JP2000270676A - Washing of bottle for cultivating mushroom and apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically, uniformly and cleanly wash plural mushroom cultivation bottles. SOLUTION: A container 5 for housing plural mushroom cultivation bottles 3 with an opening 3A upward is placed on a container unit 7 and the respective plural mushroom cultivation bottles 3 in the container 5 are held and fixed with a bottle holding device 73 in the container unit 7. The container unit 7 is reversed with a unit lifting, lowering and reversing device to direct the opening 3A of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 downward and the container unit 7 is then lowered. Plural rotating brushes are provided at a lower position corresponding to the opening 3A of each of the plural mushroom cultivation bottles 3 in the reversed container unit 7. The inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 is rubbed with the plural rotating brushes while inserting the plural previously rotating brushes from each opening 3A into the interior of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 and a wash liquid is jetted from jetting nozzles provided in the rotating brushes to thereby efficiently and uniformly wash the bottle 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cleaning a bottle for mushroom cultivation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mushroom cultivation bottle is a container having an opening for cultivating mushrooms such as nameko, shimeji and flat mushrooms, and generally has a shoulder near the opening.

[0003] As a method of cultivating mushrooms, a mixture of mushroom bacterium and sawdust is packed in the above mushroom cultivation bottle, and the mushroom bacterium in the mushroom cultivation bottle is cultivated in a culture room in which temperature and humidity are controlled. Be grown. The grown mushrooms are shipped with their feet cut off.

[0004] In the mushroom cultivation bottle after the production is completed,
The sawdust that the bacteria turned around remains in a hard and hardened state, so the sawdust that the bacteria turned around is applied to a device called a "scraper" and the sawdust inside the mushroom cultivation bottle is scraped out by a rotating scraper. .

Conventionally, after the scraping step by the scraping machine described above, a mixture of the following bacteria and sawdust is immediately poured into a mushroom cultivation bottle, or if it is repeatedly used several times, it is called "dirt". And so on, the worker rubs the inside of the mushroom cultivation bottle one by one with a brush for washing with a cup to wash with water.

[0006] In the filling operation of sawdust, filling is performed up to the vicinity of the neck of the shoulder of the mushroom cultivation bottle, so that the portion above the above-mentioned neck is soiled. When the sawdust is taken out by the scraping machine, most of the side wall surface inside the mushroom cultivation bottle is scraped, but the sawdust remains on the bottom wall surface.

[0007]

By the way, in the conventional method for cleaning mushroom cultivation bottles, it takes a lot of time for the operator to perform the cleaning by hand, and even if the cleaning is to be performed quickly, the cleaning is not necessarily performed uniformly. It is difficult. In addition, there is a problem in that there is a limit in increasing the washing speed due to manual work and washing with water.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to wash a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles automatically and efficiently and uniformly and cleanly. It is to provide a method and an apparatus.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for washing a mushroom cultivation bottle according to the first aspect of the present invention.
A container for accommodating a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles is placed in a container unit, and a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles in the container are held and fixed by a bottle holding device in the container unit, and the plurality of mushroom cultivation is carried out. The container unit is turned upside down by a unit elevating and reversing device so that the opening of the bottle faces downward, and a plurality of rotating brushes are provided at lower positions corresponding to the openings of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles in the inverted container unit. The container unit is lowered to insert the rotary brush provided on the shaft into each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles, and the rotating rotary brush removes dirt in each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles and the brush shaft. The washing liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle provided at the upper end of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles for washing. It is.

Therefore, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles housed in the container are held and fixed in the container unit by the bottle holding device. The cultivation bottle does not fall. By lowering the container unit in a state where the openings of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles are directed downward, the plurality of rotating brushes provided on each of the plurality of brush shafts that are rotating in advance are used as the plurality of rotating brushes. The inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is rubbed with a rotating brush while being inserted into the mushroom cultivation bottle, and the washing liquid is sprayed from the injection nozzles of a plurality of brush shafts. The dirt is efficiently and uniformly washed, falls down from the opening with the washing liquid, and is discharged.

After the washing, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container are returned to their original positions by raising and reversing the container unit. The bottle is replaced with a large amount of mushroom cultivation bottles and is automatically and efficiently washed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to the present invention. A container unit having a bottle holding device, a unit inverting device for inverting the container unit up and down, and a unit elevating device for elevating and lowering the container unit; and a unit elevating device for inverting downward by the unit inverting device. A plurality of brush shafts which can be inserted into the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles are vertically extended and rotatable at positions corresponding to the openings of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles in the container unit to be lowered. A brush device provided with a plurality of rotating brushes on each of the plurality of brush shafts; An injection nozzle device provided with a conduit for flowing the cleaning liquid in each of the brush shafts and a cleaning liquid injection port for injecting the cleaning liquid from the upper end of each of the brush shafts into the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles; It is characterized by becoming.

Therefore, the operation is similar to that of the first aspect, and the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container are held and fixed in the container unit by the bottle holding device, so that the container unit is turned upside down and turned upside down. Even if the mushroom cultivation bottles are inverted by the apparatus, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles do not fall. By lowering the container unit in a state where the openings of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles are directed downward, the plurality of rotating brushes provided on each of the plurality of brush shafts that are rotating in advance are used as the plurality of rotating brushes. The inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is rubbed with a rotating brush while being inserted into the mushroom cultivation bottle, and the washing liquid is sprayed from the injection nozzles of a plurality of brush shafts. The dirt is efficiently and uniformly washed, falls down from the opening with the washing liquid, and is discharged.

After the washing, each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container is returned to the original position by raising and reversing the container unit. The bottle is replaced with a large amount of mushroom cultivation bottles and is automatically and efficiently washed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the bottle holding device inserts the outside of the opening of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles. A detachable bottle holding member provided at the upper part of the container unit, and a container elevating device for elevating the container to elevate and lower each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles toward the bottle holding member. It is characterized by the following.

Therefore, when the container is raised by the container lifting device, the outside of the opening of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles is inserted into the bottle holding member and is easily held and fixed to the container unit. When the container is lowered by the container lifting / lowering device, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles are easily released from the holding and fixing described above.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the brush device comprises a plurality of rotary brushes provided at an upper end of a plurality of brush shafts. A plurality of rotating brushes are arranged radially in a state of being inclined in a direction to spread outward with respect to the axis of the brush shaft, and a plurality of rotating brushes are provided at intermediate portions of the brush shafts in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the brush shaft. Are arranged radially.

Therefore, when the container unit is lowered to the lowermost end, the tip of the rotating brush at the upper end is rotated while being bent, so that the bottom wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is rubbed and washed. The area near the constriction near the opening of each mushroom cultivation bottle is heavier than the other parts, but the constriction and the vicinity of the opening are especially rubbed with a rotating brush in the middle of the brush shaft. And are efficiently cleaned.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to the second or fourth aspect, wherein the brush unit connects a plurality of brush shafts via a brush exchange joint. A plurality of brush drive shafts are detachably provided on a plurality of brush drive shafts, and the plurality of brush drive shafts are simultaneously rotatably driven by simultaneously rotating the plurality of brush drive shafts via a rotation transmitting means by means of rotation transmission means. It is a feature.

Therefore, a plurality of brush shafts are simultaneously and efficiently rotated by one brush rotation driving means. Further, a brush shaft provided with another rotating brush according to the size of the mushroom cultivation bottle is easily exchanged via a brush exchange joint.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to the second, fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the rotary brush is made of thermoplastic fiber. .

Therefore, since the rotating brush is made of thermoplastic fiber, the inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is hardly damaged.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a method and an apparatus for washing a mushroom cultivation bottle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment has a frame unit 7 on which a container 5 for accommodating a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles 3 can be placed. It is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body 9 having a structure so that it can be moved up and down by a unit elevating device 11 and can be inverted by a unit reversing device 12 (see FIG. 4) provided in the unit elevating device 11.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, one container 5 has a total of 1 × 4 × 4.
Six mushroom cultivation bottles 3 are stored with the opening 3A facing upward.

The mushroom cultivation bottle 3 is a container for cultivating mushrooms such as nameko, shimeji mushrooms and flat mushrooms, and has a shoulder 3B near an opening. The cultivation bottle 3 is in a state in which mushrooms that have already been cultivated are taken out and germs called "dirt" are generated in the bottle.

In the upper part of the apparatus main body 9, there is provided an input port 13 for placing the container 5 in the container unit 7, and the input port 13 shown in FIGS.
At the front side (left side in FIG. 3), a table 15 is provided for the operator to slide the container 5 once and then slide into the container unit 7. Are provided to be openable and closable up and down as shown by arrows in FIG. In addition,
The table 15 is configured to be compactly folded downward in FIG. 3 when not used.

The container unit 7 has, for example, a U-shape in cross section as shown in FIG. 4, and has a shape in which both left and right sides are open in FIG.

A pusher 19 for pushing out the container 5 placed in the container unit 7 to the table 15 is provided on the rear side of the apparatus main body 9 in FIGS. 1 and 2 (right side in FIG. 3). The pusher 19 is also configured to be compactly folded when not in use similarly to the table 15 described above.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, a plurality of container units 7 are turned downward by a unit reversing device 12 and then lowered by a unit elevating device 11. Mushroom cultivation bottle 3
Is provided with a bottle washing unit 21 for efficiently washing the bottle.

The bottle washing unit 21 includes a brush device 2
A plurality of rotary brushes 25 which can be inserted into a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles 3 constituting a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles 3
A spray nozzle device 29 that is rotatably provided by A and 27B, and sprays a cleaning liquid from the plurality of rotating brushes 25 into the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles 3 for cleaning.
Is provided, and a cover 31 is provided so that the sprayed cleaning liquid does not scatter outside. A drain port (not shown) for draining dirty cleaning liquid is provided in the cover 31.

The mushroom cultivation bottle washing apparatus 1 is provided movably by casters 33, and is moved to a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A level adjuster 35 is provided for fixing the device to the floor.

Further, the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus 1 is provided with a control panel 37 provided with switches for operating each apparatus in the apparatus main body 9 on the right side in FIGS.

More specifically, the unit elevating device 11 is mounted on the upper frame 39 of the apparatus main body 9 such that the unit elevating cylinder 41 expands and contracts the piston rod 43 downward as shown in FIGS. A unit support member 45 having a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 4 is provided at the distal end of the piston rod 43 of the unit elevating cylinder 41 at substantially the center of the upper side portion 47. Are linked.

The upper side 47 of the unit support member 45 is substantially rectangular in a plane, and is protruded upward near each corner of the upper side 47 as shown in FIGS. Four guide shafts 49 are slidably provided on a guide member 51 fixed to the upper frame 39 of the apparatus main body 9.

Since the unit supporting member 45 supports the container unit 7 described above, the container unit 7 is connected to the piston rod 4 of the unit lifting / lowering cylinder 41.
The unit 3 can be moved up and down via a unit support member 45 which is moved up and down by the vertical movement of the unit 3.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the container unit 7 has a substantially U-shaped cross section on which the container 5 can be placed as described above.
5, a unit support member 4 having a U-shaped cross section through a pillow unit 55 constituting the unit reversing device 12 at substantially the center of both side walls 53 having a U-shaped cross section in FIG.
5 is rotatably mounted on both side portions 57.

A rotary actuator 61 constituting the unit reversing device 12 is provided on a left side portion 57 of the unit support member 45 in FIG. 4 via a bracket 59, and a drive shaft 63 of the rotary actuator 61 is provided.
Are connected to the shaft 65 of the pillow unit 55 via a coupling 67. In this embodiment, the rotary actuator 61 operates with an air pressure of 5 kg / cm 2.

A shock absorber 69 is provided on both side edges (right and left side edges in FIG. 5) of the right side portion 57 in FIG. 4 of the unit support member 45, and a stopper 71 abutting on the shock absorber 69 is provided. It is provided on the side wall 53 of the container unit 7 at the position indicated by the solid line on the left side in FIG.

Inside the container unit 7, a bottle holding device 73 for holding and fixing a plurality of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 in the container 5 is provided. More specifically, as the bottle holding device 73, for example, a lattice-shaped bottle holding member 77 having a hole 75 into which the outside of the opening of each of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 can be inserted is provided at the upper part of the container unit 7. A container elevating device 79 for elevating and lowering the container 5 so as to elevate and lower each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles 3 toward the bottle holding member 77.
Is provided on the bottom 81 of the container unit 7.
The hole 75 of the bottle holding member 77 is not limited to the above-described lattice, and the shape, size, structure, and the like are not limited.

As the container elevating device 79, for example, a container plate 83 on which the container 5 is placed is configured to be able to move up and down by a piston rod 87 of a bottle fixing cylinder 85 fixed to the lower surface side of the bottom 81 of the container unit 7. I have.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 1, the container 5 containing the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 is once placed on the table 15 by the operator and then slid, and Pushed inside,
It is mounted on the container plate 83 as shown by a solid line in FIG.

When the container plate 83 is lifted by the operation of the bottle fixing cylinder 85, one of the containers 5
Each of the six mushroom cultivation bottles 3 is inserted into the hole 75 of the lattice of the bottle holding member 77 by inserting the outside of the opening of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The shoulder 3 </ b> B of the bottle 3 abuts on the lattice and is held between the bottle 3 and the container plate 83.

Next, the container unit 7 is connected to the drive shaft 6 of the rotary actuator 61 as shown in FIG.
5, the stopper 71 is rotated 180 ° from the position indicated by the alternate long and two short dashes line as indicated by the clockwise reversal trajectory.
And gradually stops at the position indicated by the solid line as a cushion. At this time, each of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 of the container unit 7 has the opening 3A directed downward.

The position of the lower left end of the container unit 7 in FIG. 5 does not collide with the distal end 89 of the pusher 19 as shown in the reverse trajectory.

When the container unit 7 is turned 180 ° counterclockwise from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the stopper 71 collides with the right shock absorber 69 in FIG. It stops at the position indicated by the dashed line, and the openings 3A of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 of the container unit 7 are returned to their original upward positions.

Next, the brush device 23 of the bottle washing section 21
The injection nozzle device 29 will be described in more detail.

The brush device 23 is provided in the lower frame 91 of the device main body 9 so as to be positioned inside the cover 31 as shown in FIG. The container unit 7 is lowered by the operation of the unit lifting / lowering cylinder 41 from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line to the position indicated by the solid line as shown in FIG. The 16 rotating rotary brushes 25 constituting the brush device 23 are plural in number, and the downward opening 3 of each of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 of the container unit 7 is provided.
At a position facing A, it is provided so as to be inserted into the interior of each of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3.

More specifically, referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, as the brush device 23, a brush driving shaft 93 is supported on a lower frame 91 via a bearing 95 in a state of being extended in a vertical direction. The brush drive shaft 93 is detachably connected to the upper end of the brush drive shaft 93 by a screw such as a brush coupling 99 as a brush exchange joint so that the brush shaft 97 extends upward.

At the upper end of the brush shaft 97, as shown in FIG. 7, there are three rotating brushes 25A inclined at an angle of about 30 ° in a direction spreading outward with respect to the axis of the brush shaft 97. 120 in the plane as shown in FIG.
They are arranged at equal intervals of ° and project radially. Also,
In the middle of the brush shaft 97, there are three rotating brushes 25.
B are arranged at equal intervals of 120 ° on a plane and project radially outward in a substantially horizontal plane, and are positioned at a position 60 ° below the three intermediate rotating brushes 25B. Three rotating brushes 25C are arranged at regular intervals of 120 ° on a plane, and are similarly projected radially outward on a substantially horizontal plane. In addition, the rotating brushes 25A, 25B,
The number of 25C is not limited, and any number may be used.

Incidentally, the rotating brushes 25A, 25
In the present embodiment, B and 25C are formed by bundling a large number of thermoplastic fibers, for example, polypropylene having a wave in the longitudinal direction, so that the inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 is hardly damaged. It is.

At the lower end of the brush driving shaft 93, there is provided a pulley 101 constituting a rotation transmitting means.
The 16 pulleys 101 are arranged in a plane of 4 × 4 in the plane, and 8 of the 16 pulleys 101 are one brush constituting the brush rotation driving means as shown in FIG. Are alternately wound around the drive pulley 105 of the rotation shaft 103 of the drive motor 27A via the V-belt 107 constituting the rotation transmission means, and the other eight brushes similarly constitute the brush rotation drive means. Drive motor 27B
Are alternately wound around the drive pulley 105 of the rotary shaft 103 via the V-belt 107, so that the sixteen brush drive shafts 93 are connected to the two brush drive motors 27A and 27A.
Due to the rotation of B, they are simultaneously rotated and driven. Therefore, a large number of rotating brushes 2 can be formed with a small number of brush rotating driving means.
5 can be driven to rotate efficiently.

As shown in FIG. 7, the injection nozzle device 29 is provided with a pipe 109 for allowing a cleaning liquid such as water to pass through the center of the brush shaft 97 and the brush drive shaft 93 as shown in FIG. The pipe 109 is configured to communicate with the cleaning liquid injection port 110 provided at the upper end of the brush shaft 97. The lower end of the brush drive shaft 93 is connected to a cleaning liquid supply source (not shown) via a rotary joint 111 and a water supply hose 113. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the brush shaft 9 described above is used.
7 has a structure incorporated in the brush device 23 described above.

With the above configuration, when the container unit 7 is lowered from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line to the position indicated by the solid line as shown in FIG. , 27B are respectively inserted into the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 at opposing positions from the openings 3A of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3.

At this time, since the rotating brush 25A at the upper end rotates while being opened outward due to the centrifugal force of the rotation, the inner wall surface 3C of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 rotates at the upper end as the container unit 7 descends. While being rubbed by the brush 25, it is washed by the cleaning liquid injected from the cleaning liquid injection port 110 of each brush shaft 97, and falls down from the opening 3A.

When the container unit 7 is lowered to the lowermost end, as shown in FIG.
Since the tip of 5A is rotated while bending, the bottom wall 3D of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 is rubbed and washed, and the constriction 3E near the opening of each mushroom cultivation bottle 3 is near the other part. Although the dirt is more severe, the constricted portion 3E and the vicinity of the opening 3A are particularly efficiently rubbed by the rotary brushes 25B and 25C in the middle of the brush shaft 97, and are efficiently cleaned.

As described above, the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 are simultaneously and efficiently and cleanly cleaned.

The rotary brush 25 can be easily replaced with another rotary brush by the brush coupling 99 according to the size of the mushroom cultivation bottle 3.

After the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 have been washed, the above operation is reversed. That is, in FIG. 6, the container unit 7 is raised from the solid line to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line by the operation of the unit lifting / lowering cylinder 41, and in FIG. 5, the container unit 7 is rotated by the drive shaft 63 of the rotary actuator 61. Is turned 180 ° through a reversal trajectory in the counterclockwise direction, and the opening 3A of each of the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 is returned to the upward original position.

Further, in FIG.
3 is lowered from the two-dot chain line to the position of the solid line by the operation of the bottle fixing cylinder 85, and the openings of the sixteen mushroom cultivation bottles 3 in the container 5 are pulled out of the lattice and moved from the two-dot chain line to the position of the solid line. Descended.

Next, when the distal end 89 of the pusher 19 is operated from the solid line on the left side to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line on the right side in FIG. 5, the container 5 is placed on the table 15 on the right side in FIG. It is extruded as shown in FIG.

The container 5 containing the 16 mushroom cultivation bottles 3 washed as described above is taken out of the table 15 by the operator. Another container containing 16 mushroom cultivation bottles to be washed in advance is placed on the table 15 and then slid to the container unit 7 and placed thereon. Is automatically and efficiently cleaned.

Note that the above-mentioned unit elevating cylinder 41
For example, if the air supply source is cut off while moving the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning device 1, the air gradually escapes as time passes, and the container unit 7 descends and pushes down the rotating brush 25 below. Therefore, in order to prevent this situation, the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus 1 is provided with a fall prevention fitting 115 at the position shown in FIG. The fall prevention metal fitting 115 is used to remove air from the unit elevating and lowering cylinder 41 or malfunction during an operation such as replacing the rotating brush 25 by inserting a hand or a body into the mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning device 1. This is also to prevent an accident that the container unit 7 descends.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be embodied in other forms by making appropriate changes.

[0065]

As will be understood from the above description of the embodiments of the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles housed in a container are stored in the container by the bottle holding device. Because it can be held and fixed in the unit,
Even if the container unit is inverted by the unit elevating and inverting device, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be prevented from falling.

As a result, the opening of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be turned downward, and by lowering the container unit in this state, the plurality of rotating brushes that are rotating in advance can be connected to the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles. The inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle can be simultaneously rubbed with a rotating brush while being inserted into the inside. In addition, since the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle,
With this washing liquid, the dirt on the inner wall surfaces of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be efficiently and uniformly washed at the same time, and can be dropped and discharged from the opening together with the washing liquid.

After washing, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container can be returned to the original position by raising and reversing the container unit. It can be easily replaced, and a large number of mushroom cultivation bottles can be automatically and efficiently washed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the effect is the same as that of the first aspect, and the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container can be held and fixed in the container unit by the bottle holding device. Even if the container unit is inverted by the unit elevating and inverting device, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be prevented from falling.

As a result, the openings of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be turned downward, and by lowering the container unit in this state, the plurality of rotating brushes which have been rotating in advance can be connected to the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles. The inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle can be simultaneously rubbed with a rotating brush while being inserted into the inside. In addition, since the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle,
With this washing liquid, the dirt on the inner wall surfaces of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be efficiently and uniformly washed at the same time, and can be dropped and discharged from the opening together with the washing liquid.

After washing, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles stored in the container can be returned to the original position by raising and reversing the container unit. It can be easily replaced, and a large number of mushroom cultivation bottles can be automatically and efficiently washed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the outside of the opening of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles is inserted into the bottle holding member by lifting the container with the container lifting / lowering device, and is easily held and fixed to the container unit. it can. By lowering the container with the container lifting device, the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles can be easily opened from the holding and fixing described above.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the container unit is lowered to the lowermost end, the tip of the rotating brush at the upper end is rotated while being bent, so that the bottom wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is securely rubbed. Can be washed. In addition, the dirt near the constriction near the opening of each mushroom cultivation bottle is heavier than other parts, but the above constriction and the vicinity of the opening are particularly emphasized by the rotating brush in the middle of the brush shaft. Rubbing can be efficiently cleaned.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of brush shafts can be simultaneously and efficiently rotated by one brush rotation driving means. In addition, a brush shaft provided with another rotating brush can be easily exchanged via a brush exchange joint according to the size of the mushroom cultivation bottle.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the rotating brush is made of a thermosetting resin, the inner wall surface of each mushroom cultivation bottle is hardly damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an overall perspective view of a mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus.

FIG. 2, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a front view of a mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the unit elevating and reversing device, and is also an operation explanatory diagram showing the elevating operation of the container elevating device.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 4 and is an operation explanatory view showing a reversing operation of the container unit.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the unit raising / reversing device and the brush device.

FIG. 7 is a front view including a detailed cross section of a main part of the brush device and the injection nozzle device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the rotating brush in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view for explaining a rotation drive mechanism of the brush device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mushroom cultivation bottle washing device 3 Mushroom cultivation bottle 3A Opening 3B Shoulder 3C Side wall surface 3D Bottom wall 3E Constriction part 5 Container 7 Container unit 9 Device main body 11 Unit elevating device 12 Unit reversing device 21 Bottle washing device 23 Brush device 25, 25A , 25B, 25C Rotary brush 27 Brush drive motor 29 Injection nozzle device 41 Unit elevating cylinder 45 Unit support member 61 Rotary actuator 73 Bottle holding device 75 Hole 77 Bottle holding member 79 Container elevating device 85 Bottle fixing cylinder 91 Lower frame 91 93 Drive shaft for brush 97 Shaft for brush 99 Coupling for brush (Bly exchange joint) 109 Pipe line 110 Cleaning liquid injection port

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A container for accommodating a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles is placed in a container unit, and a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles in the container are held and fixed in the container unit by a bottle holding device. The container unit is turned upside down by a unit elevating and reversing device so that the opening of each mushroom cultivation bottle faces downward. The container unit is lowered to insert the rotating brush provided on the rotating brush shaft into each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles, and the dirt in each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles is removed by the rotating brush. The washing liquid is sprayed from the spray nozzle provided at the upper end of the brush shaft into the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles for cleaning. Characteristic mushroom cultivation bottle washing method. 2. A container unit having a container for accommodating a plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles, a container holding the container, and a bottle holding device for holding and fixing each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles in the container. A unit inverting device for inverting the container unit up and down and elevating and lowering the container unit; and a plurality of mushrooms in the container unit inverted by the unit inverting device and lowered by the unit elevating device At a position corresponding to the opening of the cultivation bottle, a plurality of brush shafts that can be inserted into the inside of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles are vertically extended and rotatably provided, and the plurality of brush shafts are provided on each of the plurality of brush shafts. A brush device provided with a plurality of rotating brushes, and a pipeline for flowing a cleaning liquid into the plurality of brush shafts Mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning device comprising the an injection nozzle device provided with a cleaning liquid injection port for injecting a cleaning liquid to the plurality of in each mushroom cultivation bottle from the upper end of the brush shaft, in that it consists provided with. 3. The bottle holding device is provided with a bottle holding member capable of inserting the outside of the opening of each of the plurality of mushroom cultivation bottles at an upper portion of the container unit, and the plurality of bottle holding members facing the bottle holding member. 3. The mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning device according to claim 2, comprising: a container elevating device that elevates and lowers the container so as to elevate and lower each of the mushroom cultivation bottles. 4. The brush device, wherein a plurality of rotating brushes are radially arranged on an upper end portion of each of a plurality of brush shafts in a state in which the rotating brushes are inclined in a direction of spreading outward with respect to an axis of the brush shaft. The mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of rotating brushes are radially arranged in an intermediate portion of each of the brush shafts in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the brush shaft. 5. The brush device, wherein a plurality of brush shafts are detachably provided on a plurality of brush drive shafts via a brush exchange joint, and the plurality of brush drive shafts are driven to rotate by brushes. 5. The mushroom cultivation bottle cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein the mushroom cultivation bottle washing device is provided so as to be rotatable and rotatable simultaneously and synchronously by rotation force of the means via a rotation transmission means. 6. The apparatus for cleaning a mushroom cultivation bottle according to claim 2, wherein the rotating brush is made of a thermoplastic fiber.