JP2006115787A - Root vegetable-washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a root vegetable-washing device equipped with flexible adaptability capable of coping with the supplied root vegetables having various sizes and shapes, capable of efficiently, surely and continuously washing the root vegetables without causing washing unevenness and excellent in durability, maintainability and operability. <P>SOLUTION: This root vegetable-washing device 10 is equipped with a roller brush group 12 of which a plurality of rotary shafts 12a are horizontally juxtaposed in the upper part of a device main body 11 and of which lower part is held in a water storage vessel 13, driven as rotating and conveying the root vegetables while washing soil attached to the root vegetables loaded on its surface with its brush part, a plurality of root vegetable-holding bodies 14-16 arranged by having a root vegetables-holding interval with the upper surface of the roller brushes, formed as a sponge form or brush form and juxtaposed in the conveying direction of the root vegetables, and a shaking and supporting mechanism independently and elastically supporting each of the root vegetable-holding bodies 14-16 of which lower surfaces are brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the root vegetables, and shaking them in the conveying direction of the root vegetables. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a root vegetable cleaning apparatus for continuously and continuously cleaning elongated root vegetables such as radishes, long peppers and carrots dug up from soil.

Conventionally, there has been a cleaning apparatus for cleaning long root vegetables such as radishes as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the battlefield device 70 includes a plurality of roller brushes 72 arranged in parallel on a water storage tank 71 filled with cleaning water, and a cushion that comes into contact with the root vegetables transported on the roller brush 72 from above. A sponge-like root vegetable holder 73 having a function, and the roller brush 72 is driven to rotate by being attached to the cleaning water held in the water storage tank 71, and the washing is continuously performed while conveying the radish or the like to be cleaned. To do.
In connection with such a root vegetable cleaning apparatus, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a convex roll brush (roller brush) having a large diameter at one end with an expanded inclined surface corresponding to the round portion of the radish. A plurality of pairs of concave roll brushes with one end having a small diameter across the narrow inclined surface facing the widened inclined surface are alternately arranged in parallel to be adjustable on the convex and concave roll brushes. A downward pressing brush that is divided into a large number at intervals and that moves up and down with elastic pressure for each section is provided, and the rounded portion is inclined from the one side between the convex and concave roll brushes and the pressing brush. A continuous automatic cleaning machine for radishes is described in which the radish is inserted and washed on the surface.
JP-A-10-108658

However, the conventional techniques have the following problems. That is, the root vegetable cleaning device 70 is formed in a state in which the entire sponge-like root vegetable holding body 73 that presses the root vegetables from above is constrained integrally, so that each of them is continuously supplied. It is difficult to transport the root vegetable holder 73 evenly in close contact with root vegetables having variations in size and shape, and mud or the like tends to remain in the part where the gap is formed, or uneven cleaning is likely to occur. There was a problem that.
Moreover, in the automatic cleaning machine for radishes described in Patent Document 1, since the pressing brush for pressing the radishes is arranged in three parts in the length direction of the root vegetables, it can be applied to radishes having variations in the length direction. On the other hand, there is a problem that it is difficult to secure the adhesion, and the presser brushes have a complicated structure in which the root vegetables are divided into three parts in the longitudinal direction, and thus the durability and maintainability may be lacking. there were.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described conventional problems, and has flexible adaptability corresponding to root vegetables having different sizes and shapes to be supplied, and can efficiently and efficiently remove root vegetables without causing washing unevenness. An object of the present invention is to provide a root vegetable cleaning apparatus that can reliably perform continuous cleaning and is excellent in durability, maintenance, and operability.

(1) The root vegetable cleaning apparatus of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is rotationally driven by rotating the rotating shaft horizontally parallel to the upper part of the apparatus body and holding the lower part in a water storage tank. A roller brush group that transports dirt adhered to the root vegetables placed on the surface while cleaning with the brush part, and a root vegetable holding interval is disposed between the roller brush upper surface and the root vegetables. A plurality of root vegetable holders formed in a sponge shape or a brush shape arranged in parallel in the conveying direction and the root vegetable holders whose lower surfaces are in contact with the upper surfaces of the root vegetables are elastically supported independently. And a swing support mechanism that swings in the transport direction of the root vegetables.
(2) In the present invention, in (1), the root vegetables holding body is formed in a sponge shape, and each root vegetable holding body is elastically supported, and the root vegetables holding body is formed on an upper surface of the root vegetables. It also has a feature in that it includes a vertical movement support mechanism that elastically abuts the holding surface.
(3) According to the present invention, in (1) or (2), the base end side of the support frame member that supports the plurality of root vegetable holders from above is rocked up and down with the rotation shaft portion of the apparatus main body. It is also characterized in that it includes a locking member that is freely attached and that locks the root vegetable holder in an upright position.
(4) The present invention is also characterized in that in (1) to (3), an interval setting mechanism is provided for setting the root vegetables holding interval to a predetermined value.

  According to the present invention, the brush part removes dirt attached to the root vegetables placed on the surface of the apparatus main body, the rotating shafts of which are horizontally arranged in parallel and the lower part of which is held in the water storage tank. A plurality of sponge-like or brush-like root vegetables arranged with a root vegetable holding interval between the roller brush group to be conveyed while being washed and the roller brush upper surface arranged in parallel in the conveying direction of the root vegetables A holding body, and a swing support mechanism for independently elastically supporting each of the sponge-like root vegetable holders whose lower surfaces are in contact with the upper surface of the root vegetables and swinging in the transport direction of the root vegetables. As a result, it is possible to give freedom of movement corresponding to root vegetables with different sizes and shapes to be supplied to the movement of the sponge-like root vegetable holder, and ensure root vegetables without causing uneven washing or residual dirt. Can be washed continuouslyIn addition, since the device configuration can be simplified, it is excellent in durability, maintainability and operability.

The root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a radish and a carrot that are rotationally driven and placed on the surface of a plurality of rotation shafts that are horizontally aligned in the upper part of the apparatus body and that are held in a water storage tank The root vegetables are arranged with a predetermined root vegetable holding interval between a roller brush group that conveys dirt adhered to a long root vegetable such as a long rice cake while cleaning with the brush portion thereof, and the upper surface of the roller brush. A plurality of root vegetable holders formed in a sponge shape or a brush shape that are arranged in parallel in the transport direction of the vegetables, and the root vegetable holders whose lower surfaces are in contact with the upper surfaces of the root vegetables are independently spring-loaded. And a swing support mechanism that swings in the transport direction of the root vegetables through elastic support. The lower part of the roller brush group is held in the water tank and is driven to rotate as long as a part of the lower part of each roller brush is submerged, and the part to be held is in the water tank. Not necessarily.
That is, a roller brush group in which a rotation shaft is horizontally arranged on the upper part of the apparatus main body, and a plurality of root vegetable holders arranged with a root vegetable holding interval between the upper surface of the roller brush group. In the root vegetable cleaning apparatus, in which the roller brush group is driven to rotate and can be cleaned while transporting the root vegetables within the root vegetable holding interval, the root vegetables are elastically supported independently of each other. Is provided with a swing support mechanism that swings in the transport direction.
The roller brush group is disposed so that at least a lower part thereof is submerged in the water in the water storage tank, and the root vegetable holder is arranged in parallel in the transport direction of the root vegetable and a plurality of sponge-like or It is shaped like a brush.
In this way, it is equipped with a rocking support mechanism that independently rocks a plurality of root vegetable holders arranged in the transport direction of root vegetables, so that radishes of different sizes can be continuously supplied into the device body. Even so, the sponge-like or brush-like flexible holding surface of each root vegetable holder can be swung so that it can be in close contact with the surface of each root vegetable with variations in size and shape. The root vegetables can be held in a sandwiched state at the root vegetable holding interval between the roller brush and the root vegetable holder, and can be reliably washed.

  Further, the root vegetable cleaning device includes an upper and lower portion that elastically supports each of the root vegetable holders, moves the root vegetables up and down, and elastically abuts the holding surface of the root vegetable holder on the upper surface of the root vegetables. Since a dynamic support mechanism can be provided, the gripability of the root vegetables held by the root vegetable holder is added while adding the freedom to move up and down to the movement of the sponge-like root vegetables holder that is elastically supported and rocks. In addition, the adhesion can be further improved, and the cleaning performance can be improved.

  The base end side of the support frame member that supports the plurality of root vegetable holders from above is attached to the rotating shaft portion of the apparatus main body so that it can be opened and closed, that is, swingable up and down, and the root vegetable holder is opened. Since a locking member for locking can be provided, it is possible to easily and safely perform maintenance work such as mud dropping after cleaning and maintenance and inspection.

  Furthermore, the root vegetable cleaning device can be provided with an interval setting mechanism for setting the root vegetable holding interval to a predetermined value, so that root vegetables can be held corresponding to radishes and carrots having greatly different dimensions and shapes. By setting the interval, it is possible to increase the productivity of the cleaning process for a large amount of root vegetables.

  Root vegetables are, for example, radishes including leaf radishes that have been harvested on farmland, carrots, long bean, etc. They are continuously supplied in the same longitudinal direction, washed from the other discharge side and discharged.

  Each roller brush constituting the roller brush group includes a rotation shaft that is rotationally driven via a driving device such as an electric motor, and a brush portion that is planted on the surface of the rotation roller so that the supplied root vegetables do not fall. have. A large number of these roller brushes are arranged in parallel from the supply side to the discharge side to constitute a roller brush group. The brush part is made of, for example, synthetic resin fibers such as polyethylene or polystyrene, or plant fibers such as cocoons, and the tip of the rotational drive comes into contact with root vegetables to remove dirt such as mud adhering to the surface of root vegetables. While being scraped off, it is conveyed toward the discharge side. The lower part of the roller brush is immersed in cleaning water stretched on a water storage tank to enhance the cleaning effect, and the cleaning water is sprayed from above the roller brush through a spray tube or the like. Note that a predetermined amount of cleaning water is supplied to the water storage tank, and the treated water after cleaning is discharged from an overflow pipe provided at a predetermined position of the water storage tank.

  The root vegetable holder is, for example, a brush-like plate or roller in which a sponge-like porous body or synthetic fiber made of a synthetic resin such as polystyrene having moderate cushioning properties and flexibility is planted. The contact surface of the kind is provided with one or a plurality of concave portions formed in a substantially half-cylindrical column shape according to the shape and size of a radish or the like. Such a root vegetable holder is supported by the main body of the apparatus through the locking support portion so that the base end thereof is freely rotatable or fixed.

  The swing support mechanism is, for example, a pair of swing shafts fixed to the apparatus main body and a pair of front and rear ends of a locking support portion of a root vegetable holder that swings around the swing shaft portion. And a spring member. The swing support mechanism is provided corresponding to each of the plurality of root vegetable holders, and is arranged to swing the root vegetable holders in the direction of transporting the root vegetables. A plurality of swing support mechanisms can be provided at the front and rear ends of one root vegetable holder arranged in the same direction as the roller brush, thereby further increasing the degree of freedom of movement of the root vegetable holder. Can be increased.

  The vertical movement support mechanism can be configured by providing an elastic support part that vertically moves the rocking shaft part that supports a root vegetable holder, such as a sponge, so as to be rockable. Accordingly, it is possible to cope with a change in the form of root vegetables that are continuously supplied, which cannot be handled only by the swing support mechanism.

  The interval setting mechanism is a mechanism for setting a predetermined root vegetable holding interval between the upper surface of the roller brush on which the root vegetables are placed and the lower surface of the sponge-like root vegetable holder that holds the root vegetables. Applying a cam-like member operated by a slide mechanism that moves up and down in contact with the cam-like member, the root vegetable holding interval can be set stepwise or continuously in a range of 5 to 20 cm, for example. Yes.

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Hereinafter, the root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are a front view of a root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, a back front view seen from the back side, a plan view thereof, and a side view thereof, respectively.
1 to 4, 10 is a root vegetable cleaning apparatus of the present embodiment, 11 is an apparatus main body of the root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10, and 12 is a plurality of rotating shafts arranged horizontally in the upper part of the apparatus main body, and a lower part thereof is a water storage tank 13. Eight roller brushes 14 to 16 which are held inside and rotated and whose rotation shaft 12a is arranged in parallel in the conveying direction of root vegetables, 14-16 are covered with a predetermined root vegetable holding interval above the roller brush group. The three root vegetable holders are arranged in parallel in the transport direction of the root vegetables, and a sponge body S in which a concave curved portion S1 corresponding to the peripheral surface of the roller brush 12 is formed in the lower part. The root vegetable holders 14 to 16 may have a configuration in which a brush body is attached instead of the sponge body S.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a support frame member for connecting and supporting the upper parts of the root vegetable holders 14 to 16, and 18 is a swing for locking the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 to the support frame member 17 in a swingable manner. A shaft portion 19 is disposed on both left and right sides of the swing shaft portion 18 and is a spring portion that supports the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 that are moved up and down. The long hole portions 20 provided in the base plates 14a to 16a of the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 are fitted with a certain degree, and one end side of the substantially rectangular support frame member 17 is pivotally supported. A support frame rotating shaft provided in the apparatus main body 11 for the purpose, 21 is a locking member for fixing the support frame member 17 in an open state, 22 is a radish conveyed on the roller brush 12, etc. Leaf transport conveyor on which leaves are placed, 23 is a roller brush 12 and leaves An electric motor for driving the conveyor 22 in synchronism with each other, 24 is a pipe surface having a water passage hole for spraying cleaning water from above onto the root vegetables to be transported arranged around the support frame member 17 and the like A large number of sprinkling pipes 25 are formed on the support frame member 17 in order to set the root vegetable holding interval between the roller brush upper surface and the root vegetable holder lower surface to a predetermined value according to the type of radish. , An interval setting mechanism for moving the device up and down, 26 a setting lever for operating the interval setting mechanism 25, and 27 a caster portion for device transfer provided at the bottom of the device body 11.
In the present embodiment, the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 press the root vegetables that are the objects to be cleaned by their own weight, and when a large-diameter root vegetable or the like is carried in, for example, the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 are loaded. Is not pushed up more easily than necessary, and the spring part 19 is provided so as to swing upward while maintaining an appropriate close contact with the root vegetables. It is good also as a structure which energizes root vegetable holders 14-16 positively.

  The swing support mechanism for swinging the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 independently is a root vegetable in which the swing shaft portion 18 provided on the support frame member 17, the spring portion 19, and the swing shaft portion 18 are fitted. It has a long hole portion 18a provided in the substrate of the holders 14-16. Further, the vertical movement support mechanism of the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 is configured to include a long hole portion 18a into which the spring portion 19 and the swing shaft portion 18 are fitted, thereby allowing the elastic movement of the vertical movement. The degree of freedom that can be realized and moved up and down is independently secured to each of the root vegetable holders 14 to 16.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation state of the interval setting mechanism 25 for setting the root vegetable holding interval. FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) show the state where the root vegetable holding interval is at the maximum position and the minimum position, respectively. Show. That is, the root vegetables supplied from the supply side guide plate 11b provided on the upstream side of the roller brush 12 by moving the support frame member 17 that supports the whole root vegetable holders 14 to 16 in the vertical direction. It can be set stepwise or continuously such as high, medium and low according to the type and size of the class.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the interval setting mechanism 25 positions the setting lever 26 at a predetermined angle, whereby the cam-like member 25 a provided eccentrically rotates to move inside the elongated hole 25 b provided in the apparatus main body 11. The position of the support frame member 17 that supports the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 is defined by the rotation shaft 25c moving in the vertical direction.
In this way, the root vegetables supplied via the supply-side guide plate 11b are sandwiched between the roller brush 12 and the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 from above and below without being excessively and efficiently cleaned without causing uneven cleaning. Thus, it is possible to discharge root vegetables that have been washed well through the discharge side guide plate 11c.

  As shown in FIG. 6, after use, the root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10 rotates the support frame member 17 supporting the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 to the upper right side with the support frame rotation shaft 20 as a fulcrum, The locking member 21 can be fixed in the open position. As a result, maintenance work such as cleaning of the internal brush part and repair of the movable part can be performed safely and easily. As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, a drain pipe 13a with a cap for draining is provided at the bottom of the water storage tank 13, and the whole can be inclined through a shaft portion 13b on one end side. In addition, mud, earth and sand accumulated at the bottom can be easily discharged from the opening.

  As described above, the root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes the swing support mechanisms for independently swinging the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 divided in the root vegetable transport direction. The holding surface of the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 can be brought into close contact with a large radish or the like, and a large amount of root vegetables can be washed without causing uneven cleaning. Further, since the root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10 includes a vertical movement support mechanism in addition to the swing support mechanism, the root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10 moves up and down on sponge-like root vegetable holders 14 to 16 that are elastically supported by the spring portion 19 and swing. By adding a possible degree of freedom, it is possible to further enhance the grip and adhesion of the root vegetables held by the root vegetable holders 14 to 16. Further, since the support frame member 17 that supports the root vegetable holders 14 to 16 from above is freely openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body 11 and can be securely locked at the open position by the locking member 21. Maintenance work such as mud removal and maintenance inspection after treatment can be performed easily and safely. The root vegetable cleaning apparatus 10 is provided with an interval setting mechanism 25 that sets the root vegetable holding interval to a predetermined value, and can efficiently clean a large amount of root vegetables corresponding to radishes and carrots having greatly different dimensions and shapes. It can be done properly and accurately.

1 is a front view of a root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the back front view which looked at the root vegetables washing | cleaning apparatus from the back side. It is a top view of the root vegetables washing | cleaning apparatus. It is a side view of the root vegetables washing | cleaning apparatus. It is explanatory drawing of the operation state of a space | interval setting mechanism. It is explanatory drawing which shows the open state of a root vegetable holding body. It is a front view of the root vegetable washing apparatus of a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Root vegetables washing | cleaning apparatus 11 Apparatus main body 11b Supply side guide plate 11c Discharge side guide plate 12 Roller brush 12a Rotating shaft 13 Water storage tank 13a Drain pipe with cap 13b Shaft part 14-16 Root vegetable holders 14a-16a Substrate 17 Support frame member DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Oscillating shaft part 18a Long hole part 19 Spring part 20 Support frame rotating shaft 21 Locking member 22 Leaf part conveyer 23 Electric motor 24 Sprinkling pipe 25 Spacing setting mechanism 25a Cam-like member 25b Long hole 25c Rotating shaft 26 Setting Lever 27 Caster part 70 Conventional cleaning device 71 Water tank 72 Roller brush 73 Root vegetable holder

Claims (4)

  A plurality of rotating shafts are horizontally aligned in the upper part of the apparatus main body, and the lower part thereof is held in a water storage tank, and is rotated and transported while being cleaned by the brush portion while being cleaned by the root vegetables placed on the surface. A plurality of root vegetable holders formed in a sponge shape or a brush shape arranged with a root vegetable holding interval between the roller brush group and the roller brush upper surface and arranged in parallel in the transport direction of the root vegetables; And a rocking support mechanism for independently elastically supporting each of the root vegetable holders whose lower surfaces are in contact with the upper surface of the root vegetables and swinging the root vegetable in the transport direction of the root vegetables. Root vegetable cleaning equipment.   A vertical movement support mechanism in which the root vegetable holder is formed in a sponge shape, elastically supports each root vegetable holder, and elastically abuts the holding surface of the root vegetable holder on the upper surface of the root vegetable. The root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   The base end side of the support frame member that supports the plurality of root vegetable holders from above is attached to the rotating shaft portion of the apparatus main body so as to be swingable up and down, and locks the root vegetable holders in the standing position. The root vegetable washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a locking member.   The root vegetables washing | cleaning apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 provided with the space | interval setting mechanism which sets the said root vegetables holding space | interval to a predetermined value.

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