JP2001178302A - Cleaning machine for culturing cage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the durability of a cleaning machine for culturing cage under bad conditions with brine, sea breeze, etc. SOLUTION: This cleaning machine for culturing cage comprises plural pressing parts composed of rotating rollers 5 and 11, arranged in the upper and lower sides for a conveying surface and provided side by side in the front and rear direction which is the conveying direction of the culturing cage, a washing part arranged above the pressing parts and composed of at least one water sprinkling nozzle 14 for jetting high-pressure water toward the lower side and a driving device for the pressing parts. The cleaning machine is equipped with waterproof plates fixed on supporting shafts between a frame 1 covering the body and having slits 1a bored on the lateral faces and the pressing rotating rollers 11 having the supporting shafts extended through the slits 1a to the outside of the body and fixed thereto.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aquaculture cage cleaner for removing oysters, barnacles, coral and the like attached to aquaculture cages mainly used for aquaculture of shellfish such as scallops.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of cage used for aquaculture has been left in the sea for a long period of time, usually from three months to one year or more. Grows and produces various deposits. Since this deposit impairs water permeability and greatly harms the income of feed, oxygen and the like of the cultured scallop, etc., the deposit may be removed at regular intervals during the cultivation period or when the basket is reused. It needs to be removed. The deposits are mainly hard materials such as oysters, barnacles, and corals, and grow around the mesh around the mesh, so that a large pressing force is required to peel off the basket. Needed. In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-69792, the basket is pressed by a pressing roller for applying pressure from above and below to crush the deposits, and high-pressure water is sprayed from a high-pressure water spray nozzle to wash away the deposits. I was

[0003]

In the prior art,
Although the main purpose of crushing the attached matter by applying a pressing force to the cultured cage and washing at the same time was fulfilled, there were many other deficiencies. Since the work involved in shellfish cultivation, the work was performed at a location near the sea, and the effects of corrosion due to salt water, sea breeze, etc. were enormous. Water used as high-pressure water is also seawater, and the cleaner itself is constantly exposed to salt water. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the durability of the cultured basket cleaner under adverse conditions.

[0004]

The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described. That is, in the first aspect, the pressing unit is configured by arranging rotating rollers vertically with respect to the conveying surface, and the washing unit is disposed above the pressing unit and injects high-pressure water downward. An aquaculture basket cleaner comprising a plurality of pressing portions, which are constituted by one watering nozzle and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction as a transport direction of the aquaculture cage, a cleaning portion, and a driving device for the pressing portion, A waterproof plate fixed to the shaft is interposed between a frame that covers the shaft and has a long hole formed in the side surface and a rotating roller that fixes the shaft extending to the outside of the main body through the long hole. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion is configured by arranging a rotating roller above and below the conveying surface, and the washing portion is disposed above the pressing portion and injects high-pressure water downward. A farming basket cleaner comprising at least one watering nozzle, a plurality of pressing units arranged side by side in the front-rear direction as a transport direction of the farming cage, a cleaning unit, and a driving device for the pressing unit, A part of the side surface of the frame covering the main body is configured to be detachable.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion is constituted by rotating rollers disposed vertically above and below the conveying surface, and the washing portion is disposed above the pressing portion and injects high-pressure water downward. A farming basket cleaner comprising at least one watering nozzle, a plurality of pressing units arranged side by side in the front-rear direction as a transport direction of the farming cage, a cleaning unit, and a driving device for the pressing unit, A frame that covers the main body and has a long hole formed in the side surface, and a bearing that is fixed to the rotating roller and receives a shaft that extends to the outside of the main body through the long hole;
A guide extending vertically in front and rear of the bearing and fixed to the frame, and a sheet metal member disposed between the bearing and the guide are provided.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a culture cage cleaner (hereinafter referred to as a vacuum cleaner) according to the present invention will be described. 1 is a right side view of the culture basket cleaner, FIG. 2 is a three-side view showing a bearing guide, FIG. 3 is a side view showing sliding of a waterproof plate, and FIG. 4 is a right side view of a culture cage cleaner body. 5 is a left side view, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the culture basket cleaner, FIG.
8 is a plan view showing a conveyor, FIG. 9 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a watering nozzle swinging mechanism. FIG. 11 is a front view, FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a transport receiving plate, FIG. 13 is a side view of the same, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a culture basket shrinking.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a frame, and the frame 1 is provided with rotating rollers 5.5, which are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction and whose upper end contacts a conveying surface. Pressing rotating rollers 11 are arranged above the respective rotating rollers 5 so as to overlap each other in plan view. Assuming that a pair of the rotating roller 5 and the pressing rotating roller 11 overlapping in a plan view is a pressing portion, the cleaning device is provided with two pressing portions in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating roller 5 and the pressing rotating roller 11 have support shafts 6, 6 fixed to the left and right ends, respectively, so that they cannot rotate relative to each other. ing. The supporting shaft 6 of the rotating roller 5 is a side plate 1R.
The support shaft 6 of the pressing and rotating roller 11 is rotatably supported by a bearing 32 on the right side, and is rotatably supported by a bearing 30 fixed on the side plate 1 and a bearing 31 fixed on the side plate 1L. On the other hand, it is similarly supported by bearings 34. The bearings 32 and 34 are fixed at one end to one end of the spring 12, and the other end of the spring 12 is fixed to a bearing support 33 fixed on the side plate 1R (1L). Therefore, the bearings 32 and 34 are not directly fixed to the frame 1. Slots 1a are formed in the side plates 1R and 1L so that the support shaft 6 can slide up and down. Therefore, the pressing and rotating roller 11 is configured to be able to move up and down. Each of the pressing rotary rollers 11 is urged by a spring 12 so as to be pressed toward the rotary roller 5. In addition, the urging of the pressing and rotating roller 11 against the rotating roller 5 greatly contributes to the weight of the pressing and rotating roller 11. Note that the spring 12 is capable of adjusting its pressing force by a pressing force adjusting screw.
The configuration is such that the pressing force is increased along the traveling direction of zero. Here, the traveling direction of the culture cage 10 is defined as a direction from the front to the rear. Fig. 14 and Fig. 1
As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, a roller driving motor 2 as the pressing portion driving device is provided on the right rear of the upper surface of the frame 1.
A drive sprocket 50 is fixed to an output shaft extending to the right of the roller drive motor 2. At the right end of the support shaft 6 of the rotating roller 5 and the pressing rotating roller 11, sprockets 8.8 are fixed. The drive sprocket 50, the sprockets 8.8, and the tension sprockets 51 provided at the upper center and the lower rear on the side plate 1R wind the chain 7. The urging in the outer circumferential direction by the tension sprocket 51 causes the sprocket 8
The slack of the chain 7 due to the vertical movement of the chain 8 is prevented.

The culture basket 10 is inserted into the main body of the cleaner along the direction shown by arrow A. In order to place the culture basket 10 to be cleaned, an introduction receiving plate 21 is provided at the front of the main body.
Are arranged. In addition, a take-out receiving plate 22 is provided at a rear portion of the main body so as to place the culture basket 10 cleaned by the cleaner. The introduction receiving plate 21 and the take-out receiving plate 22 are configured to be horizontally fixed to the ground (floor surface) by supporting legs 23 rotatably provided at one end, respectively. The other end of the introduction receiving plate 21 and the take-out receiving plate 22 is rotatably connected to the main body of the vacuum cleaner so that it can be folded and stored when not in operation.

The culture basket 10 inserted into the cleaner body from the introduction receiving plate 21 is first placed on a conveyor 42 and transported rearward. Conveyor 42 has rotating rollers 5.5
And the upper end of the conveyor 42 is in contact with the conveying surface. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, shafts 48 and 49 extending in the left-right direction are disposed in the front-rear direction, and two sprockets 43 are fixed to each other so that they cannot rotate relative to each other. A set of sprockets 43, 43 arranged in the front-rear direction and overlapping at the front view is wound around a chain 44, and another set of sprockets 43, 4 is provided.
3 has a similar configuration. Plates 47 are arranged between the chains 44, and a ring plate 44a constituting the chain 44 is attached to the plate 47.
Is fixed to one end of the plate 47 to fix the plate 47.
The shaft 49 has the sprocket 45 fixed to the left of the sprocket 43. On the other hand, the rotating roller 5 disposed on the front side has a sprocket 9 disposed between the bearing 30 and the sprocket 8, and like the rotating roller 5 and the sprocket 8, the support shaft 6 It is stuck. The sprocket 45 and the sprocket 9 wind the chain 46. Therefore, the driving force of the roller drive motor 2 is transmitted through the chain 7, the sprocket 8, the sprocket 45, and the chain 46, and drives the conveyor 42. And plate 47
By rotating with the chains 44, 47,
The culture basket 10 placed on the plates 47
Is transported backward. Further, a transport restraint plate 28 is disposed above the conveyor 42, and keeps the cultured cage 10 in a contracted state during transport.

The cultured basket 10 that has passed through the conveyor 42 is
It is pulled in by the pressing rotation roller 11 and the rotation roller 5, and the attached matter of the culture cage 10 is crushed by pressure from above and below. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15,
The culture basket 10 is composed of a ring 10a and a mesh 10b,
Since the volume of the ring 10a does not change even when contracted,
There is a thickness only for the superposition of the rings 10a. By the pressing rotating roller 11 and the rotating roller 5, the wheels 10a and 10
It is necessary to surely crush the attached matter by biting in from the thickness of a. As shown in FIG.
The outer circumference of the rotary roller 5 is covered with an elastic body 13 such as synthetic rubber.

A swing pipe 15 extends in the front-rear direction at the center of the upper plate 1U constituting the upper surface of the frame 1, and watering nozzles 14 are provided at three positions in the front-rear direction. It is fixed to the swing pipe 15. The other end of the watering nozzle 14 is located above the conveyor 42, the rotating rollers 5,..., Etc., and has a structure in which the nozzle port is opened downward to spray high-pressure water.
The high-pressure water is supplied from the high-pressure water pump provided separately from the cleaner to the swing pipe 15 through a pipe connected to the cleaner, and from the swing pipe 15 to the water spray nozzle 1.
4 is supplied.

The swinging pipe 15 is configured to perform a reversible pivoting movement as described later, and the nozzle port of the watering nozzle 14 reciprocates in the left-right direction. Upper plate 1U of frame 1
Are provided with slots 1b, 1b,... Corresponding to the arrangement position and the movement position of the watering nozzle 14. Normally, the culture basket 10 has a diameter of about 1 m.
It is necessary to juxtapose a plurality of high-pressure water at a time without increasing the flow rate of high-pressure water, since high-pressure watering is required for washing, Because of the disadvantage, the shortage of the flow rate is compensated for by the reciprocating motion of the watering nozzle 14.

The nozzle swing motor 16 is mounted on the upper plate 1U of the frame 1 at the right front, and extends a drive shaft toward the rear as shown in FIGS. 17
It is fixed. Also, the swing pipe 15 is the link arm 1
The disc 17 and the link arm 18 are connected to each other by a link shaft 19. One end of the link shaft 19 is rotatably supported at one point on the disk, and the other end is similarly rotatably supported at one end of the link arm 19. That is, the driving force transmission mechanism from the nozzle swinging motor 16 to the swinging pipe 15 constitutes a crank mechanism.

Therefore, the conveyor 4 is provided by the watering nozzles 14 provided at three locations as described above.
The culture basket 10 placed on the second roller 2 or being conveyed while being sandwiched between the rotating roller 5 and the pressing rotation roller 11 crushes the deposit, and the deposit that is crushed and comes off from the knitting yarn of the culture basket 10 is It progresses while being eliminated by high-pressure water. Since the vacuum cleaner repeats pressing and watering by the above structure, the crushed deposits are removed each time, and proceed sequentially while reducing the thickness of the whole cultured basket,
The crushed material can be reliably crushed without accumulating the crushed attached matter, and the attached material can be efficiently removed. Since the pressing rotary rollers 11 and 11 are sequentially crushed by a strong force, the pressing rotary rollers 1
The adhering material that could not be removed in step 1 is crushed in the subsequent stage to ensure the removal of the adhering material. In addition, the net yarn 10b is cut and looped by distributing it in two stages without pressing it at once from the beginning with a strong force. This is to prevent deformation of 10a.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a work switch 20 is provided at the rear upper end on the side plate 1L, and a roller drive deceleration beam 2a is provided on the roller drive motor 2 rearward. Have been. The operation part of this vacuum cleaner is work switch 2.
0 and the roller drive deceleration bar 2a. The operation switch 20 is a switch for inputting start, stop, etc. of the operation of the present cleaner including the pressing unit and the cleaning unit. The roller drive deceleration beam 2a changes the rotation speed of the roller drive motor to control the conveyor 42 and the pressing unit. It changes the working speed.
At the time of work, the worker is located in front of the
Is inserted into the main vacuum cleaner, and the auxiliary worker receives the cleaned culture cage 10 located at the rear of the main body. Then, it is the auxiliary worker who recognizes the cultured basket 10 discharged on the take-out receiving plate by the work and checks whether the removal of the attached matter and the washing are performed properly. Therefore, the work switch 20 and the roller drive deceleration beam 2a are provided at the rear of the main body so that the auxiliary worker can appropriately adjust the work speed and the like according to the work situation.

The mechanism of the present invention in a culture basket cleaner will now be described. First, the roller mounting side plate attaching / detaching structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, a roller mounting side plate 1T is provided at the lower center of the side plate 1L.
. 52.. Is fixed to the side plate 1L. By removing the roller mounting side plate 1T from the side plate 1L,
An operator can visually check the inside of the cleaner body and perform maintenance inside the cleaner. At this time, the operator can easily come into contact with the rotating roller 5 and the transport receiving plate 24. The transport receiving plate 24 is formed in a net shape as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 to prevent the culture cage 10 from dropping off from the transport path, and to drop the separated attached matter.

Next, the stainless steel plate of the bearing guide will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 7, a bearing guide 35 that surrounds the front and rear and below of the bearings 32 and 34 is provided. Bearing 3
2 and 34 move up and down by the gravity acting on the pressing and rotating roller 11, the urging force of the spring 12, and the resistance force of the culture cage 10. Therefore, the bearing guides 35 are disposed on the side plates 1R and 1L, and the bearings 32 and 34 are moved up and down along the bearing guides 35 to prevent the bearings 32 and 34 from swinging to the side. The bearing guide 35 has a long hole 35a as shown in FIG.
And the support shaft 6 can be slid up and down. This overlaps with the long hole 1a formed in the side plates 1R and 1L in a side view. FIG. 2A is a plan view and FIG.
2B is a side view, and FIG. 2C is a front view. The bearing guide 35 is provided with stainless steel plates 37 before and after the inside of the bearing guide 35. The stainless plate 37 is fastened by screws 38 and is fixed to the bearing guide 35. Also stainless steel plate 37
Function as rails for the bearings 32 and 34 to move up and down. Bearings 32 and 34 are stainless steel plates 37.3
7 is disposed in the front-rear direction, so that the bearing guide 3
5 is slid up and down without directly touching the inner wall. Therefore, the load due to friction does not reach the bearing guide 35.

The waterproof plate provided on the side surface of the pressing roller 11 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, a waterproof plate 36 is provided between the pressing rotary roller 11 and the side plate 1R (1L).
Is provided, and the waterproof plate 36 is provided with the pressing rotary roller 11.
Is also fixed to the support shaft 6 which is fixed. The waterproof plate 36 is formed in a disk shape and is fixed to the support shaft 6.
Accordingly, the waterproof plate 36 is rotated with the rotation of the pressing roller 11.
Also rotates. As described above, the side plates 1L and 1R are provided with the long holes 1a. Also, as described above, since the high-pressure water is jetted from the watering nozzle 14, there is a possibility that water is jetted to the outside through the elongated holes 1a, 1a,. There is. In addition, since the working place of the present vacuum cleaner is an area along the sea, and the water supplied from the high-pressure water pump is seawater, the corrosion effect of the metal member is further enhanced. Since the waterproof plate 36 moves up and down together with the pressing and rotating roller, the slot 1 can be removed from the inside of the cleaner regardless of the vertical position of the pressing and rotating roller.
a to prevent water from escaping to the outside. That is, the provision of the waterproof plate 36 achieves the rust-preventing effect of the bearing 32 and the metal members around the bearing 32.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pressing section is constituted by rotating rollers arranged vertically above and below the conveying surface, and the washing section is arranged above the pressing section to direct high-pressure water downward. A plurality of pressing portions arranged in the front-rear direction, which is a transport direction of the culture cage, a washing unit, and a driving device for the pressing unit. There is a waterproof body fixed to the shaft between a frame covering the main body and having a long hole formed in a side surface thereof and a rotating roller fixing a shaft extending to the outside of the main body through the long hole. Since the plate is mounted, even if the pressing and rotating roller moves up and down, the water sprayed from the inside of the cleaner to the outside by the waterproof plate does not leak, and the outer member of the cleaner does not rust.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion is constituted by rotating rollers disposed above and below the conveying surface, and the washing portion is disposed above the pressing portion and injects high-pressure water downward. A culture cage cleaner comprising at least one watering nozzle, and a plurality of pressing units arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, which is the transport direction of the culture cage, a cleaning unit, and a driving device for the pressing unit. Since a part of the side surface of the frame that covers the main body is configured to be detachable, the operator can easily perform maintenance inside the vacuum cleaner. For this reason, the durability of the vacuum cleaner can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the pressing portion is constituted by rotating rollers disposed above and below the conveying surface, and the washing portion is disposed above the pressing portion and injects high-pressure water downward. A culture cage cleaner comprising at least one watering nozzle, and a plurality of pressing units arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, which is the transport direction of the culture cage, a cleaning unit, and a driving device for the pressing unit. A frame covering the main body and having a long hole formed in the side surface, and a bearing fixed to the rotating roller and receiving a shaft extending to the outside of the main body through the long hole;
A guide extending vertically in front and rear of the bearing and fixed to the frame, and a sheet metal member disposed between the bearing and the guide are provided. The bearing guides do not come into contact with each other and are not worn. Therefore, it contributes to improving the durability of the vacuum cleaner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a farmed basket cleaner.

FIG. 2 is a three-sided view showing a bearing guide.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing how the waterproof plate slides.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the culture basket cleaner body.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the culture basket cleaner.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same rear surface.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a conveyor.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a watering nozzle swinging mechanism.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a transfer receiving plate.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a culture cage at the time of extension.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a culture basket shrinking.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 frame 1a long hole 1L side plate 1T roller mounting side plate 6 support shaft 2 roller drive motor 5 rotation roller 10 culture cage 11 pressing rotation roller 14 watering nozzle 35 bearing guide 35a long hole 36 waterproof plate 37 stainless steel plate 52 bolt

Claims (3)

[Claims] The pressing unit is configured such that rotating rollers are disposed above and below the conveying surface, and the washing unit is disposed above the pressing unit and is at least one water spray that sprays high-pressure water downward. A plurality of pressing parts, which are constituted by nozzles and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction which is the transport direction of the culture basket, a cleaning part, and a culture cage cleaner including a driving device of the pressing part,
A waterproof plate fixed to the shaft is interposed between a frame that covers the main body and has a long hole formed in the side surface and a rotating roller that fixes the shaft that extends to the outside of the main body through the long hole. A culture basket cleaner characterized by the following: 2. The pressing section is configured by arranging a rotating roller above and below the conveying surface, and the washing section is disposed above the pressing section and is at least one water sprinkler that sprays high-pressure water downward. A plurality of pressing parts, which are constituted by nozzles and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction which is the transport direction of the culture basket, a cleaning part, and a culture cage cleaner including a driving device of the pressing part,
An aquaculture basket cleaner, wherein a part of a side surface of a frame covering a main body is configured to be detachable. 3. The pressing section is constituted by rotating rollers disposed vertically above and below the conveying surface, and the washing section is disposed above the pressing section and is provided with at least one water spray for jetting high-pressure water downward. A plurality of pressing parts, which are constituted by nozzles and are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction which is the transport direction of the culture basket, a cleaning part, and a culture cage cleaner including a driving device of the pressing part,
A frame that covers the main body and has a long hole formed in the side surface, a bearing that is fixed to the rotating roller and receives a shaft that extends to the outside of the main body through the long hole, and that extends vertically before and after the bearing. A guide fixed to the frame;
A culture cage cleaner, wherein a sheet metal member disposed between the bearing and the guide is disposed.