Modular treatment plant having horizontal drum machines

• US 20030089386A1
• Filed: 09/13/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alois Muller, Martin Muller
• Original Assignee: Alois Muller, Martin Muller
• Inventors: Muller, Martin, Muller, Alois
• Granted Patent: US 7,066,187 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/65
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/042 the loose articles or bulk material travelling gradually through a drum or other container, e.g. by helix or gravity
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/06 using perforated drums in which the article or material is placed B08B3/042 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 49/0422 screws
• CPC Class Codes: C23G 3/00 Apparatus for cleaning or pickling metallic material with organic solvents C23G5/04

Abstract

A machine for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts, having a treatment drum which is arranged with a horizontal axis and can be driven in both directions of rotation around said axis, the treatment drum comprises a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture and a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture, the treatment drum comprises a set of worm-like inner blades which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture.

Claims

1. A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

a treatment drum (27) which is arranged with a substantially horizontal axis and adapted to be driven in both directions of rotation around said axis, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture (19).

2. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the treatment drum (27) widens from a filling end and from a discharge end towards an intermediate plane (47) respectively.

3. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the treatment drum (27) is cylindrical.

4. A machine according to claim 2 wherein the set of inner blades (22, 23) extends approximately from the intermediate plane (47) to the discharge aperture (19).

5. A machine according to claim 3 wherein the set of inner blades (22, 23) extends from a plane defined by the inlet aperture (18) to the discharge aperture (19).

6. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the drum (27) comprises at least two rotationally symmetrical plate metal parts (61, 62;

71, 72).

7. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the drum (27) comprises an open-worked casing (13) and is arranged in a chamber which can be flooded with a liquid.

8. A machine according to claim 1 wherein, on its greatest casing diameter, the drum (27) comprises apertures (78), and the drum comprises means for supplying liquid into an interior of the drum.

9. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the discharge aperture (19) is followed by a discharge sleeve (17).

10. A machine according to claim 1 wherein the axis of the treatment drum (27) is adapted to be pivoted into a vertical centrifuging position.

11. A machine according to claim 9 wherein the inlet aperture (18) is greater than an outer diameter of the discharge sleeve (17).

12. A machine according to claim 7 wherein the chamber (28) is a collecting chamber for cooling or cutting oil, or cooling or cutting emulsion.

13. A machine according to claim 7 wherein the chamber (28) is a drying chamber which can be charged with a flow of hot air.

14. A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of the treatment drum (27) descends from a filling end towards a discharge end, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the rotatable axis.

17. A machine according to claim 14 wherein the axis of the treatment drum can be pivoted into a treatment position in which the lower casing line extends horizontally.

18. A machine according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the axis of the treatment drum can be pivoted into a vertical centrifuging position.

19. A machine according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the inlet aperture (18) is greater in diameter than an outer diameter of the discharge sleeve (17).

20. A machine according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the chamber (28) is a collecting chamber for cooling or cutting oil, or cooling or cutting emulsion.

21. A machine according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the chamber (28) is a treatment chamber which can be partially flooded with a treatment liquid.

22. A machine according to any one of claims 14 to 16 wherein the chamber (28) is a drying chamber with can be charged with a flow of hot air.

15. A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drum (27) widens conically from a filling end to a discharge end, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the horizontal axis.

16. A machine (11) for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts comprising:

a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drum (27) comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drum (27) is cylindrical, and wherein the treatment drum can be driven in both directions of rotation around the descending axis.

23. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) which is arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture (19);

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge aperture (19), and wherein the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another around their respective axis in both directions of rotation.

30. A plant according to any one of claims 23 to 28 wherein the set of inner blades begins approximately at a plane defined by the inlet aperture.

31. A plant according to any one of claims 23 to 28 wherein outwardly pointing discharge sleeves (17) are connected to the discharge apertures (19) and respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17).

24. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) which is arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18) and a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), the treatment drums (27) widening from an inlet end and from a discharge end towards an intermediate plane respectively, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start approximately in the intermediate plane and which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum (27), reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture;

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge aperture (19), and wherein the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another around their respective axis in both directions of rotation.

29. A plant according to claim 24 or 27 wherein the set of inner blades begins approximately at the intermediate plane.

25. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin approximately at the inlet aperture (18) and which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge aperture (19), and wherein the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around the descending axis.

32. A plant according to claim 25 wherein the chamber (28) of the first machine (11a) is a collecting chamber for cooling or cutting oil, or cooling or cutting emulsion.

33. A plant according to claim 25 wherein the chambers (28) of the at least second to penultimate machine (11b-11c) are treatment chambers which can be partially filled with treatment liquid.

34. A plant according to claim 25 wherein the chamber (28) of the last machine is a drying chamber which can be charged with a flow of hot air.

26. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture;

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top loads the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

27. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) widen from an inlet end and a discharge end towards an intermediate plane respectively; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

28. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a treatment drum (27) arranged with a substantially horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), and a permanently open co-axial discharge aperture (19), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which extend at least as far as the discharge aperture (19) and which, in the first direction of rotation of the treatment drum, reposition the bulk material in the drum and, in the second direction of rotation of the treatment drum, convey the bulk material through the discharge aperture, and wherein each of the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other, and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge aperture (19) of the treatment drum of a machine arranged on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine positioned underneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

35. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which start at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of each of the treatment drums (27) descends from the inlet end towards the discharge sleeve respectively; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of the treatment drum of a leading machine charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

41. A plant according to any one of claims 35 or 38 to 40 wherein the respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17).

42. A plant according to any one of claims 35 to 40 wherein the chamber (28) of the first machine (11a) is a collecting chamber for cooling or cutting oil, or cooling or cutting emulsion.

43. A plant according to any one of claims 35 to 40 wherein the chambers (28) of at least the second to penultimate machine (11b-11c) are treatment chambers which can be partially flooded with treatment liquid.

44. A plant according to any one of claims 35 to 40 wherein the chamber (28) of the last machine is a drying chamber which can be charged with a flow of hot air.

36. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein each of the treatment drums (27) widen conically from an inlet end to a discharge end, and the respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17); and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a leading machine extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective horizontal axis.

37. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical, and the respective inlet apertures (18) are greater in diameter than respective outer diameters of the discharge sleeves (17); and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with co-axially aligned treatment drums (27) in the same sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a leading machine extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a subsequent machine, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective descending axis.

38. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a rotatable axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein a lower casing line of the treatment drums (27) descends from an inlet end to a discharge end; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a machine positioned on top charges the inlet aperture (18) of the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective axis.

39. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) with a horizontal axis, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) widen conically from an inlet end to a discharge end; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of the treatment drum of a machine positioned on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective horizontal axis.

40. A treatment plant for treating bulk material of industrial volume parts in liquids comprising:

at least two machines (11) each having a chamber (28) in which there is arranged a treatment drum (27) whose axis descends from an inlet end to a discharge end, the treatment drums (27) each comprising a permanently open co-axial inlet aperture (18), a permanently open co-axial discharge sleeve (17), and a set of worm-like inner blades (22, 23) which begin at a distance from the inlet aperture (18) and extend at least as far as the discharge sleeve (17), wherein the treatment drums (27) are cylindrical; and

wherein the machines (11) are arranged with the treatment drums (27) arranged one above the other and alternate in sense with reference to the inlet aperture (18) and the discharge sleeve (17), and wherein a delivery pipe charged by the discharge sleeve (17) of a treatment drum of a machine positioned on top extends through the inlet aperture (18) into the treatment drum (27) of a machine arranged thereunderneath, and wherein the treatment drums of the at least two machines (11a-11d) can be driven independently of one another in both directions of rotation around their respective descending axis.