JP2000042508A - Bottle washing device and bottle holding cage used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to simultaneously and efficiently wash the inside and outside surface of bottles and to make easily and rapidly settable the bottles to be subjected to washing. SOLUTION: This bottle washing device has outside surface washing means 20, 21 for injecting washing water Q toward the outside surfaces of the bottles 29 and an inside surface washing means 19 for injecting the washing water Q toward the inside surfaces of the bottles 29 in a washing chamber 28, into and from which the putting of a bottle holding cage D having holders for holding the bottles 29 upside down to a prescribed inclined posture is made possible. In such a case, the bottle holding cage D have the holders for holding the bottles 29 upside down to the prescribed inclined posture. Cage positioning projections for positioning the other bottle holding cage D to be stacked on the upper stage are disposed in the required positions on the upper surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bottle cleaning apparatus for simultaneously cleaning the inner and outer surfaces of bottles and a bottle holding basket used for the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-149374 discloses that
A dishwasher capable of washing bottles such as small-mouth bottles is described. As shown in FIG. 9, this dishwasher has a fixed washing nozzle 5 for washing the narrow-mouthed bottles 1-4. The fixed washing nozzle 5 has a plurality of elongated ejection nozzles 7a standing upright on a nozzle base tube 7 extending radially from a mounting portion 6, and the cleaning water is ejected from the elongated ejection nozzles 7a. The inner surfaces of the narrow-mouthed bottles 1 to 4 stored in the tableware placing basket 8 upside down are washed.

[0003]

However, narrow-mouthed bottles 1-4
In order to clean the inner surface of each of the narrow-mouthed bottles 1, each of the elongated ejection nozzles 7 a is inserted into each of the narrow-mouthed bottles 1 to 4.
~ 4 must be arranged upside down on the tableware basket 8 while being positioned, and these operations are complicated.
In addition, if the narrow-mouthed bottles 1 to 4 are simply placed on the tableware placing basket 8 in an upside-down direction, the postures of the small-mouthed bottles are varied, and the washing is uneven.

Further, in the above-mentioned dishwasher, the narrow-mouth bottle 1
Although the inner surfaces of Nos. 1 to 4 can be cleaned, their outer surfaces cannot be cleaned, so that there is a disadvantage that the outer surface needs to be cleaned separately.

Therefore, the present invention provides a bottle cleaning apparatus and a bottle cleaning apparatus which can simultaneously and efficiently clean the inner and outer surfaces of the bottles and can easily and quickly set the bottles to be cleaned. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bottle holding basket that can be used.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a bottle cleaning apparatus in which a bottle holding basket D provided with a holder F for holding a bottle 29 upside down in a predetermined inclined position can be freely taken in and out. Inside 28, there are provided outer surface cleaning means 20 and 21 for injecting the cleaning water Q toward the outer surface of the bottles 29 and inner surface cleaning means 19 for injecting the cleaning water Q toward the inner surface of the bottles 29. It is characterized by having.

The outer surface cleaning means 20 and 21 and the inner surface cleaning means 19 are connected to a water storage section A via an automatic water supply section B, and the automatic water supply section B is connected to the outer surface cleaning means 2.
An operation panel 18 capable of adjusting and setting the pressure and the cleaning time of the cleaning water Q supplied to the inner surface cleaning means 19 and 0, 21 is provided.

[0008] A water storage unit A is provided in a water storage tank 12 connected to a required water supply source with a float 15 for detecting the level of the stored washing water.
And an opening / closing valve 14 that opens and closes by the vertical displacement of the float 15 and supplies or does not supply water to the water storage tank 12 from a water supply source.

The bottle holding basket D according to the present invention comprises a bottle 29
And a cage positioning projection 43 for positioning another bottle holding basket D to be stacked on the upper stage at a required position on the upper surface.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Bottle cleaning equipment according to the present invention,
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the water storage unit A, the automatic water supply unit B, the washing unit C, and the basket mounting table E on which the bottle holding basket D is mounted.

The water storage section A and the automatic water supply section B are arranged side by side on a flat rectangular support frame 9 and four free casters 10 are arranged on the lower surface of the support frame 9. Reference numeral 11 denotes a fixing leg arranged and used on the lower surface of the support frame 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water storage section A includes a water storage tank 12 having a capacity of, for example, 70 liters and a side wall 1 of the water storage tank 12.
The water supply pipe 13 is provided at an upper portion of the water supply pipe 2a, and includes an on-off valve 14 provided at a discharge port 13a of the water supply pipe 13. A water supply source (not shown) is connected to the water supply pipe 13.

The on-off valve 14 is provided with a float 15 for detecting the water level of the washing water Q stored in the water storage tank 12. The vertical displacement of the float 15 according to the water level causes the discharge port of the water supply pipe 13. It operates so as to automatically open and close 13 a, whereby a constant amount of washing water Q is always stored in the water tank 12.

The automatic water supply section B is provided with a side wall 12b of the water storage tank 12.
It comprises a water supply pump 17 connected via a water supply pipe 16 arranged below and an operation panel 18 arranged above.

The operation panel 18 includes a 6
The pressure of the cleaning water Q supplied to the two inner surface cleaning nozzles 19, and the cleaning supplied to the three outer surface cleaning upper pipes 20 as outer surface cleaning means and the two outer surface cleaning lower pipes 21, 21. A setting switch group 22 for setting the pressure of the water Q, pressure gauges 23 to 25 corresponding to the setting switches, a timer 26 for setting a cleaning time, and a power switch 27 are arranged.

The cleaning section C comprises a cleaning chamber 28, the six inner cleaning nozzles 19, three upper external cleaning pipes 20, and two lower outer cleaning pipes arranged inside the cleaning chamber 28. It consists of side pipes 21 and 21. The inner surface cleaning nozzles 19 are passed through a supply pipe 19a, and the outer surface cleaning upper pipes 20 and the outer surface lower pipes 21 and
The feed water pumps 17 are connected to the feed pumps 1 through feed pipes 20a, respectively. Reference numeral 30 denotes a collecting pan for collecting the injected washing water, and reference numeral 31 denotes a drain pipe connected to the collecting pan 30.

The cleaning chamber 28 has viewing windows 28a to 28c formed on the front and rear side surfaces and the left side surface thereof, and has a basket entrance 28d with a door 32 hingedly formed on the right side surface. A pair of guide rails 33, 33 for setting the bottle holding basket D at a predetermined position are provided at the bottom. A contact positioning piece (not shown) for contacting and holding the holding basket D is provided. That is, the bottle holding basket D can be positioned at a predetermined position only by pushing the bottle holding basket D along the guide rails 33 and 33 so as to contact the contact positioning piece.

The bottle holding basket D is, as shown in FIGS.
At the four corners of an upper rectangular frame 34 and a lower rectangular frame 35 of the same shape and size, upright members 36... Are arranged.
, For example, in the illustrated type holding six narrow-mouthed bottles 29 each having a capacity of 1 liter, a width of 520 mm,
It is formed to have a size of about 320 mm in depth and about 300 mm in height.

Two sets of two bottle holding members 40, 40 are provided between the upper connecting members 37, 37 at required intervals, and between the middle connecting members 38, 38. Two sets of bottle holding members 40, 40 are erected at the same intervals. Between the lower connecting members 39, two sets of two abutment supporting members 41, 41 are provided at intervals smaller than the bottle holding members 40, 40.

The upper and middle bottle holding members 40, 40, 4
Between the 0 and 40, three holding rings 42 for holding each of the narrow-mouthed bottles 29 at a predetermined inclination angle, specifically, a constant inclination posture of about 60 degrees are fixed respectively.

The lower contact support members 41, 41
The necks 29a of the bottles 29 which are turned upside down are arranged so as to sandwich the neck portion 29a, and the bottles 29 inserted upside down into the holding rings 42, 42 are supported from below. In the present embodiment, the holding rings 42, 42 facing each other under nourishment and the contact support members 41, 41
The holder F is configured to hold the narrow-mouthed bottle 29 upside down and in a fixed inclined posture.

The inclination angle of the narrow-mouthed bottle 29 is set so that the washing water Q sprayed from the outer surface upper cleaning pipe 20 can be received with the widest external surface area. For example, in the case of a configuration as in the present embodiment in which the outer surface cleaning upper pipe 20 is disposed above the narrow-mouthed bottle 29, the angle may be such that the projected area in the plane of the narrow-mouthed bottle 29 when viewed from above is the largest. it is conceivable that.

At the four corners of the upper rectangular frame 34, basket positioning projections 43 for positioning other bottle holding baskets D stacked on the bottle holding basket D are projected. In this way, another bottle holding basket D can be stacked on the bottle holding basket D without displacement.

The inner surface cleaning nozzle 19 is provided with a cleaning chamber 28.
Are arranged below the bottle holding basket D placed and positioned on the guide rails 31 in the inside, and the six narrow-mouthed bottles 29 held in the bottle holding basket D are provided. Correspondingly, they are arranged individually and at the same inclination angle as the narrow-mouthed bottles 29. As a result, the washing water Q sprayed from each nozzle 19 is blown into the inside from the mouth 29b of the narrow bottle 29 turned upside down, in other words, downward.

The three outer surface cleaning upper pipes 20...
Are arranged above the ceiling of the washing room 28, that is, above the bottle holding basket D positioned at a predetermined position, and as shown in FIG. A plurality of injection holes 20b which inject downward are arranged at predetermined intervals.

A pair of lower pipes 21 and 21 for cleaning the outer surface
Are disposed on both sides of the cleaning chamber 28, that is, on both sides of the positioned bottle holding basket D, and are provided with a plurality of injection holes for injecting the cleaning water Q inward. Are formed at predetermined intervals.

The basket mounting table E temporarily stores a bottle holding basket D to be taken in and out of the washing chamber 28. The basket mounting table E has a plurality of drainage through holes Ea formed in a lattice shape. ing.

A description will now be given of the actual operation of bottle cleaning by the apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration. To load the unwashed bottle 29 into the bottle holding cage D, the bottle 29 is held by the holding rings 42 and 4.
2 only need to be inserted. As a result, the narrow-mouthed bottle 29 is held in a fixed inclined posture. The bottle holding basket D holding the narrow-mouthed bottle 29 is placed on the basket placing table E, and is pushed into the cleaning chamber 28.

The pushed bottle holding cage D moves to the back side along the guide rails 31, 31 in the cleaning chamber 28, and comes into contact with a contact positioning piece (not shown) to a predetermined position. Positioned.

When the bottle holding basket D is positioned, the mouths 29b of the narrow-mouthed bottles 29 held by the cage D are held.
Then, the inner surface cleaning nozzles 19 are opposed to each other.

When the door 32 is closed to start cleaning, the inner surface cleaning nozzles 19, the outer surface cleaning upper and lower pipes 20 are opened.
Cleaning water Q is simultaneously sprayed from the injection holes 20b ... 21a ... of the small bottles 29 ... held in the bottle holding basket D to simultaneously wash the inner and outer surfaces.

For example, the conditions for simultaneously washing the six small-mouthed bottles 29 having a capacity of 1 liter are as follows. Pressure of the washing water injected from the inner surface cleaning nozzle 19 and the like: about 1 kg / cm ³ Cleaning time: 25 seconds Injection water volume: 22 liters The pressure of the inner surface cleaning nozzle 19 and the like is determined by the switch group 22 of the operation panel 18. Can be set individually by appropriately operating.

After the washing is completed, a plurality of the bottle holding baskets D taken out of the washing chamber 28 are stacked, and it is convenient to transfer the next to a content filling step such as juice. However, as described above, since the positioning projections 43 project from the four corners of the upper rectangular frame 34, the lower rectangular frame 35 of the upper holding basket D is replaced with the upper rectangular frame 34 of the lower holding basket D.
When it is fitted to the projection 43, there is no displacement and it is convenient.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. That is, the capacity and number of bottles, the size of the bottle holding cage itself, the pressure of the washing water, the amount of injected water, the injection time, and the like may be appropriately set.

In the above description, an example in which the temperature of the washing water is not particularly set has been described. However, for example, a temperature controller for adjusting the temperature of the washing water is provided in each water supply path from the automatic water supply section to the outer surface cleaning nozzle and the like. It may be arranged to control the temperature of the washing water injected into the bottles. Further, the pressure of the cleaning water to be sprayed may be periodically periodically controlled.

Further, the cleaning water may be sprayed while the upper and lower pipes for cleaning the outer surface and the nozzles for cleaning the inner surface are each swung. In this case, a required swing mechanism for swinging the upper and lower pipes for cleaning the outer surface and the nozzle for cleaning the inner surface is provided.

[0037]

According to the bottle cleaning apparatus of the present invention,
An outer surface cleaning means for injecting cleaning water toward an outer surface of the bottles into a cleaning chamber in which a bottle holding cage provided with a holder for holding the bottles upside down in a predetermined inclined position can be freely taken in and out, and the bottles Since the apparatus is provided with the inner surface cleaning means for spraying the cleaning water toward the inner surface of the bottles, the inner and outer surfaces of the bottles can be washed at the same time.

Since the bottles are held by the bottle holding cage, when the bottles are moved, they can be moved while holding them in the basket, so that an external object directly contacts the washed bottles. It can be kept in a clean state without washing and is sanitary.

The holding tools provided in the bottle holding basket can hold the bottles in a state of being inclined at a predetermined angle, and can efficiently perform cleaning by the outer surface cleaning means. In addition, in order to hold bottles in the holder, it is only necessary to insert the bottles into the holder, so that the bottles can be easily set.

According to the bottle holding cage according to the present invention, since the cage positioning projections are provided, a plurality of bottle holding cages can be stacked in multiple stages without displacement.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a bottle cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the bottle holding basket according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a state in which the bottle holding baskets are stacked.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a conventionally known dishwasher.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Water storage tank 14 On-off valve 15 Float 18 Operation panel 19 Washing water injection nozzle 20 as inner surface cleaning means 20, 21 Cleaning water injection pipe 20b, 21a as outer surface cleaning means Injection hole 28 Cleaning room 29 Bottles such as small-mouth bottles 43 Basket Positioning protrusion A Water reservoir B Automatic water supply D Bottle holding cage F Holder

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An outer surface cleaning device for injecting cleaning water toward an outer surface of a bottle into a cleaning chamber in which a bottle holding cage provided with a holder for holding the bottle upside down in a predetermined inclined position is made freely accessible. Means for cleaning the bottles, and an inner surface cleaning means for injecting cleaning water toward the inner surface of the bottles. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface cleaning means and the inner surface cleaning means are
2. The bottle cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is connected to a water storage unit via an automatic water supply unit. 3. The automatic water supply unit according to claim 2, further comprising an operation panel capable of adjusting and setting a pressure and a cleaning time of the cleaning water supplied to the outer surface cleaning means and the inner surface cleaning means. Bottle cleaning equipment. 4. A water storage unit, wherein a water tank connected to a required water supply source is provided with a float for detecting the level of the stored washing water, and the float is opened and closed by vertical displacement of the float to supply water to the water storage tank from the water supply source. The bottle cleaning device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising an on-off valve that does not supply water. 5. A container for holding bottles upside down and in a required inclined position, and a cage positioning projection for positioning another bottle holding basket to be stacked on an upper stage is provided at a required position on the upper surface. Characteristic bottle holding basket.