JP2010207141A - Teat cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remarkably reduce labor even in the case of increasing service area and service frequency and improve application flexibility to the service environment and handleability (convenience) of a cleaning apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The teat cleaning system 1 is provided with a cleaning unit U1 in which a teat M is insertable through an insertion port 2i, and a body U2 having a cleaning liquid supplying means to supply a cleaning liquid L and a power supplying means to supply electric power to the cleaning unit U1. The cleaning system is further provided with: a cleaning apparatus W having one or more different transfer devices Xa, Xb having attaching and detaching receptors 6a, 6b and attaching and detaching parts 7a, 7b attachable to and detachable from the attaching and detaching receptors 6a, 6b of each transfer device Xa, Xb, and a part U2p of the body U2 or the whole body U2 and the cleaning unit U1 integrally attached to the attaching and detaching parts 7a, 7b; and fixing parts 8a..., 8b... to fix the attaching and detaching receptors 6a, 6b and the attaching and detaching parts 7a, 7b when the attaching and detaching receptors 6a, 6b are coupled with the attaching and detaching parts 7a, 7b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nipple cleaning system including a cleaning unit suitable for use in cleaning (wiping) a nipple of a cow and a main body connected to the cleaning unit.

  In general, dairy cows that are to be milked have dirt and germs (pathogenic bacteria, etc.) attached to them, so that milking is performed from the viewpoint of hygienic production of milk, prevention of milk quality deterioration, or prevention of mastitis in cows. Prior to this, it is necessary to perform a predetermined cleaning operation (wiping operation) on the nipple, and the applicant has already proposed a cleaning device suitable for use in such a cleaning operation.

  The cleaning device disclosed in the same document 1 enables effective and sufficient cleaning even on a undulating tip of a protruding object to be cleaned, and prevents dust from adhering to the brush in the brush mechanism. A housing part in which a protruding object to be cleaned can be inserted from the insertion port, a brush mechanism part for cleaning the object to be cleaned inserted in the housing part, and the brush mechanism part are rotated. A cleaning unit comprising a cleaning unit including an injection unit that injects a cleaning liquid into the rotation drive unit and the housing unit, and a main unit including at least a cleaning liquid supply unit that supplies the cleaning liquid to the cleaning unit and a power supply unit that supplies power The device is arranged at the insertion opening of the housing portion and rotates integrally with the brush mechanism portion, and has a cleaning portion on the upper surface, and an object to be cleaned in the center. A disk-shaped cleaning member having an insertion hole to be inserted, an injection unit including an upper injection unit disposed above the cleaning member and a lower injection unit disposed below the cleaning member, and an upper injection unit and / or a lower injection unit And a cleaning liquid supply means for supplying a cleaning liquid to the head. The cleaning device can be carried by hand to any place in the barn.

JP 2008-206407 A

  However, the cleaning apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above has the following problems to be solved.

  First, the cleaning device is configured to be portable and can be carried to any location in the barn, but it contains various electrical and mechanical parts such as multiple electric motors and batteries, so it has an appropriate weight. have. Therefore, in an actual cleaning operation, if the place of use becomes wide or the number of times of use increases, the labor involved in carrying cannot be ignored.

  Second, when carrying the cleaning device, transport means such as attaching a wheel to the bottom or mounting it on a carriage with wheels can be considered, but it is not always universal, and even if a transport means is attached, it depends on the actual usage environment. Is not sufficient in flexibility applicability and usability (convenience), for example, when it cannot be transported or when other transport means are better.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a teat cleaning system that solves such problems in the background art.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a brush cup portion 2 through which the nipple M can be inserted into the insertion port 2i, a brush mechanism portion 3 for cleaning the nipple M inserted into the brush cup portion 2, and the brush mechanism. A cleaning unit U1 having a rotation drive unit 4 for rotating the unit 3 and an injection unit 5 for injecting the cleaning liquid L into the brush cup unit 2, and at least a cleaning liquid supply means and power for supplying the cleaning liquid L to the cleaning unit U1 When constructing the teat washing system 1 including a main body unit U2 having power supply means for supplying one or more different transport devices Xa, Xb having attached / detached portions 6a, 6b, and each transport device Xa , Xb have attachment / detachment portions 7a, 7b that can be attached / detached to / from the attachment / detachment portions 6a, 6b. The cleaning device W integrally provided with the knit U1, and the attaching / detaching portions 6a, 6b and the attaching / detaching portions 7a, 7b, when the attaching / detaching portions 6a, 6b and the attaching / detaching portions 7a, 7b can be fixed. .., 8b...

  According to the teat washing system 1 according to the present invention having such a configuration, the following remarkable effects are obtained.

  (1) Conveying devices Xa and Xb having attachable and detachable portions 6a and 6b, and detachable portions 7a and 7b that can be attached to and detached from the attachable and detachable portions 6a and 6b of the conveying devices Xa and Xb. , 7b, a part U2p or all of the main body U2 and a cleaning device W provided integrally with the cleaning unit U1, a fixed part 8a that can fix the attached / detachable parts 6a, 6b and the attaching / detaching parts 7a, 7b,. 8b ... can be easily moved by the transport devices Xa and Xb even when the place of use becomes wide or the number of times of use increases in the actual cleaning operation, which greatly reduces labor. Can be planned.

  (2) Since one or two or more different transport devices Xa and Xb are selected and a part U2p or all of the main body U2 and the cleaning device W provided integrally with the cleaning unit U1 can be attached and detached, It is possible to use the optimum transport device Xa ... corresponding to the use environment. Therefore, the flexibility applicability to the use environment can be enhanced, and the usability (convenience) of the cleaning device W can be further enhanced.

  (3) According to a preferred aspect of the invention, as a transport device, a transport rail unit 11, a travel unit 12 that can be moved along the transport rail unit 11 by loading the transport rail unit 11, and the travel unit 12 If the transport rail device Xa including the suspended portion 13 suspended from the suspension portion and the attachable / detachable portion 6a provided at a part of the suspended portion 13 is applied, the wheel traveling is not suitable due to many irregularities on the ground (floor surface). It can be used as an optimum conveying device corresponding to the environment or an environment where a conveying rail mechanism for conveying a milking device is already installed.

  (4) According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, as a transport device, a transport cart device Xb including a support portion 15 raised on the upper surface 14u of the cart portion 14 and an attachable / detachable portion 6b provided on a part of the support portion 15. Can be used as an optimum transfer device that supports an environment where the ground (floor surface) is flat or an environment where there is no existing transfer rail mechanism.

  (5) According to a preferred aspect of the invention, if the transport device Xa, Xb is provided with the remaining portion U2r of the main body portion U2, the sharing of the main body portion U2 with respect to the transport devices Xa, Xb and the cleaning device W is arbitrarily set. In addition, it can be set in a more desirable form corresponding to the specifications of the transport devices Xa and Xb.

  (6) According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the attachable / detachable parts 6a, 6b are constituted by pipe members (or rod members) Pra, Prb, and the attachable / detachable parts 7a, 7b are inserted (or attached / detached). If it comprises the pipe member (or rod member) Prc that is inserted into the portions 6a and 6b, and the fixing portions 8a,..., 8b, etc. are constituted by the detachable portions 6a, 6b and the penetrating members that penetrate the detachable portions 7a, 7b. It can be implemented easily and at low cost with a small number of parts.

  (7) According to a preferred aspect of the invention, the cleaning device W is detachably holding the cleaning unit U1, and the unit detection unit is configured to detect that the cleaning unit U1 is held by the unit holder part 17. 18 and a self-cleaning function unit 19 that performs an operation of injecting the cleaning liquid L from the injection unit 5 in accordance with a predetermined cleaning condition set in advance when the unit detection unit 18 detects that the cleaning unit U1 is held. For example, after use, the operator can perform self-cleaning by automatically cleaning the brush itself in the brush mechanism unit 3 only by setting the cleaning unit U1 in the unit holder unit 17, and reducing the number of work steps. Efficiency can be improved.

The whole block diagram of the nipple washing system concerning the best embodiment of the present invention, Configuration diagram when using the transport rail device in the nipple cleaning system, Overall configuration diagram when using the transport rail device, Configuration diagram when using the transport cart device in the nipple cleaning system, An enlarged side view of a unit holder part in the nipple cleaning system, An enlarged plan view of the unit holder part, The top view except the cleaning member of the cleaning unit in the nipple cleaning system, Sectional side view of the washing unit, Block diagram of the nipple cleaning system, Usage diagram of the cleaning unit in the nipple cleaning system,

  Next, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be given and described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the outline | summary of the nipple washing | cleaning system 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

  The illustrated teat cleaning system 1 has, as a basic configuration, two different transport devices Xa and Xb having attached / detached portions 6a and 6b, that is, a transport rail device Xa having an attached / detached portion 6a and an attached / detached portion 6b. And a detachable portion 7a, 7b that can be attached to and detached from the attachable / detachable portion 6b of the transport rail device Xb, and the attachable / detachable portions 7a, 7b. In addition, a cleaning device W is integrally provided with a main body unit Um that becomes a part U2p of the main body portion U2 and a cleaning unit U1 having a brush cup portion 2 into which the teat M can be inserted into the inside through the insertion port 2i. In addition, when the attachable / detachable part 6a and the attachable / detachable part 7a are attached, the attachable / detachable part 6a and the attaching / detaching part 7a can be fixed, and the attaching / detaching part 6b and the attachable / detachable part 7b are attached. The attaching / detaching part 6b and the attaching / detaching part 7b can be fixed. In this case, the main body unit U2 includes a cleaning liquid supply unit that supplies the cleaning liquid L to the cleaning unit U1 and a power supply unit that supplies electric power, and the transport rail device Xa and the transport cart device Xb include the remaining portion U2r of the main body unit U2. Is provided.

  Next, the configuration of each part in the nipple cleaning system 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the transport rail device Xa includes a transport rail unit 11, a travel unit 12 that can be moved along the transport rail unit 11 by loading the transport rail unit 11, and the travel rail unit 11. The suspension part 13 suspended from the part 12 and the attached / detached part 6a provided at the lower part (part) of the suspension part 13 are provided. The transport rail portion 11 is formed in a rectangular pipe shape having a rectangular cross section having a slit 21 in the longitudinal direction of the lower surface portion 11d, and is suspended from the ceiling H by a support member 23, and as shown in FIG. Arranged along a plurality of stalls A. The traveling unit 12 is housed inside the transport rail unit 11 and has four rollers 25 on the front, rear, left and right sides of the traveling unit 12 so as to travel on the upper surface of the lower surface part 11d. The suspended portion 13 is formed by a round pipe member Pra, and the upper end of the suspended portion 13 and the traveling portion 12 are connected via a coupling member 27 that passes through the slit 21. The lower part of the round pipe member Pra is used as the attached / detached portion 6a. This attachable / detachable portion 6a has a pair of upper and lower spaced insertion holes 28, 28 penetrating in the diameter direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the transport rail device Xa includes a cleaning liquid supply device 31 and a power supply device 41 accompanying the transport rail portion 11. The cleaning liquid supply device 31 includes a liquid storage tank 32 that stores the cleaning liquid L, and a circulation circuit 33 that circulates the cleaning liquid L stored in the liquid storage tank 32. The circulation circuit 33 includes a cleaning liquid circulation line (pipe) 34 having both ends facing the inside of the liquid storage tank 32, a liquid feed pump 35 connected to the upstream side of the cleaning liquid circulation line 34, and a downstream side of the cleaning liquid circulation line 34. A release valve 36 connected and an opening / closing valve 37 connected to the cleaning liquid circulation line 34 in front of the release valve 36 are provided, and the outlet of the opening / closing valve 37 faces the outside of the liquid storage tank 32. One end of the main cleaning liquid line 38 with the other end closed is connected to the middle of the cleaning liquid circulation line 34, and one end of one or more branch cleaning liquid lines 39... Is connected to the middle of the main cleaning liquid line 38. . Accordingly, when the liquid feed pump 35 is operated, the cleaning liquid L is supplied to the main cleaning liquid line 38 via the cleaning liquid circulation line 34. Therefore, the cleaning liquid L is branched from each branch cleaning liquid line 39. Can be supplied. Further, the power supply device 41 includes a power supply main body 42, a main power supply line 43 having one end connected to the output portion of the power supply main body 42, and one or two or more branches having one end connected to the middle of the main power supply line 43. Power supply lines 44 are provided.

  The branch cleaning liquid line 39 and the branch power supply line 44 are attached together along the transport rail unit 11 and the other end can be connected to the cleaning device W moved by the transport rail device Xa. Accordingly, the branch cleaning liquid line 39 and the branch power supply line 44 are selected to have sufficient length so that they can follow the cleaning device W moving along the transport rail portion 11, and as shown in FIG. It is desirable to suspend it at predetermined intervals by the loaded auxiliary rollers 12s. Since one or two or more branch cleaning liquid lines 39 and two or more branch power supply lines 44 can be provided, it is possible to connect to one or two or more cleaning devices W. Thereby, the cleaning liquid supply device 31 constitutes a cleaning liquid supply means for supplying a cleaning liquid L to a cleaning unit U1 described later, and the power supply device 41 constitutes a power supply means for supplying power to the cleaning unit U1. To do. The cleaning liquid supply device 31 and the power supply device 41 constitute the remaining portion U2r of the main body U2, and the main body unit Um (a part U2p of the main body U2) included in the cleaning liquid supply device 31, the power supply device 41 and the cleaning device W is the main body. Part U2 is configured. As described above, if the transport rail device Xa is provided with the remaining portion U2r of the main body U2, the mounting of the main body U2 to the transport rail device Xa and the cleaning device W can be arbitrarily set, and the transport rail device Xa It can be set to a more desirable form corresponding to the specifications.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the transport cart apparatus Xb includes a cart unit 14, a plurality of moving wheel units 51 provided on the bottom surface of the cart unit 14, and a rear end of the cart unit 14. A handle portion 52 standing upward is provided, and the cart portion 14 can be freely moved by pushing and pulling the handle portion 52. A cleaning liquid tank 53 for storing the cleaning liquid L is mounted on the rear side of the upper surface 14u of the carriage unit 14, and a support unit 15 is provided on the front side of the upper surface 14u. The support part 15 is formed of a round pipe member Prb, and the upper part (part) of the round pipe member Prb is used as the attached / detached part 6b. The attached / detached portion 6b has a pair of upper and lower spaced insertion holes 56, 56 penetrating in the diameter direction. Accordingly, the cleaning liquid tank 53 constitutes a cleaning liquid supply means and constitutes the remaining portion U2r of the main body U2, and the cleaning liquid tank 53 and the main body unit Um constitute the main body U2. As described above, if the remaining portion U2r of the main body U2 is provided in the transport cart apparatus Xb, the mounting share of the main body U2 with respect to the transport cart apparatus Xb and the cleaning device W can be arbitrarily set, and the transport cart apparatus Xb It can be set to a more desirable form corresponding to the specifications.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the cleaning device W has attachment / detachment portions 7 a and 7 b that can be attached to and detached from the attachment / detachment portion 6 a of the transport rail device Xa and the attachment / detachment portion 6 b of the transport carriage device Xb. The unit 61 is provided. In this case, the attachment portion 61 is formed by a round pipe member Prc having a diameter larger than that of the round pipe members Pra and Prb described above, and having a predetermined length into which the round pipe members Pra and Prb can be inserted, and this round pipe member Prc. The upper and lower portions are used as attachment / detachment portions 7a and 7b, respectively. The attachment / detachment portion 7a has insertion holes 63, 63 corresponding to the insertion holes 28, 28 provided in the attachment / detachment portion 6a, and when the attachment / detachment portion 6a is inserted into the attachment / detachment portion 7a, 28... Both can be fixed by a fixing portion 8 a using a penetrating member such as a fixing pin or a bolt nut penetrating between them, and the attaching / detaching portion 7 a is detached from the attaching / detaching portion 6 a by removing the fixing portion 8 a. Can do. Similarly, the attachment / detachment portion 7b has insertion holes 64, 64 corresponding to the insertion holes 56, 56 provided in the attachment / detachment portion 6b, and when the attachment / detachment portion 6b is inserted into the attachment / detachment portion 7b, the corresponding insertion holes are inserted. Both can be fixed by a fixing portion 8b using a fixing pin or a bolt and nut or the like penetrating between the holes 64 and 56, and by removing the fixing portion 8b, the attaching / detaching portion 7a can be removed from the attaching / detaching portion 6a. You can leave.

  The attachment unit 61 is integrally provided with a cleaning unit U1 and a main unit Um constituting a part U2p of the main unit U2. The main body unit Um is attached to the back surface at an intermediate position of the attachment portion 61 by the attachment member 71, and a unit holder portion 17 for detachably holding the cleaning unit U1 is attached to the vicinity of the upper end of the attachment portion 61. 5 and 6 show the unit holder portion 17 in an enlarged manner. The unit holder part 17 includes an attachment plate 72 bent into an L shape. The mounting plate 72 includes a vertical mounting plate main body portion 72m and a horizontal cover portion 17c protruding forward from the upper end of the mounting plate main body portion 72m, and the rear surface of the mounting plate main body portion 72m is mounted by a mounting member 73. It is attached near the upper end of the part 61. A pair of holding rod portions 17f and 17f are attached to the mounting plate main body portion 72m. Each holding rod portion 17f uses a single bar, and its rear end is fixed to the mounting plate main body portion 72m and protrudes forward. At this time, the interval between the holding rod portions 17f and 17f is set to be larger than the diameter of the brush cup portion 2 of the cleaning unit U1 described later, and is arranged in parallel.

  Further, a unit detector 18 for detecting that the cleaning unit U1 is held in the unit holder 17 is attached to the cover 17c. In this case, a limit switch 18s attached to the lower surface of the cover portion 17c is used for the unit detection portion 18. The mounting position of the limit switch 18s is selected such that when the cleaning unit U1 is placed on the holding rod portions 17f and 17f, it is pushed by the outer surface of the cleaning unit U1 and turned ON. The limit switch 18s is connected to the main unit Um via the cable 74.

  On the other hand, the configuration of the cleaning unit U1 is specifically shown in FIGS. The cleaning unit U1 has, as a basic configuration, a brush cup portion 2 capable of inserting the nipple M of the cow C (FIG. 9) into the inside through the insertion port 2i, and a brush mechanism for cleaning the nipple M inserted into the brush cup portion 2. Part 3, a rotation drive part 4 for rotating the brush mechanism part 3 and an injection part 5 comprising an upper injection part 5a and a lower injection part 5b for injecting the cleaning liquid L into the brush cup part 2. The brush cup part 2 is formed in a cylindrical shape as a whole, and the upper end opening serves as the insertion port 2i. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a ring disc-shaped flange portion 17 s larger than the diameter of the brush cup portion 2 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface that is located on the lower side of the upper end position of the brush cup portion 2. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the brush cup portion 2 (cleaning unit U1) is accommodated between the pair of holding rod portions 17f and 17f, the flange portion 17s holds the lower surfaces on both sides of the flange portion 17s. A diameter that can be placed on the rod portions 17f and 17f is selected.

  The brush cup part 2 has a ring-shaped injection part forming member 81 fitted in the upper part of the inner peripheral surface, and this injection part forming member 81 has a ring-shaped concave groove along the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof. And a plurality of upper injection holes 83a ... and a plurality of lower injection holes 83b ... formed between the liquid passages 82a, 82b and the inner peripheral surface. In this case, the upper injection holes 83a and the lower injection holes 83b are arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction. Thereby, the upper injection part 5a and the lower injection part 5b are respectively provided in the upper part of the brush cup part 2 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the upper injection part 5a (upper injection hole 83a...) The lower injection unit 5 b (lower injection hole 83 b...) Is arranged below the cleaning member 96 while being arranged upward.

  The brush mechanism unit 3 has a bottom surface coupled to the rotating shaft of the rotation drive unit 4, a cup holder (cylindrical) brush holder 91 that is rotated by the rotation drive unit 4, and a periphery of the brush holder unit 91. The peripheral surface cleaning brush portion 92 that is held on the surface and cleans (wipes) the peripheral surface portion Mf of the nipple M inserted into the brush cup portion 2 and is supported by the brush holder portion 41 so as to be displaceable over a predetermined range in the axial direction Fs. In addition, a tip end cleaning brush portion 94 that is biased toward the insertion port 2i by the three springs 93, and that cleans (wipes) at least the tip end portion Ms of the teat M is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the peripheral surface cleaning brush portion 92 includes three peripheral brushes 92 x..., And as shown in FIG. 8, one end (upper end) is fixed to the lower surface of the rigid coupling ring 95. A cleaning member 96 is attached to the upper surface of the connection ring 95. Thus, the circumferential brushes 92x are arranged at intervals of 120 [°] along the connecting ring 95, and the brush tips of the circumferential brushes 92x are arranged toward the central axis. As the brush material for each of the peripheral brushes 92x, a soft synthetic resin material that does not damage the teat M can be used. The cleaning member 96 is formed in a disc ring shape and has an insertion hole through which the teat M is inserted at the center. The cleaning member 96 has a plurality of fin-like portions 96f that protrude upward from the upper surface. In this case, the fin-like portions 96f are formed in the radial direction and are arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction. The cleaning member 96 is integrally formed of silicon rubber or the like. Accordingly, the cleaning member 96 is disposed in the insertion port 2i of the brush cup portion 2, and cleans the root portion Mb in the teat M by rotating integrally with the brush mechanism portion 3.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the front end cleaning brush section 94 includes a front end surface brush 94s and three boundary curved surface brushes 94r. The tip surface brush 94s cleans the tip surface Mss by abutting against the tip surface Mss at the tip Ms of the nipple M, and the entire surface is 120 [°] from the center using silicon rubber having low hardness. It is formed in a shape extending in three radial directions at intervals, and a large number of cylindrical protrusions 96 are provided on the upper surface. The cylindrical protrusions 96 are formed with edge portions at the upper ends, and can scrape dirt on the teat M. The boundary curved surface brush 94r... Contacts the boundary curved surface Msr from the front end surface Mss to the peripheral surface Mf and cleans the boundary curved surface Msr, and is formed of silicon rubber having a low hardness like the front end surface brush 94s. And as shown in FIG. 8, it forms in the form which combined the 2 sheet | seat which put the some kerf. With such a configuration of the brush mechanism section 3, the peripheral surface brushes 92x and the boundary curved surface brushes 94r are alternately arranged at intervals of 60 ° along the circumferential direction as shown in FIG. Even with respect to the length of the teat M, the tip Ms can always be cleaned well without unevenness.

  The rotation drive unit 4 is configured by incorporating a brush motor 98 in a casing 97, and a rotating shaft of the brush motor 98 protrudes upward from an upper end surface of the casing 97. The upper end of the casing 97 is attached to the lower end opening of the brush cup portion 2, and the connector 99 is attached to the lower surface of the casing 97. Further, the casing 97 is integrally formed with a drainage port portion 100 communicating with the inside of the brush cup portion 2. In addition, the operation switch 101 (FIG. 9) which can be operated in the state hold | maintained by the hand is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the brush cup part 2. FIG.

  On the other hand, the main body unit Um is entirely covered by the main body housing 110 and incorporates a cleaning liquid processing unit Up disposed on the lower side and a control unit Uc disposed on the upper side. Hereinafter, an overview of the entire connection system including the configuration of the main unit Um will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit Uc includes a control unit 112. The control unit 112 has a computing function including a controller 112c using a microcomputer that executes various controls and a memory 112m, and a function for performing an operation of injecting the cleaning liquid L from the injection unit 5 in accordance with a predetermined cleaning condition that has been set. Is provided. Therefore, the control unit 112 has at least a function for setting a predetermined cleaning condition, and a control for executing a sequence control for injecting the cleaning liquid L from the injection unit 5 in accordance with the predetermined cleaning condition set in the memory 112m. Store the program. Moreover, the self-cleaning function part 19 for performing self-cleaning is comprised. Further, since the main body housing 110 is provided with the power supply terminal 113, when the cleaning device W is used for the transport rail device Xa, the branch power supply line 44 described above is connected to the power supply terminal 113, and the battery is accommodated. Therefore, when the cleaning device W is used for the transport carriage device Xb, the battery 114 stored in the battery storage unit is used.

  On the other hand, the brush motor 98 and the operation switch 101 are connected to the inner connection terminal of the connector 99 provided in the cleaning unit U1. The connector 99 connects the brush motor 98 and the operation switch 101 to the controller 112c by connecting to the connector on the main body housing 110 side via the connection cable 102. The limit switch 18s (cable 74) described above is connected to the controller 112c. Furthermore, the drain port 100 provided in the casing 97 of the cleaning unit U1 is connected to the waste liquid recovery tank 120 of the cleaning liquid processing unit Up via the waste liquid tube 103. The cleaning liquid tubes 104a and 104b are inserted into the waste liquid tube 103, and the outflow end serving as one end is connected to the connection port portion 105b provided in the brush cup portion 2 in the cleaning unit U1. Each connection port part 105b is connected to the upper injection part 5a and the lower injection part 5b through the internal flow path of the brush cup part 2, respectively. The inflow end, which is the other end of each of the cleaning liquid tubes 104a and 104b, passes through the waste liquid recovery tank 120 and is led out of the waste liquid recovery tank 120. One cleaning liquid tube 104a is fed via the first electromagnetic valve 121a. While being connected to the discharge port of the pump 122, the other cleaning liquid tube 104b is connected to the discharge port of the liquid feed pump 122 via the second electromagnetic valve 121b. Therefore, the main unit Um and the cleaning unit U1 are connected by the connection line Us having the waste liquid tube 103 including the cleaning liquid tubes 104a and 104b and the connection cable 102. In addition, an intake fan 123 faces the waste liquid recovery tank 120 provided in the cleaning liquid processing unit Up, and the intake fan 123, the first electromagnetic valve 121a, and the second electromagnetic valve 121b are connected to the controller 112c. On the other hand, the suction port of the liquid feed pump 122 is connected to a cleaning liquid connection port 124 provided in the main body housing 110. The above-described branch cleaning liquid line 39 or the cleaning liquid tank 53 can be selectively connected to the cleaning liquid connection port 124, and the branch cleaning liquid line 39 is connected when the cleaning apparatus W is used for the transport rail apparatus Xa. At the same time, when the cleaning device W is used for the transport carriage device Xb, the cleaning liquid tank 53 is connected. In the waste liquid recovery tank 120, reference numeral 125 denotes an auto drain that performs automatic discharge, and the recovered cleaning liquid (waste liquid) Lr is discharged to the outside through the auto drain 125 and the drain pipe 126.

  Next, the usage method and operation | movement (function) of the nipple washing | cleaning system 1 which concern on this embodiment are demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

  First, the case where the transport rail device Xa is used will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the attached / detached portion 6 a provided at the lower portion of the hanging portion 13 provided in the transport rail device Xa is inserted into the attaching / detaching portion 7 a provided at the upper portion of the attachment portion 61 of the cleaning device W. Then, the positions of the insertion holes 28, 28 in the attaching / detaching portion 7a and the positions of the insertion holes 63, 63 in the attaching / detaching portion 6a are matched, and the fixing portions 8a. The attaching / detaching part 7a and the attaching / detaching part 6a are fixed by 8a. This state is shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the front end of the branch cleaning liquid line 39 is connected to the cleaning liquid connection port 124, and the front end of the branch power supply line 44 is connected to the power supply terminal 113. DC power may be supplied from the branch power line 44, or AC power may be supplied and converted to DC power by a DC power circuit provided in the main unit Um. Since the battery 114 is not used, it is taken out from the main unit Um. Thereby, the washing | cleaning apparatus W can be freely moved and used along the conveyance rail part 11 of the conveyance rail apparatus Xa. Therefore, it can be used as an optimum transport device corresponding to an environment where wheel traveling is not suitable due to a lot of unevenness on the ground (floor surface) or an environment where a transport rail mechanism for transporting a milking device is already installed.

  Next, a case where the transport carriage device Xb is used will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the attached / detached portion 6b provided at the upper portion of the support portion 15 provided in the transport carriage device Xb is inserted into the attaching / detaching portion 7b provided at the lower portion of the attachment portion 61 of the cleaning device W. Then, the positions of the insertion holes 56, 56 in the attaching / detaching portion 7b and the positions of the insertion holes 64, 64 in the attaching / detaching portion 6b are matched, and the fixing portions 8b. The attaching / detaching part 7b and the attaching / detaching part 6b are fixed by 8b. This state is shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a cleaning liquid tank 53 is connected to the cleaning liquid connection port 124 instead of the branch cleaning liquid line 39, and a battery 114 is connected to the power supply terminal 113 instead of the branch power supply line 44. Thereby, the washing | cleaning apparatus W can be freely moved and used by the conveyance trolley apparatus Xb. Therefore, it can be used as an optimal transfer device that supports an environment where the ground (floor surface) is flat or an environment where there is no existing transfer rail mechanism.

  As described above, when the cleaning device W is attached to or detached from the transport rail device Xa and the transport carriage device Xb, the attached / detached portions 6a and 6b are configured by the pipe members (or rod members) Pra and Prb, and the attach / detach portions 7a and 7b are provided. The fixed parts 8a ..., 8b ... are connected to the attachable / detachable parts 6a, 6b and the attachable / detachable part, and are constituted by pipe members (or rod members) Prc inserted (or inserted into the attachable / detachable parts 6a, 6b) by the attachable / detachable parts 6a, 6b. If it comprises the penetration member which penetrates 7a and 7b, there exists an advantage which can be implemented easily and at low cost by a small number of parts.

  On the other hand, the cleaning (wiping) process for the teat M can be performed as follows. 2 and 4 both show a state when not in use. When using the nipple cleaning system 1, the operator holds the cleaning unit U1 by hand, detaches it from the unit holder part 17, and, as shown in FIG. If the nipple M is inserted, a series of cleaning (wiping) processes can be performed. The tip cleaning brush portion 94 in the cleaning unit U1 is urged upward by the springs 93, so that when the nipple M is not inserted, it is at the highest position shown in FIG. If done, it will move downward.

  Cleaning consists of preliminary cleaning and main cleaning. First, preliminary cleaning is performed. The preliminary cleaning is performed for the purpose of making it easier to remove dirt in the main cleaning by wetting each teat M ... with the cleaning liquid L before the main cleaning. At this time, the operator pushes the operation switch 101 while holding the cleaning unit U1 by hand to turn it on. As a result, the liquid feed pump 122, the first electromagnetic valve 121a, the second electromagnetic valve 121b, the brush motor 98 and the intake fan 123 are turned on, and the cleaning liquid L in the cleaning liquid tank 53 or the branch cleaning liquid line 39 is supplied to the cleaning liquid tubes 104a and 104b. Are supplied to the upper injection unit 5a and the lower injection unit 5b, respectively. Then, the cleaning liquid L is sprayed from above the upper injection holes 83a to above the cleaning member 96, and is sprayed to the lower part of the cleaning member 96 from the lower injection holes 83b. Further, the brush motor 98 repeats forward rotation and reverse rotation alternately. By rotation of the brush motor 98, the tip surface brush 94s, the three boundary curved surface brushes 94r, the peripheral surface brush 92x, and the cleaning member 96 rotate together, and the nipple M is preliminarily cleaned. Further, since the inside of the waste liquid tube 103 is sucked when the intake fan 123 is turned on, the used cleaning liquid (waste liquid) Lr in the brush cup portion 2 is discharged through the waste liquid tube 103 into the waste liquid collection tank 120 of the main unit Um. Collected in. The waste liquid Lr collected in the waste liquid collection tank 120 is automatically discharged from the auto drain 125. As the preliminary cleaning time Ta, a short time of about several seconds is sufficient.

  When the pre-cleaning is completed, the main cleaning is performed. Although the basic operation in the main cleaning is the same as that in the preliminary cleaning, the operator can arbitrarily change the time for pressing the operation switch 101 (ON time) in consideration of the degree of contamination of the teat M and the like. First, the nipple M is inserted into the cleaning unit U1. Then, the operation switch 101 is pressed to turn it ON. When the operation switch 101 is turned on, the cleaning liquid L is sprayed above the cleaning member 96 from the upper injection holes 83a... And sprayed below the cleaning member 96 from the lower injection holes 83b. . Further, the brush motor 98 repeats forward rotation and reverse rotation alternately to perform main cleaning on the teat M. In this case, the peripheral surface brushes 92x perform cleaning of the peripheral surface portion Mf of the nipple M. Further, the boundary curved surface brush 94r... Cleans the boundary surface portion at the distal end portion Ms of the nipple M, and the distal end surface brush 94s cleans the distal end surface portion at the distal end portion Ms of the nipple M. At this time, the boundary surface brush 94r has a sheet shape and thus has an advantage that dust does not easily adhere to it, and the tip surface brush 94s uses a cylindrical protrusion 96, so that dirt on the teat M is formed by an edge portion at the upper end. Can be scraped off, and effective and sufficient cleaning can be performed even with the undulating tip Ms of the protruding teat M. Therefore, it can contribute to ensuring the hygienic production of milk, preventing deterioration of milk quality and preventing mastitis, etc., and eliminating residual dirt on the teat Mm, so that there is no need for confirmation work after washing or additional washing by hand. As a result, workability and work efficiency can be improved. Further, the rotation of the cleaning member 96 cleans the root portion Mb of the teat M by the fin-shaped portions 96f, and the cleaning liquid L sprayed from the upper spraying portion 5a disposed above the cleaning member 96 is used for this cleaning. Used. Since the main cleaning is regular cleaning, the time Td is set to be, for example, about twice as long as the time Ta during the preliminary cleaning. Then, after the set maximum time Tam has elapsed, the substantial cleaning of the root portion Mb of the nipple M is completed, and the cleaning member 96 starts draining and drying by the rotating fin-like portions 96f. When the operation switch 101 is turned OFF, the brush motor 98 rotates only in the forward direction. The liquid feed pump 122 continues to be turned on as it is, and the liquid feed pump 122 and the brush motor 98 are turned off after a preset Te time has elapsed. Therefore, after the operation switch 101 is turned OFF, the cleaning unit U1 may be detached from the teat M within this Te time.

  Then, the detached cleaning unit U1 is set in the unit holder portion 17 as it is. That is, when the cleaning unit U1 is accommodated between the pair of holding rod portions 17f and 17f of the unit holder portion 17, both sides of the flange portion 17s of the cleaning unit U1 are placed on the holding rod portions 17f and 17f and pushed in as they are. Good. Further, by setting the cleaning unit U1 in the unit holder portion 17, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer surface of the brush cup portion 2 of the cleaning unit U1 pushes the limit switch 18s to turn it ON. When the limit switch 18s is turned on, the control unit 112 automatically starts a self-cleaning process based on the set cleaning conditions. In this case, at least as cleaning conditions, the cleaning liquid L is ejected from all the ejection holes 83a... 83b in the ejection unit 5 and the time Ts to be ejected from the ejection unit 5 is set. Accordingly, in the self-cleaning process, the tip surface brush 94s, the three boundary curved surface brushes 94r, the peripheral surface brush 92x, and the cleaning member 96 themselves are cleaned (self-cleaning) under predetermined cleaning conditions set in advance. At this time, since the unit holder portion 17 includes the cover portion 17c that covers the upper portion of the cleaning unit U1, it is possible to avoid the problem that the dirty cleaning liquid L scatters around from the insertion port 2i. Then, when the set time Ts has elapsed, the self-cleaning process is automatically terminated.

  In this way, after use, the operator can perform self-cleaning by automatically cleaning the brush itself in the brush mechanism unit 3 only by setting the cleaning unit U1 in the unit holder unit 17, thereby reducing the total number of work steps. The work efficiency can be improved. In particular, since the action of setting the cleaning unit U1 in the unit holder portion 17 is a normal work action regardless of whether or not self-cleaning is performed after use, the work for self-cleaning is substantially zero. can do. Moreover, the variation in cleaning time for each self-cleaning can be eliminated, the problem of insufficient self-cleaning can be avoided, and any cleaning conditions suitable for self-cleaning can be set, so a constant level is always maintained. The above good self-cleaning treatment can be realized. Further, by setting the cleaning conditions different from the above-described preliminary cleaning and main cleaning as the cleaning conditions for the self-cleaning, an optimal self-cleaning process with a high cleaning effect can be performed. Further, since the self-cleaning process starts automatically and ends automatically only by setting the cleaning unit U1 in the unit holder portion 17, there is cleaning (wiping) for the next cow C (nipple M). In some cases, this can be done while the cleaning device W is moving. Therefore, when the operator arrives at the cow C to be cleaned (wiped) next, the operator holds the cleaning unit U1 by hand, detaches from the unit holder portion 17, and enters the insertion port 2 i of the brush cup portion 2 to the cow C If the nipple M is inserted, a series of cleaning (wiping) processes can be performed.

  Therefore, according to the teat washing system 1 according to this embodiment, the transport devices Xa and Xb having the attachable / detachable portions 6a and 6b and the attachable / detachable portions 6a and 6b of the transport devices Xa and Xb are attached and detached. A cleaning device W having a detachable portion 7a, 7b that can be attached, and a part U2p or all of the main body U2 and a cleaning unit U1 integrated with the detachable portion 7a, 7b, and the removable portions 6a, 6b. , 8b... That can fix the attachment / detachment portions 7a, 7b, so that in actual cleaning work, even if the place of use becomes wide or the number of times of use increases, the transport device Xa, It can be easily moved by Xb, and the labor can be greatly reduced. In addition, since one or two or more different transport devices Xa and Xb are selected, a part U2p or all of the main body U2 and the cleaning device W integrally provided with the cleaning unit U1 can be attached and detached. It is possible to use the optimum transport device Xa ... corresponding to the environment. Therefore, the flexibility applicability to the use environment can be enhanced, and the usability (convenience) of the cleaning device W can be further enhanced.

  The preferred embodiment has been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the detailed configuration, shape, material, quantity, and the like are within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. , Can be changed, added and deleted arbitrarily. For example, the attachment / detachment portions 6a and 6b and the attachment / detachment portions 7a and 7b are illustrated using pipe members Pra, Prb, and Prc. However, the insertion side may be a rod member or other than the illustrated insertion form. The present invention can be implemented in any form having the same function. Further, the fixing portions 8a ..., 8b ... may be in a state of being attached to the detachable portions 7a, 7b and being fixed or released by lever operation or the like.

  The nipple cleaning system 1 according to the present invention can be used when cleaning or wiping the nipples of dairy cows. In particular, as a transfer device, the transfer rail device Xa and the transfer cart device Xb exemplified are attached to the floor surface. The present invention can be applied to various transport devices such as a transport device that travels on a rail. The teat cleaning system 1 is a concept including a teat wiping system.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Nipple washing system, 2: Brush cup part, 2i: Insertion port, 3: Brush mechanism part, 4: Rotation drive part, 5: Injection part, 6a: Detachable part, 6b: Detachable part, 7a: Detachable part 7b: Detachable part, 8a ...: Fixed part, 8b ...: Fixed part, 11: Transport rail part, 12: Traveling part, 13: Suspended part, 14: Dolly part, 14u: Upper surface of the dolly part, 15: Support part , 17: Unit holder unit, 18: Unit detection unit, 19: Self-cleaning function unit, M: Nipple, L: Cleaning liquid, U1: Cleaning unit, U2: Main unit, U2p: Part of main unit, U2r: Main unit Xa: transport device (transport rail device), Xb: transport device (transport cart device), W: cleaning device, Pra: pipe member (or rod member), Prb: pipe member (or rod member), Prc: Pipe member (or rod member)

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  A brush cup part that can insert a nipple into the insertion port, a brush mechanism part that cleans the nipple inserted into the brush cup part, a rotation drive part that rotates the brush mechanism part, and a cleaning liquid sprayed into the brush cup part In a teat cleaning system, comprising: a cleaning unit having a jetting unit; and a main body unit having at least a cleaning liquid supply unit that supplies a cleaning liquid to the cleaning unit and a power supply unit that supplies electric power. It has one or two or more different transport devices, and a detachable portion that can be attached to and detached from the detachable portion of each transport device, and a part or all of the main body portion and the cleaning unit are attached to the detachable portion A cleaning device provided integrally, and a fixing portion capable of fixing the attaching / detaching portion and the attaching / detaching portion when the attaching / detaching portion and the attaching / detaching portion are attached. Head cleaning system.   The transport device includes a transport rail section, a travel section that can be moved along the transport rail section by being loaded on the transport rail section, a suspension section suspended from the travel section, and a part of the suspension section. The nipple cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein the nipple cleaning system is a transport rail device including the attached / detached portion provided on the nipple.   The teat cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transporting device is a transporting cart device including a support unit erected on an upper surface of the cart unit, and the attached / detached unit provided in a part of the support unit. system.   The nipple cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein the transport device includes a remaining portion of the main body.   The attachable / detachable portion is constituted by a pipe member or a rod member, and the attachable / detachable portion is constituted by a pipe member or a rod member that is inserted or inserted into the attachable / detachable portion, and the fixing portion is the covered portion. The nipple washing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the nipple washing system is constituted by an attaching / detaching portion and a penetrating member penetrating the attaching / detaching portion.   The cleaning device includes a unit holder portion that detachably holds the cleaning unit, a unit detection portion that detects that the cleaning unit is held in the unit holder portion, and the cleaning unit that is held by the unit detection portion. The nipple cleaning system according to claim 1, further comprising a self-cleaning function unit that performs an operation of spraying the cleaning liquid from the spray unit according to a predetermined cleaning condition set in advance if it is detected.

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