| 摘要 |
<p>A chip conveyor, comprising an endless transfer body (18) installed thereon so as to be circulated in a specified direction to receive chips discharged from a machine tool within a receiving area, feed the chips from the receiving area to a discharging position (E2) apart a specified distance from the receiving area, and discharge the chips at the exhaust position, wherein the transfer body (18) runs forward from the end (E1) in the receiving area to a turning point (E2) for the transfer body (18) along a forward running route (R2), discharges the chips at the turning point (E2), and runs backward from the turning point (E2) to a returning point (E3) for returning to the receiving area along a backward running route (R3), the chips adhered to the transfer body by the adhesive force of oil composition are separated from the transfer body in the fluid contained in a fluid storage tank (31) by moving forward the transfer body (18) in the backward running route (R3) into the fluid storage tank (31), a fluid feeder supplies fluid to the fluid storage tank (31), the separated chips are discharged from the fluid storage tank to the outside by a screw conveyor (45), a fluid discharge pipe (57) for discharging excess fluid is installed in the fluid storage tank (31), and a suppressing means suppresses air bubbles from flowing out of the fluid discharge pipe (57).</p> |
