JP2009028697A - Tool for detaching bottle gauge - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve failures when a bottle is stuck inside a bottle gauge. <P>SOLUTION: The tool 20 for detaching the bottle gauge is provided in a bottle cleaner for bottles of beverages or the like, is freely attachable and detachable to/from the bottle cleaner by the setting of an attaching angle, and is provided with a projection part for forming a gap between its inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the bottle. The tool 20 for detaching the bottle gauge has a holder part 22 provided with engaging parts (recessed parts 25 and 25) to be engaged with the projection part, and a handle part 26 connected with the holder part 22 for rotating the holder part 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bottle washing machine for washing bottles of beverages such as beer, and more specifically, a jig that is attached to a circulation type conveyor and removes a bottle gauge for accommodating the bottles separately. About.

  Conventionally, as a washing machine for washing bottles of beverages such as beer, a circulation type conveyor is formed by continuously arranging baskets (also referred to as bottle carriers) that accommodate a plurality of bottles in parallel (for example, 32 rows). The bottle-washing machine which comprises is known and the literature which discloses this also exists (for example, refer patent document 1, 2).

  The basket is provided with a bottle gauge for individually storing each bottle, and each bottle is securely held in the bottle gauge from the start to the end of the cleaning process. .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, in the bottle loading process into the bottle gauge, the bottle 44 is pushed into the empty bottle gauge 42 conveyed at any time in the circulating basket 41 by the rotating push cam 43. The configuration performed by is common.

  In the bottle washing machine having such a configuration, the bottle to be cleaned may be damaged at the time of loading, or may have already been damaged at the previous stage of the bottle loading process. For example, if the tube portion on the tip side (spout side) of the bottle is cracked, even if it is a slight one, as shown in FIG. May be detached from the main body 46, and the main body 46 may be pressed against the portion 45 where the inner diameter of the bottle gauge 42 is narrowed and cannot be pulled backward. Such a defect is a problem that often occurs when a cracked bottle is loaded after being left outdoors for a long time, particularly in winter. The same applies to the case where damage has already occurred in the previous stage of the loading process. In addition, problems may occur in various situations, such as due to poor loading timing or when the bottle is tilted.

  Conventionally, when such a problem occurs, a bottle clogged in a bottle gauge is crushed with a hammer or the like, and this crushed piece is recovered.

  However, in such countermeasures by crushing, crushing pieces may remain in the bottle gauge, and the crushing pieces may be mixed with cleaning liquid such as caustic soda in the subsequent process, or may be unexpectedly mixed with waste liquid. It can also cause trouble. In addition, if the crushed pieces are caught in the inner surface of the bottle gauge, it becomes difficult to remove the crushed pieces, and the crushed pieces remain in the bottle gauge and are completely removed. It becomes impossible to do. In this case, the remaining crushed pieces may damage the bottle loaded next time, or in a worse case, the bottle loaded next time may be damaged.

  Furthermore, such a countermeasure by crushing requires a long time for the work, and brings about a significant decrease in the production amount due to the stop of the production line. Even if a trouble occurs in one bottle, the production line must be stopped, so the impact on the production capacity is great compared to other troubles.

  Therefore, a countermeasure such as pulling out the bottle gauge from the basket and replacing it without considering such a countermeasure by crushing is also considered. If the bottle gauge can be replaced in a short time, the production line can be set up immediately. However, in the case of the state shown in FIG. 9, the grip margin L of the bottle gauge 42 is short, and the bottle gauge 42 is firmly fixed to the basket 41, so that manual removal is virtually impossible. It was what was.

  In such a situation, the inventor examined a countermeasure by paying attention to a method of fixing the bottle gauge to the basket and a specific structure of the bottle gauge. That is, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, in the target bottle washing machine, the method of fixing the bottle gauge 42 to the basket 41 is as follows. First, the opening groove 48. 48, the plate-like engagement convex portions 49 of the bottle gauge 42 are aligned, and the bottle gauge 42 is inserted into the basket 41. Then, after insertion, the bottle gauge 42 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 10 so that the engaging protrusions 49 and 49 are engaged with the threaded grooves 47 and 47 to be engaged. . The bottle gauge 42 is securely fixed to the basket 41 by the fixing by screwing. However, as described above, when the bottle 44 is clogged as shown in FIG. 9 and the gripping length L of the bottle gauge 42 is shortened, the manual removal is substantially impossible.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in the target bottle washer, the inner peripheral surface of the bottle gauge 42 is provided with a bottom opening from the front end accommodating portion 50 (bottle spout side) of the bottle gauge 42. Up to 51 (see FIG. 9), a series of linear protrusions 52 and 52 were configured at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction. The convex portions 52 and 52 are provided to form gaps 53 and 53 for allowing the cleaning liquid to pass between the bottle 44 and the inner peripheral surface 42 a of the bottle gauge 42.
JP 2005-296842 A JP-A-9-323796

  As described above, the problem to be solved is to solve the problem when the bottle is clogged in the bottle gauge, and the inventor has solved the problem as a result of the above examination. New technology has been developed.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is as described above. Next, means for solving the problem will be described.

That is, as described in claim 1,
Protrusion provided in a bottle washing machine for bottles of beverages, etc., which can be freely attached to and detached from the bottle washing machine by setting an attachment angle, and forms a gap between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the bottle A jig for removing the bottle gauge for removing the bottle gauge,
The removal jig is
A holder part having an engaging part for engaging with the convex part;
A handle portion coupled to the holder portion for rotating the holder portion;
A jig for removing a bottle gauge.

Moreover, as described in claim 2,
The holder part is
An insertion part to be inserted into the bottle gauge;
An engagement disc portion provided at an end opposite to the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and formed with the engagement portion;
The said insertion part comprises the circumferential side surface smaller than the inscribed circle provided in each said convex part.

Moreover, as described in claim 3,
The holder part is
It further includes an engagement disk portion provided at an end portion on the insertion direction side of the insertion portion and formed with the engagement portion.

Moreover, as described in claim 4,
The engagement disk part and the insertion part are configured to be separable / combinable.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, in the first aspect of the invention, the bottle gauge can be easily pulled out from the basket while the broken bottle is stored in the bottle gauge.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the insertion portion is guided by the inner peripheral surface of the bottle gauge, and the insertion can be easily performed without causing the holder portion to largely wobble with respect to the bottle gauge. become.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to cope with the case where the bottom portion of the bottle is clogged in a state where it is slightly inserted into the bottom side opening of the bottle gauge.

  In the invention according to claim 4, it is possible to cope with both a case where the bottle is clogged at a relatively deep position and a case where the bottle is clogged at a position where the bottle is not so deep.

Next, embodiments of the invention will be described.
As one embodiment of the present invention,
Protrusion provided in a bottle washing machine for bottles of beverages, etc., which can be freely attached to and detached from the bottle washing machine by setting an attachment angle, and forms a gap between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the bottle A jig for removing the bottle gauge for removing the bottle gauge,
The removal jig is
A holder part having an engaging part for engaging with the convex part;
The bottle gauge is a jig for removing a bottle gauge, which is connected to the holder part and has a handle part for rotating the holder part.
Hereinafter, it explains in detail using a drawing.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a jig 20 for removing the bottle gauge 10 provided in the bottle washing machine 2 of the beer bottle 1 is configured. The bottle gauge 10 is made of resin from the viewpoint of weight reduction and avoiding damage to the beer bottle 1 and is provided in each of the baskets 3 constituting a circulation type conveyor.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottle gauge 10 is comprised by the cylinder shape in order to accommodate the beer bottle 1 from the front-end | tip part 1a to the bottom part 1b. Further, in the bottle gauge 10, a tip accommodating portion 11 having a small inner diameter for accommodating the tip portion 1a of the beer bottle 1 (bottle spout side) is provided at the tip portion first inserted into the opening 3a of the basket 3. Is configured. Moreover, in the bottle gauge 10, the bottom side opening part 12 for accept | permitting insertion of the beer bottle 1 is provided in the edge part on the opposite side of the said front-end | tip accommodating part 11, and the front-end | tip part 1a of the beer bottle 1 is the said front-end | tip. When accommodated in the accommodating portion 11, the bottom portion 1 b of the beer bottle 1 is arranged in the vicinity of the bottom opening 12. Moreover, in the bottle gauge 10, in the range from the said bottom side opening part 12 to the front-end | tip accommodating part 11, in order to accommodate the linear part 13 for accommodating the large diameter part 1c of the beer bottle 1, and the shoulder part 1d of the beer bottle 1. In addition, a shoulder portion accommodating portion 14 having a gradually decreasing inner diameter is formed from the straight portion 13 to the tip accommodating portion 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, plate-like engagement convex portions 15, 15 are provided on the outer peripheral surface 11 a of the linear portion 13 of the bottle gauge 10 in the circumferential direction and in the front-rear direction of the bottle gauge 10. In FIG. 1, the starting end and the terminating end protrude in a spiral shape. The engaging projections 15 and 15 are screwed into the threaded grooves 4 and 4 formed in the basket 3, so that the bottle gauge 10 is firmly fixed to the basket 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the screw-like grooves 4, 4 communicate with the outside of the basket 3 through opening grooves 5, 5 formed in a direction opposite to the insertion direction of the bottle gauge 10 with respect to the basket 3. Has been. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4, when the bottle gauge 10 is pulled out from the basket 3, the bottle gauge 10 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 4A, and the engagement is performed as shown in FIG. 4B. By aligning the convex portions 15 and 15 with the positions of the opening grooves 5 and 5 and moving the bottle gauge 10 in the right direction in FIG. 2 in this state, the bottle gauge 10 can be pulled out from the basket 3. It has become.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the inner peripheral surface 10 a of the bottle gauge 10 has a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction (four locations in the present embodiment), from the tip housing portion 11 to the bottom opening 12. Linear convex portions 17 and 17 are provided so as to project continuously toward the front. The convex portions 17 and 17 are provided to form gaps 18 and 18 for allowing the cleaning liquid to pass between the beer bottle 1 and the inner peripheral surface 10 a of the bottle gauge 10.

Next, the removal jig 20 for the bottle gauge 10 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the removal jig 20 includes a holder portion 22 having engagement portions (recess portions 25 and 25) for engaging with the protrusion portions 17 and 17 of the bottle gauge 10, and the holder. The handle portion 26 is connected to the portion 22 to rotate the holder portion 22.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holder portion 22 has an insertion portion 23 having a circumferential side surface having a slightly smaller inner diameter than the inscribed circle provided in each convex portion 17, 17 of the bottle gauge 10. The insertion portion 23 is configured to be inserted from the bottom opening 12 toward the straight portion 13. The insertion portion 23 is made of rubber, resin, or the like as a member lighter than a metal such as stainless steel from the viewpoint of easy handling. In this embodiment, the insertion portion 23 has a columnar shape. However, the insertion portion 23 can be reduced in weight by forming a cylindrical shape with the center portion penetrating or by providing gaps at a plurality of locations. It is good.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the holder portion 22 is configured on a substantially disk at an end portion on the opposite side to the insertion direction into the bottle gauge 10 in the axial direction of the insertion portion 23. An engagement disk portion 24 is provided. Concave portions 25 and 25 serving as engaging portions that engage with the convex portions 17 and 17 of the bottle gauge 10 are formed at a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment) in the circumferential direction of the engaging disc portion 24. Has been. Each of the concave portions 25 and 25 has a groove shape penetrating in the axial direction of the insertion portion 23, and the groove cross section is engaged with the side surface of the convex portions 17 and 17 while accommodating the convex portions 17 and 17. It is configured to match.

  And by configuring as described above, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, in the bottom side opening 12 of the bottle gauge 10, while aligning the positions of the recesses 25 and 25 with respect to the protrusions 17 and 17, By inserting the holder portion 22 into the bottle gauge 10, the concave portions 25, 25 and the convex portions 17, 17 can be engaged with each other in the engagement disk portion 24. Further, since the concave portions 25 and 25 are penetrated in the axial direction of the insertion portion 23, the concave portions 25 and 25 and the convex portions 17 and 17 are engaged at any insertion position regardless of the insertion amount of the holder portion 22. It can be made to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the engagement disk portion 24 is made of stainless steel as a material from the viewpoint of ensuring strength, and is integrated with the insertion portion 23 by bolt fixing. Yes. In addition to this form, various forms such as measuring by fixing with an adhesive or providing fitting parts to each other are conceivable. In particular, the insertion part 23 and the engagement disk part 24 are integrated. The selection of the material and the material of the engagement disk portion 24 can be appropriately designed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, in the removal jig 20, an end of the engagement disk portion 24 opposite to the insertion portion 23 is connected to the engagement disk portion 24, and the engagement disk 24 A handle portion 26 for rotating the portion 24 (holder portion 22) is provided. The handle portion 26 includes a grip portion 27 that is gripped by both hands of an operator, and a connecting portion 28 that connects the grip portion 27 and the engagement disk portion 24, and is formed in a substantially T shape. Yes. This configuration can be easily configured by welding and fixing the two pipe members to have a T shape. Also, the engagement disk portion 24 and the connecting portion 28 can be simply fixed by welding or the like. In addition to this form, the configuration of the handle portion 26 may be, for example, a configuration including a loop-shaped grip portion that an operator can hold with one hand, and is not particularly limited.

Next, an operation of removing the bottle gauge 10 using the removal jig 20 configured as described above will be described.
In the state shown in FIG. 5 (a), the beer bottle 1 is pushed deeper than the specified position due to breakage of the tip of the beer bottle 1, and the shoulder portion 1d pushes the inner wall of the bottle gauge 10 wide. A clogged state is shown. Since the bottle gauge 10 is made of resin, when the inner wall is pushed and spread like this, the elastic restoring force acts and tightens the shoulder portion 1d of the beer bottle 1. In this way, the beer bottle 1 is clogged in the bottle gauge 10, and it is difficult to pull out the beer bottle 1.

  In such a situation, a removal jig 20 is prepared, and the holder portion 22 is inserted into the bottle gauge 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4A, the concave portions 25 and 25 of the engagement disc portion 24 are aligned with the convex portions 17 and 17 of the bottle gauge 10. When the handle portion 26 (see FIG. 1) is gripped and the holder portion 22 is rotated, as shown in FIG. 4B, the concave portions 25 and 25 engage with the convex portions 17 and 17, and the bottle gauge 10 Rotate as a whole. This rotation is performed until the plate-like engagement convex portions 15 and 15 of the bottle gauge 10 are aligned with the opening grooves 5 and 5 of the basket 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, after performing the rotation operation in this way, the holder portion 22 is pulled out from the bottle gauge 10.

  In FIG. 5B, the bottle gauge 10 is released from the basket 3, and the bottle gauge 10 can be easily removed from the basket 3 by grasping the bottom opening 12 of the bottle gauge 10 with a finger. It can be pulled out.

  By the operation as described above, as shown in FIG. 5B, the bottle gauge 10 can be easily pulled out from the basket 3 while the broken beer bottle 1 is housed in the bottle gauge 10. Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), a spare bottle gauge 10A is newly inserted into the empty basket 3, for example, compared with the conventional countermeasure by crushing the bottle. It is possible to respond in time, and it is possible to shorten the production line stop time. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of unexpected secondary problems due to residual and mixed pieces.

  In the above operation, since the insertion portion 23 of the holder portion 22 has a specified width W (see FIG. 1) in the axial direction, the insertion portion 23 is attached to the bottle gauge 10. It will be guided to an inner peripheral surface, and it can insert easily, without making the holder part 22 shake largely with respect to the bottle gauge 10. FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the width W of the insertion portion 23 and the width D of the engagement disc portion 24 can be appropriately designed in consideration of weight and handleability.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, in the holder portion 22, engagement disk portions 24 </ b> A and 24 </ b> B are provided at both end portions in the axial direction of the insertion portion 23, Are provided at both end portions in the axial direction of the holder portion 22, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 6, this configuration assumes a case where the bottom portion 1 b of the beer bottle 1 is clogged in a state where it enters a little more than the bottom opening 12 of the bottle gauge 10. In the case of the removing jig having the configuration of the first embodiment described above, when the beer bottle 1 is not arranged so deeply as shown in FIG. Can not be inserted into. When such a problem occurs, the concave portions 25 and 25 can be engaged with the convex portions 17 and 17 by providing the engaging disk portion 24B also on the front end portion of the holder portion 22. It is possible.

  In addition, if the beer bottle 1 is clogged in the back position by making the arrangement angle of the recesses 25 and 25 in the circumferential direction of the engagement disk portions 24A and 24B the same, The concave portions 25, 25 of the disk portions 24A, 24B can be engaged with the convex portions 17, 17, that is, the engagement can be ensured at two places in the insertion direction of the holder portion 22. As a result, the engagement between the removal jig 20 and the bottle gauge 10 can be reliably maintained, and the bottle gauge 10 can be reliably held during the rotation operation of the bottle gauge 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the third embodiment of the present invention is configured so that the engagement disk portion 24 </ b> C and the insertion portion 23 </ b> C can be separated / coupled in each of the above-described embodiments.
In the present embodiment, a female screw portion 24c is provided in the engaging disc portion 24C, while a male screw portion 23c is provided in the insertion portion 23C, and the male screw portion 23c is screwed into the female screw portion 24c. The engaging disc portion 24C and the insertion portion 23C are integrated. Moreover, both can be isolate | separated by rotating the insertion part 23C with respect to the engagement disc part 24C. Note that the configuration in which the engagement disk portion 24C and the insertion portion 23C are integrated is not limited to the form by screwing in this embodiment, and any general form for engaging the concave portion and the convex portion. May be.

  This is the case when the beer bottle 1 is clogged in a relatively deep position as described in the first embodiment (the state of FIG. 2), and the beer bottle 1 as described in the second embodiment is so far behind. This is a structure that can cope with both cases where the position is blocked (the state of FIG. 6).

  By setting it as the structure of the present Example 3, according to the condition of the position of the bottom part 1b of the beer bottle 1, a flexible response | compatibility becomes possible by isolate | separating or combining the insertion part 23C suitably.

  The present invention can be used as a jig for removing a bottle gauge of a recovered beer bottle washer, and can also be applied to a bottle gauge of a bottle washer for other beverages.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a removal jig according to the first embodiment. Side surface sectional drawing which shows the state which inserted the holder part in the bottle gauge. Similarly, the rear view which shows the state which inserted the holder part in the bottle gauge. The figure shown about a mode that the holder part in a bottle gauge is rotated. (A) is a figure shown about the state which inserts a holder part in a bottle gauge. (B) is a figure shown about the state which pulls out a bottle gauge. (C) is a figure shown about the state which inserts a new bottle gauge. The figure shown about the structure of the removal jig | tool of Example 2. FIG. The figure shown about the structure of the removal jig | tool of Example 3. FIG. The figure explaining a mode that a bottle is loaded in a bottle gauge. The figure shown about a broken bottle clogging in the bottle gauge. The figure explaining the clearance gap etc. which are formed between a bottle gauge and a bottle.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beer bottle 2 Bottle washing machine 3 Basket 10 Bottle gauge 17 Convex part 20 Removal jig 21 Engagement part 22 Holder part 23 Insertion part 24 Engagement disk part 25 Concave part 26 Handle part

Claims (4)

Protrusion provided in a bottle washing machine for bottles of beverages, etc., which can be freely attached to and detached from the bottle washing machine by setting an attachment angle, and forms a gap between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the bottle A jig for removing the bottle gauge for removing the bottle gauge,
The removal jig is
A holder part having an engaging part for engaging with the convex part;
A handle portion coupled to the holder portion for rotating the holder portion;
A jig for removing the bottle gauge. The holder part is
An insertion part to be inserted into the bottle gauge;
An engagement disc portion provided at an end opposite to the insertion direction of the insertion portion, and formed with the engagement portion;
The insertion portion constitutes a circumferential side surface that is smaller than an inscribed circle provided in each convex portion,
The bottle gauge removal jig according to claim 1, wherein the bottle gauge is removed. The holder part is
An engagement disk portion provided at an end portion of the insertion portion on the insertion direction side and formed with the engagement portion;
The jig for detaching a bottle gauge according to claim 2, wherein: The engagement disk portion and the insertion portion are configured to be separable / combinable.
The jig for detaching a bottle gauge according to claim 2, wherein:

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