15) étant de préférence dans une plage angulaire comprise entre 0° et 10°, d'une manière particulièrement avantageuse dans une plage angulaire comprise entre 1° et 3°.
  5. Installation (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisée en ce que
    les buses (22) orientées en biais de la tête rotative à buses (20) font avec le premier axe de rotation (21) un angle (β) qui est de préférence dans une plage angulaire supérieure à 0° et allant jusqu'à 20° et d'une manière particulièrement avantageuse une plage angulaire comprise entre 1° et 5°.
  6. Installation (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le bras (10) comporte des buses de nettoyage (16) reliés de façon à communiquer avec la conduite de pression (2).
  7. Installation (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'installation (1) comporte au moins un boîtier (4) autour d'au moins un bras (10), le boîtier (4) étant ouvert vers la surface d'utilisation (5) du milieu de nettoyage.
  8. Installation (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7,
    caractérisée en ce que
    l'installation (1) a un mécanisme de réglage, notamment un vérin (6) pneumatique ou hydraulique pour déplacer axialement le bras (10).
  9. Installation (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8,
    caractérisée en ce que
    le diamètre (D) de la tête rotative à buses (20) présente, par rapport à la longueur (A) du bras (10), un rapport (D/A) dans une plage comprise entre 1,6 et 1,9 la longueur (A) étant mesurée entre la première extrémité (11) jusqu'au premier point de passage (27) du premier axe de rotation (21) avec un plan (17) contenant le bras (10).
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