JP2012196624A - Wiping method and wiping device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently wipe treatment liquids remaining on surfaces of large amount of components.SOLUTION: The large number of components W and a wiping material 11 are stored in a treatment container 7, and by rotating the treatment container 7, the components W are rotated and agitated in the treatment container 7. Thus, the wiping material 11 can contacts with the treatment liquids on the surfaces of the components W so as to wipe the treatment liquids from the surfaces of the components W.

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a method for wiping off a treatment liquid remaining on the surface of a component after applying a treatment liquid such as a lubricating liquid to a small component, and a wiping apparatus for performing the method.

  For example, in a cosmetic container such as a compact, when the lid is closed, the lock claw provided on the lid moves over the protrusion on the container body side while elastically deforming, and is locked by the protrusion to be in a closed state. The lock claw is released from the protrusion by releasing the lock by pushing and operating, and a hook piece, which is a resin molded product, is slidably incorporated in the container body (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2009-118949 A

  The hook piece facilitates its sliding movement to improve the operational feeling and prevents sliding wear, so that it is immersed in a lubricating liquid (processing liquid) such as silicon oil, and then the processing liquid remaining on the surface. When a large amount of hook pieces are processed, a large amount of labor and time are required for the wiping operation.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a situation, and provides a method and an apparatus capable of efficiently wiping off the processing liquid remaining on the surface of a large amount of small parts such as hook pieces. The purpose is that.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

  The wiping method of the present invention is a wiping method for wiping off the processing liquid remaining on the surface of a small component, and the wiping material for wiping off the processing liquid is accommodated in a processing container together with a number of components, A part rotated and stirred in the processing container is brought into contact with the wiping material to wipe off the processing liquid on the part surface.

  According to the present invention, by rotating the processing container, a large number of parts are stirred together with the wiping material in the processing container, and the processing liquid on the surface of the large number of parts comes into contact with the wiping material and is wiped off from the surface. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform uniform wiping as compared with the case where the processing liquid is wiped off manually.

  In the present invention, in a preferred embodiment, the wiping material is cloth-like. According to this aspect, the cloth-like wiping material that is deformed flexibly comes into contact with the surface of a small component, and the opportunities for contact with the component increase.

  In the present invention, in another preferred embodiment, the processing container is rotated upside down. According to this aspect, agitation of a large number of parts as a whole is performed strongly, and it is possible to promote reliable contact of the wiping material with the treatment liquid on each of the surface of the parts.

  The wiping device of the present invention is a wiping device for wiping off the processing liquid remaining on the surface of a small component, and is a container holding member for holding a wiping material for wiping off the processing liquid and a processing container containing a large number of parts. And a drive means for rotationally driving the container holding member to rotate and agitate the multiple parts together with the wiping material in the processing container.

  According to the present invention, the wiping method of the present invention can be suitably implemented by rotationally driving the container holding member by the driving means while holding the processing container on the container holding member.

  In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the container holding member includes a cradle on which a processing container with a lid is placed, and a lid pressing member that presses and fixes the lid to the processing container. According to this aspect, a container with a lid for carrying and transporting a large number of parts is loaded on the container holding member as a processing container and rotated, and after the processing, the processing container removed from the container holding member is immediately carried out. Can do.

  According to the present invention, the treatment liquid remaining on the surface of a large amount of small components can be efficiently wiped off without manpower as in the prior art.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a wiping device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a component to be wiped by the wiping device of FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the wiping device of FIG. 1 with a part thereof cut away. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wiping material used in the wiping device of FIG. 1.

  Hereinafter, a wiping method and an apparatus for carrying out this method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The external appearance of the whole wiping apparatus which concerns on FIG. 1 at embodiment of this invention is shown, and an example of the components by which the wiping process is carried out with the wiping apparatus of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the wiping device of FIG. 1 with a part cut away, and FIG. 4 shows an example of the wiping material used in the wiping device of FIG.

  First, referring to FIG. 1, the wiping device S of this embodiment is used for wiping off excess processing liquid remaining on the surface of a component after a small component is immersed in a processing liquid such as a lubricating liquid. Device. The wiping device S includes a base 1, a container holding member 2, an electric motor 3, and an operation box 4.

  The component W is a small component having a size that can be handled with a finger as shown in FIG. 2 as an example. In this embodiment, as a small component W, a hook piece incorporated for releasing a lid in a makeup compact is illustrated. The hook piece is, for example, a resin-molded hook piece having a width of 5 mm, a thickness of 4 mm, and a length of about 20 mm. The hook piece is immersed in silicon oil, which is a treatment liquid for lubrication, and then the wiping device S The surface treatment liquid is wiped off.

  In the wiping device S, the base 1 is erected vertically from a leg portion 1a having a U shape with a flat shape for a stable installation on the floor surface, and a center portion of the leg portion 1a. The support part 1b is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating shaft 5 is horizontally supported on the upper end of the support column 1 b of the base 1. The container holding member 2 is connected and supported at the front end of the rotating shaft 5. A chain transmission mechanism 6 that interlocks and connects the electric motor 3 and the rotating shaft 5 is accommodated in the support column 1 b of the base 1.

  The container holding member 2 has side portions 2a and 2b that are vertically opposed to each other and a side portion 2c that couples the side portions 2a and 2c. In addition, it is configured as a flat cradle on which the processing container 7 containing the component W is placed, and a screw-operated lid that presses and fixes the lid 7a to the processing container 7 on the opposite upper side 2b. A holding member 8 is provided, and the front end of the rotary shaft 5 is connected and supported by the side 2c.

  The operation box 4 is supported by the support column 1 b of the base 1. The operation box 4 includes a start button 9 and a stop button 10 for the electric motor 3, and a control device that controls the rotation speed of the electric motor 3.

  The wiping device of this embodiment is configured as described above, and a container such as a poly bucket brought in with a large amount of components W is also used as the processing container 7 and placed on the cradle 2a of the container holding member 2. . The number of parts W to be charged can be appropriately selected according to the size of the processing container 7 and the like, but is at least several tens, preferably several hundreds, more preferably several thousand, or more. The input amount of the part W is preferably about 40% to 90%, more preferably about 50% to 80% of the volume of the processing container 7 so that a stirring effect can be obtained.

  Along with the large number of parts W, one to several sheets of wiping material 11 made of a microfiber cloth having a square shape of, for example, several tens of centimeters square as shown in FIG. 4 is put into a container. Further, the lid pressing member 8 is screwed to fix the lid 7 a to the processing container 7, and the processing container 7 with the lid is firmly clamped and fixed between the receiving table 2 a and the lid pressing member 8.

  In addition, if the wiping material 11 uses what formed the microfiber in the shape of a mop, the opportunity for the components W to contact the fiber of the string-like part of the wiping material 11 will increase. Further, the wiping material 11 may be a cloth whose both surfaces are processed with an uneven fabric. In addition, the wiping material 11 may be a cloth made of other materials such as a nanofiber cloth using ultrafine fibers instead of a microfiber cloth. The wiping material 11 may be made of paper such as oil removing paper or blotting paper.

  In FIG. 3, the wiping material 11 is shown in a state of being arranged on the top of many parts W, but it is needless to say that one or a plurality of wiping materials 11 may be arranged in the many parts W. The wiping material 11 is not limited to the planar shape of FIG. 4, and can have any shape.

  In the wiping device S according to the above embodiment, the electric motor 3 is activated to rotate the container holding member 2 around the axis X of the rotation shaft 5 at a predetermined speed to wipe a large number of components W in the container. When rotating and stirring together with the material 11, the treatment liquid remaining on the surfaces of the many parts W comes into contact with the wiping material 11, whereby excess treatment liquid is gradually wiped off from the surfaces of the many parts W. Then, by continuing the stirring for an appropriate time, the processing liquid remaining on the surfaces of all the parts W is given an opportunity to come into contact with the wiping material 11, and the processing liquid is uniform from the surfaces of all the parts W. Wipe off in a short time.

  Incidentally, for wiping from the surface of the hook piece exemplified as the part W, several thousand, for example, 4,000 hook pieces and two 35 cm square wiping materials 11 are put in the processing container 7 and 45 rpm. As a result of being driven at a rotational speed of, the treatment liquid could be uniformly wiped from the surface of all hook pieces in about 30 minutes.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can also be implemented in the following embodiment. That is, not only the wiping material 11 is put into the processing container 7, but the wiping material 11 can be attached to the entire inner surface of the processing container 7 or a part of the inner surface in a replaceable manner using a hook-and-loop fastener or the like. In this case, the opportunity for the part W to contact the wiping material 11 is further increased, and the processing time can be shortened.

  Alternatively, the processing container 7 may be held horizontally or substantially horizontally and rotated around the center of the container 7. In this case, it is advisable to project a component stirring rib on the inner surface of the body of the processing container 7. Furthermore, when the lid 7a can be firmly closed and fixed to the processing container 7 with a buckle fitting or the like, the container holding member 2 in the wiping device can be configured to have a specification for gripping the body of the processing container 7. .

  In this embodiment, a carrying container such as a poly bucket containing the parts W is brought into the container holding member 2 as the processing container 7 and is carried out after the processing. However, the parts W brought in by the carrying container are used. Can be transferred to a dedicated processing container 7 attached and fixed in advance to the container holding member 2 to perform a wiping process, and then transferred again from the processing container 7 to the transporting container after processing.

  The wiping device may also be used as a stirring device that mixes and stirs the molded resin material.

2 Container holding member 2a Receiving base 7 Processing container 7a Lid 8 Lid holding member 11 Wiping material S Wiping device W Parts

Claims (5)

A wiping method for wiping off the processing liquid remaining on the surface of a small component,
The wiping material for wiping off the processing liquid is accommodated in a processing container together with a large number of parts, the processing container is rotated, the part that is rotated and stirred in the processing container is brought into contact with the wiping material, and the processing liquid on the part surface Wipe off the
A wiping method characterized by that. The wiping material is cloth-like,
The wiping method according to claim 1. Rotating the processing vessel upside down,
The wiping method according to claim 1 or 2. A wiping device for wiping off the treatment liquid remaining on the surface of a small component,
A container holding member for holding a wiping material for wiping off the treatment liquid and a treatment container containing a large number of components;
Driving means for rotationally driving the container holding member to rotate and agitate the multiple parts together with the wiping material in the processing container;
A wiping device comprising: The container holding member includes a cradle for placing a processing container with a lid and a lid pressing member for pressing and fixing the lid to the processing container.
The wiping apparatus according to claim 4.

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