JP2002142992A - Wire net washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To construct a simple and small-size wire net washer at a low cost by constructing a driving force transmission mechanism of the wire net washer with the smaller number of constituent parts than the conventional one. SOLUTION: The wire net washer holds a circular wire net W between a pair of parallelly disposed rotary brushes, and under this condition, rotates the net wire and washes it with the rotary brushes. On one side between the rotary brushes 21 and 22, a driving roller 25 for rotating the net wire W is disposed in parallel with the rotary brushes 21 and 22, and on the other side between the rotary brushes 21 and 22, supporting rollers 23 and 24 for rotatably supporting the wire net W are disposed. Either one of the rotary shafts of the rotary brushes 21 and 22 or that of the driving roller, and an output shaft 51 of a motor 50 are connected via a set of gears 60 so that power can be transmitted, and each of the rotary shafts of the rotary brushes 21 and 22 and the rotary shaft of the driving roller 25 are connected via a sequence of bears 70 so that power can be transmitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wire mesh washing machine suitable for cleaning, for example, a circular wire mesh (a wire mesh having a circular edge) for dirty yakiniku.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of wire mesh washing machines of this type, and one of them is to rotate a circular wire mesh while holding it between a pair of rotating brushes arranged in parallel with each other. There is a cleaning method using both rotating brushes, which is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-93317. In the wire mesh washing machine shown in the publication,
The wire mesh is configured to be sent out by both rotating brushes that are rotated in opposite directions, and the wire mesh is configured to be rotationally driven in a state where the wire mesh is prevented from being sent out by a driving roller disposed on the delivery side of the wire mesh. ing.

[0003]

In the wire mesh washing machine disclosed in the above publication, a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a rotational driving force to both the rotating brushes and the driving roller is provided on a rotating shaft of the driving roller. A worm wheel, a worm gear provided on a drive shaft disposed in parallel with the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes and meshing with the worm wheel, a sprocket provided at one end of the driving shaft, and each rotating shaft of the two rotating brushes , A sprocket provided on the output shaft of the motor, and a driving force transmission mechanism composed of a chain wound around these four sprockets.

This driving force transmission mechanism has a large number of components, requires a large mounting space, and is expensive. Further, in this driving force transmission mechanism, since a chain is used, not only a tension adjusting operation for adjusting the extension of the chain is necessary, but also a double rotating brush It is necessary to perform a gap adjusting operation for adjusting the distance between the rotating shafts.

In this driving force transmission mechanism, a worm wheel provided on the rotating shaft of the driving roller and a worm gear provided on the driving shaft mesh with each other. The position of the axis is uniquely determined and cannot be moved arbitrarily. For this reason, in order to make the extension of the chain adjustable and the distance between the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes adjustable, the output shaft of the motor is adjusted to move and any one of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes is adjusted. It is necessary that one can be moved and adjusted with respect to the other. By the way, in order to move the output shaft of the motor, it is necessary to move the entire heavy motor. It is necessary to keep.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to rotate a circular wire mesh while holding it between a pair of rotating brushes arranged in parallel with each other, and to use the two rotating brushes. In a wire mesh washing machine adapted to be washed, a drive roller for rotating and driving the wire mesh is arranged in parallel with the two rotating brushes on one side between the two rotating brushes, and the other side between the two rotating brushes. A support roller for rotatably supporting the wire mesh is disposed, and any one of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes, the rotating shaft of the driving roller, and the output shaft of the motor can be transmitted through a gear pair. The invention is characterized in that each of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes and the rotating shaft of the driving roller are connected to each other so as to be able to transmit power via a gear train.

In this case, one of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes is deviated by a predetermined amount toward the rotating shaft side of the driving roller with respect to the other rotating shaft (the invention according to claim 2), or The gear train is configured such that the rotation shaft of the drive roller is an intermediate shaft, and another output shaft of the motor is connected to a rotation shaft connected to the power transmission via the gear pair. The position of the rotating shaft can be adjusted so that the distance between the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes can be adjusted (the invention according to claim 3), or the drive roller has a projection that engages with the wire mesh. (Claim 4
Is desirable.

[0008]

In the wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention (the invention according to claim 1), any one of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes, the rotating shaft of the driving roller, and the output shaft of the motor are paired with a gear. And the rotating shafts of both rotating brushes and the driving roller are connected so as to be able to transmit power via a gear train. The rotating driving force is applied to both rotating brushes and the driving roller. The transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force is constituted by the gear pair and the gear train described above.

For this reason, the driving force transmission mechanism of the wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention can be configured with a smaller number of components compared to the conventional one, and the wire mesh washing machine can be configured simply, compactly and inexpensively. . Further, in the wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention, in order to cope with wear and the like of both rotating brushes, a gap adjusting operation for adjusting a distance between respective rotating shafts of both rotating brushes is necessary, but other adjusting operations are required. This is unnecessary, and the time required for the adjustment work can be reduced as compared with the related art.

Further, a wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention (claim 2)
In the invention according to the present invention, since one of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes is deviated by a predetermined amount toward the rotating shaft side of the driving roller with respect to the other rotating shaft, the wire mesh held between the two rotating brushes is displaced. It can be tilted, and a part of the wire mesh can be pressed against the drive roller. For this reason, the rotational driving force can be accurately transmitted from the driving roller to a part of the wire mesh, and the transmission efficiency can be increased.

Further, a wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention (claim 3)
In the invention according to the invention, the gear train is configured such that the rotation shaft of the drive roller is an intermediate shaft, and the output shaft of the motor is connected to the rotation shaft that is capable of transmitting power via a gear pair. Since the position of the other rotating shaft can be adjusted and the distance between the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes can be adjusted, the rotating shaft connected to the motor output shaft and the power transmission via a gear pair can be moved. Instead, it is possible to adjust the distance between the rotating shafts of both rotating brushes (gap adjusting operation). Therefore, the distance between the rotating shafts of both rotating brushes can be adjusted without moving the entire motor, and this adjusting operation can be easily performed in a small space.

Further, a wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention (Claim 4)
In the invention according to (1), since the driving roller is provided with the projection that engages with the wire mesh, the rotational driving force is accurately transmitted at the engagement portion between the projection of the driving roller and the wire mesh. Therefore, the wire mesh can be accurately rotated and driven by the drive roller, and the entire wire mesh can be accurately washed by the two rotating brushes.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show the appearance of the wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention, FIGS. 4 to 6 show the main internal structure of the wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention, and FIGS. FIGS. 10 to 12 mainly show a water supply / drainage system of a wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention. The wire mesh washing machine has a casing 10 having a treatment tank 11 and a treatment tank 11 inside. A pair of upper and lower rotating brushes 21 and 22, a pair of left and right supporting rollers 23 and 24, a driving roller 25, and a watering pipe 31 are provided.

The processing tank 11 has an opening 11a at the upper front, and the opening 11a is opened and closed by a door 12 with a handle 12a. Further, the processing tank 11
The lower part is a tank 11b.
Is provided with a drain pipe 41 and an overflow pipe 42. The drain pipe 41 and the overflow pipe 42 are connected to a drain pipe 43 outside the tank 11b.

The rotating brushes 21 and 22 are arranged in parallel at the center of the upper portion of the processing tank 11, and are rounded to a round and formed into a spherical wire mesh W for grilling meat (see FIGS. 4 to 6). ) Is to be washed while sandwiched.
The upper rotating brush 21 is for cleaning the spherical concave surface (upper surface) of the wire netting W by rotation, has a large diameter at the center and small diameters at both ends, and has a rotating shaft 21a having a pair of left and right bearings 21b, 21c and It is rotatably supported by the side walls 11c and 11d of the processing tank 11 via the brackets 21d and 21e.

On the other hand, the lower rotating brush 22 is for cleaning the spherical convex surface (lower surface) of the wire mesh W by rotation.
The center has a small diameter and both ends have a large diameter.
a is a processing tank 11 via a pair of left and right bearings 22b and 22c.
Are rotatably supported by the side walls 11c and 11d. Further, the upper rotating brush 21 is provided with a predetermined amount of L deviation from the lower rotating brush 22 on the rotation shaft 25a side (front) of the drive roller 25 in plan view.

The supporting rollers 23 and 24 rotatably support the wire mesh W on the back side (rear side) between the rotating brushes 21 and 22. The respective rotating shafts 23a and 24a are brackets (not shown). ) Is rotatably supported by the rear wall 11e of the processing tank 11. In addition, each support roller 23,
Reference numeral 24 has a small diameter at the center, and the small diameter portion is rotatably engaged with the outer periphery of the wire netting W.

The driving roller 25 includes two rotating brushes 21 and
2 are arranged in parallel with each other, and both rotating brushes 2
A wire mesh W is received from below on the near side (front) between the first and second gears 22 and is driven to rotate, and a portion to be engaged with the wire mesh W is formed into a tapered shape with a small diameter toward the front end by urethane rubber. Also, the rotation shaft 25a of the driving roller 25
Are rotatably supported on the right side wall 11d of the processing tank 11 via a pair of left and right bearings 25b and 25c and a bracket 25d (see FIGS. 4 and 6).

The watering pipe 31 includes two rotating brushes 21 and
Cleaning water (tap water) is sprayed toward the space between the two (the cleaning portion of the wire mesh W), and is disposed in parallel to both rotating brushes 21 and 22 at the upper front of the processing tank 11. The left and right ends support the side walls 11 c and 11 d of the processing tank 11. The watering pipe 31 is connected to a water pipe (not shown) via a water supply valve 32 and a water guide pipe 33 provided outside the treatment tank 11.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, as a driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting a rotational driving force to both the rotating brushes 21 and 22 and the driving roller 25, as shown in FIGS. A pair of gears 60 for connecting the output shaft 51 of the rotary brush 22 and the rotary shaft 22a of the lower rotary brush 22 so as to transmit power, and the respective rotary shafts 21a, 21a,
A driving force transmission mechanism including a gear train 70 that connects the rotation shaft 22a of the driving roller 25 and the rotation shaft 22a so as to transmit power is employed. In addition, the motor 50 with a reduction gear is
And is supported by being attached to the left side wall 11c.

The gear pair 60 is attached to the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 with a reduction gear so as to be integrally rotatable, and is attached to the left end of the rotating shaft 22a of the lower rotating brush 22 so as to be integrally rotatable. Bevel gear 62 meshing with the bevel gear 61
It is constituted by. On the other hand, the gear train 70 is attached to the right end of the rotating shaft 22a of the lower rotating brush 22 so as to be integrally rotatable, and is attached to the right end of the rotating shaft 25a of the driving roller 25 so as to be integrally rotatable. And the upper rotating brush 2
1 includes a spur gear 73 that is integrally rotatably attached to the right end of the rotating shaft 21 a and meshes with a spur gear 72.

Further, in the present embodiment, the gear train 7 is set so that the rotating shaft 25a of the driving roller 25 becomes an intermediate shaft.
0, and the rotation of the drive roller 25 with respect to the rotating shaft 22a (the rotating shaft of the lower rotating brush 22) to which the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 is connected so as to be able to transmit power via the gear pair 60. The position of the shaft 25a can be adjusted in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 22a, and the position of the rotating shaft 21a of the upper rotating brush 21 can be adjusted in the radial direction (vertical direction) of the rotating shaft 22a. The distance between the rotating shafts 21a and 22a of the brushes 21 and 22 can be adjusted.

For adjusting the position of the rotating shaft 25a with respect to the rotating shaft 22a in the driving roller 25, the adjustment bolt 81 shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 is screwed or screwed back, and the bracket 25d is moved in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 22a in detail. Is performed by moving in the tangential direction. The position of the rotating shaft 21a relative to the rotating shaft 22a in the upper rotating brush 21 is adjusted by screwing or retracting the pair of left and right adjustment bolts 82 and 83 shown in FIGS. , 21e are moved in the vertical direction.

In the wire mesh washing machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, the driving force transmitting mechanism for transmitting the rotational driving force to both the rotating brushes 21 and 22 and the driving roller 25 includes the gear pair 60 and the gear train 70 described above. Is composed of
Since the driving force transmission mechanism can be configured with a smaller number of components compared to the related art, it is possible to configure the wire mesh washing machine in a simple, small, and inexpensive manner.

In the wire mesh washing machine of the present embodiment, the rotating shafts 21a and 22a of the rotating brushes 21 and 22 are used in order to cope with wear of the rotating brushes 21 and 22.
Although a gap adjusting operation for adjusting the distance between them is necessary, other adjusting operations are not required, and the time required for the adjusting operation can be shortened as compared with the related art.

Further, in the wire mesh washing machine of the present embodiment, the rotating shaft 21a of the upper rotating brush 21 is shifted by a predetermined amount L toward the rotating shaft 25a of the driving roller 25 with respect to the rotating shaft 22a of the lower rotating brush 22. As a result, the wire mesh W sandwiched between the rotating brushes 21 and 22 can be tilted, and a part of the wire mesh W can be pressed against the drive roller 25 from above. Therefore, the rotational driving force can be accurately transmitted from the driving roller 25 to a part of the wire netting W, and the transmission efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the wire mesh washing machine of the present embodiment, the gear train 70 is configured such that the rotating shaft 25a of the driving roller 25 is an intermediate shaft, and the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 is connected to the gear pair 60. The other rotating shafts 21a and 25 are connected to the rotating shaft 22a which is
a can be adjusted in position, and both rotating brushes 21 and
2, the distance between the rotating shafts 21a and 22a can be adjusted. For this reason, the distance between the rotating shafts 21a and 22a of the rotating brushes 21 and 22 is reduced without moving the rotating shaft 22a that is connected to the output shaft 51 of the motor 50 and the power transmission via the gear pair 60. Adjustment (gap adjustment work) is possible. Therefore, the distance between the rotating shafts 21a and 22a of the rotating brushes 21 and 22 can be adjusted without moving the entire motor 50, and this adjusting operation can be easily performed in a small space.

In the above embodiment, the wire mesh W for grilling meat, which is rounded and formed into a spherical shape, is a double rotating brush 2.
The cleaning is performed by using the rotating brushes (formed in a cylindrical shape), and the cleaning is performed by using the rotating brush (formed in a cylindrical shape). Is also possible. In practicing the present invention, it is preferable that the drive roller is provided with a projection that engages with the wire mesh. In this case, the rotational driving force is accurately transmitted at the engagement portion of the drive roller with the wire mesh. . Therefore, the wire mesh can be accurately rotated and driven by the drive roller, and the entire wire mesh can be accurately washed by the two rotating brushes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a wire mesh washing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the wire mesh washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the wire mesh washing machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the internal structure of the wire mesh washing machine shown in FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the internal structure shown in FIG.

6 is a plan view of the internal structure shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view mainly showing a drive system of the wire mesh washing machine shown in FIGS.

8 is a side view of the drive system shown in FIG.

9 is a plan view of the drive system shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view mainly showing a water supply / drainage system of the wire mesh washing machine shown in FIGS.

11 is a side view of the water supply and drainage system shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the water supply and drainage system shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Casing, 11 ... Processing tank, 21, 22 ... Rotary brush, 21a, 22a ... Rotary shaft of rotary brush, 23, 2
4 ... Support roller, 25 ... Drive roller, 25a ... Rotary shaft of drive roller, 50 ... Motor, 51 ... Output shaft, 60 ... Gear pair, 70 ... Gear train, 81,82,83 ... Adjustment bolt, W
... wire mesh.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A wire mesh washing machine wherein a circular wire mesh is rotated while being held between a pair of rotating brushes arranged in parallel with each other to be cleaned by the rotating brushes. A drive roller for rotationally driving the wire mesh is arranged on one side in parallel with the two rotating brushes, and a supporting roller for rotatably supporting the wire mesh is arranged on the other side between the two rotating brushes, Each of the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes and any one of the rotating shafts of the driving roller and an output shaft of the motor are connected to each other via a gear pair so that power can be transmitted. A wire mesh washing machine characterized by being connected to a rotary shaft through a gear train so as to be able to transmit power. 2. The wire mesh washing machine according to claim 1,
A wire mesh washing machine characterized in that one of the rotating brushes is deviated by a predetermined amount toward the rotating shaft of the drive roller with respect to the other rotating shaft. 3. The wire mesh washing machine according to claim 1,
The gear train is configured such that the rotation shaft of the drive roller is an intermediate shaft, and another rotation is performed with respect to the rotation shaft to which the output shaft of the motor is connected so as to be able to transmit power via the gear pair. A wire mesh washing machine characterized in that a shaft can be adjusted in position and a distance between the rotating shafts of the two rotating brushes can be adjusted. 4. The wire mesh washing machine according to claim 1,
A wire mesh washing machine, wherein the drive roller is provided with a projection that engages with the wire mesh.