Processing method and device for small parts

Abstract

The processing device for small parts is equipped with ultrasound probes for decreasing the number of particles and with microwave generators for drying the small parts.

Claims

1. A device for conservational processing of bulk quantities of small parts filled in an unsorted manner into a processing container, the container being rotatable in a cart or in a frame and having a lower portion with a cylindrical side wall and a conical region having an upper portion constituting an inlet and outlet region, comprising one or a plurality of additional devices arranged on the cylindrical side wall of the container, the additional devices including one or a plurality of ultrasound probes or one or a plurality of microwave generators, and wherein the conical region consists of a lower and an upper part which are connected by a flange to each other and the two parts each are connected to a hinge device such that the upper part may be completely flipped open from the container.

2. The processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the container has an arched bottom in which is arranged an inlet connection for processing media.

3. The processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the part of the conical region that can be flipped open is provided with an inlet and outlet connection for the parts to be processed.

Description

(1) Preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention are described in the following using the attached drawings.

(2) FIG. 1 is a sectional schematic diagram of an inventive processing device;

(3) FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic diagram of another form of an inventive processing device, shown closed;

(4) FIG. 3 is a sectional schematic diagram of the processing device illustrated in FIG. 2, shown open here.

(5) The processing container 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 has a cylindrical side wall 2, known per se, having an attached flange-like arched bottom 3. A perforated sheet (not shown) is also arranged in the region of the flange in a manner known per se. An inlet connection 4 for processing media is disposed in the bottom. At the other end of the container, connected to the side wall is a conical region 5 at which an inlet and outlet connection for the small parts 6 to be processed is disposed.

(6) Arranged on the side wall is an ultrasound generator 7 that acts on the container contents with ultrasound waves to clean the container contents better.

(7) In addition, arranged on the side wall is a microwave generator 8 that, after the cleaning phase, acts on the container contents with microwaves to promote drying of the container contents.

(8) In the processing container illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, a part 9 of the conical region is connected to the container by means of a flange 10 and a hinge device 11. The flange is embodied in a manner known per se such that it may be released easily. In this way the aforesaid part 9 of the conical region of the container may be flipped open, as shown in FIG. 3, to form an opening sufficiently large for manual inspection. The processed parts may also be emptied through this opening, since the container is rotatably borne on a cart.