CN107125787B

CN107125787B - Centrifugal rotor and fruit washer

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Publication number: CN107125787B
Application number: CN201710572366.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 焦丽华; 张亚飞; 陈国彪; 任丁丁
Original assignee: Shenzhen Zhixin Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Zhixin Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2017-07-13
Filing date: 2017-07-13
Publication date: 2023-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2037-07-13
Also published as: CN107125787A

Abstract

The invention discloses a centrifugal rotor and a fruit washer, wherein the fruit washer comprises the centrifugal rotor; the centrifugal rotor comprises a rotor body (311) and a plurality of water flow channels (300) which are arranged on the rotor body (311) in a penetrating way; the water inlet (312) of each water flow channel (300) is positioned at the end part of the rotor body (311), and the water outlet (313) of each water flow channel (300) is positioned around the side wall of the rotor body (311). The implementation of the invention has the beneficial effects that: the fruit washer adopts the structure of stirring device with centrifugal rotor, when the fruit is washed, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the centrifugal rotor drives the fruit to be put in to rotate with the water, so that the water flow can impact the fruit and take away the dirt on the surface of the fruit, thereby replacing manual fruit washing, and the fruit washer has the characteristics of rapid and clean washing, etc.

Description

Centrifugal rotor and fruit washer

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of fruit cleaning, in particular to a centrifugal rotor and a fruit washer.

Background

At present, fruits are generally cleaned by a manual cleaning mode whether in families, restaurants or fruit supermarkets. This is indeed convenient and hygienic for larger fruits, such as apples, peaches etc., by hand cleaning, but the cleaning speed is slow, especially when the number of fruits is large, the cleaning speed is more limited. This is a slow and easy to break, if the berries are rubbed with hands, such as grapes, strawberries, raspberries, etc., which are small, thin, soft and irregularly shaped, and if the berries are rinsed with water directly, a lot of water is needed and the berries are often not rinsed cleanly.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problems of the prior art and provides a centrifugal rotor and a fruit washer which have high cleaning speed and save water.

The technical scheme adopted for solving the technical problems is as follows: a centrifugal rotor is constructed, comprising a rotor body and a plurality of water flow channels which are arranged on the rotor body in a penetrating way; the water inlet of each water flow channel is positioned at the end part of the rotor body, and the water outlet of each water flow channel is positioned at the periphery of the side wall of the rotor body.

In the centrifugal rotor of the present invention, the rotor body is hemispherical; the water inlet and the water outlet are both positioned on the arc surface of the rotor body.

In the centrifugal rotor according to the present invention, the water flow passage has an L-shape.

In the centrifugal rotor of the invention, a plurality of the water inlets are distributed in a circular shape.

The invention also provides a fruit washer, which comprises an outer barrel and an inner barrel which is arranged in the outer barrel and is used for placing fruits to be cleaned; a water storage space is formed between the outer barrel and the inner barrel; a plurality of water inlet and outlet holes communicated with the water storage space are formed in the side wall of the inner barrel; the fruit washer further comprises an agitating device which is arranged at the top of the outer barrel and is used for agitating water flow; the stirring device comprises the centrifugal rotor in any embodiment and a motor for driving the centrifugal rotor to rotate; the centrifugal rotor is arranged in the inner barrel.

In the fruit washer of the present invention, the arc surface of the rotor body is located at one end of the rotor body away from the motor.

In the fruit scrubber of the present invention, the fruit scrubber further comprises an end cap assembly detachably mounted at the open end of the outer tub; the end cap assembly defines a receiving cavity therein for receiving the motor.

In the fruit washer of the present invention, the fruit washer further comprises a negative ion generating device installed in the accommodating cavity; the ejection hole of the negative ion generating device is communicated with the water storage space.

In the fruit washer of the present invention, the fruit washer further comprises a first switch for controlling the motor to work and a second switch for controlling the negative ion generating device to work; the first switch and the second switch are both mounted on the end cap assembly.

In the fruit washer of the present invention, the outer tub is disposed coaxially with the inner tub.

The centrifugal rotor and the fruit washer have the following beneficial effects: the fruit washer adopts the structures such as the stirring device with the centrifugal rotor, and when the fruits are washed, the centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the centrifugal rotor drives the fruits to rotate together with the water, so that the water flow generates impact force on the fruits, impacts and takes away the dirt on the surfaces of the fruits, thereby replacing the manual washing of the fruits, especially the berries, and the fruit washer has the characteristics of rapid and clean washing, large washing amount, no berry breakage and the like.

Drawings

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a centrifugal rotor according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the centrifugal rotor shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an internal structural view of the centrifugal rotor shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a fruit washer according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the fruit scrubber shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is an internal structural view of the agitation device and the negative ion generating means in the fruit washer shown in fig. 4 mounted in the cap assembly.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as left, right, up, and down are merely relative concepts or references to normal use states of the product, and should not be construed as limiting.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a centrifugal rotor 31, which includes a rotor body 311 and a plurality of water flow passages 300 penetrating through the rotor body 311. The water inlet 312 of each water flow channel 300 is located at the end of the rotor body 311, and the water inlet 312 is located at the bottom of the rotor body 311 when the centrifugal rotor 31 is installed in the fruit scrubber. In this embodiment, the plurality of water inlets 312 are circularly distributed. The water outlet 313 of each water flow channel 300 is located around the side wall of the rotor body 311. When the centrifugal rotor 31 rotates at a high speed, water flow for cleaning fruits enters the centrifugal rotor 31 from the water inlet 312 and is discharged from the water outlet 313 under the action of centrifugal force, so that the water flow generates impact force on the fruits, impacts and takes away dirt on the surfaces of the fruits, and the purpose of cleaning the fruits is achieved.

In this embodiment, the water flow channel 100 has an L shape. In other embodiments of the present invention, the water flow channel 100 may have other shapes, and only the positions of the water inlet 312 and the water outlet 313 are required to be ensured.

In this embodiment, the rotor body 311 is hemispherical, and the water inlet 312 and the water outlet 313 are both located on the arc surface of the rotor body 311. The rotor body 311 adopts a hemispherical structure, so that the resistance of water flow can be effectively reduced, and the washing effect can be enhanced.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, the preferred embodiment of the present invention further provides a fruit washer comprising an outer tub 1, an inner tub 2, an agitation device 3, an end cap assembly 4, a negative ion generating device 5, a first switch 6 and a second switch 7.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and referring to fig. 4, the outer tub 1 has a cylindrical tub-like structure with an opening at one end, and when the fruit washer is in an operating state, the opening of the outer tub 1 faces upward. In other embodiments of the present invention, the outer tub 1 may have other shapes, such as a cubic shape. A water storage space is formed between the outer tub 1 and the inner tub 2, a plurality of water inlet and outlet holes 21 communicated with the water storage space are formed in the side wall of the inner tub 2, and preferably, the plurality of water inlet and outlet holes 21 are uniformly distributed on the side wall of the inner tub 2.

As shown in fig. 5 and referring to fig. 4, the inner tub 2 is used for placing fruits to be washed, and is a cylindrical tub-like structure with an opening at one end, and when the fruit washer is in an operating state, the opening of the inner tub 2 faces upwards. The inner tub 2 is disposed inside the outer tub 1, and preferably, the outer tub 1 is disposed coaxially with the inner tub 2. In this embodiment, the inner tub 2 is detachably mounted on the outer tub 1.

As shown in fig. 6 and referring to fig. 5, the stirring device 3 is used for stirring the water flow to form a vortex, so that the water flow and negative ions are continuously contacted with the surface of the fruit to be cleaned, thereby achieving the purpose of cleaning the fruit. The agitation apparatus 3 is mounted on the top of the outer tub 1 and includes a centrifugal rotor 31 as described in the above embodiment, and a motor 32 for driving the centrifugal rotor 31 to rotate. The centrifugal rotor 31 is arranged in the inner barrel 2, and the arc surface of the rotor body 311 is positioned at one end of the rotor body 311 far away from the motor 32. When the motor 32 rotates at a high speed, the water for cleaning fruits enters the centrifugal rotor 31 from the water inlet 312 and is discharged from the water outlet 313 under the action of centrifugal force, so that the water flow generates impact force on the fruits, impacts and takes away dirt on the surfaces of the fruits, and the purpose of cleaning the fruits is achieved.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the end cap assembly 4 is detachably mounted at the open end of the outer tub 1, and a receiving chamber 40 for receiving the motor 32 and the negative ion generating device 5 is formed inside the end cap assembly 4, that is, the motor 32 and the negative ion generating device 5 are mounted in the receiving chamber 40. In this embodiment, the end cap assembly 4 includes an end cap 41 and a sealing cap 42 that are fastened to each other. A seal ring (not shown) is further installed between the end cap 41 and the seal cap 42 to improve the sealing property of the connection between the two.

The negative ion generating device 5 is used for generating negative ions for cleaning fruits, and is arranged at the bottom of the outer barrel 1. The ejection hole (not shown) of the negative ion generating device 5 communicates with the water storage space, and in this embodiment, the negative ion generating device 5 is installed in the accommodating chamber 40 in the end cap assembly 4. When the fruit washer works, negative ions generated by the negative ion generating device 5 enter the inner barrel 2 to form vortex under the action of the stirring device 3, the negative ions are stirred to the surface of fruits, and the negative ions and the ion clusters of the pesticide are combined to destroy the structure of the pesticide so as to remove the pesticide, thereby completing the cleaning of the fruits, and the fruit washer has the advantages of low noise during cleaning, good cleaning effect and high cleaning efficiency.

As shown in fig. 4, the first switch 6 is used to control the operation of the motor 32, which is mounted on the end cap assembly 4, and in this embodiment, the first switch 6 is located at an end of the end cap assembly 4 away from the outer tub 1. The second switch 7 is used to control the operation of the anion generating apparatus 5, which is also mounted on the end cap assembly 4, and in this embodiment, the second switch 7 is located at an end of the end cap assembly 4 away from the outer tub 1. The structure of the first switch 6 and the second switch 7 can facilitate the control of the stirring device 3 and the anion generating device 5.

The fruit washer according to the above embodiment is used, because the fruit washer adopts the structure of the stirring device 3 with the centrifugal rotor 31, and the like, when the fruit is washed, the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the centrifugal rotor 31 drives the fruit and water placed in the inner barrel 2 to rotate together, so that the water flow generates impact force on the fruit, impacts and takes away the dirt on the surface of the fruit, thereby replacing the manual washing of the fruit, especially berries, and the fruit washer has the characteristics of rapid washing, cleanness, large washing amount, no berry breakage and the like.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope of the claims, which are to be protected by the present invention.

Claims

1. A fruit washer, characterized by: the fruit scrubber comprises: an outer barrel (1) and an inner barrel (2) which is arranged in the outer barrel (1) and is used for placing fruits to be cleaned; a water storage space is formed between the outer barrel (1) and the inner barrel (2); the method is characterized in that: a plurality of water inlet and outlet holes (21) communicated with the water storage space are formed in the side wall of the inner barrel (2); the fruit washer also comprises an agitating device (3) which is arranged at the top of the outer barrel (1) and is used for agitating water flow; the stirring device (3) comprises a centrifugal rotor (31) and a motor (32) for driving the centrifugal rotor (31) to rotate; the centrifugal rotor (31) is arranged in the inner barrel (2);

the centrifugal rotor comprises a rotor body (311) and a plurality of water flow channels (300) which are penetrated and arranged on the rotor body (311); the water inlet (312) of each water flow channel (300) is positioned at the end part of the rotor body (311), and the water outlet (313) of each water flow channel (300) is positioned around the side wall of the rotor body (311);

the rotor body (311) is hemispherical; the water inlet (312) and the water outlet (313) are both positioned on the arc surface of the rotor body (311);

the arc surface of the rotor body (311) is positioned at one end of the rotor body (311) far away from the motor (32);

the water flow channel (100) is L-shaped;

the water flow channel (100) is L-shaped, and the water flow channel (100) is right-angle L-shaped; the water flow channel (100) comprises a first section and a second section, wherein the radial area of the first section is smaller than that of the second section, the water inlet (312) is communicated with the first section, and the radial area of the water inlet (312) is consistent with that of the first section; the water outlet is communicated with the second section, and the radial area of the water outlet (313) is consistent with the radial area of the second section;

the upper edge of the side wall of the water outlet (313) protrudes out of the lower edge of the side wall of the water outlet (313).

2. Fruit scrubber according to claim 1, characterized in that: the plurality of water inlets (312) are distributed in a circular shape.

3. Fruit scrubber according to claim 1, characterized in that: the fruit washer also comprises an end cover assembly (4) which is detachably arranged at the opening end of the outer barrel (1); the end cap assembly (4) defines a receiving cavity (40) therein for receiving the motor (32).

4. A fruit washer according to claim 3, wherein: the fruit washer also comprises a negative ion generating device (5) arranged in the accommodating cavity (40); the spraying hole of the negative ion generating device (5) is communicated with the water storage space.

5. A fruit washer according to claim 3, wherein: the fruit washer also comprises a first switch (6) for controlling the motor (32) to work and a second switch (7) for controlling the negative ion generating device (5) to work; the first switch (6) and the second switch (7) are both mounted on the end cover assembly (4).

6. Fruit scrubber according to claim 1, characterized in that: the outer barrel (1) and the inner barrel (2) are coaxially arranged.