CN221192717U - Cutting device for production of printing canvas bag - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of production of canvas bags, in particular to a cutting device for producing printed canvas bags, which comprises the following components: the dust collecting device comprises a workbench, wherein the top end of the workbench is fixedly connected with a connecting frame, and the top end of the connecting frame is provided with a dust collecting mechanism; the dust collection mechanism comprises a dust collection box fixedly connected to the top end of the connecting frame, a fan is arranged on one side of the dust collection box, a dust collection pipe is arranged in the dust collection box, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the dust collection box, a reciprocating screw rod is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting plate, a rotating wheel is rotatably connected to the inner wall of an air outlet pipe of the fan, the filter plate is utilized to move to facilitate the aggregation of inhaled batts on the surface of the filter plate, and under the interaction of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, the batts aggregated on the surface of the filter plate are adhered and removed by utilizing a batting adhering roller to roll along the surface of the filter plate, so that the flow amount of batts at the bottom of the mounting plate is reduced, the normal flow of gas is ensured, and the adsorption effect of the dust collection pipe on the batts is facilitated to be improved.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of production of canvas bags, in particular to a cutting device for production of printed canvas bags.
Background
The canvas bag is an environment-friendly bag with canvas as a main material, the canvas environment-friendly bag has more fabrics and more lines, most of canvas environment-friendly bags are fine and smooth, have good printing and imaging effects, are easy to clean, are not easy to deform after being washed, have multiple environment-friendly canvas bag styles, and are novel in style, and the canvas bag needs to be cut with a cutting device in the processing process.
The Chinese patent 'a cutting device for producing a canvas bag' authorizes bulletin number 'CN 219032746U' to drive a first cleaning roller and a driving gear to rotate through a rotating motor, thereby driving a driven gear and a second cleaning roller to rotate, the first cleaning roller and the second cleaning roller rotate in opposite directions, and can clean flocks on the surface of the raw material of the canvas bag, and meanwhile, a suction fan sucks air through a suction plate, sucks the flocks into a dust box, and avoids the flocks from polluting working environment.
Because the batting on the surface of the canvas bag is lighter, when air and dust are sucked into the dust collection box and discharged through the exhaust hole of the dust collection box, the dust can be adsorbed on the dust screen of the exhaust hole along with the flowing direction of the air, so that the air does not circulate, and the adsorption effect of the air suction plate on the batting is affected.
Therefore, a cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags is provided to solve the above problems.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model aims to solve the problems and provide a cutting device for producing printed canvas bags, which solves the problems that when air and dust are sucked into a dust collection box and air is discharged through an exhaust hole of the dust collection box, the dust is adsorbed on a dust screen of the exhaust hole along the flowing direction of the air, so that the air does not circulate, and the adsorption effect of an air suction plate on a flock is affected.
The utility model realizes the aim through the following technical scheme, and the cutting device for producing the printed sailcloth bag comprises the following components: the dust collecting device comprises a workbench, wherein the top end of the workbench is fixedly connected with a connecting frame, and the top end of the connecting frame is provided with a dust collecting mechanism; the dust collection mechanism comprises a dust collection box fixedly connected to the top end of the connecting frame, a fan is arranged on one side of the dust collection box, a dust collection pipe is arranged in the dust collection box, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the dust collection box, a reciprocating screw rod is connected to the inner wall of the mounting plate in a rotating mode, a rotating wheel is connected to the inner wall of an air outlet pipe of the fan in a rotating mode, one end of the reciprocating screw rod penetrates through the mounting plate and the dust collection box in sequence and is fixedly connected with one end of the rotating wheel, a filter plate is arranged on the surface of the reciprocating screw rod, and a cleaning assembly is arranged in the dust collection box.
Preferably, the cleaning assembly comprises a first cylinder fixedly connected to the top end of the mounting plate, a first piston rod is slidably connected to the inner wall of the first cylinder, the bottom end of the first piston rod sequentially penetrates through the first cylinder and the mounting plate and is fixedly connected with a second cylinder, the inner wall of the second cylinder is slidably connected with a second piston rod, one end of the second piston rod penetrates through the second cylinder and is fixedly connected with a mounting frame, an air duct is arranged between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, and the inner wall of the mounting frame is rotationally connected with a hair sticking roller. The filter plate moves to be favorable for gathering the inhaled batting on the surface of the filter plate, and under the interaction of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, the batting gathered on the surface of the filter plate is adhered and removed by utilizing the adhesive batting roller to roll along the surface of the filter plate, so that the flow quantity of batting at the bottom of the mounting plate is reduced, the normal flow of gas is ensured, and the adsorption effect of the dust suction pipe on the batting is favorable for being improved.
Preferably, the bottom fixedly connected with first spring of link, the bottom fixedly connected with suction hood of first spring, the one end of dust absorption pipe runs through dust collection box and link in proper order and with the top fixed connection of suction hood, the inner wall fixedly connected with round bar of link. When the dust collection pipe adsorbs the batting, can make the dust collection cover reciprocate the shake from top to bottom and take place the striking with the round bar under the effect of wind-force and first spring, be favorable to making the batting on the dust collection cover inner wall better get into in the dust collection pipe.
Preferably, the top end of the dust hood is fixedly connected with a limiting rod, and the top end of the limiting rod penetrates through the first spring and is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the connecting frame. The limiting rod is beneficial to limiting the up-and-down movement of the dust hood under the action of the limiting rod, and ensures the stability of the dust hood during up-and-down movement.
Preferably, a plurality of air outlets are formed in one side of the top end of the mounting plate. The air outlet is beneficial to ensuring the normal flow of the air.
Preferably, an included angle is formed between the inner wall of the dust hood and the horizontal plane. The batting can better enter the dust collection pipe under the action of the inclined surface of the inner wall of the dust collection cover.
Preferably, a second spring is fixedly connected between the top end of the first piston rod and the inner top wall of the first cylinder, and a third spring is fixedly connected between the other end of the second piston rod and the inner wall of the second cylinder. The second spring and the third spring are beneficial to restoring the first cylinder and the second cylinder to the initial state after the second piston rod loses the supporting force.
Preferably, one end of the dust collection pipe is in a horn shape. The dust suction pipe with the horn-shaped opening is used for facilitating better suction of the batting.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. The filter plate moves to be favorable for gathering the sucked flocks on the surface of the filter plate, and under the interaction of the first cylinder and the second cylinder, the flocks gathered on the surface of the filter plate are stuck and removed by utilizing the sticking roller to roll along the surface of the filter plate, so that the flow quantity of the flocks at the bottom of the mounting plate is reduced, the normal flow of gas is ensured, and the adsorption effect of the dust suction pipe on the flocks is favorable for being improved;
2. When the dust collection pipe adsorbs the batting, can make the dust collection cover reciprocate the shake from top to bottom and take place the striking with the round bar under the effect of wind-force and first spring, be favorable to making the batting on the dust collection cover inner wall better get into in the dust collection pipe.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the dust bin of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a mounting plate of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a cleaning assembly according to the present utility model;
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a dust hood according to the present utility model.
In the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a connecting frame; 3. a dust collection mechanism; 301. a dust collection box; 302. a blower; 303. a dust collection pipe; 304. a mounting plate; 3041. an air outlet; 305. a reciprocating screw rod; 306. a rotating wheel; 307. a filter plate; 308. cleaning the assembly; 3081. a first cylinder; 3082. a first piston rod; 3083. a second cylinder; 3084. a second piston rod; 3085. an air duct; 3086. a mounting frame; 3087. a sticking roller; 3088. a first spring; 3089. a dust hood; 30810. a limit rod; 30811. a second spring; 30812. a third spring; 30813. a round rod.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
The specific implementation method comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 1 to 5, a cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags comprises: the dust collecting device comprises a workbench 1, wherein a connecting frame 2 is fixedly connected to the top end of the workbench 1, and a dust collecting mechanism 3 is arranged on the top end of the connecting frame 2; wherein, dust collection mechanism 3 includes the dust collection box 301 of fixed connection in link 2 top, one side of dust collection box 301 is provided with fan 302, the inside of dust collection box 301 is provided with dust absorption pipe 303, the inner wall fixedly connected with mounting panel 304 of dust collection box 301, the inner wall rotation of mounting panel 304 is connected with reciprocating lead screw 305, the inner wall rotation of fan 302 tuber pipe is connected with runner 306, the one end of reciprocating lead screw 305 runs through mounting panel 304 and dust collection box 301 in proper order and with the one end fixed connection of runner 306, the surface of reciprocating lead screw 305 is provided with filter plate 307, the inside of dust collection box 301 is provided with clearance subassembly 308.
The top of workstation 1 is provided with cuts the sword, one side of workstation 1 is provided with another cleaning roller, the cleaning roller is the same with the theory of operation in the former scheme with cuts the sword, when cut the raw materials of sail cloth, start fan 302, the play tuber pipe of fan 302 is linked together with dust collection box 301, utilize fan 302 to discharge the air in the dust collection box 301, make the dust collection box 301 in form negative pressure, dust absorption pipe 303 carries out dust absorption operation this moment, the bottom of dust absorption pipe 303 runs through mounting panel 304, and the bottom of dust absorption pipe 303 is in the level with the bottom of mounting panel 304, utilize dust absorption pipe 303 to inhale the batting to the below of mounting panel 304, the spout has been seted up to the bottom of mounting panel 304, reciprocating lead screw 305 rotates the inner wall of being connected in the spout, when fan 302 starts to take out the wind, thereby drive runner 306 rotation, the appearance form of reciprocating lead screw 305 is two screw grooves that the pitch is the same, the rotation direction is opposite, both ends are linked together with the transition curve, make the side of screw groove promote the slider of arranging in the screw groove and do axial reciprocating motion, when reciprocating lead screw 305 rotates, drive filter plate 307 moves horizontally, the batting 307 is inhaled on the surface of filter plate 307.
It should be noted that: the filter sheet 307 does not move farther than the suction pipe 303, and thus, the lint sucked through the suction pipe 303 is always on one side of the filter sheet 307.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the cleaning assembly 308 includes a first cylinder 3081 fixedly connected to the top end of the mounting plate 304, a first piston rod 3082 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the first cylinder 3081, the bottom end of the first piston rod 3082 sequentially penetrates through the first cylinder 3081 and the mounting plate 304 and is fixedly connected to a second cylinder 3083, a second piston rod 3084 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the second cylinder 3083, one end of the second piston rod 3084 penetrates through the second cylinder 3083 and is fixedly connected to a mounting frame 3086, an air duct 3085 is arranged between the first cylinder 3081 and the second cylinder 3083, and a hair sticking roller 3087 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting frame 3086. A plurality of air outlets 3041 are formed in one side of the top end of the mounting plate 304. An included angle is formed between the inner wall of the dust hood 3089 and the horizontal plane. A second spring 30811 is fixedly connected between the top end of the first piston rod 3082 and the inner top wall of the first cylinder 3081, and a third spring 30812 is fixedly connected between the other end of the second piston rod 3084 and the inner wall of the second cylinder 3083. One end of the dust suction pipe 303 is horn-shaped.
When the reciprocating screw rod 305 drives the filter plate 307 to move, when one side of the filter plate 307 is contacted with the capillary roll 3087 { the capillary roll 3087 is an existing tool, the capillary paste on the surface can be replaced }, the capillary roll 3087 can adhere and remove the wool on the contact part with the filter plate 307, meanwhile, the filter plate 307 continues to move, the second piston rod 3084 is extruded by the capillary roll 3087 to move, at the moment, the third spring 30812 compresses, the gas in the second cylinder 3083 can be extruded and enters the first cylinder 3081 through the gas guide pipe 3085, the second spring 30811 is pulled up, the first piston rod 3082 is pushed to move downwards, the second cylinder 3083 is pushed to move downwards synchronously when the first piston rod 3082 moves downwards, the capillary roll 3087 is driven to move downwards through the second piston rod 3084, and roll along the surface of the filter plate 307, so that the filter plate 307 is cleaned, the flow quantity of the wool at the bottom of the mounting plate 304 is reduced, and the adsorption of the wool is ensured by the normal flow of the gas.
As shown in fig. 1 and 5, the bottom end of the connecting frame 2 is fixedly connected with a first spring 3088, the bottom end of the first spring 3088 is fixedly connected with a dust hood 3089, one end of a dust suction pipe 303 sequentially penetrates through the dust collection box 301 and the connecting frame 2 and is fixedly connected with the top end of the dust hood 3089, and the inner wall of the connecting frame 2 is fixedly connected with a round rod 30813. The top end of the dust hood 3089 is fixedly connected with a limiting rod 30810, and the top end of the limiting rod 30810 penetrates through the first spring 3088 and is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the connecting frame 2.
When the dust suction pipe 303 adsorbs the batting on the surface of the raw material of the canvas bag, the batting can enter the dust suction pipe 303 through the dust suction cover 3089, and can make the dust suction cover 3089 shake up and down in a reciprocating manner under the action of wind power and the first spring 3088, when the dust suction cover 3089 shakes, the top end of the dust suction cover 3089 can collide with the round rod 30813, and at the moment, the batting on the inner wall of the dust suction cover 3089 can better enter the dust suction pipe 303.
When the utility model is used, when the raw material of a sailcloth bag is cut, the fan 302 is started, air in the dust collection box 301 is discharged, negative pressure is formed in the dust collection box 301, at the moment, the dust collection pipe 303 is used for dust collection, the dust collection cover 3089 is enabled to reciprocate up and down under the action of wind force and the first spring 3088, and collide with the round rod 30813, at the moment, the wool on the inner wall of the dust collection cover 3089 can better enter the dust collection pipe 303, and can be sucked below the mounting plate 304 through the dust collection pipe 303, at the same time, the fan 302 is started to drive the rotating wheel 306 to rotate, so that the reciprocating screw 305 is driven to synchronously rotate, the sucked wool is gathered on the surface of the filter plate 307, and when one side of the filter plate 307 is contacted with the bonding roller 3087, the wool is enabled to adhere the wool at the contact part of the filter plate 307, at the same time, the filter plate 307 is continuously moved, and the second piston rod 3084 is extruded through the bonding roller 3087, so that air in the second cylinder 3083 can be extruded, the air in the air can enter the dust collection pipe 303, and can be sucked under the mounting plate 304 through the dust collection pipe 303, and can be synchronously rotated through the air guide pipe 3085, and the first piston rod 3082 is driven to move downwards, and the wool is enabled to move along the surface of the filter plate 307, and the surface of the filter plate is normally, and the wool is sucked down, and the wool is enabled to move along the surface of the filter plate 307, and the surface of the filter rod is synchronously, and the surface of the filter rod is simultaneously driven to move, and the wool is adhered to move along the surface of the filter rod 3082.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present disclosure describes embodiments, not every embodiment is provided with a separate embodiment, and that this description is provided for clarity only, and that the disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in detail below, and that the embodiments described in the examples may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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1. Cutting device is used in production of stamp jail sack, its characterized in that includes:
The dust collecting device comprises a workbench (1), wherein the top end of the workbench (1) is fixedly connected with a connecting frame (2), and the top end of the connecting frame (2) is provided with a dust collecting mechanism (3);
Wherein dust collection mechanism (3) is including fixedly connected with dust collection box (301) on link (2) top, one side of dust collection box (301) is provided with fan (302), the inside of dust collection box (301) is provided with dust absorption pipe (303), the inner wall fixedly connected with mounting panel (304) of dust collection box (301), the inner wall rotation of mounting panel (304) is connected with reciprocating screw (305), the inner wall rotation of fan (302) play tuber pipe is connected with runner (306), the one end of reciprocating screw (305) runs through mounting panel (304) and dust collection box (301) in proper order and with the one end fixed connection of runner (306), the surface of reciprocating screw (305) is provided with filter plate (307), the inside of dust collection box (301) is provided with clearance subassembly (308).
2. The cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags according to claim 1, wherein: the cleaning assembly (308) comprises a first cylinder (3081) fixedly connected to the top end of the mounting plate (304), a first piston rod (3082) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the first cylinder (3081), the bottom end of the first piston rod (3082) sequentially penetrates through the first cylinder (3081) and the mounting plate (304) and is fixedly connected with a second cylinder (3083), a second piston rod (3084) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the second cylinder (3083), one end of the second piston rod (3084) penetrates through the second cylinder (3083) and is fixedly connected with a mounting frame (3086), an air duct (3085) is arranged between the first cylinder (3081) and the second cylinder (3083), and a hair sticking roller (3087) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting frame (3086).
3. The cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags according to claim 1, wherein: the dust collection device is characterized in that a first spring (3088) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the connecting frame (2), a dust collection cover (3089) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the first spring (3088), one end of the dust collection pipe (303) sequentially penetrates through the dust collection box (301) and the connecting frame (2) and is fixedly connected with the top end of the dust collection cover (3089), and a round rod (30813) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the connecting frame (2).
4. A cutting device for producing printed canvas bags according to claim 3, wherein: the top of the dust hood (3089) is fixedly connected with a limiting rod (30810), and the top of the limiting rod (30810) penetrates through the first spring (3088) and is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the connecting frame (2).
5. The cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags according to claim 1, wherein: a plurality of air outlets (3041) are formed in one side of the top end of the mounting plate (304).
6. A cutting device for producing printed canvas bags according to claim 3, wherein: an included angle is formed between the inner wall of the dust hood (3089) and the horizontal plane.
7. The cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags as claimed in claim 2, wherein: a second spring (30811) is fixedly connected between the top end of the first piston rod (3082) and the inner top wall of the first cylinder (3081), and a third spring (30812) is fixedly connected between the other end of the second piston rod (3084) and the inner wall of the second cylinder (3083).
8. The cutting device for producing printed sailcloth bags according to claim 1, wherein: one end of the dust collection pipe (303) is in a horn shape.
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