Device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books

Abstract

A novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books is provided. The device includes a double-open front door, a fan set, a dehumidifier, a vacuum pump, a light, a middle partition, a gas pipe hole, a rear panel, an ultrasonic atomizer, a gas pipe and a pulley track. The double-open front door is provided on one side face of the device. The middle partition divides the device into an upper part and a lower part, bottom faces of the upper part and the lower part are each provided with the fan set. The dehumidifier, the vacuum pump and the ultrasonic atomizer are arranged at an external surface of the rear panel opposite the double-open front door. The gas pipe locates at and runs through an upper part of the middle partition, and that section of the gas pipe is provided with the gas pipe hole The gas pipe is connected with the ultrasonic atomizer.

Claims

1. A novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books, wherein the device comprises a double-open front door, a fan set, a dehumidifier, a vacuum pump, a light, a middle partition, a gas pipe hole, a rear panel, an ultrasonic atomizer, a gas pipe and a pulley track; the device is in a shape of regular hexahedron; the double-open front door is provided on one side face of the regular hexahedron; the middle partition divides the device into an upper part and a lower part, bottom faces of the upper part and the lower part are each provided with the fan set; the dehumidifier, the vacuum pump and the ultrasonic atomizer are arranged at an external surface of the rear panel opposite the double-open front door; lights are provided all around a lower part of the middle partition; the gas pipe locates at and runs through an upper part of the middle partition, and that section of the gas pipe is provided with the gas pipe hole, the gas pipe is connected with the ultrasonic atomizer; and the pulley track is provided on the bottom face of the lower part of the device.

2. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises visible windows; both sides of the double-open front door and left and right sides of the device are provided with the visible windows.

3. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a hygrometer, a piezometer and a pH meter; the hygrometer, the piezometer and the pH meter are all provided in the interior of the device.

4. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein a PLC-control system is fixed on the double-open front door; the fan set, the dehumidifier, the vacuum pump, the ultrasonic atomizer, the lights and a bookrack are integrally controlled by the PLC-control system, by monitoring the hygrometer, the piezometer and the pH meter, real-time control of on-off of the lights, on-off of the fan set, wind speed, on-off of the dehumidifier, air volume of the dehumidifier, on-off of the vacuum pump, wind speed of vacuum pumping, on-off of the ultrasonic atomizer, atomization volume, on-off of spinning of the bookrack and duration of spinning of the bookrack is performed.

5. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 4, wherein the device further comprises a water groove and a drain valve; the water groove is provided at the bottom face of the lower part of the device, locating at two sides of the device and the bottom face close to the rear panel; the water groove has a depth of 1-10 cm below the bottom face and a width of 1-10 cm; the water groove is connected to the drain valve; two pulley tracks are provided, and a width between the two pulley tracks is consistent with the width of the bookrack.

6. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 4, wherein the bookrack is made of stainless steel, with wheels at the bottom; the bookrack is provided with a link chain of stainless steel, a book basket is fixed on the link chain which is driven by a motor; after the motor is on, the book basket runs in cycle driven by the link chain so that more even absorption of atomized gas for the books is obtained; the book basket is designed as slightly wider at the top and slightly narrower at the bottom, the ancient books are opened laterally and placed with a lateral side facing upward, wind coming from the fan set from top to bottom opens the ancient books slightly, allowing more even permeation of a deacidifying agent; size of the bookrack is smaller than size of the front door of the device so as to move the bookrack in or out; a plurality of bookracks can be placed in the device, and a number of the bookrack depends on a total volume of the device.

7. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein the device is made of an external material and an internal material, the external material is carbon steel, and the internal material is stainless steel; the device has a total width of 1 m-2.5 m, a height of 1 m-2.5 m, and a length of 3 m-12 m.

8. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein the device is placed in an air-tight room with walls around and atop, doors and windows of the room are closed, and the walls are subjected to moisture proof and mould proof treatments.

9. The novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books according to claim 1, wherein the middle partition is provided with an air outlet thereon, an area of the air outlet increases with a distance from the fan set at the upper part in a direction from the near to the distant; the closer to the fan set, the higher the air velocity; the farther away the fan set, the lower the air velocity.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books in the present invention;

(2) FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a middle partition;

(3) FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a bookrack;

(4) FIG. 4 is an air flow diagram showing change of a direction of wind in a system within the device of the present invention.

(5) Each component in the figures is as follows: double-open front door 1, visible window 2, water groove 3, fan set 4, hygrometer 5, dehumidifier 6, vacuum pump 7, piezometer 8, pH meter 9, light 10, middle partition 11, gas pipe hole 12, rear panel 13, ultrasonic atomizer 14, gas pipe 15, PLC-control system 16, drain valve 17, pulley track 18, bookrack 19, and air outlet 20.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(6) The present invention is further described in detail by combining the following specific embodiment, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited thereto. Those technological parameters which are not described particularly can be carried out by referring to conventional technologies.

(7) As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a novel device for deacidifying, reinforcing and strengthening ancient books, includes a double-open front door 1, a fan set 4, a dehumidifier 6, a vacuum pump 7, a light 10, a middle partition 11, a gas pipe hole 12, a rear panel 13, an ultrasonic atomizer 14, a gas pipe 15 and a pulley track 18; the double-open front door 1 is provided on one side face of the device; the middle partition 11 divides the device into an upper part and a lower part, bottom faces of the upper and lower parts are each provided with the fan set 4; the dehumidifier 6, the vacuum pump 7 and the ultrasonic atomizer 14 are arranged at an external surface of the rear panel 13 opposite the double-open front door 1; lights 10 are provided all around a lower part of the middle partition; the gas pipe 15 locates at and runs through an upper part of the middle partition 11, and that section of the gas pipe is provided with the gas pipe hole 12, the gas pipe 15 is connected with the ultrasonic atomizer 14; and the pulley track 18 is provided on the bottom face of the lower part of the device. The device further includes visible windows 2. Both sides of the double-open front door 1 and left and right sides of the device are provided with the visible windows 2. The device further includes a hygrometer 5, a piezometer 8 and a pH meter 9; the hygrometer 5, the piezometer 8 and the pH meter 9 are all provided in the interior of the device. A PLC-control system 16 is fixed on the double-open front door 1; the fan set 4, the dehumidifier 6, the vacuum pump 7, the ultrasonic atomizer 14, the lights 10 and a bookrack 19 are integrally controlled by the PLC-control system, by monitoring the hygrometer 5, the piezometer 8 and the pH meter 9, real-time control of on-off of the lights, on-off of the fan, wind speed, on-off of the dehumidifier, air volume of the dehumidifier, on-off of the vacuum pump, wind speed of vacuum pumping, on-off of the ultrasonic atomizer, atomization volume, on-off of spinning of the bookrack and duration of spinning of the bookrack is performed. The device is made of an external material and an internal material, the external material is carbon steel, and the internal material is stainless steel; the device has a total width of 1 m-2.5 m, a height of 1 m-2.5 m, and a length of 3 m-12 m. The device further includes a water groove 3 and a drain valve 17; the water groove is provided at the bottom face of the lower part of the device, locating at two sides of the device and the bottom face close to the rear panel; the water groove 3 has a depth of 1-10 cm below the bottom face and a width of 1-10 cm; the water groove 3 is connected to the drain valve 17; two pulley tracks 13 are provided, and a width between the two pulley tracks 13 is consistent with the width of the bookrack 19. The middle partition 11 is provided with an air outlet 20 thereon, since the closer to the fan, the higher the air velocity, an area of the air outlet increases with a distance from the fan set in a direction from the near to the distant. The bookrack 19 is made of stainless steel, with wheels at the bottom; the bookrack is provided with a link chain of stainless steel, a book basket is fixed on the link chain which is driven by a motor; after the motor is on, the book basket runs upward and downward so that more even absorption of atomized gas for the books is obtained; the book basket is designed as slightly wider at the top and slightly narrower at the bottom, the ancient books are opened laterally and placed with a lateral side facing upward, wind coming from the fan set 4 from top to bottom opens the ancient books slightly, allowing more even permeation of a deacidifying agent.

(8) Operational mechanism of deacidification, repair and reinforcement:

(9) Opening the double-open front door 1 and turning the lights 10 on, pulling out the bookrack 19 on the pulley tracks, placing the ancient books to be treated on the bookrack, then pushing the bookrack 19 back into the device, and closing the double-open front door 1. By the PLC-control system 16, turning the fan set 4 on to maintain the airflow inside the device, then turning the vacuum pump 7 on and observing a system internal pressure through the piezometer 8. Turning the vacuum pump off when a target pressure is reached. Selecting and adding 1 to 50 L of a required deacidifying agent solution, reinforcing agent solution or strengthening agent solution (for example, NaOH solution, Ca(OH).sub.2 solution, Cu(OH).sub.2 solution, Fe(OH).sub.3 solution, KOH solution, Na.sub.2CO.sub.3 solution, NaHCO.sub.3 solution, NH.sub.3.H.sub.2O, ethanediamine solution, phosphate solution, borate solution, nanocellulose, polyvinyl alcohol solution, styrene-butadiene latex) to the ultrasonic atomizer 14 on the rear panel outside the device. Turning the ultrasonic atomizer on, monitoring a system internal humidity through the hygrometer 5, adjusting an atomization volume of the ultrasonic atomizer 14 by using the PLC-control system, allowing the system internal humidity to be maintained at a stable range so as to deacidify and reinforce the ancient books inside the system. When the treatment for the ancient books inside the system is completed, turning the ultrasonic atomizer off through the PLC-control system 16 and turning the dehumidifier on to draw the rest of the atomized gas of agents out of the system. After a while, turning off the whole system, then opening the double-open front door 1, and taking the ancient books out from the bookrack 19.