CN114027523A - A high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape - Google Patents

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CN114027523A
CN114027523A CN202111472489.9A CN202111472489A CN114027523A CN 114027523 A CN114027523 A CN 114027523A CN 202111472489 A CN202111472489 A CN 202111472489A CN 114027523 A CN114027523 A CN 114027523A
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The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and particularly relates to a high-efficiency cleaning device for round grapes. This a high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape makes round grape enter into through the inlet pipe and washs the incasement, and the water in the storage water tank enters into the spiral pipe through the connecting pipe simultaneously, rolls in the spiral pipe through water, through the water of spiral pipe, carries out the spiral with higher speed, makes water accelerate in rolling, then makes water enter into through the pipe of thirty degrees slopes and washs the incasement case and between the incasement is washd to the washing case outer container, and the pipe of slope makes the better flow of water that rolls.

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A high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and particularly relates to a high-efficiency cleaning device for round grapes.
Background
The grape is woody vine of Vitis of Vitaceae, has cylindrical small branch, longitudinal rib, no hair or sparse soft hair, oval leaf, dense or sparse conical inflorescence, developed base branch, spherical or elliptical fruit, flowering phase of 4-5 months, and fruit phase of 8-9 months. Grapes are one of the oldest tree species in the world, and vegetative fossils of grapes are found in tertiary strata, suggesting that they are now widespread in europe, asia, and greenland. Grapes are native in the west of asia and cultivated around the world, and about 95% of grapes around the world are intensively distributed in the northern hemisphere. The grape is famous fruit, is eaten raw or made into raisin, and is brewed with wine, the fermented wine dregs can be used for extracting tartaric acid, and the root and vine can be used for preventing vomiting and miscarriage.
However, some current belt cleaning devices can not carry out fine clearance to the grape, destroys the grape skin easily, and some belt cleaning devices only carry out simple washing or soaking to the grape surface simultaneously, can not wash the grape very well, and it is unclean to wash, causes the cleaning efficiency low.
Disclosure of Invention
To solve the problems set forth in the background art described above. The invention provides a high-efficiency cleaning device for round grapes, and solves the problem of low efficiency.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: a high-efficiency cleaning device for round grapes comprises a water storage tank, wherein a connecting pipe is fixedly connected to the bottom of the water storage tank, a spiral pipe is fixedly connected to one end, away from the water storage tank, of the connecting pipe, a guide pipe is fixedly connected to one end, away from the connecting pipe, of the spiral pipe, the guide pipe is arranged at thirty degrees in an inclined mode, one end, away from the spiral pipe, of the guide pipe is fixedly connected with a cleaning box outer box, the guide pipe is tangent to the surface of the cleaning box outer box, the cleaning box outer box is arranged in a conical shape, an inflating device body is fixedly installed on the side face of the water storage tank, an air guide pipe is fixedly connected to the output end of the inflating device body, the air guide pipe is fixedly connected with the guide pipe in a staggered mode at thirty degrees, a fixing plate is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box, a cleaning box inner box is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the fixing plate, the cleaning box is arranged in a conical shape, wash the incasement case the same with the toper angle who washs the case outer container, and wash incasement case surface distance and wash case outer container inner wall distance and equal, the inner wall fixedly connected with spiral plate of wasing the case outer container, the spiral plate sets up to the same toper form with wasing the case outer container, the spiral plate is located washs the case outer container and washs between the incasement case, the spiral plate is connected with washing incasement case surface fixed, the bottom fixedly connected with discharging pipe of wasing the case outer container, the bottom of wasing the incasement case is located the top of wasing case outer container bottom.
Preferably, the conical bottom of the inner tank of the cleaning tank is provided with an arc chamfer.
Preferably, a material separating and filtering device is arranged inside the discharge pipe.
Preferably, the top fixedly connected with inlet pipe of fixed plate, the terminal discharge gate of inlet pipe is located the pipe and washs case outer container junction top.
Preferably, the fixed plate is annular, and the annular fixed plate is located between the cleaning box outer box and the cleaning box inner box.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. the high-efficiency cleaning device for the round grapes enables the round grapes to enter the cleaning box through the inlet pipe, water in the water storage box enters the spiral pipe through the connecting pipe, the water rolls in the spiral pipe through the water, the water passes through the spiral pipe and is spirally accelerated, the water is accelerated in the rolling process, then the water enters the space between the outer box of the cleaning box and the inner box of the cleaning box through the guide pipe inclined at thirty degrees, the inclined guide pipe enables the rolled water to flow better, the guide pipe is tangent to the surface of the outer box of the cleaning box, the outer box of the cleaning box is arranged in a conical shape, water flowing out of the guide pipe flows along the inner wall of the outer box of the cleaning box, meanwhile, the air is pumped through the air pumping device body, air enters the guide pipe through the air guide pipe, meanwhile, the air is fixedly connected with the guide pipe at thirty degrees in a staggered mode, the air pressurizes the inner part of the guide pipe, and enables the flow velocity of the water flowing out of the guide pipe to be faster, the grape cleaning machine has the advantages that water flows better along the inner wall of the outer box of the cleaning box, meanwhile, the water flows are located above the joint of the guide pipe and the outer box of the cleaning box through the inlet pipe, grapes directly enter the water flow when falling down, on one hand, damage caused by grape collision can be avoided, on the other hand, cleaning of the grapes can be accelerated, the water flow speed is high, meanwhile, the water flows are in rolling, accordingly, the water flows can better clean the grapes, sundries on the surfaces of the grapes are better removed through the rolling water flow, meanwhile, skins of the grapes cannot be damaged, cleaning efficiency is higher, the grapes are driven to move through the water flow, meanwhile, the spiral plate between the outer box of the cleaning box and the inner box of the cleaning box is arranged to be in the same conical shape, the water flows along the spiral plate, meanwhile, the water flows pass through the outer box of the conical outer box, the water flows pass through the inner wall of the conical outer box of the cleaning box, and the rolling flowing water flows are enabled to roll again, the tumbling water flow continuously cleans the grape surface, so that the grape cleaning efficiency is higher.
2. This a high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape through the discharging pipe that washs incasement portion, makes grape and rivers flow, lies in the top of wasing incasement portion through the bottom of wasing the incasement portion simultaneously, and washs the circular arc chamfer of incasement portion, when making rivers and grape get into the discharging pipe, makes the skin that washs the incasement portion and can not damage the grape, makes the cleaning efficiency higher.
3. This a high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape, through the inside branch material filter equipment of discharging pipe, better separate the grape that washs and rivers.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the complete structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view block diagram of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an internal structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view structural diagram of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a sectional structural view of the present invention.
Wherein: 1 storage water tank, 2 inflating device bodies, 3 air ducts, 4 connecting pipes, 5 spiral pipes, 6 guide pipes, 7 feeding pipes, 8 fixing plates, 9 cleaning tank inner boxes, 10 cleaning tank outer boxes, 11 discharging pipes, 12 spiral plates and 13 arc chamfers.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-5, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a high-efficiency cleaning device for round grapes comprises a water storage tank 1, a connecting pipe 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the water storage tank 1, a spiral pipe 5 is fixedly connected to one end, away from the water storage tank 1, of the connecting pipe 4, a guide pipe 6 is fixedly connected to one end, away from the connecting pipe 4, of the spiral pipe 5, the guide pipe 6 is obliquely arranged at thirty degrees, one end, away from the spiral pipe 5, of the guide pipe 6 is fixedly connected with a cleaning tank outer box 10, the surface of the cleaning tank outer box 10 is tangent to the surface of the guide pipe 6, the cleaning tank outer box 10 is arranged to be in a conical shape, an inflating device body 2 is fixedly installed on the side surface of the water storage tank 1, an air guide pipe 3 is fixedly connected to the output end of the inflating device body 2, the air guide pipe 3 and the guide pipe 6 are fixedly connected in a staggered manner at thirty degrees, a fixing plate 8 is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the inner wall of the cleaning tank outer box 10, a cleaning tank 9 is fixedly connected to the inner surface of the fixing plate 8, and the cleaning tank 9 is arranged to be in a conical shape, the conical angle of the cleaning box inner box 9 is the same as that of the cleaning box outer box 10, the distance between the surface of the cleaning box inner box 9 and the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box 10 is equal, the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box 10 is fixedly connected with a spiral plate 12, the spiral plate 12 and the cleaning box outer box 10 are arranged in the same conical shape, the spiral plate 12 is positioned between the cleaning box outer box 10 and the cleaning box inner box 9, the spiral plate 12 and the surface of the cleaning box inner box 9 are fixedly connected, the bottom of the cleaning box outer box 10 is fixedly connected with a discharge pipe 11, the top of a fixed plate 8 is fixedly connected with a feed pipe 7, the tail end discharge port of the feed pipe 7 is positioned above the connection part of a guide pipe 6 and the cleaning box outer box 10, round grapes enter the cleaning box through the feed pipe 7, meanwhile, water in a water storage tank 1 enters the spiral pipe 5 through the connecting pipe 4, the water rolls in the spiral pipe 5, the water passing through the spiral pipe 5 performs spiral acceleration, the water is accelerated in rolling, then the water enters between a cleaning box outer box 10 and a cleaning box inner box 9 through a guide pipe 6 inclined at thirty degrees, the inclined guide pipe 6 enables the rolled water to flow better, meanwhile, the guide pipe 6 is tangent to the surface of the cleaning box outer box 10, the cleaning box outer box 10 is arranged in a conical shape, the water flow flowing out of the guide pipe 6 flows along the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box 10, meanwhile, the air is pumped through an inflating device body 2, the air enters the guide pipe 6 through an air guide pipe 3, meanwhile, the air is fixedly connected with the guide pipe 6 at thirty degrees in a staggered mode through the air guide pipe 3, the air pressurizes the inside of the guide pipe 6, the flow velocity of the water flow flowing out of the guide pipe 6 is faster, the water flow flows better along the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box 10, meanwhile, the air inlet pipe 7 is positioned above the connection position of the guide pipe 6 and the cleaning box outer box 10, grapes directly enter the water flow when falling down, on one hand, the grape can be prevented from being damaged by collision, on the other hand, the grape can be cleaned quickly, the water flow speed is high, and the water flow is in rolling, so that the water flow can better clean the grapes, the rolled water flow can better remove impurities on the surfaces of the grapes, meanwhile, the skins of the grapes can not be damaged, the cleaning efficiency is higher, the grapes are driven to move through the water flow, meanwhile, the water flow passes through the inner wall of the conical cleaning box outer box 10 through the spiral plate 12 between the cleaning box outer box 10 and the cleaning box inner box 9, the spiral plate 12 and the cleaning box outer box 10 are in the same conical shape, the water flow flows along the spiral plate 12, meanwhile, the water flow passes through the conical cleaning box outer box 10, the water flow which is rolled again, the rolled water flow continues to clean the surfaces of the grapes, so that the grape cleaning efficiency is higher, the bottom of the cleaning box inner box 9 is positioned above the bottom of the cleaning box outer box 10, wash at the bottom of the toper of incasement case 9 and be provided with circular arc chamfer 13, discharging pipe 11 through wasing incasement case 10 bottom, make grape and rivers flow, the bottom through wasing incasement case 9 is located the top of wasing incasement case 10 bottom simultaneously, and wash the circular arc chamfer 13 of incasement case 9 bottom, when making rivers and grape get into discharging pipe 11, make and wash incasement case 9 and can not damage the epidermis of grape, make the cleaning efficiency higher, the inside of discharging pipe 11 is provided with branch material filter equipment, divide material filter equipment through the inside of discharging pipe 11, better separates the grape and the rivers that wash, fixed plate 8 is the annular form, and the fixed plate 8 of annular form is located washs between incasement case 10 and the washing incasement case 9.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the embodiments and/or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A high-efficient belt cleaning device for round grape, includes storage water tank (1), its characterized in that: the bottom of the water storage tank (1) is fixedly connected with a connecting pipe (4), one end of the connecting pipe (4) far away from the water storage tank (1) is fixedly connected with a spiral pipe (5), one end of the spiral pipe (5) far away from the connecting pipe (4) is fixedly connected with a guide pipe (6), the guide pipe (6) is inclined for thirty degrees, one end of the guide pipe (6) far away from the spiral pipe (5) is fixedly connected with a cleaning tank outer box (10), the guide pipe (6) is tangent to the surface of the cleaning tank outer box (10), the cleaning tank outer box (10) is arranged in a conical shape, the side surface of the water storage tank (1) is fixedly provided with an inflating device body (2), the output end of the inflating device body (2) is fixedly connected with an air guide pipe (3), the air guide pipe (3) is fixedly connected with the guide pipe (6) in a staggered manner for thirty degrees, and a fixing plate (8) is fixedly connected above the inner wall of the cleaning tank outer box (10), the inner surface of the fixed plate (8) is fixedly connected with a cleaning box inner box (9), the cleaning box inner box (9) is arranged in a conical shape, the conical angles of the cleaning box inner box (9) and the cleaning box outer box (10) are the same, and the surface of the cleaning box inner box (9) has equal distance from the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box (10), the inner wall of the cleaning box outer box (10) is fixedly connected with a spiral plate (12), the spiral plate (12) and the cleaning box outer box (10) are arranged in the same conical shape, the spiral plate (12) is positioned between the cleaning box outer box (10) and the cleaning box inner box (9), the spiral plate (12) is fixedly connected with the surface of the cleaning box inner box (9), the bottom of the cleaning box outer box (10) is fixedly connected with a discharge pipe (11), the bottom of the cleaning box inner box (9) is positioned above the bottom of the cleaning box outer box (10).
2. The efficient cleaning device for round grapes according to claim 1, wherein: and an arc chamfer (13) is arranged at the conical bottom of the cleaning box inner box (9).
3. The efficient cleaning device for round grapes according to claim 1, wherein: the discharging pipe (11) is internally provided with a material distributing and filtering device.
4. The efficient cleaning device for round grapes according to claim 1, wherein: the top fixedly connected with inlet pipe (7) of fixed plate (8), the terminal discharge gate of inlet pipe (7) is located pipe (6) and washs case outer container (10) junction top.
5. The efficient cleaning device for round grapes according to claim 1, wherein: the fixed plate (8) is annular, and the annular fixed plate (8) is positioned between the cleaning box outer box (10) and the cleaning box inner box (9).
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