JP2006000011A - Continuous washing machine for root vegetables such as japanese radish - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To completely carry out washing of each Japanese radish A in a continuous apparatus for washing equipped with a washing mechanical part 1 having a plurality of rotating brush bodies 12 arranged side by side on a water tank for washing and a driving part for the rotating brush bodies and a pressing mechanical part 2 having pressing brush bodies 221 arranged above the rotating brush bodies and designed to carry out the washing while transporting the object of washing by rotation and driving of the rotating brush bodies. <P>SOLUTION: The pressing brush bodies 221 are arranged in a transverse row side by side at a suitable interval kept therebetween from the forward direction of the object of washing and a jetting mechanical part 23 for wash water in which jetting nozzles are arranged in the interval. When each Japanese radish (the object of washing) is arranged in a prescribed direction and fed into a space between the rotating brush bodies and the pressing brush bodies, the washing is carried out while rotating and transporting the Japanese radish by rotation and driving of the rotating brush bodies and not only the whole Japanese radish but also fibrous root parts are surely washed (mud removal) by jetting the wash water from the jetting nozzles arranged in the interval of the transverse row of the pressing brush bodies. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a machine for harvesting radish and other root vegetables and then cleaning them for shipping.

  As shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-19194 (Patent Document 1), the basic structure of a continuous cleaning apparatus for root vegetables such as radishes is a plurality of rotating brush bodies and rotating brushes arranged in parallel on a cleaning water tank. A cleaning mechanism having a body driving part and a restraining mechanism having a restraining brush body disposed above the rotating brush body and having a cushion function, and the rotational brush body is driven to rotate while being washed in aquarium water. The cleaning is performed while conveying the radish or the like that is the object to be cleaned.

  In particular, since the radish has a large-diameter portion of the neck and a fine-root portion of the tail, as a countermeasure, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-108658 (Patent Document 2) discloses that one side of a part of the rotating brush body. In particular, a large-diameter portion and an inclined surface portion continuous to the large-diameter portion are provided, and one side of another rotating brush body is provided with a small-diameter portion and an inclined surface portion corresponding to the large-diameter portion and the inclined surface, and It is disclosed that the rotating brush bodies are combined and juxtaposed to wash the tapered portion of the radish at the inclined surface portion and the fine root portion at the combination portion of the large and small.

  Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-69949 (Patent Document 3) divides a rotating brush body into a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion in the axial direction through a step, and the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion are adjacent to the rotating brush. A restraining mechanism with a restraining brush body arranged in parallel so as to contact the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion of the body and arranged above the rotating brush body is wound around the one end side body of the rotating brush body central axis. An apparatus that is movably mounted is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-360234 (Patent Document 4) describes that the upper side of the rotating brush body is opened so that the leaves are not damaged even if the radish is washed with the leaves attached. An apparatus in which the width of the brush body is narrowed is disclosed.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-19194. JP-A-10-108658. JP 2000-69949 A. JP 2002-360234 A.

  In the conventional cleaning apparatus, complete cleaning is not always realized for the concave portion of the radish trunk and the long and narrow bearded portion of the tip. For example, since the beard-like portion has a shape that is abruptly narrowed, even if a brush having an inclined surface is adopted as disclosed in Patent Document 2, effective cleaning cannot be expected.

  Further, in the cleaning mechanism provided with a step portion having a large and small diameter on the rotating brush body disclosed in Patent Document 3, reliable cleaning is not realized unless the suppressing brush body enters and rubs the trunk of the radish. If the beard portion of the radish does not accurately pass through the step portion, effective cleaning cannot be performed.

  Therefore, the present invention proposes a cleaning device that can reliably and efficiently clean the trunk recess of the radish and the beard portion of the tip.

  A root vegetable continuous cleaning device such as a radish according to the present invention includes a cleaning mechanism portion having a plurality of rotating brush bodies and a driving portion of the rotating brush body arranged in parallel on a cleaning water tank, and a restraining brush disposed above the rotating brush body. In a continuous cleaning apparatus that includes a holding mechanism portion having a body and performs cleaning while conveying the object to be cleaned by rotating the rotary brush body, the holding brush body is appropriately spaced with respect to the traveling direction of the object to be cleaned. The cleaning water jetting mechanism is provided with the jetting nozzles arranged in the gaps.

  Thus, when the radish (object to be cleaned) is aligned in a predetermined direction and fed between the rotating brush body and the restraining brush body, cleaning is carried out while rotating the radish by the rotational drive of the rotating brush body, It is arranged in the horizontal gap of the control brush body, and the washing water jet from the jet nozzle reliably cleans (mud) not only the whole radish but also the beard part.

  By adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the present invention was able to cleanly and efficiently clean the trunk recess and the tip of the root portion of root vegetables in continuous cleaning of root vegetables such as radishes. It is.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The continuous cleaning machine for root vegetables shown in the embodiment includes a cleaning mechanism unit 1 and a suppression mechanism unit 2.

  The cleaning mechanism unit 1 incorporates a plurality of rotating brush bodies 12, a rotation driving unit (not shown), and a water tank unit 13 into the lower body 11, and a base end side (a cleaning object supply side) of the rotating brush body 12. ) Is provided with a supply table 14, and an alignment table 15 is provided on the tip side (the discharge side of the object to be cleaned).

  The rotating brush body 12 is installed in parallel between the machine body side plate portions so that each adjacent rotating brush body 12 abuts, and in particular, is divided into a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion through a step in the axial direction. The small-diameter portion is brought into contact with the small-diameter portion and the large-diameter portion of the adjacent rotary brush body, and the object to be cleaned (radish etc.) A is transported to the proximal end side by a rotary drive portion provided with an appropriate drive source. It is made to rotate in the direction.

  The water tank unit 13 includes a box-type water tank, and a sponge roll 131 that comes into contact with the rotating brush body 12 is provided in an appropriate place in the water tank.

  The restraining mechanism unit 2 incorporates a restraining brush unit 22, a washing water jetting mechanism unit 23, a goodwill resistance unit 24, and a finishing water washing unit 25 in the upper body 21. In particular, the upper body 21 includes the washing water jetting mechanism unit 23. Are connected so that they can be opened from the front (the front side when the base end is left and the front end is right), and can be turned freely.

  The holding brush portions 22 are arranged in a horizontal direction so that the plurality of brush portions have an appropriate interval a (the direction in which the object to be cleaned is transported), and each brush portion excludes the front portion of the rotating brush body 12. The holding brush body 221 corresponding to the range and the flexible brush body 222 corresponding to the front position are suspended from the upper machine body 21, and in particular, the holding brush body 221 includes the shaft body 223 connected to the holding brush body 221. A structure in which a length adjusting function and a restraining cushion function are provided by penetrating and attaching to a recumbage 211 constituting the upper body 21 is adopted.

  The cleaning water injection mechanism 23 is formed by arranging a plurality of injection nozzles for injecting cleaning water downward in each gap a of the row brush portions so as to form a staggered arrangement. The direction is provided so as to be wide in the front-rear direction (direction orthogonal to the object traveling direction) corresponding to the gap a.

  Further, a goodwill resistance portion 24 is provided above the leftmost end (exit side) of the rotating brush body 12. The goodwill resistance portion 24 is entirely swingable in the left-right direction on the outlet side of the restraining brush body 221. Further, above the alignment table 15, a water washing section 25 comprising a shower mechanism is provided.

  Thus, in the radish cleaning by the cleaning machine, water is first supplied to the water tank unit 13 to fill the water to a state immediately before the overflow, and the cleaning water is jetted from the nozzle of the cleaning water jetting mechanism unit 23, and the finishing water washing unit 25 is further washed. The shower water from the water is discharged so that the water flows into the water tank 13, and the rotary brush body 12 is driven to rotate so that the object to be cleaned (radish) A is made parallel to the rotary brush body 12 from the supply base 14 in order. To supply.

  When supplying the object to be cleaned, the leaf portion of the radish with leaves is supplied in the front and the beard portion is positioned in the rear.

  The radish A supplied to the washing machine is sandwiched between the rotating brush body 12 and the restraining brush body 221, and is conveyed while rotating to the outlet side sequentially by the rotation of the rotating brush body 12. During transportation, the lower part of the rotating brush body 12 comes into contact with the aquarium water or comes into contact with the sponge roll 131 and gets wet with cleaning water. The wet rotating brush body 12 rubs the radish A to remove mud adhering to the radish A. It will be scraped off.

  Accordingly, the radish A is rubbed by the rotating brush body 12 and proceeds, and the progress is suppressed by the restraining brush body 221, so that the radish A is also rubbed by the restraining brush body 221. Is to be washed.

  In particular, since the leaf portion is suppressed by the flexible brush body 222, the leaf portion is washed without being cut. Further, the concave portion of the trunk portion of the radish A and the beard portion of the tip portion are surely washed with washing water sprayed from nozzles arranged in a staggered manner while the radish A is being conveyed while being rotated. Is.

  In particular, since the rotating brush body 12 has a large and small diameter combined structure, the radish A is conveyed and washed while the front and rear (the front and the neck) swing with respect to the traveling direction simultaneously with the rotation. Since the contact direction changes and the method in which the spray water hits the recess of the trunk portion is changed, reliable cleaning is performed at the same time, the deformation portion of the beard portion is also suppressed, and the brush body 221 is contacted in different directions, Since the direction in which the washing water is jetted from the nozzle changes, more reliable washing is performed.

  When the transport cleaning is completed, the radish A collides with the goodwill resistance portion 24, and the escape from the rotating brush body 12 is temporarily prevented. However, by continuous supply of radish A, the rear radish is pushed out onto the alignment table 15 against the goodwill resistance portion 24.

  Therefore, since the radish A is sequentially discharged by the extrusion to the alignment table 15, the radishes are arranged in an aligned state. Moreover, when it discharges | emits on this alignment stand 15, finish washing is made with shower water.

The front view of the embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory drawing of the cleaning state. The top view of the rotation brush body. Explanatory drawing of the suppression brush part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning mechanism part 11 Lower body 12 Rotating brush body 13 Water tank part 131 Sponge roll 14 Supply stand 15 Alignment stand 2 Suppression mechanism part 21 Upper body 211 Retaining brush part 221 Suppressing brush part 222 Flexible brush body 223 Shaft body 23 Cleaning Water injection mechanism 24 Goodwill resistance 25 Finish water washing

Claims (3)

  A cleaning mechanism having a plurality of rotating brush bodies and a driving unit for the rotating brush bodies arranged in parallel on the cleaning water tank, and a restraining mechanism section having a restraining brush body disposed above the rotating brush bodies, In a continuous cleaning device that performs cleaning while transporting the object to be cleaned by rotational drive, the suppression brush body is provided in a row with an appropriate gap with respect to the direction of movement of the object to be cleaned, and an injection nozzle is arranged in the gap. A continuous cleaning device for root vegetables such as radishes, characterized in that the cleaning water jetting mechanism is provided.   The continuous cleaning apparatus for root vegetables such as radishes according to claim 1, wherein the spray nozzles are arranged in a staggered manner. The rotating brush body is divided into a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion in the axial direction through a step, and the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion are arranged in parallel so as to contact the small diameter portion and the large diameter portion of the adjacent rotating brush body, The root vegetable continuous washing | cleaning apparatus, such as a radish of Claim 1 or 2 which formed the suppression brush body corresponding to the passage position of a radish leaf part with the softer material than the suppression brush body corresponding to the passage position of a radish trunk part.

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