Automatic arranging machine for membrane fiber and membrane module production device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10821402-B2
Application number	US-201816114216-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	Apr 13, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

An automatic arranging machine for membrane fiber which comprises a workbench, and a membrane fiber reel, a membrane fiber guide plate, a first membrane fiber traction apparatus, a membrane fiber cutter, a membrane fiber bracket and a second membrane fiber traction apparatus which are sequentially arranged and mounted on the workbench. The invention provides an automatic arranging machine for membrane fiber and a membrane module production device, which mainly rely on a membrane fiber automatic filling machine to accurately control the membrane fiber, and realize passing the automatic membrane fiber through the membrane fiber bracket into a membrane tube by using the membrane fiber traction apparatus to cooperate with a related mechanical walking structure. The automatic control technology utilized in the whole process is mature, the manual intervention process is less, the consumables are used less, the manufactured components are with high quality, the production efficiency is high, and the produced membrane module has a good performance consistency and can be applied to the manufacturing process of many membrane separation modules.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers, the automatic arranging machine comprising a workbench, a membrane fiber reel, a membrane fiber guide plate, a first membrane fiber traction apparatus, a membrane fiber cutter, a membrane fiber bracket and a second membrane fiber traction apparatus which are sequentially arranged and mounted on the workbench;
wherein the membrane fiber reel includes a bracket member and a reel member rotatably connected to the bracket member, and the reel member is adapted for winding the membrane fibers;
wherein the membrane fiber bracket is disposed between the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus, and the membrane fiber bracket is provided with holes for the membrane fibers to pass therethrough, each hole allowing one of the membrane fibers to pass therethrough;
wherein bottom portions of the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus are respectively and slidably mounted on the workbench via one guide rail, the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus are provided with holes for the membrane fibers to pass therethrough, the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus are adapted for pulling the membrane fibers to pass through the membrane fiber bracket, and a distribution of the holes of the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, a distribution of the holes of the second membrane fiber traction apparatus and a distribution of the holes of the membrane fiber bracket correspond to one another;
wherein a bottom portion of the membrane fiber guide plate is fixed on the workbench, the membrane fiber guide plate is disposed between the membrane fiber reel and the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, and the membrane fiber guide plate is provided with holes which correspond to the holes of the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the holes of the membrane fiber bracket, the holes of the first membrane fiber guide plate are adapted for guiding the membrane fibers during passage of the membrane fibers therethrough; and
wherein the membrane fiber cutter is disposed between the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the membrane fiber bracket for cutting off the membrane fibers.

2. A membrane module production device, comprising an automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers as claimed in claim 1 , the membrane module production device further comprising a module glue-filling machine, wherein the module glue-filling machine includes a glue mixer, a peristaltic pump, a conveying pipe and a centrifuge which are sequentially-connected.

3. The automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane fiber cutter is a carbon dioxide laser.

4. A membrane module production device, comprising an automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers as claimed in claim 3 , the membrane module production device further comprising a module glue-filling machine, wherein the module glue-filling machine includes a glue mixer, a peristaltic pump, a conveying pipe and a centrifuge which are sequentially-connected.

5. The automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers according to claim 1 , wherein the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus respectively include one moving plate and one fixed plate, the moving plate and the fixed plate are respectively provided with holes for the membrane fiber to pass therethrough, a distribution of the holes of the moving plate corresponds to a distribution of the holes of the fixed plate, the fixed plate is slidably mounted on the workbench via the one guide rail, the fixed plate is further provided with a guiding groove and a cam, the moving plate is slidably disposed in the guiding groove, the cam is controlled by a motor and pushes the moving plate to slide in the guiding groove, and when the moving plate slides in the guiding groove, the holes of the moving plate and the holes of the fixed plate are misaligned with each other.

6. A membrane module production device, comprising an automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers as claimed in claim 5 , the membrane module production device further comprising a module glue-filling machine, wherein the module glue-filling machine includes a glue mixer, a peristaltic pump, a conveying pipe and a centrifuge which are sequentially-connected.

7. The automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers according to claim 1 , wherein the first membrane fiber traction apparatus and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus respectively include one moving plate and one fixed plate, the moving plate and the fixed plate are respectively provided with holes for the membrane fibers to pass therethrough, a distribution of the holes of the moving plate corresponds to a distribution of the holes of the fixed plate, the fixed plate is slidably mounted on the workbench via one guide rail, a rotating motor is disposed on the fixed plate, the moving plate is relatively rotatably mounted on the fixed plate via the rotating motor, and when the rotating motor controls the moving plate to relatively rotate on the fixed plate, the holes of the moving plate and the holes of the fixed plate are misaligned with each other.

8. A membrane module production device, comprising an automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers as claimed in claim 7 , the membrane module production device further comprising a module glue-filling machine, wherein the module glue-filling machine includes a glue mixer, a peristaltic pump, a conveying pipe and a centrifuge which are sequentially-connected.

9. The automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers according to claim 1 , the automatic arranging machine further comprising a membrane fiber suction equipment, wherein the membrane fiber suction equipment is disposed on a side of the second membrane fiber traction apparatus facing away from the membrane fiber bracket, the membrane fiber suction equipment includes a base and a panel fixed on the base, the panel is provided with a plurality of suction plates corresponding in position to the holes of the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, the holes of the second membrane fiber traction apparatus and the holes of the membrane fiber bracket, the panel is formed with a cavity therein, and the cavity is adapted to connect each of the suction plates with one vacuum pump.

10. A membrane module production device, comprising an automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers as claimed in claim 9 , the membrane module production device further comprising a module glue-filling machine, wherein the module glue-filling machine includes a glue mixer, a peristaltic pump, a conveying pipe and a centrifuge which are sequentially-connected.

11. The automatic arranging machine for membrane fibers according to claim 9 , wherein the suction plates protrude from a surface of the panel, the suction plates on the membrane fiber suction equipment protrude in a tubular shape, and a diameter of each of the suction plates matches a diameter of the holes of the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, a diameter of the holes of the membrane fiber bracket and a diameter of the holes of the second membrane fiber traction apparatus, so that when the membrane fiber suction equipment, the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, the membrane fiber bracket and the second membrane fiber traction apparatus are attached to each other, the holes of the membrane fiber suction equipment, the first membrane fiber traction apparatus, the membrane fiber bracket and the second membrane fiber tracti

Assignees

• Univ Dongguan Technology

Inventors

• Huang Simin
• He Kui

Classifications

• B01D65/00 Primary

  Accessories or auxiliary operations, in general, for separation processes or apparatus using semi-permeable membranes · CPC title

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title

• C02F1/44

  by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis {(general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268)} · CPC title

• B01D61/025

  Reverse osmosis; Hyperfiltration · CPC title

• B01D2323/42

  Details of membrane preparation apparatus · CPC title