JP2002336803A - Device for cleaning and sterilizing container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning and sterilizing device for containers in which cleaning and sterilizing water can be always produced and the inside of containers can be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized. SOLUTION: In the cleaning and sterilizing device for containers to introduce the cleaning and sterilizing water through a water conduit pipe 10 into a container A to clean and sterilize the inside of the container A, raw water containing chloride ion is electrolyzed by a chlorine generator 11 to produce the cleaning and sterilizing water. Thereby, the cleaning and sterilizing water can be always produced by the chlorine generator 11 and supplied into the container A. Since the cleaning and sterilizing water uniformly contains effective chlorine, the container A can be uniformly cleaned and sterilized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus for cleaning / sterilizing containers. For example, when mineral water is supplied by an automatic mineral water dispenser, the container brought by a visitor is cleaned and sterilized. The present invention relates to a container washing / sterilizing device for sterilizing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic water dispensers that provide mineral water free of charge have been installed in supermarkets and department stores. Visitors often stop by this automatic watering machine before purchasing products, and can often bring mineral water into containers such as plastic bottles brought from home to take them home.

[0003] Mineral water injected into the container is generated by an automatic watering machine under sanitary control, so it does not pose a serious problem in terms of health and sanitation. However, containers brought by customers are not necessarily sanitary. Therefore, after the mineral water is injected into the container, there is a possibility that germs and the like may propagate in the container.

In order to solve such a problem, conventionally,
Container washing and cleaning described in JP-A-10-40459
Sterilizers have been proposed.

A method of cleaning and sterilizing the container cleaning / sterilizing device will be described. Before supplying mineral water, first, tap water is injected into a PET bottle brought by a visitor and chlorine-diluted water is injected. Thereafter, the PET bottle is rotated to rinse the inside of the PET bottle, and the rinsed water is discharged to clean and sterilize the inside of the container.

[0006]

However, in the conventional container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus, the chlorine-diluted water is added to the tap water to generate the cleaning / sterilized water. It must be stored, and when the chlorine dilution water decreases, it is necessary to refill the tank,
It was troublesome work. In addition, since a small amount of chlorine-diluted water is mixed into the tap water immediately before the tap water is injected into the container, the chlorine-diluted water is not uniformly mixed into the tap water in the container. When rinsing, there was a problem that the inside of the container could not be evenly sterilized.

An object of the present invention is to provide a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus capable of constantly producing cleaning / sterilizing water and capable of evenly cleaning / sterilizing the inside of a container in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems. It is in.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a cleaning and sterilizing method for cleaning and sterilizing the inside of a container by introducing cleaning and sterilizing water into the container through a water channel.
The sterilizer has a structure in which raw water containing chlorine ions is electrolyzed by a chlorine generator to generate cleaning / sterilizing water.
As a result, the cleaning / sterilizing water is constantly generated by the chlorine generator and can be supplied into the container. Further, since the effective chlorine of the cleaning / sterilizing water is uniformly contained, the container is evenly cleaned / sterilized. be able to.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the container cleaning and cleaning apparatus of the first aspect.
In the sterilization device, the tip of the water channel has a structure that has a nozzle that sprays cleaning and sterilization water into the container,
The washing / sterilizing water strongly hits the inner wall surface of the container, so that the washing / sterilizing can be surely performed in a short time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the container cleaning / cleaning apparatus of the second aspect.
In the sterilizer, the container is arranged so that the container opening faces downward, and the cleaning / sterilizing water is injected through the container opening, so that the washing / sterilizing water that has been rinsed inside the container flows down naturally. It is discharged from the container mouth.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the container washing / sterilizing apparatus of the first to third aspects, an opening / closing valve for regulating or releasing the regulation of the flow of the washing / sterilizing water is provided in the water conduit. It controls the operation of cleaning and sterilizing containers.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus of the first to fourth aspects, a water supply pump for supplying cleaning / sterilizing water to the container is provided in the water conduit, so that the cleaning / sterilizing water is supplied by the water supply pump. Sterilized water is supplied.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus of the first to fifth aspects, wherein an additive for improving at least one of a cleaning action and an electrolytic action of a chlorine generator is added to the raw water. Has become. According to the present invention, when the detergent described in claim 7 is added, the washing action of the washing / sterilizing water is improved, and when the salt described in claim 7 is also added, a chlorine generator is used. In this case, the electrolytic action is improved, and the amount of available chlorine is increased.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to any one of the second to seventh aspects, a structure is provided which has a container oscillating device for reciprocating the container along the spraying direction of the cleaning / sterilizing water. I have. As a result, the washing / sterilizing water spreads from the back to the front of the container, and the entire container can be reliably washed and sterilized.

[0015]

FIG. 1 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This container washing / sterilizing apparatus has a water guide pipe 10 branched from a water pipe (not shown), and a sealed chlorine generator 11 is installed in the middle of the water guide pipe 10. This chlorine generator 11
Is a known closed type, and has a pair of electrodes 11 inside.
a and 11b are arranged. These electrodes 11a, 11b
, The chlorine ions contained in the tap water are electrolyzed to generate chlorine.
This chlorine dissolves in tap water and increases the effective chlorine concentration,
Washing / sterilizing water suitable for sterilization is generated. Further, a nozzle 12 is provided at the tip of the water guide pipe 10, and the nozzle 12 is used to wash and clean the inside of a plastic bottle (container) A.
Sterilized water is supplied.

According to this embodiment, the cleaning / sterilizing water is generated by the chlorine generator 11, and the cleaning / sterilizing water is constantly applied to the electrodes 11a and 11b of the chlorine generator 11 by applying a DC voltage. Can be generated.

[0017] Therefore, there is no need for maintenance, which has conventionally been required, in which a tank storing chlorine dilution water is installed and replenished in response to a decrease in chlorine dilution water. Also, chlorine (gas) generated by the chlorine generator 11
Is diffused throughout the chlorine generator 11, so that the chlorine generator 11
The effective chlorine concentration in the inside is uniform throughout, whereby the effective chlorine concentration of the washing / sterilizing water supplied to the container A becomes uniform. Therefore, the washing / sterilizing action in the container A is exerted evenly on the entire container A.

Further, since the nozzle 12 for injecting the cleaning / sterilizing water into the container A is provided at the tip of the water guide pipe 10, the cleaning / sterilizing water strongly hits the inner wall surface of the container A, so that the container can be reliably pressed in a short time. Can be washed and sterilized.

FIG. 2 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. It is shown and its description is omitted. In the second embodiment, the container A is arranged so that the mouth A1 of the container A faces downward. The tip of the water guide pipe 10 is bent upward so that the nozzle 12 can be inserted into the mouth A1. Further, a drain receiver 13 is provided below the container A.

According to the second embodiment, the cleaning / sterilizing water jetted through the nozzle 12 is jetted upward to wash and sterilize the inside of the container A. Further, the washing / sterilizing water which has been sprayed into the container A and then rinsed is used for the mouth A.
The water naturally flows down from 1 and flows to a drain receiver 13 where it is drained.

FIG. 3 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. It is shown and its description is omitted. In the third embodiment, a water supply valve 14 is provided in a pipe between the chlorine generator 11 and the nozzle 12 in the water pipe 10.

According to the third embodiment, the operation of washing and sterilizing the container A is controlled by the water supply valve 14.

FIG. 4 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. Components identical to those of the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. It is shown and its description is omitted.

The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment comprises a raw water tank 15 for storing raw water for cleaning / sterilizing water.
And the water supply pump 1 for pumping the raw water in the raw water tank 15
6, a chlorine generator 11 for electrolyzing raw water pumped by a water supply pump 16, a water supply valve 14 for regulating or deregulating the washing / sterilizing water generated by the chlorine generator 11, and a container for washing / sterilizing water. And a nozzle 12 for injecting it into A, and these components are sequentially connected by a water guide pipe 17.

In the raw water tank 15, as an additive,
A surfactant, which is a detergent, and salt for activating the electrolytic action are added. Further, the water guide pipe of the first to third embodiments uses a pipe branched from a water pipe, and supplies cleaning / sterilizing water into the container A by tap water pressure. Cleaning / sterilizing water is supplied in A.

According to this embodiment, since the surfactant is added to the cleaning / sterilizing water, the cleaning effect in the container A is improved. In addition, since salt is added to the raw water, the electrolytic action in the chlorine generator 11 is improved, and the effective chlorine concentration is increased, whereby the sterilizing action in the container A is further improved. It should be noted that one of the detergent and the salt may be added to improve one of the cleaning action and the sterilization action.

FIG. 5 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. It is shown and its description is omitted.

The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment has a container rocking device 18 for rocking the container A of the second embodiment up and down. The container swing device 18 includes a holder 18a for holding the container, a rack 18b for vertically moving the holder 18a, a pinion 18c meshing with the rack 18b, and a motor 18d for reversibly rotating the pinion 18c.

According to the fifth embodiment, the container A held by the holder 18a reciprocates up and down by reversing the rotation of the motor 18d. As a result, the cleaning / sterilizing water sprayed from the nozzle 12 spreads all the way from the back to the front of the container A, and the cleaning / sterilizing water in the container A is in a turbulent state.・ It is sterilized.

FIG. 6 shows a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those of the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. It is shown and its description is omitted.

The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to the sixth embodiment comprises a branch pipe 19 branched from a water pipe,
An open-type chlorine generator 20 that electrolyzes tap water supplied from a pair of electrodes 20a and 20b to generate chlorine, and a water supply pump 21 that supplies cleaning / sterilizing water generated by the chlorine generator 20; Cleaning water supplied by the water supply pump 21
It has a water supply valve 14 that regulates or deregulates sterilizing water, and a nozzle 12 that injects cleaning / sterilizing water into the container A, and has a configuration in which the chlorine generator 21 to the nozzle 12 are sequentially connected by a water guide pipe 22. ing.

As in the sixth embodiment, even when the open-to-air chlorine generator 20 is used, the cleaning / sterilizing water is supplied into the container A,
Cleaning and sterilization can be performed.

The configuration of the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus of the second embodiment (the configuration in which the container A is arranged downward and the cleaning / sterilizing water is sprayed upward from the nozzle 12) is similar to the other third to third embodiments. It can be applied to the sixth embodiment. Further, the configuration of the container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus of the fifth embodiment (the configuration having the container swinging device) can be applied to the other third, fourth, and sixth embodiments.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Washing / sterilizing water is constantly generated by the chlorine generator and can be supplied into the container. Also, since the effective chlorine of the washing / sterilizing water is uniformly contained, the container can be washed / sterilized evenly. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to a sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 17, 22 ... water pipe, 11, 20 ... chlorine generator, 11a, 1b, 20a, 20b ... electrode, 12 ... nozzle, 14 ... water supply valve, 15 ... raw water tank, 16, 21 ... water supply pump, 18 ... Container swinging device, A: container, A1: mouth of container.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) C02F 1/46 C02F 1/46 Z 1/76 1/76 A (72) Inventor Isao Kato Isesaki, Gunma 20 Kotobukicho Sanden Stock Company In-house F-term (reference)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus for guiding cleaning / sterilizing water into a container through a water channel and cleaning / sterilizing the container, wherein the cleaning / sterilizing water is obtained by electrolyzing raw water containing chlorine ions with a chlorine generator. A container cleaning / sterilizing device characterized by being generated. 2. The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a nozzle for injecting cleaning / sterilizing water into the container at a tip of the water conduit. 3. The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the container is arranged so that the container opening faces downward, and cleaning / sterilizing water is jetted through the container opening. 4. The container cleaning / sterilization according to claim 1, wherein an opening / closing valve for regulating or canceling the regulation of the flow of the washing / sterilizing water is provided in the water conduit. apparatus. 5. A water supply pump for supplying washing / sterilizing water to the container in the water conduit.
The container washing / sterilizing apparatus according to claim 4. 6. The container cleaning method according to claim 1, wherein an additive for improving at least one of a cleaning action and an electrolysis action of the chlorine generator is added to the raw water.・ Sterilizer. 7. The container cleaning / sterilizing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the additives are detergent and salt. 8. The container cleaning / sterilizing device according to claim 2, further comprising a container swinging device for reciprocating the container along the spraying direction of the cleaning / sterilizing water. apparatus.