CN114178271A - Container cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container cleaning device, which comprises a primary cleaning device (10), a brushing device (20) and a drying device (40), wherein the primary cleaning device (10) is configured to perform primary cleaning on a container (60), the brushing device (20) is arranged at the downstream of the primary cleaning device (10), the brushing device (20) comprises a driving device and a cleaning brush (21), the driving device is in driving connection with the cleaning brush (21), the driving device is configured to drive the cleaning brush (21) to enter the interior of the container (60) and drive the cleaning brush (21) to move relative to the container (60) in the interior of the container (60), the cleaning brush (21) is configured to brush the interior of the container (60), the drying device (40) is arranged at the downstream of the brushing device (20), and the drying device (40) is configured to dry the container (60). The cleaning device provided by the invention can effectively improve the cleaning efficiency and the cleaning effect.

Description

Container cleaning device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a container cleaning device.

Background

In a production plant, the containers used to hold the articles being produced or the intermediate products need to be cleaned periodically to avoid cross contamination between the deposits on the containers and the articles being held by the containers in the next production run.

At present, the container is cleaned in various ways, such as hand washing and machine washing. The container is cleaned in a hand washing mode, a large amount of manpower is consumed, the cleaning efficiency is low, and the like, and the residual articles in the container can corrode hands to cause health hidden troubles. The container is cleaned by a machine washing mode, and the problems of single cleaning mode, unclean cleaning, incomplete cleaning and the like exist.

It is noted that the information disclosed in this background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information constitutes prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a container cleaning device which can effectively improve the cleaning efficiency and improve the cleaning effect.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container cleaning apparatus comprising:

the initial washing device is configured to perform initial washing on the container;

the brushing device is arranged at the downstream of the initial washing device and comprises a driving device and a cleaning brush, the driving device is in driving connection with the cleaning brush, the driving device is configured to drive the cleaning brush to enter the interior of the container and drive the cleaning brush to move relative to the container in the interior of the container, and the cleaning brush is configured to brush the interior of the container; and

and the drying device is arranged at the downstream of the brushing device and is configured to dry the container.

In some embodiments, the drive means comprises a height adjustment means configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush projecting into the interior of the container.

In some embodiments, the drive arrangement comprises a first drive configured to drive movement of the container, and the height adjustment arrangement is configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush that protrudes into the interior of the container during movement of the container.

In some embodiments, the height adjusting device includes a first support body, a first rail, and a first connecting rod, the first rail is disposed on the first support body along a first direction, the height of the first rail in the vertical direction varies along the first direction, the cleaning brush is mounted at a first end of the first connecting rod, a second end of the first connecting rod away from the cleaning brush is engaged with the first rail, and the first driving member drives the first connecting rod to move along the first rail and move up and down along with the fluctuation of the first rail.

In some embodiments, the first support comprises a disk, and the first direction is clockwise or counterclockwise.

In some embodiments, the height adjustment device further comprises a support device for supporting the container, the first drive member drives the container to move relative to the support device in a first direction, and the movement of the container and the cleaning brush in the first direction is synchronized.

In some embodiments, the support device is disposed below the first connecting rod.

In some embodiments, the supporting device includes a second supporting body, a second rail, and a second connecting rod, the second rail is disposed on the second supporting body along a first direction, the height of the second rail in the vertical direction varies along the first direction, and the height of the first rail and the height of the second rail are configured to make the cleaning brush and the container approach each other and then move away from each other in the vertical direction, a first end of the second connecting rod is provided with a supporting table for supporting the container, a second end of the second connecting rod away from the supporting table is engaged with the second rail, and the first driving member drives the second connecting rod to move along the second rail and move up and down along with the height fluctuation of the second rail.

In some embodiments, the container washing device further comprises a rinsing device disposed between the brushing device and the drying device, the rinsing device being configured to rinse the inside and/or outside of the container.

In some embodiments, the flushing device includes a turning device, the turning device includes a clamping member configured to clamp the container and a second driving member drivingly connected to the clamping member and configured to drive the clamping member to turn the container with the opening facing downward.

In some embodiments, the turning device includes a shielding member coupled to a clamping member that clamps the container at a position near an opening thereof, and the shielding member includes a first shielding portion that supports the container in a height direction of the container during turning of the container and a second shielding portion that supports a bottom of the container.

In some embodiments, the flushing device includes a first flushing assembly disposed below the inverting device and adapted to spray a flushing agent upwardly into the interior of the container, and a second flushing assembly disposed above the inverting device and adapted to spray a flushing agent onto the interior and exterior surfaces of the container.

In some embodiments, the first flushing assembly includes a first delivery pipe for delivering the first flushing agent, a second delivery pipe for delivering the second flushing agent, a first valve disposed at the first nozzle of the first delivery pipe and used for controlling the opening and closing of the first nozzle, and a second valve disposed at the second nozzle of the second delivery pipe and used for controlling the opening and closing of the second nozzle.

In some embodiments, the pipe diameter of the first conveying pipe is smaller than that of the second conveying pipe, and the first conveying pipe is arranged inside the second conveying pipe; alternatively, the first delivery pipe and the second delivery pipe are arranged side by side.

In some embodiments, the first flushing assembly includes a plurality of first spray heads, the first spray heads include first spray flow passages, the first spray flow passages are circular in cross section, and the cross-sectional areas of the first spray flow passages gradually increase in the fluid outflow direction; or the first washing assembly comprises a second spray head, the second spray head comprises a second spray flow channel, and the cross section of the second spray flow channel is in a long strip shape.

In some embodiments, the container cleaning device further comprises a base, the base comprises a first working position, a second working position, a third working position and a fourth working position, the initial cleaning device is arranged at the first working position, the brushing device is arranged at the second working position, the washing device is arranged at the third working position, and the drying device is arranged at the fourth working position.

In some embodiments, the initial washing device comprises an adding device, a first conveyer belt and a second conveyer belt, wherein the adding device is used for adding cleaning agents into the containers, the first conveyer belt and the second conveyer belt are respectively used for conveying the containers, and the conveying starting end and the conveying tail end of the second conveyer belt are respectively connected to the first conveyer belt.

Based on the technical scheme, when the container cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for cleaning the container, at least two cleaning links of primary cleaning of the primary cleaning device and brushing of the brushing device are carried out, so that the cleaning effect can be obviously improved; the brushing device can brush the interior of the container, so that the container can be cleaned more cleanly and more thoroughly; moreover, the cleaning device also comprises a drying device, the container can be dried in time after the cleaning is finished, the air drying speed can be increased, the container can be put into use as soon as possible, the cleaning agent can be prevented from being remained in the container, and the mark of the cleaning agent left on the surface of the container due to natural air drying is reduced.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of one embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a primary washing apparatus in an embodiment of the container washing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a height adjusting device in one embodiment of the container washing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a structure of a clamping member in an embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of an inverting device in one embodiment of the container cleaning device of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a flushing device in one embodiment of the container cleaning device of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a spout structure of a first flushing assembly in one embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the first flushing unit in one embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a first spray head in one embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a second head in one embodiment of the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

In the figure:

10. a primary washing device; 20. a brushing device; 30. a flushing device; 40. a drying device; 50. a base; 60. a container;

11. an adding device; 12. a first conveyor belt; 13. a second conveyor belt;

21. a cleaning brush; 22. a first support; 23. a first track; 24. a first connecting rod; 25. a second support; 26. a second track; 27. a second connecting rod; 28. a support table;

31. a clamping member; 311. a first clamping portion; 312. a second clamping portion; 313. an elastic member; 32. a turning seat; 33. a guard; 331. a first guard portion; 332. a second protection part; 34. a support frame; 35. a first flushing assembly; 351. a first delivery pipe; 352. a second delivery pipe; 353. a third delivery pipe; 354. a first nozzle; 355. a second nozzle; 36. a second flushing assembly.

Detailed Description

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. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a few embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "lateral," "longitudinal," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in some embodiments of the container washing apparatus provided by the present invention, the container washing apparatus includes a primary washing apparatus 10, a brushing apparatus 20 and a drying apparatus 40, the primary washing apparatus 10 is configured to perform primary washing on a container 60, the brushing apparatus 20 is disposed downstream of the primary washing apparatus 10, the brushing apparatus 20 includes a driving apparatus and a cleaning brush 21, the driving apparatus is drivingly connected to the cleaning brush 21, the driving apparatus is configured to drive the cleaning brush 21 into an interior of the container 60 and to drive the cleaning brush 21 to move relative to the container 60 in the interior of the container 60, the cleaning brush 21 is configured to brush the interior of the container 60, the drying apparatus 40 is disposed downstream of the brushing apparatus 20, and the drying apparatus 40 is configured to dry the container 60.

The initial washing device 10 can perform initial washing on the container 60, so that dirt which is easier to wash in the container 60 is washed away, and the washing pressure in the subsequent links is reduced.

The brush device 20 includes the cleaning brush 21, and can clean the dirt with strong adhesion in the container 60, and the cleaning effect is remarkable.

When the container cleaning device provided by the embodiment is used for cleaning the container 60, manual cleaning can be replaced, and the cleaning efficiency is greatly improved. Moreover, the cleaning process will go through at least two cleaning steps of the primary cleaning device 10 and the brushing of the brushing device 20, which can obviously improve the cleaning effect; the brushing device 20 can brush the inside of the container 60, so that the container can be cleaned more cleanly and more thoroughly; moreover, the cleaning device also comprises a drying device 40 which can dry the container 60 in time after cleaning is finished, so that the air drying speed can be increased, the container 60 can be put into use as soon as possible, the cleaning agent can be prevented from remaining in the container 60, and the marks of the cleaning agent left on the surface of the container 60 due to natural air drying can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the container washing apparatus further includes a rinsing apparatus 30 disposed between the brushing apparatus 20 and the drying apparatus 40, the rinsing apparatus 30 being configured to rinse the inside and/or outside of the container 60.

Through the washing device 30, the washed dirt can be washed away after the brushing is finished, the dirt can be further removed, and the cleaning degree of the washed container 60 can be improved.

The container cleaning device provided by the embodiment of the invention can realize primary washing through the primary cleaning device 10; deep cleaning can be achieved by the cleaning brush 21 through the brushing device 20; through the washing device 30, the dirt still adhered to the surface of the container 60 after being washed can be washed, and the dirt is washed off by using impact force; finally, the container 60 can be quickly air-dried by the drying device 40, so that the container 60 can be put into use as soon as possible, and the waiting time cost is saved.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the container cleaning device further includes a base 50, the base 50 includes a first working position, a second working position, a third working position and a fourth working position, the initial cleaning device 10 is disposed in the first working position, the brushing device 20 is disposed in the second working position, the washing device 30 is disposed in the third working position, and the drying device 40 is disposed in the fourth working position.

Through setting up base 50, can concentrate primary washing device 10, brushing device 20, washing unit 30 and drying device 40 among the container cleaning device and set up on same base 50, through the switching of station, realize different washing steps, can effectively save belt cleaning device's whole area.

In some embodiments, the base 50 can rotate relative to a fixed component (such as the floor), so as to rotate the primary washing device 10, the brushing device 20, the washing device 30 and the drying device 40, thereby switching between different devices, and the container 60 to be washed can be kept still.

In another embodiment, the base 50 is held stationary and the container 60 being cleaned is rotated relative to the base 50 to be rotated into one of the cleaning stages after the other cleaning stage.

Of course, in some embodiments, the base 50 may be omitted from the washing device, and the initial washing device 10, the brushing device 20, the washing device 30 and the drying device 40 may be arranged in a circular shape at intervals, or may be arranged in a straight shape in sequence.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, the initial washing device 10 includes an adding device 11, a first conveyor belt 12 and a second conveyor belt 13, the adding device 11 is used for adding the cleaning agent into the container 60, the first conveyor belt 12 and the second conveyor belt 13 are respectively used for conveying the container 60, and the conveying start end and the conveying end of the second conveyor belt 13 are respectively connected to the first conveyor belt 12.

Through setting up these two conveyer belts of first conveyer belt 12 and second conveyer belt 13, can increase transport length to increase the dwell time of cleaner in container 60, reach the effect of soaking, be favorable to softening the dirt, reduce the washing degree of difficulty in the follow-up washing link.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the second conveyor belt 13 is endless; in other embodiments, the second conveyor belt 13 may have a triangular, quadrangular or S-shaped shape.

The containers 60 can be selectively passed through the second conveyor belt 13 by connecting the conveyance starting end and the conveyance ending end of the second conveyor belt 13 to the first conveyor belt 12, respectively. For example, for some containers 60 with less dirt and easy cleaning, the second conveyor 13 can be avoided and the containers can be directly conveyed to the next link through the first conveyor 12 without soaking for a long time. For some containers 60 with more dirt and more difficult cleaning, the containers 60 can enter the second conveyor belt 13 from the first conveyor belt 12 and then return to the first conveyor belt 12, and the increased conveying distance of the second conveyor belt 13 increases the soaking time, thereby reducing the difficulty of subsequent cleaning.

In some embodiments, the drive means comprises height adjustment means configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush 21 projecting into the interior of the receptacle 60.

Through setting up height adjusting device, can adjust the inside length that cleaning brush 21 stretched into container 60 to avoid cleaning brush 21 only to clean certain position of container 60, can realize comprehensive cleanness, improve clean effect.

In some embodiments, the drive means comprises a first drive member configured to drive the container 60 in motion, and the height adjustment means is configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush 21 that protrudes into the interior of the container 60 during the movement of the container 60.

By arranging the first driving piece, the container 60 can be driven to move, so that the container 60 is brushed in the moving process of the container 60, the normal conveying of the container 60 is not delayed, and the treatment efficiency of the container 60 is effectively improved.

As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the height adjusting device includes a first support 22, a first rail 23, and a first connecting rod 24, the first rail 23 is disposed on the first support 22 along a first direction, the height of the first rail 23 in the vertical direction is variable along the first direction, the cleaning brush 21 is mounted at a first end of the first connecting rod 24, a second end of the first connecting rod 24 away from the cleaning brush 21 is engaged with the first rail 23, and the first driving member drives the first connecting rod 24 to move along the first rail 23 and move up and down along with the height fluctuation of the first rail 23.

The position of the first rail 23 arranged in the vertical direction shows fluctuation, and the first connecting rod 24 and the cleaning brush 21 connected with the first connecting rod 24 can be driven to move up and down through the fluctuation of the height of the first rail 23, so that the purpose of brushing up and down in the container 60 is achieved, and the brushing effect is improved.

The first connecting rod 24 is a hard rod, and the distance between the cleaning brush 21 and the first rail 23 is not changed. The height position of the cleaning brush 21 in the vertical direction changes with the undulation of the first rail 23.

In some embodiments, the first support 22 comprises a disk, and the first direction is clockwise or counterclockwise.

In other embodiments, the first supporting body 22 may also have a strip-shaped structure, and the first direction is a horizontal direction.

In some embodiments, the height adjustment arrangement further comprises a support arrangement for supporting the container 60, the first drive member driving the container 60 to move relative to the support arrangement in the first direction, and the movement of the container 60 and the cleaning brush 21 in the first direction being synchronised. This allows the container 60 to be brushed up and down by the up-and-down movement of the cleaning brush 21 during the movement of the container 60.

In some embodiments, the support device is disposed below the first connecting rod 24.

In some embodiments, the supporting means may provide a supporting plane having a constant height in the vertical direction for supporting the container 60, and the height position of the container 60 in the vertical direction is not changed by the movement of the container 60 in the first direction, and the up-and-down brushing effect may be achieved only by the change of the cleaning brush 21 in the height direction.

In some embodiments, the supporting device includes a second supporting body 25, a second rail 26, and a second connecting rod 27, the second rail 26 is disposed on the second supporting body 25 along a first direction, the height of the second rail 26 in the vertical direction varies along the first direction, and the height of the first rail 23 and the height of the second rail 26 are configured such that the cleaning brush 21 and the container 60 are first close to each other and then far away from each other in the vertical direction, a first end of the second connecting rod 27 is provided with a supporting base 28 for supporting the container 60, a second end of the second connecting rod 27 far from the supporting base 28 is engaged with the second rail 26, and the first driving member drives the second connecting rod 27 to move along the second rail 26 and move up and down with the height of the second rail 26.

The advantage of this arrangement is that the height of the container 60 in the vertical direction changes during the movement of the container 60 in the first direction, and the cleaning brush 21 and the container 60 approach each other and then move away from each other in the vertical direction, so that the cleaning brush 21 can move from top to bottom relative to the container 60 and then move from bottom to top, and thus complete two times of brushing in the height direction of the container 60, thereby achieving a relatively thorough cleaning effect.

By providing the support platform 28, a stable support for the container 60 is provided, preventing the container 60 from tilting during movement.

The embodiment of the cleaning device provided by the invention can realize the flushing from top to bottom and then from bottom to top in the continuous movement process of the container 60.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the flushing device 30 comprises a turnover device, the turnover device comprises a clamping member 31 and a second driving member, the clamping member 31 is configured to clamp the container 60, and the second driving member is in driving connection with the clamping member 31 and is used for driving the clamping member 31 to turn the container 60 over so as to turn the container 60 to be open downward (including downward or obliquely downward).

Through setting up turning device, can with container 60 back-off, container 60's opening is down promptly, makes the dirt that the brush was washed away like this drop under the action of gravity, can also be convenient for realize subsequent washing from top to bottom.

As shown in fig. 4, the clamping member 31 includes a first clamping portion 311, a second clamping portion 312, and an elastic member 313 connected between the first clamping portion 311 and the second clamping portion 312. When the elastic member 313 is stretched, the opening between the first clamping portion 311 and the second clamping portion 312 is enlarged to facilitate the container 60 to enter the clamping position; the elastic member 313 may clamp the container 60 after contracting.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the turnover device includes a shielding member 33, the shielding member 33 is coupled to the clamping member 31, the clamping member 31 clamps the container 60 near the opening thereof, and the shielding member 33 includes a first shielding portion 331 supporting the container 60 in a height direction of the container 60 during turnover of the container 60 and a second shielding portion 332 supporting the bottom of the container 60.

By providing the guard 33, the container 60 may be protected and supported during tipping, preventing the container 60 from slipping off. The first and second guards 331 and 332 are connected in an L-shape to support the container 60.

As shown in fig. 5, the cleaning device further includes a support frame 34, and a plurality of turning devices are spaced on the support frame 34 to simultaneously turn a plurality of containers 60.

The turnover device further comprises a turnover seat 32, the turnover seat 32 is rotatably mounted on a support frame 34, and the clamping member 31 and the protection member 33 are both connected to the turnover seat 32.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the flushing device 30 includes a first flushing assembly 35 and a second flushing assembly 36, the first flushing assembly 35 being disposed below the inverting device and used for upwardly spraying the flushing agent on the interior of the container 60, and the second flushing assembly 36 being disposed above the inverting device and used for downwardly spraying the flushing agent on the outer surface of the container 60.

Through setting up two washing subassemblies of arranging from top to bottom, can realize simultaneously washing inside and the surface of container 60, realize that comprehensive no dead angle washes, improve and wash the effect.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first flushing assembly 35 is a single tube structure and the delivery tube is provided with a plurality of outlets, with different outlets corresponding to different containers 60. The second flushing assembly 36 is of a multi-tube configuration with the overall delivery tube communicating with a plurality of single tubes, one for each container 60.

In some embodiments, the first flushing assembly 35 includes a first delivery pipe 351, a second delivery pipe 352, a first valve and a second valve, the first delivery pipe 351 is used for delivering the first flushing agent, the second delivery pipe 352 is used for delivering the second flushing agent, the first valve is disposed at the first nozzle of the first delivery pipe 351 and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the first nozzle, and the second valve is disposed at the second nozzle of the second delivery pipe 352 and is used for controlling the opening and closing of the second nozzle. Different valves can be selectively opened according to requirements by the arrangement, and different cleaning agents can be used.

In some embodiments, the pipe diameter of the first delivery pipe 351 is smaller than the pipe diameter of the second delivery pipe 352, and the first delivery pipe 351 is disposed inside the second delivery pipe 352; alternatively, the first and second delivery pipes 351 and 352 are arranged side by side.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the first flushing assembly 35 includes a first delivery pipe 351, a second delivery pipe 352 and a third delivery pipe 353, the pipe diameter of the first delivery pipe 351 is smaller than that of the second delivery pipe 352, the pipe diameter of the second delivery pipe 352 is smaller than that of the third delivery pipe 353, the first delivery pipe 351 is disposed inside the second delivery pipe 352, and the second delivery pipe 352 is disposed inside the third delivery pipe 353. The first transfer pipe 351 stores a first cleaning agent inside, the second cleaning agent between the outer wall of the first transfer pipe 351 and the inner wall of the second transfer pipe 352, and the third cleaning agent between the outer wall of the second transfer pipe 352 and the inner wall of the third transfer pipe 353.

In some embodiments, the first flushing assembly 35 includes a plurality of first spray heads 354, the first spray heads 354 including first spray flow passages, the first spray flow passages being circular in cross-section and increasing in cross-sectional area in the direction of fluid flow; alternatively, the first washing assembly 35 includes a second spray head 355, and the second spray head 355 includes a second spray flow channel having a cross-section with a long bar shape.

As shown in fig. 9, the number of the first spray heads 354 is plural, so that precise cleaning can be realized, which is beneficial to saving cleaning agent; and the first nozzle 354 comprises a first injection flow channel, the cross section of the first injection flow channel is circular, and the cross section area of the first injection flow channel is gradually increased along the fluid outflow direction, so that the cleaning agent can be easily sprayed out, the sprayed covering area is larger, the spraying range is expanded, and the cleaning efficiency is improved. As shown in fig. 10, the second nozzle 355 includes a second injection flow channel having a cross section in a bar shape, and the opening area of the bar-shaped second injection flow channel is larger than the sum of the opening areas of the plurality of first injection flow channels, so that the outlet area can be increased, which is beneficial to improving the cleaning effect. The cross-sectional area of the second spraying flow channel can be gradually increased along the fluid outflow direction so as to enlarge the coverage area after spraying and improve the cleaning efficiency. First, second, and third delivery tubes 351, 352, 353 may each be in communication with a spray head.

In various embodiments of the present invention, the cleaning agent may include water or alcohol. The first driving member and the second driving member can adopt an oil cylinder, an air cylinder or a motor and the like.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention and not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that: modifications to the specific embodiments of the invention or equivalent substitutions for parts of the technical features may be made without departing from the principles of the invention, and these modifications and equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the claims.

Claims (17)

1. A container cleaning apparatus, comprising:

a primary washing device (10) configured to perform primary washing of the container (60);

a brushing device (20) arranged downstream of the initial washing device (10), the brushing device (20) comprising a driving device and a cleaning brush (21), the driving device being in driving connection with the cleaning brush (21), the driving device being configured to drive the cleaning brush (21) into the interior of the container (60) and to drive the cleaning brush (21) to move relative to the container (60) in the interior of the container (60), the cleaning brush (21) being configured to brush the interior of the container (60); and

a drying device (40) disposed downstream of the brushing device (20), the drying device (40) being configured to dry the container (60).

2. The container washing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive means comprise height adjustment means configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush (21) projecting into the interior of the container (60).

3. The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the drive means comprises a first drive configured to drive the container (60) in movement, and the height adjustment means is configured to adjust the length of the cleaning brush (21) projecting into the interior of the container (60) during movement of the container (60).

4. The container washing device according to claim 3, characterized in that the height adjustment device comprises a first support body (22), a first rail (23) and a first connecting rod (24), the first rail (23) is arranged on the first support body (22) along a first direction, the height of the first rail (23) in the vertical direction is changed along the first direction, the cleaning brush (21) is mounted at a first end of the first connecting rod (24), a second end of the first connecting rod (24) far away from the cleaning brush (21) is matched with the first rail (23), and the first driving member drives the first connecting rod (24) to move along the first rail (23) and move up and down along with the height fluctuation of the first rail (23).

5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that said first support (22) comprises a disc, said first direction being either clockwise or counter-clockwise.

6. A container washing device according to claim 4, characterised in that the height adjustment means further comprise support means for supporting the container (60), the first drive member driving the container (60) in the first direction relative to the support means, and the movement of the container (60) and the cleaning brush (21) in the first direction being synchronised.

7. Container cleaning device according to claim 6, characterized in that the support means are arranged below the first connecting rod (24).

8. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the support means comprise a second support body (25), a second rail (26) and a second connecting rod (27), the second rail (26) being arranged on the second support body (25) along a first direction, the height of the second rail (26) in the vertical direction varying along the first direction, and the height of the first rail (23) and the height of the second rail (26) being configured such that the cleaning brush (21) and the container (60) approach each other and then move away from each other in the vertical direction, a first end of the second connecting rod (27) being provided with a support table (28) for supporting the container (60), a second end of the second connecting rod (27) remote from the support table (28) cooperating with the second rail (26), the first drive driving the second connecting rod (27) to move along the second rail (26) and with it The second rail (26) moves up and down while fluctuating.

9. Container cleaning device according to any of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a rinsing device (30) arranged between the brushing device (20) and the drying device (40), the rinsing device (30) being configured to rinse the inside and/or outside of the container (60).

10. The device for washing containers according to claim 9, characterized in that the flushing device (30) comprises a turning device comprising a clamping element (31) and a second drive element, the clamping element (31) being configured to clamp the container (60), the second drive element being drivingly connected to the clamping element (31) and being configured to drive the clamping element (31) to turn the container (60) over in order to turn the container (60) open downwards.

11. The container washing apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that the inverting device includes a shielding member (33), the shielding member (33) being connected to the clamping member (31), the clamping member (31) clamping a position of the container (60) near an opening thereof, the shielding member (33) including a first shielding portion (331) for supporting the container (60) in a height direction of the container (60) during the inversion of the container (60) and a second shielding portion (332) for supporting a bottom of the container (60).

12. The device for washing containers according to claim 10, characterised in that said flushing means (30) comprise a first flushing assembly (35) and a second flushing assembly (36), said first flushing assembly (35) being arranged below said overturning device and being adapted to spray a flushing agent upwards inside said container (60), said second flushing assembly (36) being arranged above said overturning device and being adapted to spray a flushing agent downwards on the outer surface of said container (60).

13. The device for washing containers according to claim 12, characterized in that said first flushing assembly (35) comprises a first delivery duct (351) for delivering a first flushing agent, a second delivery duct (352) for delivering a second flushing agent, a first valve (352) arranged at a first nozzle of said first delivery duct (351) for controlling the opening and closing of said first nozzle, and a second valve arranged at a second nozzle of said second delivery duct (352) for controlling the opening and closing of said second nozzle.

14. The container washing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the first delivery pipe (351) has a pipe diameter smaller than that of the second delivery pipe (352), and the first delivery pipe (351) is disposed inside the second delivery pipe (352); alternatively, the first delivery pipe (351) and the second delivery pipe (352) are arranged side by side.

15. The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the first flushing assembly (35) includes a plurality of first spray heads (354), the first spray heads (354) include first spray flow passages, the first spray flow passages are circular in cross section, and the cross-sectional areas of the first spray flow passages gradually increase in a fluid outflow direction; or, the first washing component (35) comprises a second spray head (355), the second spray head (355) comprises a second spray flow channel, and the cross section of the second spray flow channel is long-strip-shaped.

16. The container washing device according to claim 9, further comprising a base (50), wherein the base (50) comprises a first working position, a second working position, a third working position and a fourth working position, the primary washing device (10) is disposed at the first working position, the brushing device (20) is disposed at the second working position, the flushing device (30) is disposed at the third working position, and the drying device (40) is disposed at the fourth working position.

17. The container cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that the initial cleaning device (10) comprises an adding device (11), a first conveyor belt (12) and a second conveyor belt (13), wherein the adding device (11) is used for adding cleaning agent into the containers (60), the first conveyor belt (12) and the second conveyor belt (13) are respectively used for conveying the containers (60), and the conveying starting end and the conveying tail end of the second conveyor belt (13) are respectively connected to the first conveyor belt (12).

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